They charged a convenience fee over $10 for paying by credit card. This is the first time I have…read morebeen charged for any type of service. The total bill was over $350, and who carries more than $350 cash to see a dentist?" "Did they provide good service? I don't know that for sure. I went there for a possible root canal evaluation.

Update: Sep19 2022 Summary:…read moreI rarely write online review... Unless there is something exceptional.. Just get back today from a quick root canal follow up visit with Dr. Burgener @ Wheaton office ... Couldn't be more happier with the result of root canal.( All the issues with tooth were fixed in just one previous visit ) ************************************************************ Below more details: ( For patients whoever want to know more) The Situation with my tooth was complicated (before root canal).. During the first visit , Dr. Burgener immediately point out there was serious Periodental Pocket around the tooth..If it is left untreated.. The tooth probably can not be saved eventually (even after root canal)... From that moment , I realize why she become Excellent Surgeon..(Looking at the root causes of a issue, foresee all other problem in the mouth that will cause future root canal failure...) Gum issues/ Disease is a different function(Periodentist) I was expecting her to say " After Root canal.. Suggest to see Periodentist) But she never say anything like that... To my surprise, As a talented Endodontist, She come up with a creative solution( Special filling with medication to cover the gum area).. So here I am , Within 2 Weeks after root canal.. My Gum @ that Problem tooth area come back( almost fully recovered) As we all know, Periodental pockets / Disease are difficult to treat...and very very slow recovery.. or in certain cases.. Can not be reversed at all. I feel I owe Dr Burgener a Big "Thank you".. She fix both the tooth problem( Root canal) and Periodental issue( Gum Pocket) in one visit for root canal. She is doing extra work( not her function at all) and don't even mention about it...( My original thought was I might need Periodental surgery or at least root scaling and planing with a Periodentist) Really appreciated for her Kindness. ************************************************************* BTW. One of my friend check on me lately and ask me how I am doing after root canal.. During the conversation , We find out we are seeing the same Endodontist(Dr Burgener) I was thrilled to know she drive all the way to Hinsdale ( That is a one hour drive for her..) to see Dr Burgener two years ago for a front tooth root canal.. The minute the two of us find out we are seeing the same doctor. Both of us smiled with a big relief... as we know we are in good hands and get top notch Endodontic care. My friend also give Dr. Burgener Thumbs up.

Root canal went very smoothly and comfortable Very pleasant…read morewith me and caring Office staff was very pleasant

First, the office is pretty run down and outdated. Second, Dr Pawluk is not very friendly and is a…read morebit rough. Lastly, I was quoted what my out of pocket would be and they came back after my procedure and shared that I owed an additional $293. It was poor communication and very misleading. I would not recommend Endodontic Associates of IL.

I was referred to Dr. Brandys by my dentist for a somewhat more complex rootcanal than "usual"…read moreFrom my first contact with Nancy, his wonderful, friendly and professional office manager, to going through the whole procedure, this has been a truly great dental experience with 100% positive result! No pain, and a calming, relaxing treatment by a great professional. Thank you Dr. Brandys!

A warm, calming environment-- and a root canal that was barely any discomfort at all. Dr. Brandys…read moreis gentle and precise; kind and patient; he explains every step of the process so you know what to expect. He uses a topical anesthetic before the novacaine shots (the most uncomfortable part of the procedure, really, and he has a very light touch with administering injections, providing gentle verbal encouragement simultaneously) and tells you about feeling some pressure or the "grumbly drill" etc. Dr. Brandys has many years of experience and is attuned to providing a positive patient experience by his supportive bedside manner. The office receptionist, Nancy, is friendly and welcoming, as are his two assistants. His happy humming along to the dental room music is a plus! Highly recommended; so pleased with my experience and the outcome.

I've worked with both Dr. Kalokhe and Dr. Wong at the Downers Grove location in 2024-2026 and many…read moreyears ago in their former Chicago location for diagnostics, root canal, and apicoectomy. This review is based on many years of experience. They did a good job giving me different options for treatment -- both what my general dentist recommended and alternatives. For example, while my general dentist thought a tooth could not be saved, the apicoectomy performed by Dr. Wong was able to avoid extraction. Both did a good job explaining my situation in a direct manner. Dr. Wong has a big personality but he backs it up with professional work. They provide insurance and out of pocket estimates so you know what you'll pay for different options.

This review is based on my two experiences. My first experience with Dr Jukas was great…read more Unfortunately my 2nd experience w Dr Wong was not. Due timing and pain I took the first avail appointment with Dr Wong. I waited one hr for my appointment to start. I could hear Dr Wong w his other patient talking. Sounded like he Spend more time talking about his Telsa, cars, etc versus patient treatment. Which is fine if that patient was ok with. But I am sitting in the next room still waiting for my consult which is already one hour late. Dr. Wong didn't acknowledge or apologize for the long wait. Without looking at my mouth, a 2 sec look at the X-ray rambled a lot of confusing information. He spent more time on making notice of how my hair was done, looking at my shoes, ear rings etc, which became uncomfortable. Dr. Wong was very arrogant, and what he claims is his ice breaker was to ask about my nationality.... He questioned my last name and asked if I was sure my last name was from the ethinicity. Than he questioned if i was married. My nationality is and was irrelevant to the purpose of my visit. He clearly has not had any DEI training. Dr Wong didnt believe his ice breaker is/was culturally insensitive and told me that I was sensitive and he would make note of it. Dr Wong than went to use a common foods in my culture as an analogy to describe my issue. Dr Wong was all over the place explaining the treatment place, bc in the middle of his explaination he kept making comments about my look... which he justified as being "observant". He should be more observant in the care he provides not a persons looks including the items they are wearing. His front desk couldn't explain the itemize bill or what they call care plan Dr Wong was ready to take my tooth out that minute bc they said he was quick and had an opening. They could clearly see I was confused by what was going on. I declined to take action bc I needed to consult my dentist bc I was surprised by Dr Wong saying I had a bacteria eating away at my bone. After thinking over and waiting for the email plan, I called back for an appointment w Dr Jurkas as a 2nd opinion since I had a good and educational experience for my first root canal. I clearly remember Dr J saying why try to save the tooth first. To my surprise Dr Wong called me bc they shared w him that I was not happy w my experience w him and wanted a 2nd opinion. I brought to Dr Wong's attention the above concerns I did not like. Dr Wong was condescending by responding some ppl are slow to understand. I stopped him there and again brought to his attention his rude and unprofessional response. During our call when I brought to his attention the insensitivity of my culture he thought it was ok bc he had a lot of friend in the "x" culture. I than brought to his attention that is not my culture... He clearly was looking at my file picture and again made and assumption. He didn't catch it on his own that he was associating me w another culture when i was telling him what my culture was. Dr Wong was very arrogant and rude to say Dr Jurkas was not going to be able to do the work I needed and that he works under him. Dr Wong response was a narcissist response. I decided to end the call by saying I need To take my services somewhere else. I asked for the email w the recap if his consult I still hadn't received it. 10 min later Dr Wong called me back I sent him to voicemail bc I was working. To my surprise I get a unprofessional text message saying... "I know you are screening calls."To close the loop I acknowledge the email being received: I thought we were done...No he calls me again... now this was starting to be harassment. I picked up the call and just listen to Dr Wong ramble... "I can give you recommendations for a new consultative exam. " Than he started to explain to me what should've happen day one. The worse, worse experience by one Dr Wong. Which is unfortunate bc my experience w Dr J was pleasant. Dr Wong clearly wanted my money versus helping understand what is in my best oral interest

I came here for years and apparently my new insurance is out of network. Cost me nearl $400 for a…read morestandard teeth cleaning. Service is good, but highway robbery prices.

Yay! Finally found a dentist that I can trust! For years I've struggled with jumping around to…read moredifferent dentist. I'm confident I'll be a coming here for a while. Dr. Shin is wonderful! Super professional and friendly staff. Also, I am so thankful they were able to squeeze me in the schedule at the last second! My dental hygienist Jenny did such a great job explaining everything to me. She made me feel really comfortable while there and my teeth feel amazing! Thank you!!

I went to my dentist when I discovered I had a large piece of my tooth missing. She refered me to…read moreDr Penesis to evaluate if the tooth could be salvaged w/a root canal. I went to Oakbrook Endodontic yesterday to see what could be done. They took a number of X-rays of the problem tooth & decided it was worth saving. Thank God The last thing I want to do is be a toothless wonder. Dr Penesis does an awesome job. He explained what need to be done to salvage the tooth and proceeded with the root canal after reviewing the x-rays. He's very through and has very good people skills. They anesthetized the area & proceeded with the work. They put a rubber block in my mouth to hold it open in the position needed to perform the work laid the chair back and proceeded. I was so relaxed as Dr Penesis and his assistant worked on my mouth I fell asleep. When I woke up they were finished. Talk about streamlined no muss, no fuss and viola completed. I wish all dental procedures could be as easy & painless as this. Thanks for making this simple, easy & painless

First of all, I did not like the Dr Peneses arrogance. He suggested it was the fault of my dentist…read morethat performed my root canal that I now had an infection in my gum. Even if it was, which it is not, it was very unprofessional. Root canals don't always last forever. Sometimes an infection can develop many years later, in which case you will need an apicoectomy. Next, I do not agree with how this office handles their billing. I had my surgery in March 2026. The office said before they would even schedule my surgery, they need the insurance estimate. This seemed a little off to me since I was already told by Dr Peneses that my insurance would be maxed out after the root canal, and also are you telling me you won't perform this very important surgery if the insurance doesn't pay? They had submitted an estimate to the insurance company prior to the surgery and were waiting for it to be returned before they would schedule my surgery. I did get a call back from the office stating that they had received the estimate back from the insurance company and now I could go ahead and schedule my appointment. They informed me that the insurance was going to pay X amount and that I also had a credit with them from my previous root canal surgery with them. I was informed of what the final amount that I would owe would be. I was thrilled because I knew I had enough money in my FSA to cover the remainder. Fast forward to June 2026 & I see that the money for the apioectomy had not been deducted from my FSA. I called the office to ask why & was told that they had not submitted the bill yet and the girl that does the billing was already gone for the day, so they would have her call me back tomorrow. The billing person called me back approximately 2 weeks later to let me know when they would submit the bill. JUNE 2026 & THE BILL WAS NOT SUBMITTED TO INSURANCE YET?! The surgery was done 3/30/26! Now, today, 8/4/26, I was informed that the insurance didn't pay anything because my benefit was maxed out with the previous root canal, and my final amount owed is $2,120.33. That is VERY different from what was quoted to me in March. I understand the insurance maxed out on the root canal & the office has no control over that. My complaints are: 1. Why would you tell someone a quote very different from what you actually charge them? 2. Why would you wait so long to submit a bill to the insurance company? And 3. Why would you not advise a patient from the beginning that the final amount owed is just an estimate and you may actually owe more? Idk but this seems shady to me.

Highly recommend! Great work and very professional. I will be a customer for life. He fixed a few…read moreproblems with my teeth that 2 other dentists could not fix.

I am terrified of dentists! Well, perhaps not terrified!…read moreBut, I generally don't like them...and don't find the experience at all pleasant! Of course, have had a few bad experiences, and yes, not all dentists are a one size fits all! I realize this! But, tossing cash at re-occuring problems and spinning your wheels, would be enough to frustrate even the most loyal patient! Took me a few years to build that trust back enough to go searching out another. Have been to a few, was not looking forward to the selection process again! But, didn't have much of a choice thanks to a dental emergency that needed some attention! Forced my procrastinating butt! When looking, I jumped on Yelp...always a trusted place to do some research. Much better then doing eeny meeny miny mo from huge lists of dentists in the area!! Chose Dr. Fong based on the previous Yelper's review. Heard gentle, thorough, in the area...and look and no pain! Had my attention! Have been to Dr. Fong's office a few times now for work, and have to agree with all of the above. He is very professional, yet not stuffy...upfront, informative and does not pressure decisions you make. He has very gentle and sturdy hands and the work I've had done was as pleasant as it can get - for being at a dentist! Can actually feel myself relaxing after a few minutes! Which is usually unheard of for me! ~ His staff is warm and friendly. Costs are very reasonable, and they're very upfront with what to expect...which I find very helpful when it comes to budgeting costs. Because lets face it, dental work is not cheap! Good honest people who do good honest work. And really, that's what good business is all about!

After leaving a dentist I'd been with for over 5 years, I was really anxious about starting all…read moreover again - but Alpine Creek Dental is exactly what I needed! I saw Dr. Peterson and Brooke, and they provided exceptional care from start to finish. Brooke has amazing bedside manner and made me feel comfortable the entire time, from the moment she called me back to when she walked me up front. Dr. Peterson was just as wonderful - she took the time to educate me about everything, explaining what I needed and why. I truly appreciated how thorough and patient she was. You can tell they work seamlessly together and make an incredible team. 10/10 would recommend!

Star is for Dr. Patel, amazing as always. But traumatic…read moreexperience this time. No HIPAA /patient privacy at all.

I was referred to Dr. Fitzgerald by my dentist as I needed to have a complex root canal done. I…read morehighly recommend Dr. Fitzgerald for his skill and expertise. My whole experience with his entire staff was great.

I was referred here after my dentist had a hard time getting me numb for a root canal. Dr…read more Fitzgerald did such a great job and was very efficient, there was very little pain even though the nerve was inflamed in my case. Was very pleased and couldn't believe how fast everything was.

I had a dental issue and was referred here by another dental professional. They had a cancellation…read moreand offered me an earlier time, which I took. I ended up getting a root canal the same day as my consult. This was great for my procedure anxiety and helped save time and money on office visits. The procedure itself: a dream experience compared to the root canal I had a few years ago at a different office. Dr. Gilbert was in favor of me listening to my book with headphones to help me be comfortable. He clearly relayed info as needed and was very receptive to my hand signals if I needed anything. The best part? Half an hour! No crown! No pain! My other half didn't believe it could be done so well and so quickly. He's just a pro! If you need anything done within the world of dentistry, come here first to see if Dr. Gilbert and his team can take of it for you. I'm very impressed!

Wow - I had two root canals that needed to be done and they both happen to be above a bridge of…read moreteeth. The bridge was old and vulnerable, I was worried and asked Dr Gilbert if he could do the root canal surgery by going through my gum instead of the teeth in the bridge. That is exactly what he did, a very intensive procedure he handled with total precision. I felt no pain at any time. The doctor even had the latest equipment to control the speed/flow of my Novocaine injections so they would not hurt. After the procedure and stitches, I followed Dr Gilbert's advice and am experiencing a remarkable recovery. His staff and assistants are a pleasure to meet and work with whenever you are there. Dr Gilbert's skills are beyond masterful, so I do recommend you go to him. Plus, he is a very nice and happy man who really cares about his patients!