Tamer Michiel, DDS

Been visiting this office for several years. Our hygienist, Tami, is excellent, thorough and friendly, and Dr. Michiel, Mary and the office staff are all fantastic. They’re very flexible with scheduling in order to accommodate the whole family coming at once, rather than having to schedule different dates/​times. Very convenient for a busy family like ours.

The hygienists here are great! Very nice, genuine, and make you feel comfortable. Can’t say the same for the dentist. Dr. Michiel took over the practice after Dr. Peters left (he was awesome). Dr. Michiel is a good dentist, he knows he’s stuff, but doesn’t have the best bedside manner. During my last visit, I had to get 2 fillings (my first set) and he scolded me repeatedly during the procedure for my involuntary gag reflex, and made me feel horrible. By the end of the visit I was crying and totally traumatized! He made no attempt to address the situation when he was done. He just walked away. After 12 years at this practice, I won’t be going back.

Nice little office, comfortable waiting area.
The Hygenist was moody and aloof.
First she rubbed the pre-​injection numbing cream on the wrong side of my mouth so when the Dr. finally came he jabbed the needle in nice and deep, apparently expecting that the area was numb. I jumped out of my chair about 6 inches. I explained the nurse numbed the other side, and he wasn’t even remotely appologetic.
Then on the 2^nd try after they’d managed to apply cream to the appropriate area the Dr. nicked my tounge so my mouth was completely numb and I sat at work wiping drool till after noon.
For this I received two complimentary toothbrushes from the hygenist as a consolation prize.
I certainly will not be returning to this facility.

Dr. Michiel is an amazing dentist both as a patient and as an employee. I was a patient before coming to work for Dr. Michiel and had such a pleasant experience I became friends with him and his wife over the years. When I was laid off from my marketing job at the museum, Dr. Michiel took me on as an appointment coordinator/​front desk personnel. I knew he was a good dentist before but after working for him, I have a new admiration for his work ethic.
He is a perfectionist (like most dentists) but he has the education to back it up. He is an implantologist from the Kois Center for Advanced Dentistry in Seattle WA along with his general dentistry background at the University of Calif, San Francisco. He routinely attends new seminars and classes to learn new and exciting technologies. I would trust Dr. Michiel with my dental and cosmetic needs without question and my husband said he was virtually painless with his injections for his extractions. He has a gentle demeanor.