Dr. Baumstein and his staff are great. I had an annual teeth cleaning. I had read the reviews here on Yelp, so I felt like it was a little mixed bag, but THEY TAKE MEDI-CAL and that is very important to me. Parking: You can park in a lot adjacent to the building; there are planting of spots. Scheduling an Appointment: I called to make an appointment. It was efficient. They were able to take me the very next day - so kudos to them. Professionalism: The receptionist was very friendly and answered my questions about Medi-Cal. When I bashfully apologized for asking questions about payment that I should probably know the answer to, the receptionist validated me by saying "It is your right to know!" I appreciated this. So often we don't talk about health insurance coverage because it is nebulous and confusing and taboo. But it felt nice to know that I was empowering myself by doing so. Dr. Baumstein is efficient and experienced. He was a little aggressive on my teeth, but I had read in the reviews that this was no "Dental Spa" experience per se, so I didn't mind. Besides, I had a lot of tartar that I know was hard to get off. He explained what he was doing and what was going on in my teeth, so hey, points for transparency. The x-rays were done very fast, and he told me what I needed to know. All in all, efficient, professional, and thorough! Thank you! See you soon for my next cleaning. read more

Dr. Harold Baumstein, & his amazing staff combine to make an award winning combo. He is by far and bar none the best all around dentist I've ever encountered. Clearly he loves and takes pride in his work, as well he should. Patient satisfaction is also obviously just as high a priority for him. He and his staff are warm, kind and funny, not to mention very accommodating. I especially loved how consistent and clear communication was. My beautiful new teeth look just like my original & I ate raw almonds on day 1. 100 stars. I'd give them the night's sky's blanket of stars if I could. Did I mention he also takes Medi-cal? He does! read more

Harold Baumstein, DDS - Beautiful new dentures! - General Dentistry Near Me - San Jose, California

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I have been going to Dr. Baumstein since I was 17 and I can honestly say him and his team are absolutely the best. He really does care about you and does everything he can for you. read more

Really bad services we call just for an appointment and her response was I don't have time to go over this. I guess they don't want to serve any clients. read more

The good: His staff (not him) are friendly and nice. One of the few places that takes Medi-cal insurance. It's quick and fast to get an appointment. The bad: He rushes, isn't gentle, isn't friendly, nor communicates well, his attention seems somewhere else. The ugly: My tooth is completely messed up. Worse than when I came in. I called his office to have it fixed. He didn't even ask me which tooth needed to be fixed or checked it. He immediately started polishing the wrong one. It most likely needs much more than polishing and everyone I've shown immediately knew which tooth it was because of how jacked it looks. It's still messed up and I'll have to go to someone else. read more

Do not go to this dentist! He damaged my teeth. This was an awful experience, which has left me in pain. He doesn't seem to care at all about people or the quality of work he does, which is terrible, and he is disrespectful, condescending, and impatient. The first appointment, they did X-rays for all my teeth, and he took literally 30 seconds to look at all the X-rays and said, "You're good." and that was it. He ended up doing 5 fillings on teeth that I had to point out had problems in another appointment and recommended a crown on a tooth which he had previously deemed "OK". He couldn't even tell a crown from a veneer. He told me I had a veneer, when it was a full crown (confirmed by my previous dentist). All he had to do was look at the X-ray, but he didn't. In the second (and final) appt., he started by yelling at me because I didn't want the overhang fixed that he planned to work on, just the cavities. He went to the window and yelled out of it, "I don't have the patience for this! You're not old like me, but when you get old, you lose your patience! I just can't deal with this!" Then, he turned back to me and asked in a huff, "Do you want me to work on you or not?" Lesson learned. My answer should have been no, but I clarified what I wanted, and let him work on me. I now have a misshapen tooth the he took down too far, a rough tooth that I had him smooth 3 times but still feels like plaster with sharp edges, not a human tooth, and the teeth he worked on, which didn't hurt before, now do hurt and are sensitive to hot and cold. I will have to go to another dentist to have him repair the damage he did to my teeth. The topper was the child in the next room who was crying, to whom he simply said, "It won't hurt." then drilled, and the child went hysterical, and he said nothing, just left the room and came in to work on me. I wondered about the positive reviews he's gotten, then I looked at the dates. They are very old. Any skill he may have once had is gone. Any care or compassion he may have once had is gone. Any patience he may have once had is gone. I will not go back to him. There is no way I would allow him to work on my teeth again. read more

Attended a cleaning and one of the ladies there sprayed water in my ear. Then proceeded to say too much water. Talk about clumsy. Best Dentist in the world but worst team ever. Dentist made a valiant effort to remove plaque but didn't get the tartar. They told me not come in if I was sick so I didn't come. Best Decision ever. Overall, I would say they are just average. Hope they get good help soon. read more

I'll be a lifetime patient. Great staff. Dr. B is through, practical and fees reasonable. I feel confident he is taking good care of me.

I have recently been going to Dr. Baumstein for a new denture. I like his methods, he is methodical and detailed, he will work it till it's right. I have yet to receive my new dentures but I can say thru the molding process I'm sure they will great. If he doesn't think they are right they wont be done yet. After all of this.... come to find out I used to go to him over 20 years back, (before dentures). Like Dr. Baumstein said" I've been around a long time". After reading the posts I thought I should add that I am not a person who is afraid of the dentist. read more

It was pretty disappointing experience. My wife came with minor bridge problem with was addressed promptly and in professional manner - it is good part. But then Doc suggested to adjust her bite w/o describing what this procedure is and started sawing her bridge w/o giving even a word. After she complained about that - she was left in the middle of procedure and advised to go see other doctor. She insisted on procedure completion, then it was completed but it seems that bridge was corrupted by this procedure - some piece of material appeared in the mouth from this bridge on next day, also bridge became rough while bridge on opposite side is still smooth. I leaving one star because it is absolutely not acceptable to do any procedure w/o letting patient know what the procedure is and let patient decide and terminating in the middle. read more

The assistants at the front desk are very customer service friendly people. Rochelle was excellent. She apologized profusely for not returning my call earlier after a few days from our intial conversation. I explained that no apology was necessary because she had told me about the dental convention, I just had forgotten about it. :) Dr. Baumstein was fast, friendly, polite, and very experienced. read more

Had my first appointment with Dr Baumstein today and was very pleased with the results. I had a tooth crack earlier this week and was seen by another dentist who referred me to Dr Baumstein due to his many years doing root canals. I was nervous as I could be to see a new Dentist, but was immediately put at ease by the staff as soon as I got there. Rochelle, Rosand, Rosie and Lai were all superb. Then when I met Dr Baumstein I was immediately put at ease by his combination of Skill and his great personality. He got me taken care of and on my way quickly and with a smile on my face. I have another appointment with him in a week, and I have no doubt that it will go as smoothly and pain free as today was. Way to go Doc, you and your staff get my highest recommendation. read more

Not the most modern equipment, however, I've gone to Dr. Baumstein for about 5 years now and feel like family. His staff (especially Rosie) are professional, congenial, compassionate and just great. Nobody really loves going to the dentist, let's be honest; but I look forward to my twice a year cleanings. Good dentists are hard to find, but he is a jewel in the rough! read more

I would never go back to him ! Years ago he did a root canal on me and messed up,because he did not cover and seal it properly so it got infected and my back molar had to be extracted because of this ! He is not gental and i would not recommend him to anyone! read more

If you want to take a chance....go ahead and see Dr. Baumstein. I liked him and his staff, our whole family went to him; UNTIL he screwed up my mouth, and left me in pain for a long time. I gave him the benefit of the doubt, and NUMEROUS chances to find the problem with my tooth pain (a lawyer wanted to represent me against him) and he did not find it. I am now in the process of having a bone scan performed due to many doctors thinking my nerve was damaged due to bad dental work. DO NOT SEE HIM! Only go for dental cleaning. They are good at that. I would not have him extract a tooth, do a root canal, etc, as I don't think he knows what he is doing. read more

I've being going to Dr. Baumstein for years. What separates him from other dentists is that he really cares about his patients' well being. After I had a root canal done, he even gave me his mobile number to call 24X7 if I was in pain. His staff is fantastic as well and the location is hard to beat. read more

i have very mixed opinion about this dentist. he is cheap, and one of the only dentists in the area who accepts denti-cal, which my developmentally disabled clients have. he is very flexible with accepting payment from these low-income individuals. the disabled clients are not easy to work with, as they have the fear of pain like kids, but the strength of adults to fight back! they also tend to have horrible dental issues. his next-door partner, dr huang, also accepts denti-cal and disabled patients. this is an older building, so it is not very wheelchair friendly. my client was able to get into dr baumstein's chair only by wedging her manual chair next to his exam chair, and having a few people lift her to transfer. her power chair would certainly not have fit. i think dr huang's office may be a bit more accessible, as i know people with power chairs who have gone there. the nearest disabled accessible bathroom is across the street at kfc. my client's teeth did end up very clean after her visit, but she opted not to return, as dr baumstein tends to be a little rough when it comes to cleaning. ----------- as for my personal experience, i did appreciate his flexibility in fitting me in on very short notice. i found his office assistant, i believe her name is rachelle, to be very friendly and accommodating. dr baumstein is also a nice guy. he uses star dental in santa clara, a very inexpensive dental office and lab to send his tooth molds, they make the crowns and whatnot and send them to his office. i found out a week before i was to spend a month abroad that i needed an urgent root canal, otherwise i was likely to lose my molar. and while im sure i could have gotten it much cheaper overseas, i don't exactly trust african dentists. silly me, i had let my dental insurance lapse for a few months while transitioning between jobs. i should've purchased cobra, a lesson learned the hard way. the place that diagnosed my cavity would charge $2000, and would not be able to complete the procedure before my trip. i called dr baumstein's office, and he was available the next day, and quoted me $1600. i have a small mouth, and dr b has large hands. he repeated numerous times during the hours long visits that it was extremely difficult to reach the back of my mouth. he was obviously struggling, and it wasn't exactly fun for me either. the first day, he spent several hours grinding my teeth down, he worked pretty late into the evening, i appreciated his willingness to finish the job that day, when he probably would have liked to go home. after he ground down my tooth, he used lots of little strings to fill the nerves, he also used a metal tool to seal the pieces in, that he heated over an open flame, bunsen burner style. the metal tool burned the crease at the side of my mouth 2 times, which was pretty painful. he did not notice that he had done so, but was very apologetic afterwards. he gave me a tiny vial of lidocaine to put on it to reduce the pain. he also did a mold of my tooth. the second day, i came in to get fitted with the porcelain crown made by the dental lab. he took quite a while to make sure it fit perfectly, and had to grind a little extra piece off several times, so he did multiple xrays until he was satisfied that the fit was correct. the second visit was even more excruciating than the first, because i now had a painful wound (it looked exactly like a festering cold sore, eeugh) that had to be stretched open for hours. he slathered my mouth with tons of vaseline to decrease the friction from his hands while working on my mouth. they do not have digital x-rays, just the old fashioned kind, so i might have gotten a little extra radiation due to the fact that he had to do a bunch of extra slides, to make sure the fitting was correct. visiting his office was kind of traumatic, not to mention it was the most expensive purchase i had ever made to date. it actually cost more than my africa trip... the total cost was $1800, but he gave me a check back for $100 on the second visit. he said he had charged me a little too much, but i suspect the refund was an apology for the festering wound he inflicted on me. ---------------- none-the-less, i would still recommend him to disabled and low-income clients who have few other options. he does try his best, and will work overtime to help you out. just be careful, if you are very sensitive to pain and discomfort, you may want to seek out another dentist. read more

Great dentist! Going to the dentist has never been a super fun experience, but Dr. Baumstein and his staff make you feel comfortable plus they are very knowledgeable and friendly. Highly recommend! read more

I have been pleased with the work Dr. Baumstein has done on my teeth and I am pretty picky about working with dentists. He cleans them very well, has done repairs when necessary that have worked out very well and replaced a few old crowns over the last several years. He does not try to upsell his patients with more services than they really need and I trust him with the health of my teeth. read more

Doctor Baumstein has been providing care for Two of my clients with disabilities for years now and I have say that Doctor Baumstein is great with my guys. Doctor Baumstein is very patient and thorough. I without a doubt recommend Doctor Baumstein office to anyone who is looking for an amazing place with great staff. Rochelle and Rosie always greet you with a smile and make checking in a breeze. Doctor Baumstein assistant are very caring and work very well together. read more

Dr. Baumstein is one in a million - one of the most conscientious human beings I've ever met. He cares totally about his patient - have been going here for YEARS and he never ceases to amaze me with his emergency service - promptness, skills, VERY fair pricing, helpfulness and most of all genuine concern for those in his care. He carefully explains every option before treatment and will NEVER do anything until he is absolutely certain he's found the actual problem - thereby often saving untold money and teeth as well! You could not possibly be in better hands than with Dr. Baumstein - his staff is loving and concerned as well; what a comfort to find such an excellent professional when you especially need one!! read more

I have been going to Dr. Baumstein for dental work for many years. I've had cleanings, fillings, and wisdom teeth removed by him, and have always been satisfied. Very very highly recommended. read more

I've been using Dr. Baumstein for 8 years and all I know is great service. I would recommend Dr. Baumstein to my 95 year old grandmother. Honest, caring and quality service. read more

Another guy I've been using on and off for years. Debbie's review is accurate. This guy actually cares about what he does and he does it good. I had a problem in the upper left section that another dentist said "couldn't be done" and if so, would have cost a whole lot. (Was a the "other dentist" just for another opinion & cost estimate before I went to Baumstein.). Baumstein figured out something that worked, worked well, was a whole lot faster and far, far less expensive. San Jose will be a lesser place when he leaves the practice as he has a LOT of knowledge and applies it well. Also: If you're in pain, he will absolutely try to squeeze you in. As I said--he really trys to help and make your life better. read more

I have been visiting Dr. Baumstein for teeth cleanings for 5 years and I would recommend him to anyone. I am not a fan of the dentist but he makes the process much less stressful. He is very good at what he does and is always friendly and professional. If you are looking for a great dentist, I would highly suggest using his services. read more

I went to Dr. Baumstein and really enjoyed my whole dental experience. I got one of the best cleanings I've ever had! I found Dr.Baumstein to be honest with my dental needs. I needed a crown and he did an excellent job.I appreciate the kindness and attention I was given by the entire staff. I would highly recommend Dr. Baumstein as a caring dentist who does a good job!!!!!! read more

Dr. Baumstein is fantastic dentist! I just moved to the area and needed a dentist so my friend who has been going to Dr. Baumstein for over 10 years recommended him to me. I went in for a teeth cleaning and to get 3 cavities checked out that a previous dentist had said I had. Dr. Baumstein did an excellent job cleaning my teeth and told me that I only had one cavity that needed to be filled. He was so honest and saved me a lot of money. The filling didn't even hurt when he did it! He spent a lot of time with me and answered all of my questions. I can tell how much he cares about his patients and is an excellent dentist. I will definitely be making him my permanent dentist! read more