Dr. Richard Paternoster, DDS

The best dentist !

Brenda, Lori, Heather, Keisha, Dr. P. Treat me like family. The customer service and work performed is superior. They are sooo nice to me, accommodating of my busy work schedule, are patient with me when I am nervous, and they joke with me...which I LOVE. I have had lots of issues with my teeth which I can only blame on myself and perhaps genetics. Luckily for a few years now I have not needed any restorative procedures and I can only thank Dr. P and his amazing staff for helping me get to a good place with my dental health. I know Coast is part of a chain and sometimes there can be a negative stigma attached to that but there is an exceptional team here.

My teeth did not bother me before seeing this dentist. I was told that I had some very small cavities that I could elect to leave alone or get fixed. I thought that I should get the work done to avoid problems in the future. Boy, was I wrong. Two days later, I had pain that, while it has subsided, has not gone completely away. I have to be very careful what I eat in the area of those teeth. I am not sure that this dentist is competent, or if he is, whether or not, he is "above board". I DO NOT recommend this dentist!

Although the office was clean and getting an appointment was easy(but not available on weekends) I will never return. This dentist was very nice however, the office does not give treatment options. I went to the office for a simple cleaning and based on some of their measurements they wanted to do a laser, deep gum cleaning, at a cost of several thousand dollars. I did my research and did not agree with this treatment plan and wanted a simple cleaning. The office refused. I would think that if a dentist truly cared about the dental health of the community he/she would recommend a treatment and even have paperwork for patients to sign a refusal for "recommended treatment." This is my body and I have a right to choose what is or isn't done to it. I walked out of the office and into another dentist's chair, who did NOT agree with Dr. Pasternock's measurements and said in the future I could need that kind of treatment but a cleaning would be fine. I will never return to a "chain" dentist… again