Dental Aid was the first not-for-profit comprehensive dental clinic in Colorado. Founded as a referral organization in 1974, Dental Aid opened its first full-service clinic in Boulder in 1980. Dental Aid now has clinics located in Boulder, Longmont and Louisville which provide emergency, preventive, restorative and specialty care including pediatrics, orthodontics, and oral surgery. Our tele-dentistry programs make oral health services more accessible by bringing the services of a registered dental hygienist to community settings where clients are already present.
Dental Aids mission is to improve the quality of life of children and adults struggling to afford health care by providing compassionate, affordable, high quality dental care and education, while advocating to ensure access to care.
Dr. Barfield joined Dental Aid in September 2002 after completing a two-year Pediatric Dentistry residency at Childrens Hospital Colorado in Aurora. She is Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Barfield is the primary Pediatric Dentist in our Louisville clinic and maintains privileges at Childrens Hospital Colorado in Aurora. Email
Dr. Edwards joined Dental Aid in March 2019. He attended dental school at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. He completed his orthodontic residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville Tennessee. After his residency he was in private practice in Laramie, Wyoming for 17 years. Dr. Edwards provides orthodontic services in our Louisville clinic.
Dr. Hagen joined Dental Aid in 2018. He received his Doctoral of Dental Medicine from the University of Florida College of Dentistry. Dr. Hagen has completed over 100 volunteer hours with local charities and clinics prior to joining Dental Aid, and is an Omicron Kappa Upsilon Student Ethics Award recipient for showing outstanding ethical behavior. He sees patients in Dental Aids Louisville and Longmont clinics. Email
Dr. Joy Hicks joined Dental Aid in April of 2014. She graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Oral Medicine, receiving her DMD in 2010. Dr. Hicks followed dental school with a General Practice Residency. She completed the residency in 2011. Dr. Hicks practiced for three years before joining Dental Aid. She sees patients in Dental Aids Boulder and Louisville clinics. Email
Dr. Jose Mena graduated from Tufts School of Oral Medicine in Boston. After receiving his dental degree, he completed a two-year dental residency in General Dentistry in Louisiana. Dr. Mena joined Dental Aid in August of 2006. Dr. Mena practices four days per week in Dental Aids Boulder clinic.Email
Dr. Schrade is a Colorado native. She graduated from the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine in May of 2017. She joined Dental Aid in 2019 after previously working for a private practice. Dr. Schrade is the lead dentist for the Louisville clinic. She enjoys all aspects of dentistry and love working with special needs patients, children, teens, as well as elderly patients.
Dr.Skoretz joined DentalAid in 2018. He received his doctorate of dental medicine from theUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine in 1994. Prior to joining Dental Aid, he was in private practice for over 20years,and served as anAssistant Professor and the Director of General Practice Residency at the University of Colorado Dental School, Anshutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.Email
Ana Andrick, RDH, received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Hygiene at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in 1997. Ana brought her 15 years of clinical experience to Dental Aid in 2013. Ana now serves Dental Aid patients in our Longmont clinic.Email
Eve Beaumont, RDH, joined Dental Aid on September 30, 2015. Eve received her degree from Lewis and Clark Community College in December of 2014. She has supplemented her degree with clinical hours in a variety of settings including the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in St. Louis.Email
Amanda Carlson,RDH, joined Dental Aid inSeptember2017after moving from Illinois. Amanda received her degree from Southern Illinois University in May 2013. While in school, she was on the Deans List and specifically treated patients with periodontal disease. Amanda splits her time between DentalAidsoutreach program to the Boulder Valley School District and the Louisville clinic.Email
Karen joined Dental Aid in January of 2007 as a dental assistant at the Louisville Clinic. In 2009 she transferred to the Longmont clinic where she continued her work as an assistant and was cross-trained as a receptionist. She has grown within Dental Aid and in 2018 became the Operations Manager, responsible for the oversight of all three clinics. Prior to joining Dental Aid, Karen completed her Dental Assistant training at the Career Development Center and worked in two private dental offices.Email
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Rating 3.0 out of 5 based on 24 reviews
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2 years ago
Disrespectful front desk. Appointment was cancelled because the dentist was sick. They called me once, I missed the call, and they didn't leave the voicemail, email or text message to make sure I'm notified. They just let me drive there for nothing, not even for apology.
Suedragon
2 years ago
I went here for a consultation looking for a new dentist. I got a cleaning done here and it was very painful. Amanda, the hygienist, was way too rough on my gums and she was rushing because the cleaning was done in no time. There was a lot of blood that was coming out from my gums and I broke a sweat due to the excruciating pain. Now keep in mind that this was a regular cleaning, not even a deep cleaning, and she hurt my gums badly. I had cleanings done from multiple dentist offices over my lifetime, and this one was the most memorable because of how painful it was. I just hope it hasn't caused any permanent damage. I feel like this was intentional, and if it wasn't, I'm not sure how she is still a hygienist after how awful she did. I highly doubt she would do that to her own gums, she would be a lot more gentle. She would not be able to handle the pain, a lot of people wouldn't. I don't know what her problem was but that is unacceptable. This was the worst cleaning I've ever had.
Justine Brown
2 years ago
Had X-rays sent from my 6 month, they charged me $75 to confirm what was needed. I waited for over 25 minutes for the super friendly dentist to look in my mouth for less than 10.. no procedure done today and they booked me a month out so the tooth can continue to decay. I'm extremely disappointed. I came here to get help and am out an extra $75 and hour of my life for no good reason. I'm a caregiver; that hour and $75 is important!! I cannot get an infection or prolong my own care. Clients rely on me!
Richard pan
2 years ago
Is this place still open ?
Richard pan
3 years ago
Is this place still open ?
Hugo Miguel
3 years ago
My wife waited almost 3 months for an appointment. They were closed during covid stuff and reopened and didn't notify those with appointments that they were going to be open again. When you call and get the voicemail it says they are open for emergency procedures only and if you have a special case to call another number. Come to find out my wife actually missed the appointment because they had in fact opened back up...three months is a long time to wait for an appointment to then just have that vanish.
Kathy Rudge
3 years ago
Avoid this place at all costs. My son was supposed to get his wisdom teeth out and they refused to send the oral surgeon the X-rays they had taken two months earlier even though we sent them a release form. The woman on the phone at Dental Aid did nothing to help and did everything she could to make it impossible to get the x-rays. She refused to answer the phone when we would call. We had to start using different cell phones to get through because she would see our number and the oral surgeon's number and refuse to answer. When we did get through she would put us on hold and never pick the phone up again. In the end we had to go to another dental office and pay to get x-rays taken again. The rudeness and incompetency of the staff at Dental Aid is beyond compare.
Andrew Little Moon
3 years ago
Made an appt at 2:00pm yesterday, no one here, no one answered the phone so misses appt , now they tell me there closed between that time how am I supposed to know that now I missed this morning this 3rd time making appts with them, front desk get it together
Hugo Miguel
4 years ago
My wife waited almost 3 months for an appointment. They were closed during covid stuff and reopened and didn't notify those with appointments that they were going to be open again. When you call and get the voicemail it says they are open for emergency procedures only and if you have a special case to call another number. Come to find out my wife actually missed the appointment because they had in fact opened back up...three months is a long time to wait for an appointment to then just have that vanish.
Andrew Little Moon
4 years ago
Made an appt at 2:00pm yesterday, no one here, no one answered the phone so misses appt , now they tell me there closed between that time how am I supposed to know that now I missed this morning this 3rd time making appts with them, front desk get it together
Kathy Rudge
4 years ago
Avoid this place at all costs. My son was supposed to get his wisdom teeth out and they refused to send the oral surgeon the X-rays they had taken two months earlier even though we sent them a release form. The woman on the phone at Dental Aid did nothing to help and did everything she could to make it impossible to get the x-rays. She refused to answer the phone when we would call. We had to start using different cell phones to get through because she would see our number and the oral surgeon's number and refuse to answer. When we did get through she would put us on hold and never pick the phone up again. In the end we had to go to another dental office and pay to get x-rays taken again. The rudeness and incompetency of the staff at Dental Aid is beyond compare.
Emily Hinteregger
4 years ago
Completely incompetent. I went to Dental Aid to replace lost retainers. They took impressions and I paid on the spot ahead of time. When I went in three weeks later, they tried to shove someone else'a retainers into my mouth. The old man working there lacks any sense of customer service and did not even speak to me directly when shoving someone else's retainers into my mouth. They had a mixup, didn't even apologize about it, and had to retake impressions and send off for a new set of retainers. Currently I'm just praying I didn't waste $300 and the ones they sent for will fit. It is one thing to make such a mistake, but to handle it so poorly and without tact is frankly unacceptable. 100% do not recommend.
Dawn O'Keefe
4 years ago
Amazing care !!! Everyone is extremely caring and kind to patients and their families. Your smile is everything!!! Thank you so very much for giving my son back his smile!!!
Amy Newman
4 years ago
First off, I've been coming to Dental Aid since about 2013; and overall I've had good experiences. They don't hold onto Dentists for very long, so that part sucks :( I recently had a dental exam and filling from Dr. Hagen, and I can't express enough how thorough he was!! He took his time and was very accommodating. I don't feel I've had this treatment in a very long time. My only fear is 6 months from now, he probably won't be there.
Lisa Ton
4 years ago
My mom is visiting from out of state and cracked a filling. Dental Aid was able to get her in the same day I called and Dr. Hagen was wonderfully patient with my mom as she asked questions. He was able to quickly diagnose her, file down the sharp filling, and give her relief until she can go to her home dentist. Additionally, Dental Aid was very reasonably priced for this service, which my mom was very appreciative of.
Lisa Ton
5 years ago
My mom is visiting from out of state and cracked a filling. Dental Aid was able to get her in the same day I called and Dr. Hagen was wonderfully patient with my mom as she asked questions. He was able to quickly diagnose her, file down the sharp filling, and give her relief until she can go to her home dentist. Additionally, Dental Aid was very reasonably priced for this service, which my mom was very appreciative of.
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5 years ago
Do not send your children to this place or they could be left without treatment! my daughter has braces and has been going here for about a year. last week we drove 1.5 hours to her appointment to not only not be seen but told they have cancelled their program so she is no longer a patient. left in limbo with no coverage. new medical director had no clue what they need to do for patients left with no provider and braces on their teeth. have not followed protocol to terminate care so patients can get a new provider. Tell me they are sending me records and still have not. Rude customer service upon entering and executive staff have no clue what they are doing.
Dawn O'Keefe
5 years ago
Amazing care !!! Everyone is extremely caring and kind to patients and their families. Your smile is everything!!! Thank you so very much for giving my son back his smile!!!
Emily Hinteregger
5 years ago
Completely incompetent. I went to Dental Aid to replace lost retainers. They took impressions and I paid on the spot ahead of time. When I went in three weeks later, they tried to shove someone else'a retainers into my mouth. The old man working there lacks any sense of customer service and did not even speak to me directly when shoving someone else's retainers into my mouth. They had a mixup, didn't even apologize about it, and had to retake impressions and send off for a new set of retainers. Currently I'm just praying I didn't waste $300 and the ones they sent for will fit. It is one thing to make such a mistake, but to handle it so poorly and without tact is frankly unacceptable. 100% do not recommend.
Amy Newman
5 years ago
First off, I've been coming to Dental Aid since about 2013; and overall I've had good experiences. They don't hold onto Dentists for very long, so that part sucks :( I recently had a dental exam and filling from Dr. Hagen, and I can't express enough how thorough he was!! He took his time and was very accommodating. I don't feel I've had this treatment in a very long time. My only fear is 6 months from now, he probably won't be there.
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