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Lists itself as: children’s dentistryAuburn Bay

Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry

What patients mention most: how they look after children (181 reviews) and putting nervous patients at ease (41 reviews).

★ 4.5+ · 500+ Google reviews

In 375 reviews, patients mention mostGood visits for kids 181 · Nervous patients felt at ease 41See the reviewsHide
Good visits for kids181 reviews · 48%
Nervous patients felt at ease41 reviews · 11%
Kind, gentle care36 reviews · 10%
Explains things clearly10 reviews · 3%
Appointments run on time3 reviews · 1%
Friendly, helpful staff73 reviews · 19%

Counted in the 375 Google reviews we read, up to September 2026.

Every theme in the 375 reviews ↓
3883 Front St SE #112, Calgary, AB T3M 2J6
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Sources: open or closed from Google hours, read 9 Sep 2026; holidays may differ.

Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry at a glance

  • 181 of 375 reviews mention how they look after children
  • No prices on smilebuddy.ca; bills insurance directly
  • 1 dentist listed on their website

How Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry compares with other Calgary clinics

3% of its 375 written reviews are one or two stars
Middle Calgary clinic: 3%
A bigger share than 56% of Calgary clinics
Pushed to have treatment they doubted is its most common complaint: 3 of its 9 unhappy reviews since Oct 2023
Most common in Calgary: work failed or had to be fixed
99% of its written reviews get a reply from the clinic, including 7 of its 12 one- and two-star reviews
Middle Calgary clinic: 47%
Replies more than 92% of Calgary clinics
48% of its 375 written reviews mention how they look after children (181)
Middle Calgary clinic: 3.6%
13 times the Calgary rate
11% of its 375 written reviews mention putting nervous patients at ease (41)
Middle Calgary clinic: 5.1%
About twice the Calgary rate

Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry’s 375 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

Type of clinic

Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry is a clinic that lists itself under children’s dentistry on Google

Their focus is dental care for children and teens. They also list sedation or care for anxious patients on their website.

Booking for an adult? Ask first.

What Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry can help with

Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry lists children’s dentistry (its focus) and sedation or care for anxious patients.

Before you call Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry

  • Closes by 6 p.m. and isn’t open weekends
  • Their website covers 3 locations, so some dentists or services it lists may be at another one

Who comes here: parents of toddlers (26 reviews)

  • 26 reviews from parents of toddlers (only 11% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 11 reviews from parents of school-age children (only 12% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 2 reviews describe care adapted for a patient with special needs

Counted in the 375 written Google reviews of Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry 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: sedation (3 reviews)

  • 3 reviews describe being sedated for treatment (only 9% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 1 review describes having laughing gas

Counted in the 375 written Google reviews of Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry 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 whole team (77 reviews)

  • 77 reviews praise the whole team
  • 19 reviews praise the front desk
  • 11 reviews praise a dental assistant
  • 13 reviews praise a hygienist
  • 1 review mentions seeing a female dentist

Counted in the 375 written Google reviews of Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry 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 Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry

1 person listed on smilebuddy.ca. Their website covers 3 locations, so some may work elsewhere.

Dr. Amin Salmasi
Dentists

Named in 49 reviews of Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry, 6 of them in the last 12 months

What 375 reviews of Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry mention

How the visit felt
Nervous patients felt at ease 41 reviews
Kind, gentle care 36 reviews
Explains things clearly 10 reviews
Getting an appointment
Appointments run on time 3 reviews
Kids, staff and the dental care plan
Good visits for kids 181 reviews
Friendly, helpful staff 73 reviews
Treatments patients mention
Extractions or wisdom teeth 10 reviews
Emergency visits 9 reviews
Braces or aligners 9 reviews

Counted in the 375 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 Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry say

All 10 one- and two-star written reviews of Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry since October 2023, each sorted by an AI reader: 9 describe a problem with the clinic, the other one is about something else. How they were sorted

Pushed to have treatment they doubted3 reviews · 2 in the last 12 months
Dentist was rude or dismissive2 reviews · 2 in the last 12 months
Refused care or a request2 reviews
Disorganised office2 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months
Payment, deposit or refund disputes2 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months
Phones not answered or calls not returned2 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months

How the clinic replies. It replied to 5 of these 9 reviews: it apologised in 5, invited the patient to get in touch in 4 and defended the clinic's side in 2.

Cost and paying at Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry

Paying at Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry: Bills your insurance directly and payment plans.

Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry posts no prices online; what patients across Canada said they paid gives a rough idea.

What treatment was like: veneers (1 review)

  • 1 review describes getting veneers

Counted in the 375 written Google reviews of Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

What Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry offers for each need

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Equipment, comfort & access at Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry

Technology: Digital X-rays, intraoral scanner, nitrous oxide and virtual consults.

Comfort: Sedation available, LGBTQ+ friendly and children’s area.

Access: Parking info on their website.

Clinics near Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry that also offer children’s dentistry

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(403) 250-5830
EveningsCloses by 6 p.m.
SaturdayClosed
InsuranceDirect billing
Dentists1
Group3 locations

Open 5 days a week

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

Getting to Smile Buddy Children's Dentistry

3883 Front St SE #112, Calgary, AB T3M 2J6. Wheelchair-accessible entrance

In Auburn Bay, Calgary

Parking directions are on smilebuddy.ca

How this page was made

Made from the 375 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026 and smilebuddy.ca, checked September 2026. Its Google profile is managed by the clinic.

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