Perfect Teeth

Awful. Went for a toothache and for a cleaning and was refused any treatment after I declined a premium optional* service-​that was prices way too high and unnecessary. This is not a good place, take your chompers elsewhere. Ugh.

These folks are just plain terrific — PERFECT EVEN! So helpful and so efficient — great customer service and wonderful dental care. I give them Five Stars!

Dr. Peterson is a great dentist. I used this office for many years when I worked downtown. Too far to drive and Dr. Don is no longer doing Ortho. is the reason I switched.
Becky and Tara in the office always helpful and pleasure to do business with. Good service and value.

Oh my. I don’t even know where to begin. It was such a beautiful experience! At the Dentist’s! Yes, the Dentist was impeccably gracious and gentle but it was his assistant, Clara, who really made it a truly moving experience. So crazy, who has a spiritual experience at their dentist’s? Especially a non believer like me. But I felt her divine human kindness and I will never forget her. Such loving kindness one never forgets. I can’t begin to explain what a wonderful dental experience this was. I hope you get to know it. I live in Berkeley but I can see waiting until I next return to have my work done.

Great office staff, dental hygienist, Debbie and Dr. Peterson… all fabulous. Very considerate and take time to talk to you and explain what they are doing. Very happy my new insurance allowed me to return!

I’m one if those people who hates the dentist so much that they avoid going for years and end up trembling in their chair once they finally do acquiesce. Yes, tremble. Shiver even. The assistants usually have to hold me down and shove things between my jaws just so the dentist can actually get a poke around in there without me chomping his tool in two – or his tool chomping my teeth in two, whatever the case may be. Childhood dental trauma? Ya’ better believe it.
I tried a fancy-​schmancy place up north, thinking their high tech machinery and prissy clientele would be just the sort of combo a dentist couldn’t resist going all cuddly-​wuddly over. Instead, they ended being just as cold as their big shiny torture devices, and as smug as the crisp dollar bills piling up in the cash box faster than a novacaned mouth can smile and say stheese.
After another year of boycotting the Cult o’ Pearly Whites, a colleague recommended this nearby dentist office and I decided I had nothing to lose but a cavity or two. From the outset you would never guess such a fine operation was chugging away inside. The building looks rundown and is surrounded by the dirtier of the homeless lot. The inside is unassuming, and nothing particularly screams sharp and sterile. It’s not bad looking or anything, not at all. But then, neither was the dentist’s office in Little Shop of Horrors.
The people at the front desk were sweet as could be and even back-​validated a parking permit for me to take to the lovely TPD when I was ticketed after smugly declining to accept one upon arrival. (Hint: Get there five minutes early so you can take a parking permit to your car before your appointment.) They’ve always been very patient and accommodating with scheduling and billing, and they treat me like they remember just who I am.
The dental tech noticed me trembling and asked if I was okay. I told her about my fear of the entire dentistry industry and the pain I experienced, even during basic cleanings. She put numbing cream on me and told me to ask for it whenever I went to the dentist. She was never judgmental, never treated me like I was irrational or putting her out.
I ended up being diagnosed with periodontal disease, which I was already aware of. The previous dentist’s office insisted I get the painful and expensive treatment done, no questions asked, and would not treat me for any other conditions without doing the treatment first. The Perfect Teeth tech, on the other hand, took the time to explain exactly what was going on in my mouth and why it was important to deal with it. She showed me pictures and explained how the treatments worked. She showed me what she would do and explained how she would prevent discomfort. I couldn’t believe I said yes to the treatments. After several, I was actually in good enough condition that I no longer needed them, which is very rare. Crossing fingers.
I’ve had work done by a couple of the dentists, too, and they were also gentle and wonderful. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’m no longer any more afraid to go to the dentist than I am of doing my laundry. It’s not especially fun, but it’s not putting me out or anything. Besides, it’s good to be all clean and purdy and nice-​smelling, isn’t it.
Can’t recommend this place enough. You can judge a book by its cover, a person by her smile, but don’t judge this dentist office by its unassuming façade. They rock.

Best family dental care in town. Drs. Petersen and Don are superb. Old historical building, yes. Best value for the money, yes. Equipment is good. Staff is courteous. We started elsewhere and the prices were nearly DOUBLE! We are a happy family with dental, periodontics and child braces care. Please keep up this great dental care business.

The kind of dental office that downtown Tucson does NOT need. The environment is poor… The equipment is ancient… cavities were missed… an unnecessary root canal was prescribed… AND all of this occurred in the presence of one, lonely «Successories» motivational poster that seemed to have been purchased sometime in the late 80s… probably along with the x-​ray equipment. (Of course, this was my first and last visit).