Access Dental & Orthodontics

Access Dental & Orthodontics - General dentist in Springfield, IL
2633 Chatham Rd, Springfield, IL 62704
Closed
Opens today at 9:00am
SundayClosed
Monday9:00am - 6:00pm
Tuesday9:00am - 6:00pm
Wednesday9:00am - 6:00pm
Thursday9:00am - 6:00pm
Friday9:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday8:00am - 3:00pm

Optim Dental is a hometown dental practice specializing in comprehensive dentistry for all age groups offering an affordable,world-class Dental care.We always focus on patient comfort and excellent service to provide you the best possible dental care.

We believe in providing the highest standard of personalized dental care. We have a team who understands the oral systemic connection and advocates for patients overall health as well as their dental health. Our practice is devoted to restoring and enhancing the natural beauty of your smile using conservative, state-of-the-art procedures. Giving you the quality you deserve will result in a beautiful, long lasting smile!

A standard of excellence in personalized dental care enables us to provide the quality dental services our patients deserve. We provide comprehensive treatment planning and use restorative, surgical and cosmetic dentistry to achieve your optimal dental health. Should a dental emergency occur, we make every effort to see and care for you as soon as possible. Our staff is best at providing outstanding, uncompromised quality of dental care delivered with five-star patient experience.

As a practice, we are true believers that preventative care and education are the keys to optimal dental health. We strive to provide dental health care vs. disease care. Thats why we focus on thorough exams checking the overall health of your teeth and gums, performing oral cancer exams, and taking x-rays when necessary. We also know that routine cleanings, flossing, sealants, and fluoride are all helpful in preventing dental disease. Not only are we focused on the beauty of your smile, were also concerned about your health. A review of your medical history can help us stay informed of your overall health, any new medications, and any illnesses that may impact your dental health.

Infection control in our office is also very important to us. To protect our patients and ourselves, we strictly maintain sterilization and cross contamination processes using standards recommended by the American Dental Association (ADA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Center for Disease Control (CDC).

As your dental health professionals, we want you to be confident knowing that we are a team of highly trained and skilled clinicians. We pride ourselves in providing the care you need to keep your smile healthy. To give you the best possible service and results, we are committed to update skills of our clinical and non-clinical staff every year by attending top-notch continuing education courses focusing not only on clinical skills, but also communication and teambuilding/leadership skills. We attend dental lectures, meetings, and dental conventions to stay informed of new techniques, the latest products, and the newest equipment that a modern dental office can utilize to provide state-of-the-art dental care. Also, being members of various professional dental associations helps us to stay abreast of the changes and recommendations for our profession.

Building a foundation of trust by treating our patients as special individuals is vital to our success. We understand how uneasy some patients may feel about their dental visits, and how we can make a difference in providing a relaxing and positive experience. We have seamless systems so that the practice runs efficiently and cohesively. Our offices are a happy, fulfilling, fun, low-stress environment. Our entire team is dedicated to providing you with excellent, personalized care and service to make your visits as comfortable and pleasant as possible.

Reviews

Rating 4.3 out of 5 based on 450 reviews

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Nick Hamende
a year ago
The Doc worked me in 29 days early because I was in severe pain. Everyone was friendly and made sure I was comfortable through my visit.


Gage W
a year ago
She did great


Bre Parnell
a year ago
Dr. Tad was amazing and squeezed me in last minute, when i was having extreme tooth pain. Very friendly staff his D.A. melana was great very friendly and helpful. From the front desk to the back office the staff was very polite and curtious. This office was a total lIfe saver. I Would highly reccomend.


Lakisha Gines
a year ago
The young lady at Access dental Oshiana king has a love great personality and lovely energy,. The front desk Whitney is very friendly and helpful, they speak to you as people and not patients. Highly recommend this office!


Barbara Allen
a year ago
Great staff and very clean


Kassy Van Huss
a year ago
Had a good visit. Very impressed and many improvements. The staff are curtious and respectful and are welcoming and very helpful as well!


Bobbie Mims
a year ago
I am currently getting Dentures from Optim Dental...the Staff is great!!! Shea gets us in there so friendly... Amy went above and beyond for me!!!!Dr Tad my dentist is the greatest..Thanks Optim Dental!!!Robert


Clayton Sandidge
2 years ago
This was the most unprofessional dental visit I've had in my life. I've been to a lot of dentists and this was by far the worst. There were lots of red flags prior to my first visit but I was looking forward to getting my teeth cleaned for the first time within the past couple years, and having the most Unpreferred insurance at the time (medicaid) I lowered my standards and hoped for the best. First off, they cancelled our (2) appointments because we did not confirm them. They (receptionist) never sent any kind of reminder, text or call to confirm the appointments. After we rescheduled, we asked for the address as it was unclear where exactly this specific place was. That was yesterday, and after hanging up they never text the address, and when you call their phone number it goes straight to voicemail and sounds like they say 'excess dentral' ok, so that was all before I walk through the door for the first time. This morning, I go in, ask if I have an appointment here today (to verify since no one had called us back to confirm the address) and I'm told by this half asleep receptionist that yes I do. As I sit to fill out paperwork I notice the crooked tv mounted on the wall and the other receptionist speaking loudly and laughing. After about 15 minutes I'm brought back to a patient room and X-rays of my mouth are taken, and the tv is turned on to some childrens movie. After that, I sat in the chair waiting for the doctor 'tad' and after about an hour of waiting I start thinking They're probably planning on me watching this entire movie before coming to talk to me again. During this waiting time, employees walk back and forth down the hall and say nothing to me, no reassurance, no apology for waiting, nothing. Then, finally doctor tad comes in and an assistant who never introduced herself, asks me to put my own sunglasses on to shield my eyes from mouth spray. I was never offered any kind of bib or shirt cover to keep myself from getting drenched in mouth spray and that's exactly what happened. Ontop of getting water/plaque sprayed all over my shirt it was dripping on my face, neck and arms. When I said something about it they said they didn't have any bibs left (my appointment was the 2nd appointment today) and they put one single paper towel below my chin which did basically nothing. The teeth polishing was halfassed like the rest of the appointment and I left as quickly as possible. Im glad I went first out of all my family because I'm definitely not letting my family come here for dental work. Be careful which reviews you read on here because I'd bet they're artificially made for good reviews. This place was horrible.


John Schleisman
2 years ago
Had an appointment scheduled (over 4 months ago) for this Saturday( August 13th). They call me today(Thursday the 11th) to tell me the appointment is canceled and needs to be rescheduled. I waited months for a Saturday appt because I work m-f daytime and don't have any pto. Also told no Saturdays available til further notice. Woman I talked to gave the usual I'm sorry sir with no empathy what so ever. Very unprofessional to say the least. If this is how they care about their clients then I want nothing to do with the place. I don't give my money to companys that treat people like this.


Misti Conaway
2 years ago
I took my daughter to access dental to have her front tooth fixed and she is very scared of doctors and dentist but dr tad and his assistant melana are so wonderful!! They talked her nerves down and talked her through the whole process! They are amazing!!


Nia Imani Watts
2 years ago
Optim Dental is now ACCESS DENTAL. The sign has changed outside their building but the team is the same. Dr. Tadakamalla is an amazing doctor whose care and attention for patients is unyielding. He is the only doctor there at this time and does well to accommodate as many people as possible, including some emergency visits. The staff are knowledgeable, professional, well mannered and work well together. I have selected Dr. Tad (for short) as the best Dentist for myself and my family. PLUS, they accept medicaid and most other insurances.


Theresa Nguyen
2 years ago
Waste of time. Staff was very friendly and nice though. If your kids have large cavity/ cavities, the dentist will not do nothing about it and refer you elsewhere. I had a note stating the problem of my child's tooth from a different dentist saying he has a large cavity and needed a baby root canal. If you don't work on younger kids with large cavities that should be stated before the appointment so time isn't wasted.


Holly SULLIVAN
2 years ago
Amy & the Dr are amazing! They go above and beyond for their patients! Amy knew how scared I was before my appointment so she made sure she was there by my side every step of the way! Dr. Tad is so caring and very patient!!!


Kristal Walls
2 years ago
I took my daughter in too the dentist because she was having horrible wake her up in the middle of the night pain from a tooth. They did look at them and clean them and the doctor had us stay awhile and they fixed the tooth so she won't have anymore pain. He said he did not want a 12 yr old to be crying from pain anymore so fitting us in and only having us wait a little while was awesome! He did great with her and she hardly she'd a few tears. She was happy and so was I as her mother! I will take my kids to optim Dental again! Was not happy though that they don't do laughing gas since Covid-19. Amazing place to take your kids!


Miranda McClanahan
2 years ago
Best dentist I've been to and I'm 31. Very patient with my kids. Not long waiting and clean. best damn dentist period!


Sneha Suma Kasapuram
2 years ago
I visited Optim dental for tooth filling and tooth extraction. The doctor and staff did a wonderful job in doing that and I didn't even get the pain during that process. I will definitely recommend optim dental.


Hani Alnamer
2 years ago
Had the worst experience ever. My first appointment was 3 weeks ago. They made me wait in the waiting room for hour and half then went inside and waited to be seen for one hour. I had to tell the dentist assistant to change her gloves because she did not change them when I first came in and I watched her touching everything in room like pen bad and computer keyboard etc.. and then trying to do X-ray for me without even changing them. I came back today for filling. Waited one whole hour before going in. Then another half hour. The dentist finally came and gave me a numbing shot and said I'll be back in 15 min, I waited one whole hour until I started feeling my tooth again, and he never showed up, even though I talked to his assistant but still he didn't come and neither did his assistant. So, I left immediately. I won't ever go back there. They are nice staff and dentists but they are not professional at all.


Christine Peck
2 years ago
I have a four-year-old and it was her first dentist appointment they were so courteous and professional they got her to not be scared and I really was impressed with their overall concern for her nervousness


Cindy Backstein
2 years ago
Our appointment was at 3 and we arrived 10 minutes early but we didn't get taken back to a room until about 3:30. But then we sat there until about 3:53 before they came in to clean my son's teeth. Took about 5 minutes to do the bite wings. Only took about 3 minutes to clean his teeth as all they could do is polish near the gums as he had braces on. Then we sat there for another 25 minutes before the doctor came in and spent a couple of minutes looking at his teeth. All in all it was an HOUR AND A HALF for about 10 minutes worth of exam and cleaning. The staff was nice enough but it was very irritating to take my son out of school early, to be there on time, only to have sit around for an hour and 20 minutes because of poor time management. If I would have showed up late they could have refused to see us but they can keep people sitting around with no consequences at all? Why isn't there better time management here? They did the same thing with my other son too and expected him to keep waiting around on them when he told them he had to get to work after waiting on them for an hour. They should not over book and keep people waiting for longer than 10-15 minutes total during the whole appointment. Whoever is in charge of this office needs fired or sent to some sort of office management training!


venus meeks
2 years ago
. My experience with Optimum Dental was very pleasing. I was greeted by a friendly staff of workers that made me feel welcome . The Dentist can't remember his name but he was very detailed oriented and professional. I drove 1 hour and 30 minutes to get the service that I needed. Driving to Optimum was a trip worth taking. I hope to receive all my dental work with Optim Dental.Keep up the good work.


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