Manyak Dental Group, Dr. Tanya Manyak in San Mateo, CA
Reviews
I have been going to Dr. Manyak since I moved to Bay Area about 5 years ago. She and her team helped me get my oral health back and they always keep me in track for prevention, cleaning, whatever else is needed. Thank you Dr. Manyak!!
Best dentist ever! Never had such a great experience with a dentist. Saw Dr. Linda Yip was blown away by how thorough and patient they were in explaining everything. Plus I didn't leave the office with a sore jaw or teeth! Highly recommended!
Fabulous, awesome office....I am a long time patient of Dr. Manyak, meaning I have had many cleanings and fillings done by her and her staff. They are always very knowledgeable about their field and perform to very high standards. The office is casual and small yet nice enough and makes you feel welcome. I love my teeth and smile (hey, after years of braces I really appreciate them!), but I don't treat them well. Dr. Manyak is exactly what you need; kind, educated, intelligent, and professional. She is an expert in her field and whips me into shape when I need it :) For my family and friends- the people who I want taken care of the most- know that I try to get them to go to Dr. Manyak all the time; most of them already are patients.
It was my first and last time at this office. I can not recommend on her technical skills since I did not get any treatment. The rest of my experience: Major things: 1) the dentist will try to scare you into expensive treatments, that are not really clinically indicated ('you might loose your tooth if we don't do this'). Unprofessional. 2) the cost estimated for the treatment were outrageously expensive and was estimated to take several hours (the other dentist got it done in 30 min for 1/6th of her price) 3) extensive bashing of my old dentist ('unprofessional work'). Very unprofessional, indeed. 4) I thought she would also look over the other teeth since I was already there. No chance, she did not want to that. I would need to come back for another appointment to have that done. Minor things: 1) took a long time to get an appointment because the dentsit is VERY busy. When she actually found out how much money she could make with me, she suddenly had several hours of free time THE NEXT DAY 2) I had to brief her assistant about previous medical conditions, everything was noted in a checklist. That took about 10 minutes. When actually seeing the dentist, the assistant read the whole list to her, in my presence. Again 5 minutes, thanks for wasting my time. I could have told her myself. 3) It also took 5 min and 2 assistants to bring the X-ray images up on her computer monitor. Unprofessional.
I trust Dr. Manyak and my hygenist, Ruth, with dental *and* overall health. No one had ever checked my mouth *routinely* for abnormalities that could uncover something as serious as tongue or mouth cancer. Now that is HUGE! I have a middle-age mouth which means a lot of my fillings had to be replaced, teeth have cracked and some of these problems required crowns in my mouth for the first time. At first I wondered how much precaution was necessary (e.g. replacing old fillings) until I HAD to replace a filling due to a bad "crunch" and "woops, better see the dentist." Dr. Manyak truly cares about you and yes - she isn't cheap - but nothing of quality is.