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Besserer Dental Centre, Ottawa

What patients mention most: kind, gentle care (12 reviews) and putting nervous patients at ease (7 reviews).

★ 4.5+ · 250+ Google reviews

In 199 reviews, patients mention mostKind, gentle care 12 · Nervous patients felt at ease 7See the reviewsHide
Kind, gentle care12 reviews · 6%
Nervous patients felt at ease7 reviews · 4%
Explains things clearly7 reviews · 4%
Appointments run on time3 reviews · 2%
Friendly, helpful staff22 reviews · 11%

Counted in the 199 Google reviews we read, up to September 2026.

Every theme in the 199 reviews ↓
238 Besserer St Unit f, Ottawa, ON K1N 5Y3
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Sources: open or closed from Google hours, read 9 Sep 2026; holidays may differ.

Besserer Dental Centre at a glance

  • 22 of 199 reviews mention friendly, helpful staff
  • No prices on bdental.ca; says it accepts the dental care plan (bdental.ca, read 12 Sep 2026)
  • 2 dentists listed on their website
  • Open evenings

How Besserer Dental Centre compares with other Ottawa clinics

9% of its 199 written reviews are one or two stars
Middle Ottawa clinic: 4%
A bigger share than 84% of Ottawa clinics
Disorganised office is its most common complaint: 8 of its 15 unhappy reviews since Oct 2023
Most common in Ottawa: rude or unhelpful front desk
32% of its written reviews get a reply from the clinic, including 4 of its 18 one- and two-star reviews
Middle Ottawa clinic: 54%
Replies less than 62% of Ottawa clinics
Open weekday evenings open until 8 p.m. on its latest weekday
31% of Ottawa clinics with posted hours are
New-patient special listed on bdental.ca, checked September 2026
Listed by 2.5% of the 439 Ottawa clinic websites we checked

Besserer Dental Centre’s 199 written reviews set against 419 Ottawa clinics with 20+, to September 2026; hours against 583 Ottawa clinics with posted hours; its website against 439 Ottawa clinic websites. How we compare

What Besserer Dental Centre can help with

Besserer Dental Centre lists check-ups and cleanings and says it accepts the dental care plan (bdental.ca, read 12 Sep 2026).

Who you’ll see at Besserer Dental Centre

2 people listed on bdental.ca.

Dr. Pankil Shah
Dentist

Named in 8 reviews of Besserer Dental Centre, 8 of them in the last 12 months

Dr. Shreyas Patel
Dentist

Named in 21 reviews of Besserer Dental Centre, 14 of them in the last 12 months

What 199 reviews of Besserer Dental Centre mention

How the visit felt
Kind, gentle care 12 reviews
Nervous patients felt at ease 7 reviews
Explains things clearly 7 reviews
Getting an appointment
Appointments run on time 3 reviews
Kids, staff and the dental care plan
Friendly, helpful staff 22 reviews
Treatments patients mention
Extractions or wisdom teeth 4 reviews

Counted in the 199 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 Besserer Dental Centre say

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

Disorganised office8 reviews · 4 in the last 12 months
Pushed to have treatment they doubted5 reviews · 5 in the last 12 months
Charged more than they were told3 reviews · 3 in the last 12 months
Insurance or plan billing problems3 reviews · 3 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 3 of these 15 reviews: it apologised in 1, invited the patient to get in touch in 3, defended the clinic's side in 2 and said the reviewer wasn't a patient (the clinic's position) in 2.

The team, in patients' words: the whole team (19 reviews)

  • 19 reviews praise the whole team
  • 11 reviews praise the front desk
  • 11 reviews praise a hygienist

Counted in the 199 written Google reviews of Besserer 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

Cost and paying at Besserer Dental Centre

Paying at Besserer Dental Centre: New-patient special and says it accepts the Canadian Dental Care Plan (bdental.ca, read 12 Sep 2026).

Insurance and plans
Canadian Dental Care Plan

Besserer Dental Centre posts no prices online; what patients across Canada said they paid gives a rough idea.

Insurance and paying, in patients' words: insurance paperwork handled (1 review)

  • 1 review says the office handled the insurance paperwork
  • 1 review names their insurance company

Counted in the 199 written Google reviews of Besserer 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 comes here: students on a student plan (1 review)

  • 1 review mentions a student dental plan

Counted in the 199 written Google reviews of Besserer 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

Changes at the clinic: reviews mention a change of owner

  • 1 review mentions the clinic changing owners

Counted in the 199 written Google reviews of Besserer 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

Getting an appointment and getting there: walk-ins (1 review)

  • 1 review describes being seen without an appointment

Counted in the 199 written Google reviews of Besserer 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 Besserer Dental Centre offers for each need

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Equipment, comfort & access at Besserer Dental Centre

Comfort: LGBTQ+ friendly.

Access: Parking info on their website.

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(613) 230-2626
EveningsUntil 8 p.m. on Tue and Thu
SaturdayClosed
Dental care planSays it accepts CDCP: bdental.ca, read 12 Sep 2026
Dentists2

Open 5 days a week

Monday8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Tuesday8 a.m.–8 p.m.
Wednesday8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Thursday8 a.m.–8 p.m.
Friday8 a.m.–5 p.m.
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

Getting to Besserer Dental Centre

238 Besserer St Unit f, Ottawa, ON K1N 5Y3. Wheelchair-accessible entrance

In Centretown, Ottawa

Parking directions are on bdental.ca

How this page was made

Made from the 199 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026 and bdental.ca, checked September 2026. Its Google profile is managed by the clinic.

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