Parents, stay very far from this place!
Best pediatric dentistry anywhere. We've been to another place (Dr. Badder) that treated my child as if she were bad person for being scared of dentist. The other dentist didnt want to take anytime to relate to the child at all. Her precious money making time schedule was more important than my child's anxiety and fear. However, at Dr Larsen's office, it was complete opposite. They listened and talked to our daughter and took time to understand her fears. They slowly helped her get comfortable with the idea that she need help in taking care of her bad tooth (flaw in enamel). It took 2 visits but worth the time it took to ease her anxiety. And yes, they do not allow the parents in the room during procedures and I now fully understand why. The presence of protective parent causes anxiety in some children (not all). My husband cried in the waiting room when we heard her crying in the procedure room. Once we got through it, my daughter realized it was no big deal. Just needed her to see for herself. To all the parents, be strong and understand your child will be okay. Try hard to NOT be the cause of their anxiety.
A great friendly office that is a pleasure to work with! Keep up the good work team!!!
We took my 5yr old son to Dr. Noel Larsen to have his cavities filled while under anesthesia. A few months after the procedure, we noticed a dark spot on one of the fillings and that is was cracked. We took him back and found out that they needed to fix the filling and refill the cavity. They were going to give him nitrous this time but would not let my wife back into the room with my son even though she pushed very hard to be there with him to comfort him. They took him back and after unsuccessfully getting the mask over his face because he was resisting, they took him back out to my wife and actually told her that they though that he has some issues probably stemming from home life problems. A 5yr who is scared of the dentist! Is that really so strange?! You can't even make this stuff up!
Just read the review below! Sounds awful but want to share the great experience my daughter had here! They all were very gentle and kind. The place is painted and decorated super cute and fun for kids. They did a fanstastic job with my 3yr old. They recommended her to stop using a pacifier (which I figured they would say :) so we worked on it at home them brought them all in a baggy the next week "to the pacifier fairy" at this dentists office. They showed her where they were putting them, in a special jar the fairy picks up every day. Then they gave her a super cute white fuzzy teddy bear as a prize for giving up her pacifier. They have been super nice and very good at what they do. We have another appt next week!
We were furious but still tried to reschedule a time because they were going to do it at no cost because it was their mistake on the first filling. We have tried 3 times to set up another time with them, each time them telling us they will call us back. We have not been called back once. We are giving up and going to a new dentist.
DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES: I just called this place to schedule an appointment for my son. They initially were willing to take him as a new patient. But as soon as they heard my son is insured through Oregon Health Plan, they refused to schedule him. When I asked, they said it was because they were not taking new patients, even though moments before they had been willing to take him. I kept asking and the receptionist finally admitted it was because they want to be sure that they are paid in full at the time of service. The implication is that they believe people on OHP are not going to pay. That's discrimination. I would encourage people to avoid this place - they are discriminating against children who are poor.
Larsen Noel Dmd is a US Dentist based in Portland, Oregon. Larsen Noel Dmd is located at 2811 NE Wasco St, Portland, OR 97232, USA.
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