This practice has great dentists, kind and thorough hygienists and superb efficient and friendly…read moreoffice staff. Not only do our teeth stay cared for but last visit a staff member chased me in the rain to make sure I didn't walk our dog on a certain trail due to ticks. That was so not her job. Truly feel like they care about us as people as well as our teeth.

From the owner: At Lyme Road Dental, we are a team of preventive, restorative & reconstructive dental professionals…read moredevoted to restoring your mouth to optimal comfort, function, and aesthetics using state-of-the-art procedures. Our dentists, Dr. Melkers and Dr. Wonsavage, strive to treat patients who care about their health and desire to retain and use as many of their natural teeth as possible for a lifetime. We specialize in smile enhancements through the use of Smile Design, Porcelain Veneers, and Dental Implants, in addition to a wide array of other services. Visit us today to experience our unique approach to dentistry!

Dr.Phillips and his team have been amazing! They have literally transformed me!…read more They are very kind and current with the latest techniques. I am a very nervous patient and I keep coming back and literally have only cried once! So that's a real accomplishment for Dr.Phillips.In addition to making my Teeth look better than they ever have. This group is great and I would really recommend them.

Roger Phillips has been my dentist for over 15 years and I love going to my dentist appointments…read moreevery 6 months! The staff feels like family, and Dr. Phillips comes in for every appointment and checks up on your teeth personally, and he always remembers everything about me and asks for life updates. I'm about to move and am so sad to realize that I'll have to find another dentist- I can't express how happy I am with the years of friendliness and expert teeth cleaning. Thank you Dr. Phillips!

Dr Alvarenga is an exceptional periodontist. In the 1990's and early 2000's when I lived in New…read moreHampshire (and we were both relatively young), he treated me for severe periodontal disease (my fault for not going to a dentist for several years!), I could not have hoped for better care. I now live in New York City and per his recommendation, I am under that care of the periodontist under whom he trained. In the office he is very professional but don't be fooled, he is also a very generous and kind person to whom I am still indebted for his exceptional care and for the book,Benevolence and Betrayal which continues to be one of the most fascinating books I have ever read!

Dr. Alvarenga was very accommodating at a time when seeking medical help is very challenging. With…read morehis expertise and state of the art equipment he was able to diagnose and treat my dental emergency. He has reached out to me several times to make sure I am still ok! Our world needs more humanitarians like Dr. Alvarenga.

This isn't retail: this is medicine, but friendly and with a glad-I-met-ya attitude…read more Angela is a super dentist who brings in amazing support staff to perform flawless hygiene, insert seamless fillings, all with no lasting pain. Less than two hours after an appointment of two fillings and a cap, the injection sites where Dr. Santavicca had poked me for novocaine had stopped aching. The hardware is as good as I have had in 40+ years of modern dentistry, and the software technology seems to be the optimal level of sophistication (including 3D imaging that accesses "before", "during", and "after" tooth alteration procedures). Another thing I noticed with this nearly all-female staff was that their dexterity was top notch the entire time, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. So, it is first thing in the morning, and both the dentist and technician were coordinating very complex checklists of elements with patient, but cheerful airs. How do they do this for every patient? Somehow, they do.

Dr. Santavicca seems to run her dental practice as if her main priority is to make money, not care…read morefor her patients. Many times I've felt humiliated because I had to wait for my insurance to kick back in before I could proceed with whatever procedure she wanted to perform. And those procedures that she and her colleagues did perform, they did not perform well. I've had numerous problems that were her fault, and yet, I had to pay for her mistakes. I went to another dentist who confirmed that costly mistakes were made. I would not recommend her practice.

This place is geared toward throughput and profit margins, not community care. Appointments are…read moretypically six to eight months out. If you want anything that resembles a regular cleaning schedule, you have to book 12 months in advance. If you cancel an appointment, or if they cancel it on you (which is not uncommon), you will be told that you can rebook in...wait for it...six to eight months. The only alternative is to get on their wait list for cancellations, for which you will have to drop everything on an hour's notice and race over. Works fine for non-working people who live close by, and don't have anything important to do, not so much for the rest of us. The receptionists are at best matter-of-fact. They acknowledge your presence and direct you to the tiny, often crowded waiting room. Friendly is not a word that would be used to describe them. The hygienists are the one respite from the factory-like feel. They are pleasant and good at what they do. The dentist, if they acknowledge you at all, will simply say "good morning," give the hygienist some brief instructions, and leave. If you blink, you will miss them. In short, the production line feel is not conducive to building trust that you are receiving good care...but they are one of the only games in town that take our insurance, so they seem to be able to get away with it.

Been a patient for over 6 years. Only 1 of those years included a regular dentist appointment…read more Today I went in for yet another appointment, and I was told by the hygienist that the dentist would not see me due to a "health" issue which previously had NOT been a problem, but I was NOT informed that the dentist was busy dealing with an "emergency" and was considerably delayed. I am leaving this practice due to the dishonesty and lack of professionalism in dealing with patients.

My daughter had gone there for a time to get braces. Mind you, I would drive from Conway, NH to…read moreHanover to get to this office, and it isn't a straight shot there. A close to three hour drive to get there. So after awhile, when things were going on and we couldn't get there, her state insurance ran out after she turned 18. Having been PAID IN FULL, he thought he could pull a fast one and try to extort another $800 for removal of the braces after it had been a few years. Well, with a little help from some local people, this guy was reported to the state for being the fraudulent, condescending, snippy jerk that he is. All she wanted was her braces removed after they had been on longer than they should have been and he got greedy. Greedy little man. I would advise EVERYONE to stay away from this character, a guy that is head of the board of whatever orthodontal secret society. He is a snake oil salesman, a shyster, a charlatan, and a churlish, snide little man. It is a drive-thru office that herds kids in and out so he can line his pockets with state insurance money. Avoid this guy (if he has his license to practice much longer) at all costs!

I saw Dr.sal as a teenager. I was told two years in treatment. I have great oral hygiene and…read moreparticular about my teeth. Well after those two years I got out of braces. I still have a pretty evident open bite and #8, #9 aren't even. His only answer to that was have jaw surgery for "Tmj" Not to mention when they took my brackets off they left cement behind. Now being an adult and working as dental assistant I know we don't refer to things as TMJ because guess what everybody has 2 joints. I've been out of braces for 5 yrs and starting Invisalign which is less invasive to correct a minor issue that could of been solved assuming I saw an orthodontist who knew what he was doing and cared. I feel sorry for my mom paying ridiculous money for absolutely no reason. I wouldn't refer anyone to see him. If he's your only choice go without you'll end up paying for it years later.

Staff was great. Answered questions . Both surgeons were…read moreable to put me at ease and made sure I was comfortable during procedure. Went for an awake dental extraction.

Dr Lesny is the best oral surgeon in New England. He is a very skilled surgeon. I had three…read moreimplants done from 2011-2024 and he does beautiful implants. He's professional and extremely qualified and has years of experience. I drive from South Burlington just to go to his practice.