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Gentle Dental Vancouver

What patients mention most: kind, gentle care (19 reviews) and putting nervous patients at ease (5 reviews).

★ 4.0+ · 50+ Google reviews

In 89 reviews, patients mention mostKind, gentle care 19 · Nervous patients felt at ease 5See the reviewsHide
Kind, gentle care19 reviews · 21%
Nervous patients felt at ease5 reviews · 6%
Explains things clearly3 reviews · 3%
Friendly, helpful staff7 reviews · 8%

Counted in the 89 Google reviews we read, up to September 2026.

Every theme in the 89 reviews ↓
600 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1R1
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Sources: open or closed from Google hours, read 9 Sep 2026; holidays may differ.

Gentle Dental Vancouver at a glance

  • 19 of 89 reviews mention kind, gentle care
  • No prices on gdgvancouver.ca; says it accepts the dental care plan (gdgvancouver.ca, read 12 Sep 2026)
  • 5 dentists listed on their website
  • Open Saturdays

How Gentle Dental Vancouver compares with other Vancouver clinics

15% of its 89 written reviews are one or two stars
Middle Vancouver clinic: 3%
A bigger share than 90% of Vancouver clinics
Rude or unhelpful front desk is its most common complaint: 5 of its 8 unhappy reviews since Oct 2023
Most common in Vancouver: work failed or had to be fixed
87% of its 23 written reviews in the last 12 months give 4 or 5 stars
Up from 80% of its 66 reviews before that
43% of its written reviews get a reply from the clinic, including 9 of its 13 one- and two-star reviews
Middle Vancouver clinic: 59%
Replies less than 58% of Vancouver clinics
21% of its 89 written reviews mention kind, gentle care (19)
Middle Vancouver clinic: 8.9%
About twice the Vancouver rate
IV sedation listed on gdgvancouver.ca, checked September 2026
Listed by 9.3% of the 428 Vancouver clinic websites we checked
Charges the provincial fee guide listed on gdgvancouver.ca, checked September 2026
Listed by 15% of the 428 Vancouver clinic websites we checked

Gentle Dental Vancouver’s 89 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 Gentle Dental Vancouver can help with

Gentle Dental Vancouver lists check-ups and cleanings, children’s dentistry, sedation or care for anxious patients, teeth whitening, veneers or bonding, root canals and extractions and wisdom teeth and says it accepts the dental care plan (gdgvancouver.ca, read 12 Sep 2026).

The team, in patients' words: the front desk (7 reviews)

  • 7 reviews praise the front desk (about twice the Vancouver rate)
  • 9 reviews praise the whole team

Counted in the 89 written Google reviews of Gentle Dental Vancouver 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 Gentle Dental Vancouver

5 people listed on gdgvancouver.ca.

Dr. Paul Dhillon
Dentist
  • Studied at Manipal University, 2009

Dr. Paul Dhillon’s full bio on their website ↗

Dr. Jay Modi
Dentist

Named in 10 reviews of Gentle Dental Vancouver, 6 of them in the last 12 months

Dr. Jay Modi’s full bio on their website ↗

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What 89 reviews of Gentle Dental Vancouver mention

How the visit felt
Kind, gentle care 19 reviews
Nervous patients felt at ease 5 reviews
Explains things clearly 3 reviews
Kids, staff and the dental care plan
Friendly, helpful staff 7 reviews
Treatments patients mention
Extractions or wisdom teeth 4 reviews
Dentures 3 reviews

Counted in the 89 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 Gentle Dental Vancouver say

All 8 one- and two-star written reviews of Gentle Dental Vancouver since October 2023, each sorted by an AI reader: 8 describe a problem with the clinic. How they were sorted

Rude or unhelpful front desk5 reviews · 3 in the last 12 months
Work failed or had to be fixed4 reviews · 2 in the last 12 months
Long wait past the appointment time2 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months

How the clinic replies. It replied to 4 of these 8 reviews: it apologised in 3, invited the patient to get in touch in 2, defended the clinic's side in 1 and said the reviewer wasn't a patient (the clinic's position) in 1.

What you can see on gdgvancouver.ca before you go

From gdgvancouver.ca, checked September 2026.

Cost and paying at Gentle Dental Vancouver

Paying at Gentle Dental Vancouver: Charges the provincial fee guide, payment plans and says it accepts the Canadian Dental Care Plan (gdgvancouver.ca, read 12 Sep 2026).

Insurance and plans
Canadian Dental Care PlanNIHBBC Healthy Kids

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

Getting an appointment and getting there: reminders (2 reviews)

  • 2 reviews mention appointment reminders
  • 1 review describes being seen without an appointment

Counted in the 89 written Google reviews of Gentle Dental Vancouver 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: patients afraid of needles (2 reviews)

  • 2 reviews from patients afraid of needles

Counted in the 89 written Google reviews of Gentle Dental Vancouver up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

What Gentle Dental Vancouver offers for each need

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Equipment, comfort & access at Gentle Dental Vancouver

Technology: Digital X-rays and IV sedation.

Comfort: LGBTQ+ friendly.

Before your visit: Before-and-after photos online.

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Call Gentle Dental Vancouver

(604) 757-7659
EveningsCloses by 6 p.m.
Saturday9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Dental care planSays it accepts CDCP: gdgvancouver.ca, read 12 Sep 2026
Dentists5

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.–5 p.m.
SundayClosed

Getting to Gentle Dental Vancouver

600 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1R1. Wheelchair-accessible entrance

In Downtown Eastside, Vancouver

How this page was made

Made from the 89 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026 and gdgvancouver.ca, checked September 2026. Its Google profile is managed by the clinic and established 2014.

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