Peter Mazzella, DDS

Best. Dentist. Ever. Such a great staff. Cannot ask for anything more. Dr. M is awesome and gentle. Would recommend to everyone I know!

Highly recommended! Dr Mazzella and his staff were so amazing. They fitted me in last minute and were so gentle and they really made me feel comfortable.
For anyone who is terrified of the dentist, this is the place where’d you want to be.

Start going to Dr Mazzella in 1990 when moved nearby. I still go even though I now live over 20 miles away. He is a great dentist supported by a fantastic staff.
I laugh when hear my friends complain about going to the dentist and enduring pain. None of that here. Painless dentistry all the way!
I highly recommend Dr. Mazzella!

I was new to the area and looking for a new dentist. I called Dr. Mazzella’s office to book a new patient appointment for a cleaning, exam and x-​rays. I was told to bring my insurance information.
The day of my appointment, I arrived before my appointment at 8:45 to fill out the paperwork. Over an hour and twenty minutes later, I was still sitting in the chair waiting for them to process my x-​rays (the office doesn’t have digital x-​rays — this is technology from like 1982). Their ancient x-​ray machine kept malfunctioning so it was taking forever for them to process. Also, she took way more x-​rays than necessary — like 13 – 15. Right after the appointment I had a massive headache from all the radiation exposure.
Nearly an hour and half after arriving at the office, I was still sitting in the chair and hadn’t had my exam or my cleaning yet. While I was waiting, the receptionist came in and said that they had a «cancellation» for an appointment at 11 am. She said they could «squeeze» me in for the cleaning. I told her that I had booked a cleaning and that my appointment was at 8:45. She said I need to book two separate appointments for a cleaning and another for the «exam» and to take x-​rays. What? This was NOT explained to me when I called in to book my new patient appointment, nor does it make any sense. Who has time to go to the dentist TWICE just to get a routine cleaning?
Traditionally, a cleaning and dental exam is held on the same day. The patient gets a cleaning done and then a dentist will examine the mouth and diagnose if any future work is to be done on a separate appointment. However, Mazzella’s office makes you come in for two separate appointments, one for the cleaning and another for a separate «exam». And they don’t tell you this at the outset. So beware if you are a new patient. You’ll need two appointments just to get your teeth cleaned. All so Mazzella can bill your insurance for two separate visits and make more money.
When I complained about this, Dr. Mazzella and his surly staff got huffy with me. When I requested that they give me the x-​rays they had just taken, they refused to give me copies of my x-​ray films or my paperwork that I had filled out, which had such personal information as my SSN and my husband’s SSN. Not only is failing to provide me with my medical/​dental records upon request a violation of HIPAA, they were very unprofessional about handling the situation. The office manager completely unapologetic about their failure to advise a new patient of their «rules».
I would never recommend this dentist. He doesn’t communicate properly with his patients, nor do his billing practices seem ethical to me. It’s absurd to require two separate appointments to get a routine teeth cleaning, nor should routine teeth x-​rays take nearly an hour and a half.

Excellent! I have been a patient of Dr. Mazzella’s for years. Great dentist — here is proof in the pudding. Sunday I had an old filling fall out of one of my front teeth. I called Peter and he had me in the office the very next morning (Monday morning) to assess the issue, refill the broken filling and have me on my way to a conference I had in the afternoon — Best of all pain free with no Novocaine — Dr. Mazzella — You Rock!

If you need a dentist, he is great. I had a tooth filled and did not have any pain.