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Dental clinic · Laurentian View

Star Dental

What patients mention most: kind, gentle care (14 reviews) and putting nervous patients at ease (5 reviews).

★ 4.5+ · 250+ Google reviews

In 219 reviews, patients mention mostKind, gentle care 14 · Nervous patients felt at ease 5See the reviewsHide
Kind, gentle care14 reviews · 6%
Nervous patients felt at ease5 reviews · 2%
Explains things clearly5 reviews · 2%
Good visits for kids5 reviews · 2%
Appointments run on time4 reviews · 2%
Friendly, helpful staff35 reviews · 16%

Counted in the 219 Google reviews we read, up to September 2026.

Every theme in the 219 reviews ↓
1960 Scott St, Ottawa, ON K1Z 0C5
Is Star Dental your clinic?

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

Star Dental at a glance

  • 35 of 219 reviews mention friendly, helpful staff
  • No prices on star-dental.ca; bills insurance directly and says it accepts the dental care plan (star-dental.ca, read 12 Sep 2026)
  • Open evenings and Saturdays

How Star Dental compares with other Ottawa clinics

4% of its 219 written reviews are one or two stars
Middle Ottawa clinic: 4%
Work failed or had to be fixed is its most common complaint: 4 of its 9 unhappy reviews since Oct 2023
Most common in Ottawa: rude or unhelpful front desk
92% of its 86 written reviews in the last 12 months give 4 or 5 stars
Down from 98% of its 133 reviews before that
0% of its written reviews get a reply from the clinic, including 0 of its 9 one- and two-star reviews
Middle Ottawa clinic: 54%
Replies less than 84% of Ottawa clinics
Open Saturdays hours 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
20% of Ottawa clinics with posted hours are
Open weekday evenings open until 8 p.m. on its latest weekday
31% of Ottawa clinics with posted hours are
Charges the provincial fee guide listed on star-dental.ca, checked September 2026
Listed by 11% of the 439 Ottawa clinic websites we checked
Nitrous oxide listed on star-dental.ca, checked September 2026
Listed by 21% of the 439 Ottawa clinic websites we checked

Star Dental’s 219 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 Star Dental can help with

Star Dental lists check-ups and cleanings, sedation or care for anxious patients, implants, braces or Invisalign, dentures, root canals and extractions and wisdom teeth and says it accepts the dental care plan (star-dental.ca, read 12 Sep 2026).

Fear and comfort: TV or music in the chair (10 reviews)

  • 10 reviews mention TV or music during treatment (only 3% of Ottawa clinics have any)
  • 3 reviews say they never felt rushed (only 9% of Ottawa clinics have any)

Counted in the 219 written Google reviews of Star Dental up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

What treatment was like: whitening (7 reviews)

  • 7 reviews describe teeth whitening (only 4% of Ottawa clinics have any)

Counted in the 219 written Google reviews of Star Dental up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

What 219 reviews of Star Dental mention

How the visit felt
Kind, gentle care 14 reviews
Nervous patients felt at ease 5 reviews
Explains things clearly 5 reviews
Getting an appointment
Appointments run on time 4 reviews
Kids, staff and the dental care plan
Friendly, helpful staff 35 reviews
Good visits for kids 5 reviews
Treatments patients mention
Emergency visits 4 reviews

Counted in the 219 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 Star Dental say

All 9 one- and two-star written reviews of Star Dental since October 2023, each sorted by an AI reader: 9 describe a problem with the clinic. How they were sorted

Work failed or had to be fixed4 reviews · 3 in the last 12 months
Charged more than they were told2 reviews · 2 in the last 12 months
Dentist was rude or dismissive2 reviews · 2 in the last 12 months
Disorganised office2 reviews · 2 in the last 12 months
Long wait past the appointment time2 reviews · 2 in the last 12 months
Phones not answered or calls not returned2 reviews · 2 in the last 12 months

How the clinic replies. It hasn’t replied to any of these 9 reviews.

The team, in patients' words: the whole team (32 reviews)

  • 32 reviews praise the whole team
  • 12 reviews praise a hygienist
  • 8 reviews praise the front desk

Counted in the 219 written Google reviews of Star Dental 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 Star Dental

Paying at Star Dental: Bills your insurance directly, charges the provincial fee guide, payment plans and says it accepts the Canadian Dental Care Plan (star-dental.ca, read 12 Sep 2026).

Insurance and plans
Canadian Dental Care Plan

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

Who comes here: patients with special needs (1 review)

  • 1 review describes care adapted for a patient with special needs

Counted in the 219 written Google reviews of Star Dental 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: ODSP coverage (1 review)

  • 1 review describes using ODSP dental coverage

Counted in the 219 written Google reviews of Star Dental up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

What Star Dental offers for each need

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Equipment, comfort & access at Star Dental

Technology: Nitrous oxide.

Access: Parking info on their website.

Clinics near Star Dental that also offer sedation or care for anxious patients

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Call Star Dental

(613) 416-8288
EveningsUntil 8 p.m. on Mon, Tue, Wed and Thu
Saturday9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Dental care planSays it accepts CDCP: star-dental.ca, read 12 Sep 2026
InsuranceDirect billing

Open 6 days a week

Monday9 a.m.–8 p.m.
Tuesday9 a.m.–8 p.m.
Wednesday9 a.m.–8 p.m.
Thursday9 a.m.–8 p.m.
Friday9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Saturday9 a.m.–4 p.m.
SundayClosed

Getting to Star Dental

1960 Scott St, Ottawa, ON K1Z 0C5. Wheelchair-accessible entrance

In Laurentian View, Ottawa

Parking directions are on star-dental.ca

How this page was made

Made from the 219 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026 and star-dental.ca, checked September 2026. Its Google profile is managed by the clinic.

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