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12th & 8th Dental, Calgary

What patients mention most: putting nervous patients at ease (19 reviews) and kind, gentle care (9 reviews).

★ 4.5+ · 250+ Google reviews

In 306 reviews, patients mention mostNervous patients felt at ease 19 · Kind, gentle care 9See the reviewsHide
Nervous patients felt at ease19 reviews · 6%
Kind, gentle care9 reviews · 3%
Good visits for kids7 reviews · 2%
Appointments run on time6 reviews · 2%
Explains things clearly5 reviews · 2%
Friendly, helpful staff31 reviews · 10%

Counted in the 306 Google reviews we read, up to September 2026.

Every theme in the 306 reviews ↓
1221 8 Street SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0L4
Is 12th & 8th Dental your clinic?

Sources: open or closed from Google hours, read 9 Sep 2026; holidays may differ.

12th & 8th Dental at a glance

  • 31 of 306 reviews mention friendly, helpful staff
  • No prices on 12thand8thdental.com
  • 2 dentists listed on their website

How 12th & 8th Dental compares with other Calgary clinics

4% of its 306 written reviews are one or two stars
Middle Calgary clinic: 3%
A bigger share than 59% of Calgary clinics
Rude or unhelpful front desk is its most common complaint: 5 of its 10 unhappy reviews since Oct 2023
Most common in Calgary: work failed or had to be fixed
0% of its written reviews get a reply from the clinic, including 0 of its 11 one- and two-star reviews
Middle Calgary clinic: 47%
Replies less than 87% of Calgary clinics
IV sedation listed on 12thand8thdental.com, checked September 2026
Listed by 16% of the 678 Calgary clinic websites we checked

12th & 8th Dental’s 306 written reviews set against 639 Calgary clinics with 20+, to September 2026; hours against 789 Calgary clinics with posted hours; its website against 678 Calgary clinic websites. How we compare

What 12th & 8th Dental can help with

12th & 8th Dental lists check-ups and cleanings and sedation or care for anxious patients.

Before you call 12th & 8th Dental

  • Closes by 6 p.m. and isn’t open weekends

Who you’ll see at 12th & 8th Dental

2 people listed on 12thand8thdental.com.

Dr. Jeff Barnes
Dentist

Named in 105 reviews of 12th & 8th Dental, 1 of them in the last 12 months

Dr. Jake Abarra
Dentist

What 306 reviews of 12th & 8th Dental mention

How the visit felt
Nervous patients felt at ease 19 reviews
Kind, gentle care 9 reviews
Explains things clearly 5 reviews
Getting an appointment
Appointments run on time 6 reviews
Kids, staff and the dental care plan
Friendly, helpful staff 31 reviews
Good visits for kids 7 reviews
Treatments patients mention
Extractions or wisdom teeth 7 reviews
Emergency visits 5 reviews

Counted in the 306 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026. A theme shows once 3 patients mention it; stars and totals are rounded down. How we count · Today’s reviews on Google ↗

What unhappy patients of 12th & 8th Dental say

All 10 one- and two-star written reviews of 12th & 8th Dental since October 2023, each sorted by an AI reader: 10 describe a problem with the clinic. How they were sorted

Rude or unhelpful front desk5 reviews · 3 in the last 12 months
Prices felt too high3 reviews · 2 in the last 12 months
Rough or painful treatment3 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months
Charged more than they were told2 reviews · 2 in the last 12 months
Hard to get or keep an appointment2 reviews
Pushed to have treatment they doubted2 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months

How the clinic replies. It hasn’t replied to any of these 10 reviews.

The team, in patients' words: the whole team (37 reviews)

  • 37 reviews praise the whole team
  • 12 reviews praise the front desk
  • 14 reviews praise a hygienist

Counted in the 306 written Google reviews of 12th & 8th Dental up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

Cost and paying at 12th & 8th Dental

Their website doesn’t list prices or ways to pay.

12th & 8th Dental posts no prices online; what patients across Canada said they paid gives a rough idea.

What treatment was like: being given the choice (2 reviews)

  • 2 reviews say the dentist laid out the options and let them choose
  • 1 review describes getting veneers

Counted in the 306 written Google reviews of 12th & 8th Dental up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

Who comes here: patients with special needs (2 reviews)

  • 2 reviews describe care adapted for a patient with special needs

Counted in the 306 written Google reviews of 12th & 8th Dental up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

Fear and comfort: patients with a bad past experience (1 review)

  • 1 review from a patient nervous after a bad experience somewhere in the past

Counted in the 306 written Google reviews of 12th & 8th Dental up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

Getting an appointment and getting there: wheelchair access (1 review)

  • 1 review mentions wheelchair access

Counted in the 306 written Google reviews of 12th & 8th Dental up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

What 12th & 8th Dental offers for each need

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Equipment, comfort & access at 12th & 8th Dental

Technology: IV sedation.

Clinics near 12th & 8th Dental that also offer sedation or care for anxious patients

Living Wellness Dental - Dorchester
Lower Mount Royal · 0.1 km · Check-ups and cleanings and Nervous patients
Dr. Korol Dental
Lower Mount Royal · 0.1 km · Check-ups and cleanings and Emergencies
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Call 12th & 8th Dental

(403) 475-1288
EveningsCloses by 6 p.m.
SaturdayClosed
Dentists2

Open 5 days a week

Monday7 a.m.–4 p.m.
Tuesday7 a.m.–6 p.m.
Wednesday7 a.m.–6 p.m.
Thursday7 a.m.–6 p.m.
Friday7:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

Getting to 12th & 8th Dental

1221 8 Street SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0L4. Wheelchair-accessible entrance

In Lower Mount Royal, Calgary

How this page was made

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