Dentistry For Animals - Aptos, California

Eve M.

It is my experience because of a close friend that used to work here, that this animals under 40 pounds were kept under anesthetic for longer than the 15 to 20 minutes required to do the job, so that they were able to charge for up to an hour and a half and put especially the smallest animals like Pomeranians, at risk of death for too long under the anesthesia… so they can make extra money off of the Anesthesia. If I had no other option, I would make sure that it was understood that my animal would not be under anesthesia for longer than 20 minutes.

Hannah S.

What a great experience!! My Chiuauaua has awful teeth and it's been hard to find someone who will see her. I was expecting to pay a lot more for her condition. The staff treated her so gently and really went above and beyond for this terrified pup.

delf H.

I brought me dog to Dr Force, because of her stellar reputation. Rocky urgently needed a teeth cleaning and because of his dental history, I expected that would not be the end of the story. After the initial exam by Dr Force, Dr Vega took over the case. He did an outstanding job, being gentle with Rocky, communicating very clearly with me about what needed to be done. He ended up having to extract 3 teeth from Rocky. This was not a cheap procedure - but the expertise, communication skills and kindness of Dr Force, Dr Vega and all their staff made this an experience that was overall very pleasant. Everyone seems to really care about the animals they deal with. I would definitely recommend this practice!

Mimi B.

Dr. Force abusively charged $7k only to perform repairs that were due to the poor quality of her work. Then, she banned my service dog from her care without notice.

I brought my service dog for a slabbed tooth. Dr. Force dissuaded me from choosing the cheapest option, such as tooth extraction. She wanted to save the tooth with a root canal, and she represented the service as "cheaper" than dental crown. I trusted her expertise. Dr. Forced performed the root canal, and she charged $3k. Her composite fell off after 4 days. She offered to repair her poor work, and she charged me an extra $1k. Her composite fell off again. Dr. Force offered to redo the root canal and she charged me again for it. Her composite fell off again! We were at $5k expense just for repairs, and she still wanted to redo the root canal, and charge me more! This time, I asked that she removes the tooth, and she charged me an additional $2k for a tooth extraction that was entirely due to the poor quality of her work/equipment.

Total cost was $7k. Please, be extra careful when she sells you a root canal, know that it'll result in tooth extraction at the same cost as a gold crown.

I remember when Dr. Force dissuaded me from choosing the tooth extraction in the first place. Dr. Force never apologized for the poor quality of her work, and she never agreed to use a different composite either. She just kept on charging me more and more for the same ineffective repair. Just imagine the stress of repeated anesthesia, and the accumulation of unexpected bills that far exceeded the initial estimate. With all that stress, I kept cool, and I paid everything, always, on time.

After the tooth extraction was complete, Dr. Force gave me a hug on the parking lot. But, 2 years later when my dog had an emergency, her front desk refused to accept my service dog, said that Dr. Force banned my dog from her care. I could not believe what was happening, after all the money I paid her. She had never given me the smallest notice about this decision. I had not received any letter. She waited for my boy to be in great pain to latch the door at us, without referring us else where. This is beyond unethical.

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Linda L.

I've been going to Dr. Judy Force for years, she has always taken excellent care of my dogs. I decided to take my dog to Dentistry For Animals to get her teeth cleaned just in case there were other unknown problems she is a Board Certified Dentist and would be able to deal with any dental problem. I'm so glad that I did, they were able to catch 2 tiny cavities that they filled, a chipped tooth that they bonded and a couple of growths that they biopsied. My pet insurance does not pay for dental cleanings, but when they found the problems then it was all covered at 90%. Last year my puppy broke a tooth, my vet was not comfortable pulling a puppy tooth, but told me that it needed to come out because there is a high risk of tetanus, she referred me to Dr. Force and they were able to do it right away, I'm very happy with Dr. Force

Alette P.

After being told to arrive early multiple times, I arrived with my senior dog for the appointment early. I was told someone would be out in a few minutes disappointing. After being told they were coming soon, I got my 95 lb. arthritic older dog with pneumonia out of the car so we would be ready after being told they were coming. After 20 minutes of waiting I called them again and was put on hold even though I could see through the window 3 staffers standing talking to each other. I was told the dentist was running late and that "maybe" she would be 5 more minutes. Her description did not match it being only 5 minutes more. I had tried to explain to the person about my dogs health issues. She was completely uninterested in hearing the details and abruptly ended the conversation by saying the tech would get all that information. The person said I could "just reload my 95 lb" ill dog back into the car and wait. My dog has to be carefully lifted in and out of the car. There was no place outside to sit for either if us. Putting him through being lifted with painful hips and spine is not something to do multiple times as a result of their lack of communication about how late they'd be.
Their clear lack of knowledge about how much longer it would be, after all the instructions to me to "be early", combined with my dog getting some kind of asthma attack while outside there and being allergic to something there, made me decide to stop the problems and reload my dog and take him home. Since the drive is an hour each way, between prep time and waiting time, half a day of my time was wasted. After that experience I got a call from a person saying she "understood I was unhappy".
She said she was trying to work with me just after telling me they "couldn't" refund the money they forced me to pay up front just to be able to make an appointment initially. I had a difficult time trying to understand how that was helpful. I'm waiting to see whether that money will be refunded since I received nothing of value and my dog put through a very rough time for nothing and a half day of my time wasted. I had been trying for months to get my dog in and this was very disappointing. Hard to understand the justification to keep $165 after going through this when the dentist wasn't even available at the agreed time.

Fabian G.

The staff and doctors at Dentistry for Animals are amazing! They care for both you and your furry/hairy companions as they should, like they’re a part of your family. Caring vets who happen to be very good at dentistry is what they are. Very responsive and excellent staff. Just make an appointment early, as slots fill up fast.

Bonnie C.

They don't answer the phone and they don't call you back when you leave a message. I've never actually been at the facility