Phenomenal office! There's allot going on, behind the scenes- you'd never know it when you walk through the front door- and that's as it should be. The entire staff, Dr. Allen included, are awesome! They're friendly, professional, understanding & give good vibes!! My situation is unique- Dr. Allen will be working w/my dentist to come up with an ortho-plan and that fits my needs. I felt very comfortable with them and can't wait to start my plan! -More to come! read more

Best experience for my family and I for being our first experience! Thank you to Dr Allen and staff, you're all wonderful! If you want to get quality work and receive great customer service and care, this is your place! read more

We were recommended by several of our good friends to Dr. Allen when we were looking for an Orthodontist in our neighborhood. We have two teens that are now under his care and we are so pleased with the service & care we've had for the past year. I'm glad that we never feel rushed when we are in the office. When we have any questions at all they are always ready and willing to take the time to sit and explain. Dr. Allen is kind and he is very thorough with his work, he seems to have great knowledge when it comes to Orthodontics & is very current with the times. His staff is wonderful as well, great assistants , as well as the ladies at the front desk. Making appointments has been easy and they have always been able to give us the appointment dates that work with our busy schedules. So far my son is almost done with is treatment, the braces came off and he now just wears his retainers at night, his teeth look AMAZING !!! we are so pleased, and he is happy. My daughter will get her braces off next month and her teeth are looking great so far as well, and we can't wait to see the final result ! We definitely recommend Dr. Allen for Orthodontics to friends and whomever we may come across. read more

Allen Orthodontics - I mean boy, they are still warm - Orthodontists Near Me - Oceanside, California

We were stationed here a year ago and trying to find a new orthodontist to follow my kids, my daughter has had her braces for almost 9 months and my son will get next month. I could not be happier, they are nice, efficient and bake cookies everyday!!! There's wii in the waiting room and music and tv! They have made us feel comfortable and my daughter's teeth are so beautiful already! So glad to have found these guys! They are the best! Go here people! read more

I got my braces and retainers from Dr. Allen, which fixed my jaw lock and fixed my teeth alignment. I'd definitely recommend if you are looking for braces. Thanks to them I am not embarrassed about my smile anymore. read more

I have 5 kids and have visited a few orthdontic Drs in the last 15 yrs. Dr Allen was referred to me with great reviews . Because of those great reviews and the fact that I have a special needs child thought I would meet this Dr Allen. Everything far surpassed my expectations.!! Dr Allen is so kind and kid/ parent friendly . His calm demeanor is so important with kids.He sat with me explaining in detail what he thought would be best for my child . He was so patient explaining everything to me. But, ever so important is how he manages his office.. there is plenty of staff and they are the happiest bunch of people to be around. Always, there are plenty of smiles with a warm welcome. I love the happy chatter and that from day one they always remembered our names. Such a friendly, outgoing yet very professional bunch. I always get the feeling I want to do something special for them when I am leaving . But instead it's the other way around.. I mean, how many offices offer you freshly baked, warm and gooey choc chip cookies when you are leaving.!! We love our visits there to say the least. My child had a very complicated Ortho problem and truly never thought that it was possible for his teeth to look as gorgeous as they do.. I am thrilled beyond words for all Dr Allen has done for my son.. oh.. did I mention that I am from Ramona and I drive one hour and fifteen minutes- one way - for my sons appointment. I don't even think twice about it and I would do it all over again., in a heartbeat!!Thank you Dr Allen and your loving office staff for making our experience to be the very BEST ever!! read more

I can't believe how accommodating both the Oceanside and the Fallbrook offices are! The staff has managed to complete my son's treatment in such a short time, even though I have been lax in always getting his appointments scheduled when I should. They always fit him in, and my son loves how friendly and gentle his orthodontist and assistants are with him. They take the time to explain everything in detail to both of us, and have made my son's smile beautiful. They give back to the community and I can't say enough good things about these offices. read more

Their staff is awesome. As soon as you walk in they offer fresh baked cookies! They offer great financing options. Dr. Allen really cares about his patients. They take their time. Definitely would recommend to anyone needing braces. read more

My Daughter Hailee had such an awesome experience here. The staff is so friendly and helpful. Never had to wait very long! We are sure going to miss coming to see everyone and the warm chocolate chip cookies they serve! read more

Very friendly and understanding staff. My son doesn't mind going in at all. In fact he is excited to get his braces. He has had 3 or 4 visits (6 mo appts to track his development) and 2 sets of full 3d radiographs and I have not had to pay anything (they include all this as part of the orthodontics if and when you decide to do them). Dr Allen is very nice and he and his staff always remember us even though its been 6 months!! I highly recommend dr Allen for adults and children in need of orthodontics. read more

If I could give this practice a negative rating I most definitely would. I was appalled by the behavior of the entire staff. I was accompanying a patient of theirs for the removal of her brackets today. As soon as the doctor came in his body language was disgusting. He came off very angrily and gave the impression that he just wanted to leave the office and was upset that he had to do his JOB. He began taking the brackets off and then continued to remove the cement residue on the patients teeth. I have never seen a dentist work in such a way. In addition, there was so much banter between the auxiliaries during the procedure which was very unprofessional. One of the assistants was bragging about how she had called somebody out earlier that day which was so unnecessary and unprofessional. During all of these conversations the dentist was forcibly trying to remove the cement and was hurting the patient. He was acting like he didn't care and when the patient voiced her discomfort he never apologized and blamed the patient for moving and demanded she did not move in a very heinous tone. The discomfort could be seen throughout the patients body and when the patient asked if he could put some water to reduce the heat the hand piece had conducted he looked at her and said "that's just gonna make it worse" and proceeded to keep working even though the patient was in tears. Once he had completed that task he ordered her to rinse her mouth. She was in so much pain and was crying because the dentist had cut her gums on both the upper and lower arches of her mouth. She was in the bathroom for some time trying to stop the bleeding. While the patient was in the bathroom I was in the treatment room when the assistant came by with the cheek and lip retractors along with the arch mirrors. THEY WERE NOT IN A STERILIZATION POUCH! This was a HUGE red flag bc this is against OSHA and the aseptic procedures everyone must follow in a dental office. You could see visible streak marks on the retractors which was disgusting. Once the patient came back she took a seat and the assistant explained that they were going to take the after photos for the treatment. Immediately the patient realized that the retractors were not in a sterilization pouch which we knew was wrong since we are OSHA certified. (Both of us are in the dental field). She asked the assistant if they had been sterilized and the assistant hesitated to say yes for a second. When asked where the pouches were she said she had taken them out before entering the treatment room. Anyone who is in the dental field knows that you must set up everything and open any sterilized equipment IN FRONT IF THE PATIENT so they know that everything has undergone proper sterilization. She obviously did know follow OSHA protocol. She continued to take pictures and realized how the doctor had damaged the soft tissues and said "you're a little inflamed in these areas bc of the removal" that's when the patient had enough and said "the dentist cut my gums" and the assistant began to say that she was wrong and that it was just irritated from the whole procedure. You should NEVER argue with your patients bc at the end of the day you are in that practice to SERVE YOUR PATIENTS. I was in disbelief about everything. The patient left in tears and upon taking a closer look at her teeth there was still visible residue from the cementing of the brackets. So after all the pain she endured with him forcibly trying to remove the cement and him cutting her gums he was unable to do his job and properly remove the cement which is bogus. This was unethical in every sense. The assistants had their hair down which is a huge OSHA violation, the room next to us was not broken down or wiped down after the patient causing cross contamination, there were no visible tracings of the instruments or equipment being properly sterilized. This practice needs an evaluation ASAP. I will never come here or recommend this practice ever again. The amount of malpractice was tremendous. Keep in mind there was no one in the office, absolutely no one that he needed to get to.. so him being so rude and careless to get done was simply Because he felt like it read more

We have been coming here for almost a year now and love the staff. It's always nice to be greeted with a smile and you always leave with a warm cookie in hand. read more

The experience here is over all amazing. From the front desk staff to the orthodontist. They are all very knowledgable and always find out the answer if they don't have it for you. read more

Wish I had never had treatment. My upper left canine tooth is now permanently damaged. Dr. Allen never listened to my concerns regarding the unnecessary wear to the canine and would not contour the lower tooth to prevent the damage to the upper tooth. Friendly staff and good cookies doesn't change a thing. read more

I have been going to Allen Ortho for about 15 months and every visit is pleasant. The staff are super friendly, and I adore Heidi! She always makes sure to ask about my daughters. Definitely a place I recommend to fix that smile of yours. read more

The entire staff over at Allen Orthodontics is amazing!!! The office is always decorated for the occasion (holidays, star wars theme for the big premiere..etc). The staff always has a smile on their face and come on.... how can you beat fresh baked cookies. Highly recommend!!!!! read more

The staff is amazing here. My daughter is 7 years old and we got a few different opinions on treatment options for her. We decided to go with Dr. Allen because of the friendly office staff and fair prices. read more

Dr. Allen and his staff are very professional and courteous, and the quality of the work is outstanding. Both our boys went to Dr. Allen and the results were beautiful. The payment plan was very straight forward and made it affordable, even with two in braces at the same time. I would recommend this office with confidence. read more

Can't recommend them enough! Dr. Allen is fantastic and the staff is always so kind and courteous. I had to get braces as an adult which was not fun, but they made the process so easy and comfortable that it was not a bad experience at all. They helped ease the embarrassment of having adult braces. During all my follow ups and aftercare they have been as amazing as they were at the beginning. I feel like Dr. Allen truly cares about your teeth and wants to make sure everything is correct with your bite, as well as having a beautiful smile! Some of my friends have had some terrible experiences with other orthodontists, so I wouldn't recommend going anywhere other than here. You should make sure you get nothing but the best care for your teeth, and you will get that here. :) read more

So, I made a yelp account just to warn people about this business. If I can negative stars, I would. I was 16 when I got my braces from Dr Allen, and I am now 18. Dr Allen was very friendly in the beginning, as well as his staff. Over time however, they slowly became less talkative and less open with their plans for my teeth. I asked about a mark on one of my front teeth, and two assistants and dr Allen said it was just a stain, and that I needed to brush more. As time went on, Covid-19 hit and I was unable to go outside, as my family and I were worried for my safety. After 8 months of not seeing him, I went in to get the braces off, as they were not feeling comfortable. The procedure of removing braces (which, according to my dentist, takes about an hr) took 3-4 minutes as he rushed through it, and was the most painful experience I've ever had at any dentistry office (I've had multiple needle involved fillings). When he was done he said 7 words to me and left."You have multiple cavities, go see a dentist" Those were the only word he said to me that day. After this, I went to my dentist which I completely trust to ask about what happened and if it wasn't correct. She told me that most of the work they have done with my teeth is useless, as the overbite and spacing of teeth is still there. I learned that the "stain" on my tooth is actually a large cavity. To clarify, it is possible one of my front teeth need a root canal due to misinformation from Dr Allen. I learned that in order to fix my cavity, I would need to wait 2-3 weeks for the swelling in my gums to go down, as long as I use a soft brush and special toothpaste/rinse to speed up the process. The swelling began when doctor Allen used his scraper/polisher to get the glue off my teeth, which took him about 2 minutes as he grinded into my already inflamed gums. After this extremely painful process was done, Dr Allen left me there with blood covering the ring around my mouth until his assistant pointed it out and got me a large paper towel. Dr Allen caused me extreme unnecessary pain, unnecessary effort, and unnecessary prices for useless work. read more

Terrible customer service. My teenage daughter had braces through these people, for about a year and even though I asked them not to, they continually grinded her teeth down during her braces adjustments. I took her in for a retainer adjustment because it was hurting her gums a few days ago and they didn't file the retainer- they filed her teeth! My daughter also wanted the wire retainer, not the clear plastic one and they wouldn't give it to her. After braces she has 15 cavities and when I called to ask if they had been reminding her about hygiene and showing her how to floss, the office manager, Mandy (she refused to tell me her last name) was extremely rude to me and told me that they told her in the beginning to floss and that it wasn't their problem. I said that for $5000.00 I expected that they would be checking on my daughters teeth at her appointments. Nope, not in their protocol. Fine. But then, she would not let the issue go when I wanted to move on to the grinding down of her teeth. She blamed me for making my daughter get braces against her will, and for not sitting through every appointment with my 16 year old daughter when she went in for adjustments. She told me that I should have been there at each adjustment appointment. I told her that I have 2 other small children and sitting for 1-2 hours in the waiting room while they adjusted her wires was ridiculous and that I had a phone and that if there was an issue then they could have CALLED me. But I never heard a thing from them. Several times I said "fine, lets move on. It's obviously not your fault" and Mandy would NOT drop the issue and kept harping on me about what a bad parent I was and why would I get my daughter braces against her will and on and on and on and on. I said "because I'm the parent and she's the child!" What kid WANTS to get braces? We never even got to discuss why they were grinding her teeth down so much because I finally lost my temper and started shouting at her that she needs to stop right now and that she has crossed a line with the way that she was talking to me. And then she just continued to talk over me. Then she hung up on me. She called me back about 15 minutes later and I said "I am not going to talk to you, I want to talk to someone else" and she said "No. I'M the person that you are GOING to talk to." So I hung up on her. I have never, EVER been treated so poorly by a customer service manager! I am absolutely shaking with rage at the way she was speaking to me! When a customer says, "fine, lets move on" the last thing you should do is continue to harp on the topic, blame the customers parenting skills and then tell them "no, you're GOING to talk to ME". This woman needs to be fired, she is clearly unfit for her position. I will never go back here again. read more

Amazing! The staff there are so friendly and kind. It's clean and laid back. They always did a great job on my braces, and when I got them off they looked amazing. I would recommend this orthodontist to anyone who is needing to get braces. This place was all around great! read more

Has been a great experience to work with Dr. Allen and his staff. My daughter has a beautiful smile now and we both love the homemade cookies. Keep on the great work guys! read more

Love Dr. Allen he corrected my daughters smile and now helping me. Front and back office staff are great. Well kept and clean office. highly recommend to family and friends. read more

Dr. Allen and his staff are wonderful! My son has extreme anxiety about going to dentists and doctors, but they put him completely at ease by being kind, patient, and explaining everything to him. They even sent him a letter thanking him for being a good patient after his first visit! That meant a lot to him. He actually looks forward to his appointments now, because not only do they serve warm chocolate chip cookies, but they do fun games and have motivational points and prizes. The whole experience with my son's Invisalign has been amazing, and my younger sons want their turn for Invisalign as well! We have never had to wait more than 10 minutes at a visit. I highly recommend Dr. Allen to everyone! read more

I would not recommend this office to anyone who may have questions to ask because the doctor has a bad habit of rolling his eyes when asked questions like why so long between appointments? Also I would not recommend if you have a child that goes to school because their hours are not conducive to anyone who does not what their child missing a lot of school. They are in the service industry and may want to think about that before making their hours Mon-Thurs 8-5 and Fridays 8-12:30! read more

You know you've found a great Orthodontics office if you choose to have every family member treated at the same place. I have 3 kids all treated at Allen Orthodontics as well as my husband and I couldn't be more happy with everything. Very pleasant, great treatment, friendly staff and clean office. Thank you and we will gladly continue recommending this office to anybody in need of Orthodontic care. read more

I must say it's been a while since I've been to Allen Orthodontics. I had my braces off for about 3-4 years now. What I remember most about this place is of course Dr. Allen and the staff. They are all very nice and accommodating. The place is always kept nice and neat. They do such a great job with their patients and just like the first review says they are AMAZING!!! When I got my braces off my teeth looked great!! I have a son and if he ever needed braces I would take him to Dr. Allen. read more

I would highly recommend Dr. Allen. He and his staff are, professional, friendly and thorough. Appointments were easy to book. The office is clean and welcoming with games to keep children entertained while they wait for the short time for their appointment. I was so impressed with the experience that my daughter's had and the outcome of their teeth, I decided to have my teeth done as well. Very satisfied with the service we received and if we needed something in between appointments, the office was quick to get us in. read more

I was having a double jaw surgery and needed to find an orthodontist to coordinate my treatment with my oral maxillary surgeon. I have a HMO dental insurance, so not too many orthodontists that I could choose from. Many of them don't even work with surgical patients. I was lucky to find Dr. Allen's office. The office manager, Kendra, promptly responded to my enquiries and set up an appointment for my initial consultation within a week. She clearly listed the cost of the entire treatment and offered a few payment options. She is very accessible, always answers my emails and phone calls in a timely manner and in details. Everyone in this office, from the front desk receptionists to the dental assistants are so friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. The office is clean, organized, and equipped with updated technology. They have custom wires made for my braces to ensure that I have good result. Appointments are plenty and easy to make. I never have to wait more than 5 to 10 minutes for my appointments. I have never had a bad experience with this office throughout my treatment. I always grab a couple of freshly baked cookies on my way out and they are delicious. I highly recommend this office to everyone! read more

I highly recommend Allen to anyone who likes to be treated like family, be heard, experience the highest quality of professionalism, be around incredible staff, and the job done right. I took my daughter to Allen Orthodontics for a consulatation and just loved the staff. They took the time to answer all our questions. I felt at ease with everything, liked the clarity of payment options, and we couldnt wait to get started. I was so impressed with the whole experience, so I also became a patientmyself to fix my underbite. We liked the option of going to both offices and seeing the friendly smiling staff there as well. My daughter and I now have a perfect smile, nice teeth and couldn't be more happy from start to finish. My 7 year old can't wait to be a patient at Dr. Allens office because of the positive experience. We couldn't be happier! read more

Not only did I like Dr. Allen as the best orthodontist, but he had the best financing for us...not to mention the warm chocolate chip cookies. My daughter was evaluated four different places, and we researched many more, before deciding for Allen Orthodontics. We have been with them for almost a year now and couldn't be more pleased with Dr. Allen and his wonderful staff! They are friendly, professional, punctual and accommodating. They are very efficient with their treatment and my daughter's results are spectacular! read more

I can't thank Dr. Allen and his staff enough, I don't start my treatment for another six weeks but they have been so helpful and even more patient while I've been very indecisive and up in the air with my decisions. They changed my plans to make me comfortable and then changed them again to fit my needs even better, I've had braces twice already so I'm familiar with the process and they have made it so wonderful to the point where I am looking forward to treatment and I appreciate any place and people who are kind and patient with my ten month old daughter and myself while I deal with her! They have a financing option at no charge:) and if you want you can pay it off early with no charge as well so that's a huge plus for me! Kendra the practice manager helped me alot and went out of her way to answer all of my questions even some that didn't pertain to my treatment plan. I am very grateful to have found this place read more