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Bow Trail Dental SW Calgary

What patients mention most: kind, gentle care (60 reviews) and putting nervous patients at ease (42 reviews).

★ 4.5+ · 500+ Google reviews

In 569 reviews, patients mention mostKind, gentle care 60 · Nervous patients felt at ease 42See the reviewsHide
Kind, gentle care60 reviews · 11%
Nervous patients felt at ease42 reviews · 7%
Explains things clearly38 reviews · 7%
Good visits for kids12 reviews · 2%
Appointments run on time7 reviews · 1%
Friendly, helpful staff79 reviews · 14%

Counted in the 569 Google reviews we read, up to September 2026.

Every theme in the 569 reviews ↓
3118 17 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T3E 0B2, Canada
Is Bow Trail Dental SW Calgary your clinic?

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

Bow Trail Dental SW Calgary at a glance

  • 79 of 569 reviews mention friendly, helpful staff
  • No prices on bowtraildental.com; bills insurance directly and says it accepts the dental care plan (bowtraildental.com, read 12 Sep 2026)
  • 6 dentists listed on their website
  • Open evenings and Saturdays

How Bow Trail Dental SW Calgary compares with other Calgary clinics

3% of its 569 written reviews are one or two stars
Middle Calgary clinic: 3%
A bigger share than 58% of Calgary clinics
Pushed to have treatment they doubted is its most common complaint: 6 of its 15 unhappy reviews since Oct 2023
Most common in Calgary: work failed or had to be fixed
98% of its written reviews get a reply from the clinic, including 18 of its 19 one- and two-star reviews
Middle Calgary clinic: 47%
Replies more than 89% of Calgary clinics
6.7% of its 569 written reviews mention clear explanations (38)
Middle Calgary clinic: 3.2%
About twice the Calgary rate
Open Saturdays hours 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
46% of Calgary clinics with posted hours are
Open weekday evenings open until 7 p.m. on its latest weekday
47% of Calgary clinics with posted hours are

Bow Trail Dental SW Calgary’s 569 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 Bow Trail Dental SW Calgary can help with

Bow Trail Dental SW Calgary lists check-ups and cleanings, emergency care, children’s dentistry, sedation or care for anxious patients, implants, braces or Invisalign, teeth whitening, veneers or bonding, dentures and extractions and wisdom teeth and says it accepts the dental care plan (bowtraildental.com, read 12 Sep 2026).

Fear and comfort: a calm office (7 reviews)

  • 7 reviews describe a calm, relaxing office (only 18% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 6 reviews mention TV or music during treatment (only 5% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 3 reviews mention comfort extras such as blankets or headphones (only 9% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 4 reviews say they never felt rushed
  • 3 reviews from patients afraid of needles
  • 1 review from a patient nervous after a bad experience somewhere in the past

Counted in the 569 written Google reviews of Bow Trail Dental 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

Insurance and paying, in patients' words: direct billing (5 reviews)

  • 5 reviews say the clinic billed their insurance directly (only 17% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 1 review says the office handled the insurance paperwork

Counted in the 569 written Google reviews of Bow Trail Dental 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

Getting an appointment and getting there: easy parking (8 reviews)

  • 8 reviews say parking is easy (only 8% of Calgary clinics have any)

Counted in the 569 written Google reviews of Bow Trail Dental 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

Who comes here: parents of toddlers (3 reviews)

  • 3 reviews from parents of toddlers (only 11% of Calgary clinics have any)

Counted in the 569 written Google reviews of Bow Trail Dental 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

The team, in patients' words: the hygienists (45 reviews)

  • 45 reviews praise a hygienist
  • 27 reviews praise the front desk
  • 81 reviews praise the whole team
  • 19 reviews praise a dental assistant

Counted in the 569 written Google reviews of Bow Trail Dental 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

Who you’ll see at Bow Trail Dental SW Calgary

16 people listed on bowtraildental.com.

Dr. Megan Checora
Dentist
  • Studied at Western University

Dr. Megan Checora’s full bio on their website ↗

Dr. Corey Kluner
Dentist
  • Studied at University of Sydney

Dr. Corey Kluner’s full bio on their website ↗

Dr. Sonja Tesanovic
Dentist
FrenchSerbian
  • Studied at Trinity College Dublin
  • Speaks French and Serbian

Dr. Sonja Tesanovic’s full bio on their website ↗

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Dr. Sean Wong
Dentist

Named in 127 reviews of Bow Trail Dental SW Calgary, 13 of them in the last 12 months

  • Studied at University of Alberta

Dr. Sean Wong’s full bio on their website ↗

Dr. Serena Liu
Dentist

Named in 17 reviews of Bow Trail Dental SW Calgary, 5 of them in the last 12 months

Show the rest of the team (10)
Clinical team
AddisynDental assistant
JadeDental assistant
TarynDental hygienist
JaynaSterilization technician
EllieDental hygienist
JanessaDental hygienist
BrianneDental assistant
JaydenDental assistant
AmritDental hygienist
Also on the team
Drew

What 569 reviews of Bow Trail Dental SW Calgary mention

How the visit felt
Kind, gentle care 60 reviews
Nervous patients felt at ease 42 reviews
Explains things clearly 38 reviews
Getting an appointment
Appointments run on time 7 reviews
Kids, staff and the dental care plan
Friendly, helpful staff 79 reviews
Good visits for kids 12 reviews
Treatments patients mention
Extractions or wisdom teeth 17 reviews
Emergency visits 9 reviews
Root canals 7 reviews

Counted in the 569 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026. A theme shows once 5 patients mention it; stars and totals are rounded down. How we count · Today’s reviews on Google ↗

What unhappy patients of Bow Trail Dental SW Calgary say

All 15 one- and two-star written reviews of Bow Trail Dental SW Calgary since October 2023, each sorted by an AI reader: 15 describe a problem with the clinic. How they were sorted

Pushed to have treatment they doubted6 reviews · 4 in the last 12 months
Disorganised office4 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months
Rough or painful treatment4 reviews · 3 in the last 12 months
Hard to get or keep an appointment3 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months
Rude or unhelpful front desk3 reviews · 2 in the last 12 months
Work failed or had to be fixed3 reviews · 2 in the last 12 months

How the clinic replies. It replied to 14 of these 15 reviews: it apologised in 8, invited the patient to get in touch in 9, offered a fix (a refund or redo, for example) in 2, defended the clinic's side in 8, said the reviewer wasn't a patient (the clinic's position) in 2 and gave a general reply that didn't address the complaint in 1.

Cost and paying at Bow Trail Dental SW Calgary

Paying at Bow Trail Dental SW Calgary: Bills your insurance directly, payment plans, free consultation and says it accepts the Canadian Dental Care Plan (bowtraildental.com, read 12 Sep 2026).

Insurance and plans
Canadian Dental Care Plan

Bow Trail Dental SW Calgary posts no prices online; what patients across Canada said they paid gives a rough idea.

Changes at the clinic: reviews mention a change of owner

  • 1 review mentions the clinic changing owners

Counted in the 569 written Google reviews of Bow Trail Dental 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 Bow Trail Dental SW Calgary offers for each need

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Equipment, comfort & access at Bow Trail Dental SW Calgary

Technology: Digital X-rays.

Comfort: LGBTQ+ friendly.

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(587) 871-4417
EveningsUntil 7 p.m. on Wed and Thu
Saturday8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Dental care planSays it accepts CDCP: bowtraildental.com, read 12 Sep 2026
InsuranceDirect billing
Dentists6

Open 6 days a week

Monday7 a.m.–4 p.m.
Tuesday7 a.m.–4 p.m.
Wednesday7–11 a.m., 12–7 p.m.
Thursday7 a.m.–7 p.m.
Friday7 a.m.–4 p.m.
Saturday8 a.m.–4 p.m.
SundayClosed

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Made from the 569 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026 and bowtraildental.com, checked September 2026. Its Google profile is managed by the clinic.

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