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Say Cheese Dentistry

What patients mention most: how they look after children (39 reviews) and kind, gentle care (28 reviews).

★ 4.5+ · 500+ Google reviews

In 487 reviews, patients mention mostGood visits for kids 39 · Kind, gentle care 28See the reviewsHide
Good visits for kids39 reviews · 8%
Kind, gentle care28 reviews · 6%
Nervous patients felt at ease25 reviews · 5%
Explains things clearly11 reviews · 2%
Appointments run on time7 reviews · 1%
Same- or next-day appointments5 reviews · 1%

Counted in the 487 Google reviews we read, up to September 2026.

Every theme in the 487 reviews ↓
1596 Walkley Rd, Ottawa, ON K1V 6P5
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Sources: open or closed from Google hours, read 9 Sep 2026; holidays may differ.

Say Cheese Dentistry at a glance

  • 74 of 487 reviews mention friendly, helpful staff
  • No prices on saycheesedentistry.ca; bills insurance directly and says it accepts the dental care plan (saycheesedentistry.ca, read 12 Sep 2026)
  • 5 dentists listed on their website
  • Open Saturdays

How Say Cheese Dentistry compares with other Ottawa clinics

6% of its 487 written reviews are one or two stars
Middle Ottawa clinic: 4%
A bigger share than 72% of Ottawa clinics
Dentist was rude or dismissive is its most common complaint: 7 of its 21 unhappy reviews since Oct 2023
Most common in Ottawa: rude or unhelpful front desk
94% of its written reviews get a reply from the clinic, including 25 of its 28 one- and two-star reviews
Middle Ottawa clinic: 54%
Replies more than 83% of Ottawa clinics
8.0% of its 487 written reviews mention how they look after children (39)
Middle Ottawa clinic: 3.3%
About twice the Ottawa rate
Open Saturdays hours 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
20% of Ottawa clinics with posted hours are

Say Cheese Dentistry’s 487 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 Say Cheese Dentistry can help with

Say Cheese Dentistry lists check-ups and cleanings and says it accepts the dental care plan (saycheesedentistry.ca, read 12 Sep 2026).

The team, in patients' words: the assistants (6 reviews)

  • 6 reviews praise a dental assistant (only 16% of Ottawa clinics have any)
  • 56 reviews praise the whole team
  • 22 reviews praise a hygienist
  • 16 reviews praise the front desk

Counted in the 487 written Google reviews of Say Cheese Dentistry 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 (3 reviews)

  • 3 reviews say the clinic billed their insurance directly (only 4% of Ottawa clinics have any)
  • 1 review describes using NIHB coverage
  • 1 review describes using ODSP dental coverage

Counted in the 487 written Google reviews of Say Cheese 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: never feeling rushed (6 reviews)

  • 6 reviews say they never felt rushed (only 9% of Ottawa clinics have any)
  • 1 review from a patient afraid of needles

Counted in the 487 written Google reviews of Say Cheese Dentistry 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

  • 3 reviews mention the clinic changing owners (only 8% of Ottawa clinics have any)

Counted in the 487 written Google reviews of Say Cheese 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 Say Cheese Dentistry

5 people listed on saycheesedentistry.ca.

Dr. Sherif Elsaraj
Dentists · B.Sc, DMD

Named in 25 reviews of Say Cheese Dentistry, 4 of them in the last 12 months

  • Studied at University of Manitoba, 2010
  • Training: Master of Science degree in Oral Biology; Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology program; Ph.D. in Craniofacial Pain and Health

Dr. Sherif Elsaraj’s full bio on their website ↗

Dr. Ceres Kosuta
Dentists
  • Studied at University College Cork, 2023

Dr. Ceres Kosuta’s full bio on their website ↗

Dr. Muna Osman
Dentist · DDS, DMD
  • Studied at University of the East, 2014
  • Training: DDS Advanced Placement Program

Dr. Muna Osman’s full bio on their website ↗

Dr. Carl Brownstein
Dentists
  • Studied at McGill University

Dr. Carl Brownstein’s full bio on their website ↗

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What 487 reviews of Say Cheese Dentistry mention

How the visit felt
Kind, gentle care 28 reviews
Nervous patients felt at ease 25 reviews
Explains things clearly 11 reviews
Getting an appointment
Appointments run on time 7 reviews
Same- or next-day appointments 5 reviews
Kids, staff and the dental care plan
Friendly, helpful staff 74 reviews
Good visits for kids 39 reviews
Treatments patients mention
Emergency visits 17 reviews
Extractions or wisdom teeth 9 reviews

Counted in the 487 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026. A theme shows once 4 patients mention it; stars and totals are rounded down. How we count · Today’s reviews on Google ↗

What unhappy patients of Say Cheese Dentistry say

All 21 one- and two-star written reviews of Say Cheese Dentistry since October 2023, each sorted by an AI reader: 21 describe a problem with the clinic. How they were sorted

Dentist was rude or dismissive7 reviews · 2 in the last 12 months
Work failed or had to be fixed7 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months
Refused care or a request6 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months
Charged more than they were told5 reviews · 3 in the last 12 months
Disorganised office4 reviews · 2 in the last 12 months
Insurance or plan billing problems3 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months

How the clinic replies. It replied to 18 of these 21 reviews: it apologised in 7, invited the patient to get in touch in 13, defended the clinic's side in 6 and said the reviewer wasn't a patient (the clinic's position) in 5.

Cost and paying at Say Cheese Dentistry

Paying at Say Cheese Dentistry: Bills your insurance directly, payment plans and says it accepts the Canadian Dental Care Plan (saycheesedentistry.ca, read 12 Sep 2026).

Insurance and plans
Canadian Dental Care Plan

Say Cheese 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 487 written Google reviews of Say Cheese 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 Say Cheese Dentistry offers for each need

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(343) 430-3438
EveningsCloses by 6 p.m.
Saturday9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Dental care planSays it accepts CDCP: saycheesedentistry.ca, read 12 Sep 2026
InsuranceDirect billing
Dentists5
Groupdentalcorp

Open 6 days a week

Monday9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Tuesday9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Wednesday9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Thursday9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Friday9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Saturday9 a.m.–3 p.m.
SundayClosed

Getting to Say Cheese Dentistry

1596 Walkley Rd, Ottawa, ON K1V 6P5. Wheelchair-accessible entrance

In Alta Vista, Ottawa

How this page was made

Made from the 487 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026 and saycheesedentistry.ca, checked September 2026. Its Google profile is managed by the clinic.

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