Dentist · Varsity

Varsity Family Dental Centre, Calgary

What patients mention most: kind, gentle care (19 reviews) and putting nervous patients at ease (7 reviews).

★ 4.5+ · 100+ Google reviews

New-patient exam $49.95 on vfdc.ca

In 122 reviews, patients mention mostKind, gentle care 19 · Nervous patients felt at ease 7See the reviewsHide

Kind, gentle care19 reviews · 16%

Nervous patients felt at ease7 reviews · 6%

Explains things clearly3 reviews · 2%

Good visits for kids3 reviews · 2%

Friendly, helpful staff24 reviews · 20%

Counted in the 122 Google reviews we read, up to September 2026.

Every theme in the 122 reviews ↓

4616 Valiant Dr NW #107, Calgary, AB T3A 0X9

Call (403) 288-7396 Directions

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Sources: vfdc.ca, read 12 Sep 2026; open or closed from Google hours, read 9 Sep 2026; holidays may differ.

Varsity Family Dental Centre at a glance

24 of 122 reviews mention friendly, helpful staff
Prices on their website: New-patient exam $49.95 (read 12 Sep 2026)
3 dentists listed on their website
Open evenings and Saturdays

How Varsity Family Dental Centre compares with other Calgary clinics

7% of its 122 written reviews are one or two stars

Middle Calgary clinic: 3%

A bigger share than 83% of Calgary clinics

Charged more than they were told is its most common complaint: 3 of its 5 unhappy reviews since Oct 2023

Most common in Calgary: work failed or had to be fixed

84% of its written reviews get a reply from the clinic, including 5 of its 9 one- and two-star reviews

Middle Calgary clinic: 47%

Replies more than 75% of Calgary clinics

$49.95 for new-patient exam on their website

Middle Calgary price: $62

The lowest of the 9 Calgary clinics that post one

Open Saturdays hours 9 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

Varsity Family Dental Centre’s 122 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 Varsity Family Dental Centre can help with

Varsity Family Dental Centre lists check-ups and cleanings.

What treatment was like: veneers (3 reviews)

3 reviews describe getting veneers (only 14% of Calgary clinics have any)

Counted in the 122 written Google reviews of Varsity Family Dental Centre 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 (13 reviews)

13 reviews praise a hygienist (about twice the Calgary rate)
9 reviews praise the front desk (about twice the Calgary rate)
20 reviews praise the whole team
3 reviews praise a dental assistant

Counted in the 122 written Google reviews of Varsity Family Dental Centre 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 Varsity Family Dental Centre

3 people listed on vfdc.ca.

Dr. Chuck Stewart

Dentist

Named in 26 reviews of Varsity Family Dental Centre, 10 of them in the last 12 months

Dr. Diane Escaravage

Dentist

Dr. Jeff Wakeford

Dentist

What 122 reviews of Varsity Family Dental Centre mention

How the visit felt

Kind, gentle care 19 reviews

Nervous patients felt at ease 7 reviews

Explains things clearly 3 reviews

Kids, staff and the dental care plan

Friendly, helpful staff 24 reviews

Good visits for kids 3 reviews

Treatments patients mention

Emergency visits 3 reviews

Counted in the 122 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 Varsity Family Dental Centre say

All 5 one- and two-star written reviews of Varsity Family Dental Centre since October 2023, each sorted by an AI reader: 5 describe a problem with the clinic. How they were sorted

Charged more than they were told3 reviews · 2 in the last 12 months

Rude or unhelpful front desk3 reviews · 3 in the last 12 months

Disorganised office2 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months

How the clinic replies. It replied to 1 of these 5 reviews: it defended the clinic's side in 1.

Cost and paying at Varsity Family Dental Centre

Their prices

As vfdc.ca words them, checked September 2026; confirm before treatment.

New-patient exam$49.95

“$49.95 New Patient Exam”

From vfdc.ca, read 12 Sep 2026

Paying at Varsity Family Dental Centre: Free consultation.

Before treatment, ask

Their website gives a price for new-patient exam ($49.95, on vfdc.ca, read 12 Sep 2026). What would make yours cost more?

Prices and ways to pay as vfdc.ca states them, checked September 2026.

Fear and comfort: patients afraid of needles (1 review)

1 review from a patient afraid of needles

Counted in the 122 written Google reviews of Varsity Family Dental Centre up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

What Varsity Family Dental Centre offers for each need

Listed on Google as a dentist.

In Varsity Family Dental Centre’s reviews: Explains things clearly: 3 reviews. Kind, gentle care: 19 reviews.

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EveningsUntil 7 p.m. on Tue and Wed

Saturday9 a.m.–4 p.m.

Dentists3

Open 6 days a week

Monday7 a.m.–3 p.m.

Tuesday7 a.m.–7 p.m.

Wednesday7 a.m.–7 p.m.

Thursday7 a.m.–3 p.m.

Friday7 a.m.–3 p.m.

Saturday9 a.m.–4 p.m.

SundayClosed

Getting to Varsity Family Dental Centre

4616 Valiant Dr NW #107, Calgary, AB T3A 0X9. Wheelchair-accessible entrance

In Varsity, Calgary

How this page was made

Made from the 122 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026 and vfdc.ca, checked September 2026. Its Google profile is managed by the clinic.