Downtown Dental
What patients mention most: kind, gentle care (44 reviews) and putting nervous patients at ease (30 reviews).
In 630 reviews, patients mention mostKind, gentle care 44 · Nervous patients felt at ease 30See the reviewsHide
Counted in the 630 Google reviews we read, up to September 2026.
Every theme in the 630 reviews ↓Sources: open or closed from Google hours, read 9 Sep 2026; holidays may differ.
Downtown Dental at a glance
- 75 of 630 reviews mention friendly, helpful staff
- No prices on vancouverdentist.com; bills insurance directly and says it accepts the dental care plan (vancouverdentist.com, read 12 Sep 2026)
- 4 dentists listed on their website
- Open Saturdays
What 630 reviews mention most
- Friendly, helpful staff: 75 reviews
- Kind, gentle care: 44 reviews
- Nervous patients felt at ease: 30 reviews
- Appointments run on time: 21 reviews
Cost and paying
- No prices on their website: ask for the total, including the exam and X-rays, when you call
- Bills insurance directly
- Says it accepts the dental care plan (vancouverdentist.com, read 12 Sep 2026)
Who you’ll see
- Dr. Mario Esposito · BSc
- Dr. Matin Tohidi
- Dr. Banafsheh Abrishami
- Dr. Ehsan Taheri
Getting seen soon
- Open Saturdays
- Ask for the first opening when you call
How Downtown Dental compares with other Vancouver clinics
Downtown Dental’s 630 written reviews set against 358 Vancouver clinics with 20+, to September 2026; hours against 568 Vancouver clinics with posted hours; its website against 428 Vancouver clinic websites. How we compare
What Downtown Dental can help with
Downtown Dental 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 (vancouverdentist.com, read 12 Sep 2026).
The team, in patients' words: the hygienists (55 reviews)
- 55 reviews praise a hygienist (3 times the Vancouver rate)
- 35 reviews praise the front desk
- 80 reviews praise the whole team
- 10 reviews praise a dental assistant
Counted in the 630 written Google reviews of Downtown Dental 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: TV or music in the chair (3 reviews)
- 3 reviews mention TV or music during treatment (only 6% of Vancouver clinics have any)
- 3 reviews from patients nervous after a bad experience somewhere in the past
Counted in the 630 written Google reviews of Downtown Dental 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 Downtown Dental
8 people listed on vancouverdentist.com.
Named in 39 reviews of Downtown Dental, 12 of them in the last 12 months
- Studied at UBC, 1993
- Training: Canadian Straightwire and Functional Orthodonitics Program; Invisalign® Certification I; Invisalign® Certification II – Advanced Invisalign® Techniques
- Studied at Trinity College Dublin, 2020
Named in 34 reviews of Downtown Dental, 6 of them in the last 12 months
Show the rest of the team (4)
What 630 reviews of Downtown Dental mention
Counted in the 630 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026. A theme shows once 6 patients mention it; stars and totals are rounded down. How we count · Today’s reviews on Google ↗
What unhappy patients of Downtown Dental say
All 4 one- and two-star written reviews of Downtown Dental since October 2023, each sorted by an AI reader: 4 describe a problem with the clinic. How they were sorted
How the clinic replies. It replied to 4 of these 4 reviews: it invited the patient to get in touch in 2, defended the clinic's side in 2 and gave a general reply that didn't address the complaint in 1.
Cost and paying at Downtown Dental
Paying at Downtown Dental: Bills your insurance directly, charges the provincial fee guide, payment plans and says it accepts the Canadian Dental Care Plan (vancouverdentist.com, read 12 Sep 2026).
Downtown Dental posts no prices online; what patients across Canada said they paid gives a rough idea.
Getting an appointment and getting there: a waitlist (1 review)
- 1 review mentions a waitlist
- 1 review describes being seen without an appointment
Counted in the 630 written Google reviews of Downtown 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: veneers (2 reviews)
- 2 reviews describe getting veneers
Counted in the 630 written Google reviews of Downtown 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 Downtown Dental offers for each need
Their page General Dentistry in Vancouver ↗.
In Downtown Dental’s reviews: Explains things clearly: 6 reviews. Kind, gentle care: 44 reviews.
Their page Emergency Dentist in Vancouver ↗. Their Google profile says they offer emergency care.
In Downtown Dental’s reviews: Emergency visits: 16 reviews.
Their Google profile says they see children.
In Downtown Dental’s reviews: Good visits for kids: 6 reviews.
Their page Sedation Dentistry in Vancouver ↗. Their Google profile says they offer sedation. Their website mentions sedation for nervous patients.
In Downtown Dental’s reviews: Nervous patients felt at ease: 30 reviews. Kind, gentle care: 44 reviews.
Their page Invisalign® in Vancouver ↗.
In Downtown Dental’s reviews: Braces or aligners: 8 reviews.
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Write a reviewEquipment, comfort & access at Downtown Dental
Technology: 3D cone-beam CT, intraoral scanner, iTero scanner, panoramic X-ray and velscope.
Comfort: Sedation available and LGBTQ+ friendly.
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Open 6 days a week
Getting to Downtown Dental
1328 Alberni St, Vancouver, BC V6E 4N9. Wheelchair-accessible entrance
In Coal Harbour, Vancouver
How this page was made
Made from the 630 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026 and vancouverdentist.com, checked September 2026. Its Google profile is managed by the clinic and established 2021.