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Clinic Type

Dentistry

Address

5605 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd. SW Suite B, Lakewood, WA 98499

Phone

+12536171906

Email

Opening Hours

Monday 8:00-5:00; Tuesday 9:00-6:00; Wednesday 8:00-5:00; Thursday 8:00-5:00; Friday Closed; Saturday 8:00-4:00 (3rd Saturday); Sunday Closed

Emergency Care

Yes

Services Offered

  • general dentistry
  • orthodontics
  • cosmetic dentistry
  • dental implants
  • oral surgery
  • teeth whitening
  • pediatric dentistry
  • emergency dentistry
  • oral cancer screenings
  • X-rays
  • sealants
  • custom night guards

Team

  • Dr. Tanaya Sainath Deshpande, DDS, MPH in Epidemiology, Doctor of Dental Surgery; Master’s in Public Health — Dentist
  • Dr. Michelle, DDS, advanced training in endodontics (USC) — Endodontist

Insurance & Payment

  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Assurant
  • Cigna
  • Delta Dental
  • Humana
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • MetLife
  • Principal

Gentle Dental Smile Plan, Flexible payment plans, Sunbit financing, CareCredit financing

Financing: Gentle Dental Smile Plan with low-cost preventive/diagnostic care and discounts of 20 percent or more on most dental treatments

Savings plan: Gentle Dental Smile Plan

Languages Spoken

  • English

FAQs

What services are offered at Gentle Dental Lakewood?

General dentistry, orthodontics, cosmetic dentistry, dental implants, oral surgery, teeth whitening, pediatric dentistry, emergency services, oral cancer screenings, X-rays, sealants, and custom night guards.

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

  • Birdeye: 4.3 out of 5 stars (344)
  • Facebook: 76% recommendation rate (24)
  • Dental.page: Not explicitly provided (155)

Patients praise

  • Flexible appointment scheduling
  • Professional and attentive clinical staff in some instances
  • Clear communication about charges prior to treatment for some patients

Common complaints

  • Rude or unprofessional front desk staff
  • Billing issues and insurance submission errors
  • Last-minute appointment cancellations
  • Dissatisfaction with orthodontic treatment outcomes and lack of continuity
  • Reports of painful procedures or feeling dismissed regarding dental anxiety

"The front desk lady is super rude and unfriendly! I will not be going back. Her tone and what she was saying was so unprofessional!"

Yelp

"I hadn’t been to the dentist in over ten years. I was really nervous... everyone was so kind. The dentist didn’t give me a hard time... They approved all charges before they did the treatments."

Unilocal

"terrible place to get braces.they don’t care what their patients think of their own teeth... they drag you on for months and months with no improvement wasting your time and money."

Unilocal

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.

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