Park Avenue Smiles

My whole family goes here. Dr. Baldiviez is kind, gentle and incredibly professional. Office is clean, very covid safe.

First visit she tried selling me a $500 teeth whitening system. 2nd visit tried selling me a $500 mouth guard that my insurance would not cover (I never grind my teeth). 3rd visit she ended up talking me into Invisalign. She insisted it would only take me 18 months but 3.5 years later I still had them and my teeth were worse than before. She couldn't get my canines to move so she kept shaving my actual teeth!

My bite is completely off now as well. Once I voiced my concerns she got very rude and unprofessional. It was like she was a complete different person! Well almost 4 years later and a $7000 in, I called Invisalign and went to an actual Orthodontist. I ended up having to get braces because my teeth were so bad and ended up with weird shaped teeth were this lunatic shaved my teeth off. lol waste of time and total joke!

She also would not take any blame and didn't refund me anything. Save some time and money and headaches by going to an actual Ortho that knows what they are doing. Also metal braces were not bad at all. Wish I would have done that since the beginning!

Don't bother unless you want to be constantly sold. I tried for a while (2 years) because the desk staff and Steve are great, but literally every visit there is some major investment you need to make, which they are happy to tell you insurance will cover. My recent visit was the last straw. I've never had a cavity in my life but this "new technology" they've adopted that the dentist assured me was 100% accurate detected 11 cavities. The sales pitch was painful to sit through! I will not be back.

Carolyn and her staff are truly the best and most professional in the Santa Maria Valley. My dentist for over 20 years. I highly recommend the very professional services at Park Avenue smiles

The staff is always very professional and friendly. I never have to wait more than a few minutes to be seen. This is important when you're trying to fit appointments into a lunch hour or work day. Highly recommend.

I have been going to Dr. Baldivez office for over a decade. I am always greeted with a smile and a hello like visting a long time friend. I appreciate that Dr. Baldivez and staff always have my best interests at heart. They always take the time to listen to my concerns as well as do their best to put me at ease. My husband and now my children also go to their office. My kids LOVE Dr. and her staff. Thank you for being there for us and hope for many years to come!

Truly wonderful dentist and caring staff. Highly recommend for excellent dental care and is very patient and extremely understanding with children. Carolyn and her staff treat you like family while taking the very best care of your dental needs.

Dr. Baldiviez is the most competent and professional dentist I have ever been to. Her staff was extremely courteous and helpful and the office was very clean and comfortable. I highly recommend Dr. Baldiviez to all of my family and friends. 5 Star and A++++

Dr. Carolyn Baldiviez is the best dentist I've ever been to. She explained everything and told me all of my options. Other dentists have trouble getting my mouth numb enough but she was patient and kind and made sure I was happy before starting any work. I have been a patient for 2 years and will be forever!

I went to this dentist three times and while the experience was ok, it was not great. She focuses on, or wants to focus on, cosmetic dentistry and was constantly trying to sell me on $500 tooth whitening even though my teeth are perfectly normal/white enough. The kicker was when she told me I needed to purchase a $500 bite plate that my insurance didn't cover.

I told her I couldn't afford it at that time and then the very next visit she tried to sell me $500 tooth whitening again. If I couldn't afford a bite plate, why would I get the whitening? Overall she was an ok dentist, she didn't mangle my teeth or cause me any pain, but there has got to be a friendlier dentist in the area who has better customer service.

Horrible dentist! She wasn't friendly at all, very rude and got the sense she just wanted to get in and out, not spend any extra time. Going to the dentist is hard enough, she made me not want to go back.