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12th Avenue Dental Centre - SW Calgary

What patients mention most: putting nervous patients at ease (10 reviews) and kind, gentle care (9 reviews).

★ 4.5+ · 100+ Google reviews

In 167 reviews, patients mention mostNervous patients felt at ease 10 · Kind, gentle care 9See the reviewsHide
Nervous patients felt at ease10 reviews · 6%
Kind, gentle care9 reviews · 5%
Explains things clearly8 reviews · 5%
Appointments run on time3 reviews · 2%
Good visits for kids3 reviews · 2%
Friendly, helpful staff18 reviews · 11%

Counted in the 167 Google reviews we read, up to September 2026.

Every theme in the 167 reviews ↓
1227 12 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T3C 3S7
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Sources: open or closed from Google hours, read 9 Sep 2026; holidays may differ.

12th Avenue Dental Centre - SW Calgary at a glance

  • 18 of 167 reviews mention friendly, helpful staff
  • No prices on 12thavenuedental.com
  • 1 dentist listed on their website
  • Open evenings

How 12th Avenue Dental Centre - SW Calgary compares with other Calgary clinics

8% of its 167 written reviews are one or two stars
Middle Calgary clinic: 3%
A bigger share than 85% of Calgary clinics
Hard to get or keep an appointment is its most common complaint: 4 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 13 one- and two-star reviews
Middle Calgary clinic: 47%
Replies less than 87% of Calgary clinics
Open weekday evenings open until 6:30 p.m. on its latest weekday
47% of Calgary clinics with posted hours are

12th Avenue Dental Centre - SW Calgary’s 167 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 Avenue Dental Centre - SW Calgary can help with

12th Avenue Dental Centre - SW Calgary lists check-ups and cleanings, emergency care, teeth whitening, veneers or bonding, dentures, root canals and extractions and wisdom teeth.

Who you’ll see at 12th Avenue Dental Centre - SW Calgary

4 people listed on 12thavenuedental.com.

Dr. Daryl Rakochey
Dentist · BSc, DDS

Named in 46 reviews of 12th Avenue Dental Centre - SW Calgary, 2 of them in the last 12 months

  • Studied at University of Alberta, 1988

Dr. Daryl Rakochey’s full bio on their website ↗

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Clinical team
ChiDental assistant
MalloryDental hygienist
MarshaDental hygienist

The team, in patients' words: the hygienists (12 reviews)

  • 12 reviews praise a hygienist
  • 19 reviews praise the whole team
  • 6 reviews praise the front desk
  • 3 reviews praise a dental assistant

Counted in the 167 written Google reviews of 12th Avenue Dental Centre - SW Calgary up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

What 167 reviews of 12th Avenue Dental Centre - SW Calgary mention

How the visit felt
Nervous patients felt at ease 10 reviews
Kind, gentle care 9 reviews
Explains things clearly 8 reviews
Getting an appointment
Appointments run on time 3 reviews
Kids, staff and the dental care plan
Friendly, helpful staff 18 reviews
Good visits for kids 3 reviews
Treatments patients mention
Emergency visits 3 reviews

Counted in the 167 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 Avenue Dental Centre - SW Calgary say

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

Hard to get or keep an appointment4 reviews
Rude or unhelpful front desk4 reviews · 3 in the last 12 months
Disorganised office2 reviews

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

Cost and paying at 12th Avenue Dental Centre - SW Calgary

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

12th Avenue Dental Centre - SW Calgary posts no prices online; what patients across Canada said they paid gives a rough idea.

Who comes here: patients with special needs (1 review)

  • 1 review describes care adapted for a patient with special needs

Counted in the 167 written Google reviews of 12th Avenue Dental Centre - SW Calgary up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

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(403) 229-2330
EveningsUntil 6:30 p.m. on Wed
SaturdayClosed
Dentists1

Open 5 days a week

Monday8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Tuesday8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Wednesday10 a.m.–6:30 p.m.
Thursday8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Friday8 a.m.–1 p.m.
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

Getting to 12th Avenue Dental Centre - SW Calgary

1227 12 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T3C 3S7. Wheelchair-accessible entrance

In Downtown West End, Calgary

How this page was made

Made from the 167 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026 and 12thavenuedental.com, checked September 2026. Its Google profile is managed by the clinic and established 1992.

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