David N Carothers DDS, East Portland Dentist

I was a patient of Dr. Carothers long time ago. Circa 1980's. He is a great dentist. His staffs are friendly. Nice office. I missed his place and his news letters due to my insurance changed. I highly recommend Dr. Carothers to my friends.

I had two horrible experience with other dentists in Portland. When I went to Dave it was a completely different experience. He found from my x-rays that the other dentist who had previously worked on my teeth had filled in 5 cavities that did not need filings. Other dentists will lie and say you need filing so they can get paid. Dr Dave is the most ethical and honest Dr you'll find.

As soon as you walk in the door, you are greeted by a wonderful, friendly, fantastic Sara. You are made to feel at home right off the bat, the mini bar, stocked full of delights is graciously offered. Rob the office manager not only did my x-rays, polished my teeth, and then went over my plan with me. Dr. Dave is a caring, straight shooter kind of guy. Seriously, when I left there I felt like I was part of the family. The customer service is A++++ It truly is refreshing to experience such top notch customer service. Love, Love, Love them!!!

It isn't often that I make the time to review a business but in this case feel I have a sincere moral obligation for all mankind to do so.
Little Preface first, For many years I feared the Dentist, the Dentist Office, the Dentist Chair and all associated mid evil torture tools within.
I was truly under impression that all Dentist Professionals had some sick and twisted fetish for delivering pain to victims. Just the thoughts alone delayed my very necessary dental care for many of years. I was a sufferer living with constant tooth pain and Dental office anxiety became my normalcy.
About 5 years ago, I went for a cleaning at an unnamed generic corporate dental clinic. The Dentist at said unnamed generic corporate dental clinic filled a cavity. The pain from the needle alone was unbearable. Seriously unbearable as I almost passed out and teared. After feeling like my jaw was squeezed in a vise by the Mafia because of unpaid gambling debts, the Dentist (or perhaps I should say student of) delivered more good news by informing me I needed to have my wisdom teeth pulled and wrote a referral for an Oral Surgeon... Said Surgeon was booked out for four months... This gave me more time to procrastinate the torture I was prepared to receive. I thought to myself, If It felt that bad filling a cavity, how bad is it going to feel to have them ripped out of my skull. To make a long story short, I never went and a Costco size bottle of Advil and no Ice cream became a normal part of my everyday life.

This brings me to May of this year. Waking up with a throbbing tooth is no way to start the day, let alone Memorial Day. Yep, a holiday, perfect timing for a dental emergency. I was desperate, I was going to die and nobody was there to help. Fortunately, I recalled my sister was good friends with Ali (All Star Team member of Dr. Dave's Dentistry of Love) With selflessness regard, Tooth Goddess Ali, like a white winged angel sent from the heavens, rescued me like I was a drowning puppy stuck under the treacherous ice caps of Lake Superior in early January. After putting my mind and mouth at ease, Angel Ali and the gentle gifted hands of Dr. Dave removed the infected evil tooth. The exorcism, I mean extraction, took a little over two hours. The monster was so heavily impacted that Dr. Dave had to slay the beast into two pieces. Not only did Master Swordsman Carothers cut the tooth in two, he did so with less pain than the prior Dentist delivered to fill a wimpy cavity. Dr. Dave and Ali cleared all my negative thoughts on going to the Dentist. I've proudly been in their care ever since.

All dramatic writing aside, Dr. Dave has a very soft hand and actually cares about the discomfort endured by his patients. The rapport between Dr. Dave and his Assistant Ali is like no other. Whether it's hilarious humor or guessing the artist of a song playing overhead, this dynamic duo does an amazing job of making you feel comfortable and pretty much making you forget you're even at the dentist. But it doesn't end there. Even days after care, I received a check up call concerned for my safety from the eccentrically hip Office Manager Sarah (who's very easy on the eyes guys if you know what I mean.)
These people really do care!

Everyone at Dr. David Carothers strives for excellence and it shows. I actually look forward to going to the dentist now! These folks should be all be recorded in the Dental Hall of Fame. A 100' Golden Tooth Statue engraved with all of their faces should stand tall for all the Dentistry professionals across the lands to worship.
I and my mouth are eternally grateful. Thank You. Life without dental pain is a pleasure that should be experienced by all. Not just the ones smart enough to seek the care of Dr. Carothers and staff.

Best Dentist Ever!
Dr Dave is by far the best dentist I have ever had. I always recieve excellent care and the best service.
I love being able to leave the dentist more relaxed then when I came in. Highly recommended!

Lacks compassion and professionalism. Dr. Carothers ended up putting two crowns on my grandmother's tooth, both of which fell off. He then refuted that and claimed they were separate crowns on different teeth. My grandma then wisely went to another dentist and her new dentist confirmed that it was in fact the same tooth, and the tooth itself was actually dead and had been for quite some time. Instead of receiving crowns, she first needed a root canal. How did Dr. Carothers fail to notice or at the very least communicate this crucial piece of information? He also was extremely unprofessional and rude to my grandmother. He told her she was going to die after she swore on her life her crown had fallen off again. Even as a joke, this is completely inappropriate. I am so sad anyone would speak to or treat my grandma like this.

I always feel very well taken care of by Dr. Dave and staff.

I had the best dental experience of my life at Dr.Carothers office a couple days ago. I was greeted and taken care of by an awesome staff. I didnt feel like another number. Dr.Carothers went over everything with me. I felt like I was a part of everything that was going on. Thanks again for the wonderful experience. I will definately be going back!

I had a great experience at my dental appointment with Dr. Dave Carothers. He is caring and very competent and gentle. His staff are wonderful and friendly and I had the most thorough dental cleaning that I have ever had.

I decided, through referrals, to visit Dr Carothers. My current provider is retiring. I am 'one of those' dental patients; fearful of dentists! My time in his chair was comfortable; delightful even! That's quite a remarkable statement coming from where I sit. Dr. Dave has a new patient!