At our office we have the highest commitment to caring for our patients and are dedicated to making your dental experience as comfortable as possible. We provide personalized care in order to treat all of your dental needs. We believe that each and every patient deserves the highest quality of care, and is to be treated with respect. We are here to educate our patients, inform them of the best options using the latest techniques and state-of-the-art technology to improve their self-confidence, and make smiling easier than ever.
We provide gentle, family oriented dental care to adults and children. We utilize the best equipment sterilization techniques available in dentistry today. In addition to general dentistry and cosmetic dentistry, we work with specialists in Periodontics (gum diseases), Implant dentistry and Endodontics (root canal treatments) and other specialists. With this team we emphasize comprehensive care, quality and preventive dentistry.
I have been practicing dentistry since 1980 and am a graduate of the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco. I attend numerous continuing education classes each year to learn about the latest advances in dentistry and how to incorporate them into my dental practice. My goal is to raise your oral health to a state of excellence and then to have you maintain that condition through good home care and routine maintenance. I am a member of the Berkeley Dental Society, the California Dental Association, and the American Dental Association.
In my free time I enjoy mountain biking, road cycling throughout the bay area, tinkering with new technology and gadgets, watching TV and movies, or just hanging out with my wife, four daughters and son.
I am so excited to be joining my father, Dr. James E. Forbes, in his Berkeley dental practice of over 30 years. I grew up around his office, and now dedicate myself to the same principles of efficiency, individualized treatment planning, and using the latest technologies to provide quality care to my patients. Our entire team is committed to your oral health, and I am so proud to be a part of it.
Before joining the practice, I earned my bachelors degree from UCLA and my D.D.S. from University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco. When Im not helping patients, I also enjoy running, swimming, salsa dancing, watching my bay area sports teams, spending time with my big family, and playing with my dogs.
At Forbes Dentistry, our team strives to provide comprehensive care to our patients. We offer many treatment options to meet your specific dental needs from a basic exam and cleaning to having a completely new smile. We'll get you on your way with a treatment plan that will fit your specific needs.
Dr. James Forbes and Dr. Kristen Forbes are a father and daughter team that provide a wide range of preventive, cosmetic and restorative treatments. Our preventive treaments will help you maintain your beautiful heathy smiles. If your teeth need repair, we offer cosmetic and restorative treatments like dental implants, veneers and teeth whitening that will give you a completely new smile.
A tooth may need to be extracted for many different reasons including severe decay, periodontal (gum) disease, impaction/malposition, or the tooth may be broken in such a way that makes it unable to be restored by the dentist.
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Rating 3.8 out of 5 based on 12 reviews
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newest oldest highest lowestEvgeniia Leonova
2 years ago
Found this place in August 2021, (their location is very convenient, felt lazy to drive to my dentist) visited them once in October, 2021 for a very basic cleaning and annual check; I have insurance that covers these things. in January 12, 2022, got a bill from them with 2 extra fraudulent charges for the procedures they never did. the due day is in a few weeks (60 days usually given to pay by law). Called them 3 times, left messages. they never responded or gave a call-back. The bill is not that big, but I can't tolerate any dishonesty from the healthcare providers If they do such things with the basic procedure, I can't even imagine their scale of fraud on something major. FRAUD! FRAUD! FRAUD! Please, be aware and take care of your health.
Mike Hassler
2 years ago
Great experience with Dr. James Forbes. I highly recommend him to anyone who's looking for a dentist. Thank you Dr. Forbes for all your help!
Charles Carlson
4 years ago
Kristen is rock star! Couldn't be happier
Jiayi Chen
4 years ago
Terrible front desk service
Charles Carlson
4 years ago
Kristen is rock star! Couldn't be happier
Jiayi Chen
4 years ago
Terrible front desk service
Lauren Hyman
5 years ago
Stellar Dr Forbes-he is 'true gem'and Dr Kristen Forbes as well.Our family has been going to Dr Forbes for years now.He has such a gentle bed-side manner,patience,understanding ,sensitivity and is brilliant,competent and beyond in his work. He is so ethical,professional,'smart as a whip' yet humble.As well the staff is just great at office.Cathy,Barbara !!
Bill Coffin
5 years ago
I went to Forbes a few years ago for a cap on a lower molar. I returned a few days later for some bite adjustment, and I told him that I was having some pain in the corresponding upper molar. He told me not to worry about it. Four days later, the upper molar disintegrated. So I switched to my wife's dentist and he did a cap on that upper molar. A year or two later, the Forbes cap fell off. I went to my dentist and he looked at it and said that there were no "box cuts." That is, none of the shaping that holds a cap on. Forbes had relied only on the adhesive to hold the cap in place! Another Forbes story: my wife has a problematic molar. She saw Forbes around 20 years ago and he said it couldn't be saved. She found her current dentist, and she still has that tooth. (Her current dentist is a genius...)
Lauren Hyman
6 years ago
Stellar Dr Forbes-he is 'true gem'and Dr Kristen Forbes as well.Our family has been going to Dr Forbes for years now.He has such a gentle bed-side manner,patience,understanding ,sensitivity and is brilliant,competent and beyond in his work. He is so ethical,professional,'smart as a whip' yet humble.As well the staff is just great at office.Cathy,Barbara !!
Bill Coffin
6 years ago
I went to Forbes a few years ago for a cap on a lower molar. I returned a few days later for some bite adjustment, and I told him that I was having some pain in the corresponding upper molar. He told me not to worry about it. Four days later, the upper molar disintegrated. So I switched to my wife's dentist and he did a cap on that upper molar. A year or two later, the Forbes cap fell off. I went to my dentist and he looked at it and said that there were no "box cuts." That is, none of the shaping that holds a cap on. Forbes had relied only on the adhesive to hold the cap in place! Another Forbes story: my wife has a problematic molar. She saw Forbes around 20 years ago and he said it couldn't be saved. She found her current dentist, and she still has that tooth. (Her current dentist is a genius...)
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