Arizona Healthy Smiles
Shawn Young, DMD:
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Arizona Healthy Smiles dental practice in Tempe, Arizona is a class act. Dr. Shawn Young gives off the feel of your home town dentist right here in Tempe. At his practice you’re not just a number in a dental mill that churns out patients, they care about you here. After going through a negative experience with another practice with an emergency root canal (can you get colder reception in the valley? Who needs an AC? Go to that mill) it was a pleasure to switch over my business to Shawn’s practice. He takes the time to get to know you as does the rest of the staff. I like the art on the walls and it’s not sardine packed with other patients in the same room with you. You’re treated like you all live in the same community there. Arizona Healthy Smiles took good care of me and my wife and worked with me to figure a way to pay for the expense of the multiple visits (I have no dental coverage). They have a couple of good deals including a discount membership and a new patient’s coupon on their website. Oh, ask Shawn about Oregon if you get the chance. He’s from there 😉

I had a very pleasant experience from the time I called to book an appointment, to the time I set foot out the door. Having neglected my teeth for many years, I finally decided to get a cleaning and exam. I had started off by going to an office near my house which had reaffirmed my distaste for dentists. The dentist was cold, unfriendly, spent less than five minutes in the room with me, ridiculed me for waiting so long to get my teeth checked out, and made me feel like a lower class of human being for not being able to get the $1700 worth of work done I needed in one visit due to finances. I left with frustration, shame, and worry. Though I would have much rather called off my dental work at this point, I knew that I really needed to get a cleaning and fillings or things would only get worse. I decided to try out Dr. Young’s office after finding a Valpak coupon for a free exam and x-rays. How lucky I was to have stumbled upon this, because I have found a wonderful dentist! I called and made an appointment, and they conveniently got me in the same day. Despite the exam being free, Dr. Young and his assistant Alice were extremely thorough and spent a lot of time with me. He explained what I needed done, but also explained “why,” which made it a lot easier to justify spending the money. He answered all of my many questions without annoyance and was extremely friendly and personable, making conversation and talking about personal life as well. Dr. Young created a treatment plan for me that spread out the fillings I need into multiple visits, making it easier for me to get the work done as I can afford it. I had a cleaning the same day by Chris, who was wonderful. Instead of shaming me for putting off a cleaning for years, she made me feel good about taking the step to finally come in. She gave me samples, taught me how to floss and brush correctly (you think at 25 I’d have this down, but apparently I’ve been doing it wrong!), and made sure I was comfortable. Overall, Dr. Young and his staff are amazing and I definitely give them five stars.