If you are a person with dental trauma, or are afraid to see a dentist, this dental office might not be a good fit. When I talked about my experience, I was told to toughen up, and that I was lucky he was willing to treat my issue because of how complex it was. I felt humiliated walking out of there, and I found a new dentist right away. His son is a little kinder, but they pass patients back and forth. They are also so busy that getting an emergency appointment is impossible. The only positive thing I can say is that they let you break up payments, if you need that. read more

So No disrespect I am afraid of the dentist!! NOT Manuel Carin DDS he kept me at ease talked to me throughout my procedure I had NO pain! Please don't retire anytime soon you are wonderful!!! I have recommended your office to many. read more

I don't usually write follow-up reviews to 5-star reviews with additional 5-star commentary but I feel like this deserves it. I had a teeth cleaning performed by Dr. Jonathan and he is a pure delight. It was my first time meeting him. In a **teeth cleaning appointment** he managed to fix a malformed crown from my last dentist which was horribly altering my bite. Prior to visiting, I had just sorta given up on it and assumed my bite would be malformed for the next 5+ years. Now, I feel like I have a new lease on life/chewing :-) This dentistry office is super awesome. Seriously. One of the best I've ever been to. read more

I have been going to Dr Manuel Carin for 10,12 years, Great work, painless,staff wonderful,and now Dr Jonathan Carin sreps in with Dad and He,too, is great,Good 2 year deals! Stevie Maciel read more

I verified an appointment with Dr. Jonathan Carin (son) three times. I had just paid him a substantial amount for services rendered. Since I live 44 miles away, I left my house two hours early, and endured torrential rains. When I arrived on time, Dr. Jonathan Carin was not present. I voiced my frustration, but was told it was not their fault. Dr. Manuel Carin said there was no way they could avoid such problems in the future. I was told I would receive a phone call after the weekend to reschedule an appointment with Dr. Jonathan Carin. When I got the phone call, it was Dr, Manuel Carin who basically advised me to find another dentist. Their office created the problem, but they were unprofessional in how it was handled. Dentistry creates a very personal relationship, with attendant ups and downs. I only requested another appointment, but evidently they did not want to face their mistake. I was therefore abandoned for voicing discontent over their scheduling error. Dr. Jonathan Carin was my dentist, but didn't even have the fortitude to call me. He had his father, Manuel, make the call. Fair weather dentists. read more

This dentist should be name Dr. Cares instead of Dr CARIN.... Review of DDS Carin: First it was this weekend (presidents day weekend) I had a "hot" tooth that Dr. Carin had looked at at the beginning of January and being the kind of dentist that truly wants whats best for you physically as well as monetarily he said he would try to fix that little piece of missing filling and if that didnt work he would refer me to a specialist because he didnt want to do a root canal if that was not the issue becuase i couldnt pin point which tooth due to referred pain. Around Feb 9th the tooth started to bother me again so he referred me to an endodontist in Salinas. I had made my appt for the specialist Feb 19th. NOT SOON ENOUGH my tooth had other plans... Now back to this long weekend... Friday the 12th(Friday) came along and my tooth was REALLY bothering me. I texted DDS Carin on his personal phone in the afternoon he told me i could come in or start antibiotics to calm to tooth until i got in to see the specialist. So I choose the antibiotics (bad choice). I was up all night with excrutiating pain and knowing that DR. Carin would be out of town for the long weekend I began my search for a dds that would see me the next morning. I didn't care who. I had got to a point that i was willing to go to the ER and just have it taken out (molar no one would see) I found a place in PRUNEDALE Central coast Dentist. I showed up at 8am... they first told me i wasnt on the appt and then quickly got me in (a good start) Had xrays done and then the dentist came in... this is when things went south... She began hammering on my tooth with a metal tool to make sure the pain was coming from tooth 14 she hit it and it sent me through the roof if that wasnt enough lets try again. At this point i am in tears and she tells me she will start the root canal this morning after her front desk shows me the break down... 5 min later the receptionist comes in a tells me because i had a repair on that tooth that my insurance would not cover my root canal (which btw is NOT true) that it would cost me 1600 out of pocket. I explained that i could not spend that and she said should would ask that dr if she would to the opening part to relieve of pain and pressure and the dr said nope sorry i don"t do half a job... which if you know root canals that actually is 1 entire procedure not 1/2. Whatever! So i was going to walk out in tears the worst pain of my life (worse then babies) and she says for $200 she can write you a prescription for some pain meds... SOLD i go up to the front desk and there is a prescription written for Ibuprofen 800 ( I am a nurse) This is NOT a pain med! I can get this over the counter i can handle taking 4 pills instead of 1 for 200$. The receptionist then said if you take one with tylenol its the same as a Narcotic.... UMMM NO! (She doesn't know i am an RN) sad to think people that don't know the difference are being taken advantage of here! I said no thank you for the prescription and left in tears and texted DDS Carin. He immediately without hesitation said meet me at my office NOW! I got there around 9:30 he showed up quickly after with his amazing assistant. He numbed me up immediately (1000 times better within seconds) and did the 1st part of my root canal. This is all amazing in itself but the next part SHOWS MORE ABOUT HIS CHARACTER AND BEING THEN THE REST... 1. He turned his car around in MH (going out of town with his wife for vday) to get to watsonville to relieve ME of my pain. (SELFLESS) 2. He called in his assistant to make sure it was done efficiently and well ( who also has better things to do on sat then fix my tooth THANK YOU Chelsea) 3. NOT ONCE...NOT ONCE did he ask about my insurance or money in fact i brought it up and he said he would put his receptionist on it next week and to just worry about feeling better we would work it out but even if my insurance doesnt cover it we will figure it out! There are not many health care workers that will drop everything to come see pts anymore. He is one of very FEW. read more

Best dentist in Watsonville! Been going to him since I got my first teeth and he's always given incredible care.

So I am not leaving this under my real name but I've been meaning to do this forever, so I apologize for taking so long to leave this review. A couple years ago, I had An infection in my mouth so painful I literally did not know what to do. It was Friday afternoon and I literally felt like I was going to die. Anyone who knows Tooth pain knows there's nothing else like it. I have denti cal , but my dentist was unable or unwilling to see me till Monday and i was sobbing I was in so much pain. I called several offices - it was like 445 and dr carins office was my last call, and literally the only one who said yes. Imagine that, literally being the only dentist to accept me as a cash patient! I literally had to borrow money to pay for my treatment since that understandably don't take denti cal, but it was worth every penny. He was the nicest guy in the world, I didn't feel judged at all, I didn't even feel it when he numbed me, and he explained what he was doing the entire time . I didn't feel a thing. I was heartbroken when I realized I wasn't going to be able to come back to Dr Carin.... it's pretty rare to find a Dentist that you don't dread going to. Now it's two years Later I still have the same problem with the same tooth and of course any dentist I find through medi cal could care less about me. Oh how I wish I could afford to come back here. This dentist is severely , let me repeat SEVERELY UNDERRATED on yelp . Honestly the best experience I've ever had in my life, if you have good insurance do yourselfa favor and go to this dentist. read more

I have had extensive work and too much experience with damage. My teeth were so bad after my last crash, though I must live a charmed life. I was so badly treated by others, I had to ask my most trusted source. I asked for him to X-ray and refer. He had already given me Dr. Carin, and his highest marks, on the phone. I wanted to make certain. After a horrible experience at two other dentists, including one whose office I had been going to for 20 years. Dr. Carin did in two visits what 4 others had told me would take many months. In fact, one Santa Cruz Dentist, had given me a quote so high, I was in shock, and I'm used to high prices. Yet he wanted to change my whole bite. Dr. Carin is the very best! Let me tell you first, my teeth were missing or cracked in front. I had traveled to the UK and then to visit the Government of Ghana on business and had to present myself with such badly cracked teeth, it was distracting. They needed me immediately so I went. I needed the revenue. I expected a quote 4 or 5 times what Dr. Carin did. I want to tell you as well, I have such aversion to dentistry, I was given to anxiety. No more! What Dr. Carin did was beyond any work done before. The pricing is more than fair! This is a man who has a passion and a gift with his work. If I knew about him when I was being tortured up in Walnut Creek, I would've insisted on the 3 hour ride. He is worth the distance. One can pay easily 4 to 5 times what rates Dr. Carin has, and still have discomfort. I speak from experience. His humorous nickname, Chip, is as endearing as his personality. Dr. Chip Carin, always the resolute professional, is as personable as you may wish. He reads people very well, because this man cares. You will the whole staff cares very much. Kindness is their way. The people in Dr. Carin's office, such that they all are so obviously happy and organized, like family, which speaks highly of Dr. Carin's ability to choose and work with the best people. Always positive and somehow, comforting to greet, the whole staff in all of their functions, are excellent, and very very kind. That is also a reflection of who Dr. Carin is as a human being and a professional. I read people very well, as that is part of my work. There is another aspect of Dr. Carin that has to be mentioned. That Dr. Carin has gone beyond borders, as we say, to under served regions with challenging conditions and given of himself so generously, his cause so obvious, his humanity, I do not take for granted. When I meet such a man as Dr. Carin, it always strikes me how rare a person he is. That gift and his drive to do the best action, that works for the patient; that is something more than work. it is the best of human qualities, to help others as he has. I asked for my front teeth to be restored as fast as practical- faster maybe. I asked! I never expected the amount of work he was able to do, and the quality being the best one can hope for. Not only this, yet as well, he somehow did a massive amount of repairs -challenging repairs... in a way I would have not thought could be done. I had nubs and knobs instead of full teeth. There was left so little to build on. All this and his has been a painless process, where I am way not used to that! Even a few days after, you know when you are told it won't hurt yet it does- no way! I was told I might be sore, yet I wasn't at all. How is it, I have been through so much and only now, after 20 years in the area, I find Dr. Carin! I am a contracted Underwriter, a Field Agent of mostly Accords and global transactions relating. I have a business trip in two weeks, and this will be the first time in years I will have a full smile. That smile is so precious to the comfort of ourselves and others, such as my own clientele. Even if you have a ways to ride, I strongly recommend Dr. Manuel Chip Carin. He is worth it for the fine work he does. That is my experience. I have left out the many negatives from the other 4 DDS I had considered. I even changed from my dentist of 20 years, and I will never go back, as long as Dr. Carin will have me. After all, I am the most challenging kind of patient. Dr. Carin does little if any advertising. I am certain he has a following. Word of mouth can be the best recommendation. To be fair, I am compelled to place my highest marks here, and share. Just please, make sure to leave some Chip for myself and my family! We are prone to risk and repair. I am only a very happy and satisfied patient. I wish I had found Dr. Carin years ago. Yet to have him as my DDS is an honor, and a blessing. Give a call! It's always friendly, even warm. You will be glad that you did. I am not in any way involved in the business, nor do I know anyone in it personally. I went in as referred by my most trusted source. If you wish any further reassurances, feel free to call me at my office, (831)471-8444. I don't bite. Although now, I can at least chew my food! Thank you and be well. read more