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Altima College West Dental Centre

What patients mention most: kind, gentle care (8 reviews) and putting nervous patients at ease (3 reviews).

★ 4.5+ · 100+ Google reviews

In 88 reviews, patients mention mostKind, gentle care 8 · Nervous patients felt at ease 3See the reviewsHide
Kind, gentle care8 reviews · 9%
Nervous patients felt at ease3 reviews · 3%
Friendly, helpful staff9 reviews · 10%

Counted in the 88 Google reviews we read, up to September 2026.

Every theme in the 88 reviews ↓
979 College St, Toronto, ON M6H 1A6
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Sources: open or closed from Google hours, read 9 Sep 2026; holidays may differ.

Altima College West Dental Centre at a glance

  • 9 of 88 reviews mention friendly, helpful staff
  • No prices on altimacollegewestdental.com; bills insurance directly and says it accepts the dental care plan (altimacollegewestdental.com, read 12 Sep 2026)
  • 3 dentists listed on their website
  • Open evenings and Saturdays

How Altima College West Dental Centre compares with other Toronto clinics

5% of its 88 written reviews are one or two stars
Middle Toronto clinic: 3%
A bigger share than 60% of Toronto clinics
98% of its written reviews get a reply from the clinic, including 4 of its 4 one- and two-star reviews
Middle Toronto clinic: 56%
Replies more than 86% of Toronto clinics
Open Saturdays hours 8 a.m.–3 p.m.
46% of Toronto clinics with posted hours are
Open weekday evenings open until 7 p.m. on its latest weekday
45% of Toronto clinics with posted hours are
iTero scanner listed on altimacollegewestdental.com, checked September 2026
Listed by 7.2% of the 584 Toronto clinic websites we checked
Nitrous oxide listed on altimacollegewestdental.com, checked September 2026
Listed by 22% of the 584 Toronto clinic websites we checked

Altima College West Dental Centre’s 88 written reviews set against 524 Toronto clinics with 20+, to September 2026; hours against 757 Toronto clinics with posted hours; its website against 584 Toronto clinic websites. How we compare

What Altima College West Dental Centre can help with

Altima College West Dental Centre 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 (altimacollegewestdental.com, read 12 Sep 2026).

The team, in patients' words: the hygienists (11 reviews)

  • 11 reviews praise a hygienist (3 times the Toronto rate)
  • 6 reviews praise the front desk
  • 4 reviews praise the whole team

Counted in the 88 written Google reviews of Altima College West 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 Altima College West Dental Centre

3 people listed on altimacollegewestdental.com.

Dr. Mahmoud Darvishan
Dentist · DMD

Named in 8 reviews of Altima College West Dental Centre, 2 of them in the last 12 months

  • Studied at University of Tehran, 1990
  • Training: Master’s degree in Prosthodontics at Tehran University

Dr. Mahmoud Darvishan’s full bio on their website ↗

Dr. Claudete De Noronha Motta
Dentist
Dr. Katy Silva
Dentist

What 88 reviews of Altima College West Dental Centre mention

How the visit felt
Kind, gentle care 8 reviews
Nervous patients felt at ease 3 reviews
Kids, staff and the dental care plan
Friendly, helpful staff 9 reviews

Counted in the 88 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 Altima College West Dental Centre say

The one one- and two-star written review of Altima College West Dental Centre since October 2023, each sorted by an AI reader: 1 describes a problem with the clinic. How they were sorted

Dentist was rude or dismissive1 review
Pushed to have treatment they doubted1 review
Rough or painful treatment1 review

How the clinic replies. It replied to that review: it invited the patient to get in touch and said the reviewer wasn't a patient (the clinic's position).

What Altima College West Dental Centre says about visits and policies

  • On paying over time, their website says: “Flexible payment schedules”.

From altimacollegewestdental.com, checked September 2026; policies change, so confirm when you book.

Cost and paying at Altima College West Dental Centre

Paying at Altima College West Dental Centre: Bills your insurance directly, payment plans and says it accepts the Canadian Dental Care Plan (altimacollegewestdental.com, read 12 Sep 2026).

Insurance and plans
Canadian Dental Care Plan
In their words
Quick online application
Approval decisions typically within minutes
Flexible payment schedules
Interest-free options available

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

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

  • 1 review from a patient afraid of needles

Counted in the 88 written Google reviews of Altima College West 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 Altima College West Dental Centre offers for each need

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Equipment, comfort & access at Altima College West Dental Centre

Technology: Digital X-rays, iTero scanner, nitrous oxide and trios.

Comfort: Sedation available and LGBTQ+ friendly.

Access: Parking info on their website and has an accessibility policy.

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(416) 533-5544
EveningsUntil 7 p.m. on Mon and Tue
Saturday8 a.m.–3 p.m.
Dental care planSays it accepts CDCP: altimacollegewestdental.com, read 12 Sep 2026
InsuranceDirect billing
Dentists3
GroupAltima Dental

Open 6 days a week

Monday9 a.m.–7 p.m.
Tuesday9 a.m.–7 p.m.
Wednesday9 a.m.–2 p.m.
Thursday9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Friday9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Saturday8 a.m.–3 p.m.
SundayClosed

Getting to Altima College West Dental Centre

979 College St, Toronto, ON M6H 1A6. Wheelchair-accessible entrance

In Dufferin Grove, Toronto

Parking directions are on altimacollegewestdental.com

How this page was made

Made from the 88 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026 and altimacollegewestdental.com, checked September 2026. Its Google profile is managed by the clinic and established 2005.

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