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The Downtown Dental Clinic

What patients mention most: kind, gentle care (49 reviews) and how they look after children (32 reviews).

★ 4.5+ · 500+ Google reviews

In 455 reviews, patients mention mostKind, gentle care 49 · Good visits for kids 32See the reviewsHide
Kind, gentle care49 reviews · 11%
Good visits for kids32 reviews · 7%
Nervous patients felt at ease26 reviews · 6%
Explains things clearly25 reviews · 5%
Appointments run on time7 reviews · 2%
Friendly, helpful staff66 reviews · 15%

Counted in the 455 Google reviews we read, up to September 2026.

Every theme in the 455 reviews ↓
99 Metcalfe St #104, Ottawa, ON K1A 1E3
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Sources: open or closed from Google hours, read 9 Sep 2026; holidays may differ.

The Downtown Dental Clinic at a glance

  • 66 of 455 reviews mention friendly, helpful staff
  • No prices on thedowntowndentalclinic.ca; says it accepts the dental care plan (thedowntowndentalclinic.ca, read 12 Sep 2026)
  • 3 dentists listed on their website

How The Downtown Dental Clinic compares with other Ottawa clinics

6% of its 455 written reviews are one or two stars
Middle Ottawa clinic: 4%
A bigger share than 74% of Ottawa clinics
Disorganised office is its most common complaint: 6 of its 18 unhappy reviews since Oct 2023
Most common in Ottawa: rude or unhelpful front desk
84% of its written reviews get a reply from the clinic, including 11 of its 29 one- and two-star reviews
Middle Ottawa clinic: 54%
Replies more than 73% of Ottawa clinics
7.0% of its 455 written reviews mention how they look after children (32)
Middle Ottawa clinic: 3.3%
About twice the Ottawa rate
CEREC same-day crowns listed on thedowntowndentalclinic.ca, checked September 2026
Listed by 11% of the 439 Ottawa clinic websites we checked
Digital X-rays listed on thedowntowndentalclinic.ca, checked September 2026
Listed by 25% of the 439 Ottawa clinic websites we checked

The Downtown Dental Clinic’s 455 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 The Downtown Dental Clinic can help with

The Downtown Dental Clinic lists check-ups and cleanings, emergency care, children’s dentistry, sedation or care for anxious patients, implants, braces or Invisalign, teeth whitening, veneers or bonding, dentures, root canals and extractions and wisdom teeth and says it accepts the dental care plan (thedowntowndentalclinic.ca, read 12 Sep 2026).

Before you call The Downtown Dental Clinic

  • Closes by 6 p.m. and isn’t open weekends

The team, in patients' words: the assistants (10 reviews)

  • 10 reviews praise a dental assistant (only 16% of Ottawa clinics have any)
  • 57 reviews praise the whole team
  • 26 reviews praise the front desk
  • 25 reviews praise a hygienist
  • 1 review mentions seeing a female dentist

Counted in the 455 written Google reviews of The Downtown Dental Clinic 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: easy parking (6 reviews)

  • 6 reviews say parking is easy (only 2% of Ottawa clinics have any)
  • 2 reviews mention appointment reminders

Counted in the 455 written Google reviews of The Downtown Dental Clinic 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: school-age children (6 reviews)

  • 6 reviews from parents of school-age children (only 2% of Ottawa clinics have any)
  • 3 reviews from parents of toddlers (only 2% of Ottawa clinics have any)

Counted in the 455 written Google reviews of The Downtown Dental Clinic 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: laughing gas (4 reviews)

  • 4 reviews describe having laughing gas (only 3% of Ottawa clinics have any)
  • 4 reviews say they never felt rushed (only 9% of Ottawa clinics have any)

Counted in the 455 written Google reviews of The Downtown Dental Clinic 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

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

Counted in the 455 written Google reviews of The Downtown Dental Clinic 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)

Counted in the 455 written Google reviews of The Downtown Dental Clinic 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 The Downtown Dental Clinic

10 people listed on thedowntowndentalclinic.ca.

Dr. Amandeep Kaur
Dentist
FrenchHindiPunjabi
  • Studied at Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, 2016
  • Speaks Hindi and Punjabi

Dr. Amandeep Kaur’s full bio on their website ↗

Dr. Shahriar Jalali
Dentist · DDS

Named in 89 reviews of The Downtown Dental Clinic, 22 of them in the last 12 months

Dr. Saman
Dentist

Named in 22 reviews of The Downtown Dental Clinic, 12 of them in the last 12 months

  • Studied at Shahid Beheshti University, 2018

Dr. Saman’s full bio on their website ↗

Show the rest of the team (7)
Clinical team
Maria RosalesHygienist
Olena HolovatchHygienist
Tamara LeitchHygienist
Manijeh FarsamDental assistant
Mary AlikhahDental assistant
Mina LesaniCertified dental assistant
Anane DisasaDental assistant

What 455 reviews of The Downtown Dental Clinic mention

How the visit felt
Kind, gentle care 49 reviews
Nervous patients felt at ease 26 reviews
Explains things clearly 25 reviews
Getting an appointment
Appointments run on time 7 reviews
Kids, staff and the dental care plan
Friendly, helpful staff 66 reviews
Good visits for kids 32 reviews
Treatments patients mention
Extractions or wisdom teeth 26 reviews
Braces or aligners 16 reviews
Root canals 10 reviews
Implants 7 reviews

Counted in the 455 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 The Downtown Dental Clinic say

All 18 one- and two-star written reviews of The Downtown Dental Clinic since October 2023, each sorted by an AI reader: 18 describe a problem with the clinic. How they were sorted

Disorganised office6 reviews · 6 in the last 12 months
Hard to get or keep an appointment4 reviews · 3 in the last 12 months
Work failed or had to be fixed4 reviews · 4 in the last 12 months
Dentist was rude or dismissive3 reviews · 2 in the last 12 months
Pushed to have treatment they doubted3 reviews · 3 in the last 12 months
Charged more than they were told2 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months

How the clinic replies. It replied to 5 of these 18 reviews: it apologised in 1, invited the patient to get in touch in 4, defended the clinic's side in 3 and said the reviewer wasn't a patient (the clinic's position) in 3.

Cost and paying at The Downtown Dental Clinic

Paying at The Downtown Dental Clinic: Says it accepts the Canadian Dental Care Plan (thedowntowndentalclinic.ca, read 12 Sep 2026).

Insurance and plans
Canadian Dental Care Plan

The Downtown Dental Clinic 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 455 written Google reviews of The Downtown Dental Clinic up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

What The Downtown Dental Clinic offers for each need

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Equipment, comfort & access at The Downtown Dental Clinic

Technology: CEREC same-day crowns and digital X-rays.

Comfort: LGBTQ+ friendly.

Access: Parking info on their website.

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Call The Downtown Dental Clinic

(613) 707-7057
EveningsCloses by 6 p.m.
SaturdayClosed
Dental care planSays it accepts CDCP: thedowntowndentalclinic.ca, read 12 Sep 2026
Dentists3

Open 5 days a week

Monday7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Tuesday7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Wednesday7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Thursday7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Friday7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

Getting to The Downtown Dental Clinic

99 Metcalfe St #104, Ottawa, ON K1A 1E3. Wheelchair-accessible entrance

In Centretown, Ottawa

Parking directions are on thedowntowndentalclinic.ca

How this page was made

Made from the 455 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026 and thedowntowndentalclinic.ca, checked September 2026. Its Google profile is managed by the clinic.

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