This website is dedicated in loving memory to Dr. Dennis Miller, who passed away July 18, 2017. He joined the practice in 1986, and for 31 years served his patients in Mariposa in partnership with Dr. Tim Barnes. He was a consummate professional, great dentist, and caring to staff and patients. Losing Dr. Miller and his kind and loving spirit will leave a void in the many lives he touched.
Dr. Timothy Barnes and Dr. Dennis Miller are both lifetime California residents who did their undergraduate studies at the University of California.Dr. Barnes was an honors graduate at UC Davis, and Dr. Miller was an honors graduate at UCLA.They both attended dental school at UCLA where they were classmates and graduated in 1979.
The office has two registered dental hygeniests, Chris Gonzales and Mina Prathaftakis,who provide comprehensive periodontal care ranging from standard prophylaxis (dental cleaning) to scaling and root planing with local anesthesia.
Our goal is to provide quality dental care and to do it gently and affordably.Wecater to cowards, and will tailor your treatment plan to fit your needs and financial situation with or without insurance.Most dental care is elective and can be done in phases to help maximize insurance benefits.We offer complete family dental care, and in the event that a patient needs to be referred to a specialist, we will assist you in this matter.We work with specialists in both Fresno and Merced, and we will find the best doctor for you. Everyone wants the best smile possible, and we want to provide it for you. Educating our patients is a priority so that an informed decision may be made by the patient We work FOR YOU, and when you are happy we are happy, and we hope that you will want to send your friends and family to us.
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Rating 3.7 out of 5 based on 3 reviews
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newest oldest highest lowestStephanie Toews-Cochran
3 years ago
Customer service is the thing of the past. First I want to give a huge shout out the the wonderful women who work in this dental office. They are the only good thing about it. They will literally do anything to help you and I absolutely love them! I have been a patient at this dentist office for over 5 years now and I never had any issues with Dr. Barnes before today. Last night I had a crown pop off while I was eating and packing as we are moving out of the state in two days. I was able to save it. I waited until this morning to call the emergency number for the doctor. You see I believe that teeth falling out should be considered an emergency. Dr. Barnes did not think that this was an emergency. I explained to him that my tooth fell out and we are moving and asked if he could see me as soon as possible. He then proceeded to tell me that he does not appreciate being told what to do especially when he is called at 7am for a non dental emergency. I never once told him what to do. I simply asked if he could. When he told me that he wasn't going to be in the office until Monday (the 31st) and only because a "special" patient who has been going there for 35 years has an emergency, so he could see me after that. I once again explained that we were moving to a different state and we were leaving on the 31st. He continued to talk down to me and belittle me. He even went as far as to tell me that I could shop around for a different dentist but they would take me to the cleaners and at least his office had loyalty to me. He even told me that there was no guarantee that he could put the crown back on so to "go ahead and get the crocodile tears out of the way before I go to the office". Never again will I ever recommend Dr. Timothy Barnes to another living soul. He made it quite clear that unless you have been going to him for years he isn't going to treat you with respect. If you are a Doctor and you have an emergency line you CANNOT get mad at people when they use it! His behavior was and is completely inexcusable.
Stephanie Toews-Cochran
4 years ago
Customer service is the thing of the past. First I want to give a huge shout out the the wonderful women who work in this dental office. They are the only good thing about it. They will literally do anything to help you and I absolutely love them! I have been a patient at this dentist office for over 5 years now and I never had any issues with Dr. Barnes before today. Last night I had a crown pop off while I was eating and packing as we are moving out of the state in two days. I was able to save it. I waited until this morning to call the emergency number for the doctor. You see I believe that teeth falling out should be considered an emergency. Dr. Barnes did not think that this was an emergency. I explained to him that my tooth fell out and we are moving and asked if he could see me as soon as possible. He then proceeded to tell me that he does not appreciate being told what to do especially when he is called at 7am for a non dental emergency. I never once told him what to do. I simply asked if he could. When he told me that he wasn't going to be in the office until Monday (the 31st) and only because a "special" patient who has been going there for 35 years has an emergency, so he could see me after that. I once again explained that we were moving to a different state and we were leaving on the 31st. He continued to talk down to me and belittle me. He even went as far as to tell me that I could shop around for a different dentist but they would take me to the cleaners and at least his office had loyalty to me. He even told me that there was no guarantee that he could put the crown back on so to "go ahead and get the crocodile tears out of the way before I go to the office". Never again will I ever recommend Dr. Timothy Barnes to another living soul. He made it quite clear that unless you have been going to him for years he isn't going to treat you with respect. If you are a Doctor and you have an emergency line you CANNOT get mad at people when they use it! His behavior was and is completely inexcusable.
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