Camenzuli Dental Excellence

Dr. Camezuelli and his staff are professional and accommodating. Your concerns are addressed promptly with financial estimates given after the consultation. I am very satisfied with the preventive care I’ve received.

Recommended by a co-worker and nearby where I work. Stopped by the office thinking I would have to wait a couple weeks to get an appointment. They were able to get me in right away! Great service and friendly staff! Affordable in-house dental insurance plan too that helped me out a ton.

I urge you to read the reviews on Yelp, too. They aren't all as glowing.

Came Out Worse Than I Went In

[I'm not a fan of giving one-star reviews, but he earned it.]

I'll admit this is my fault: I should have followed my gut after the first appointment and gone to a different dentist. Instead, because I'd been missing the majority of a front tooth (a crown had fallen out) and couldn't afford to get it fixed for so long that, once I had some money, I wanted it fixed ASAP*.

When I called, the office scheduled me quickly. That was a good sign, I thought. But, when I told Dr. Camenzuli during my first visit that I couldn't afford the full cost for an implant (as much as I wish I could), he seemed upset and impatient to get me out of the chair. In fact, he repeatedly mentioned the implant over the course of my visits. And I repeatedly told him I couldn't afford it. It seemed to me he was upset I wouldn't (couldn't) pay for an implant (which would be about $3,000 more than what I already paid).

He seemed to rely on my speculation about what was going on with my, admittedly awful, teeth instead of performing a thorough exam and offering his professional recommendations. Thus, he didn't provide me with a full range of treatment options.

As I said in the beginning, I should have found a different dentist. But, since we'd already scheduled my oral surgery to have the tooth pulled, I figured it would be best to finish it up with him. I was wrong.

The day of the surgery, he again seemed impatient. (Aside from again mentioning the implant I couldn't afford.) Otherwise, it went fine.

A couple of days later, on a Saturday, my stitches and coverings came out and the roof of my mouth was raw and painful. When I went back to visit him the next week, he spent more time trying to blame me for the stitches coming out than he did looking in my mouth. Turns out the temporary denture he put in pulled the thread against the roof of my mouth, scraping the skin and loosening the stitches until they hung into my mouth.

In fact, he didn't even repair the stitches. Instead, he ran his finger along the roof of my mouth while I nearly whimpered. He told me to rinse my mouth out with alcohol at home. Fortunately, I'm not dumb enough to not dilute it -- or use salt water.

As a first-time denture-wearer, one might expect his or her dentist to give him or her information regarding proper care and such. Nope. Beyond what his assistant gave me in a bag and telling me not to use toothpaste, I received no instruction.

Finally, at the last appointment, I got a cleaning prior to his removing the membrane from the extraction site. During the cleaning, the hygienist pulled out an old filling -- though I'd told them to be careful because I worried my teeth were fragile.

After he removed the membrane and told me they wanted to schedule a deep cleaning, I pointed out that a filling had come out during cleaning. He just said, "It was a bad filling. It wouldn't come out if it had been good." That's interesting. The filling worked just fine for years before he and his hygienist poked, scraped and pulled on it with sharp metal instruments. After giving the guy over $2,000, he refuses to fix what his employee broke? After just getting a tooth replaced, he sends me out of the office with another broken tooth? And doesn't even offer to fix it? At all?

At that point, though, I wasn't surprised and didn't want anything else to do with him.

Obviously, I'll never go back there. I have never been to a worse dentist. Avoid at all costs.

*I should note that the first patient I met when I arrived said she was changing dentists. She didn't tell me why, though, just that she hoped I had better luck. Now I know what she was talking about.

Dr. Camenzuli knows what his patients need, and he definitely knows what he's doing. He'll take good care of you and your teeth.

Virtually pain free

Dr. Camenzuli provides the most pleasant experience possible. Everyone is always professional, courteous and respectful. The care provided is truly excellent.

Dr. Camenzuli and staff were great. I had a dental emergency (needed wisdom tooth extracted) asap with no dental insurance. After calling all over New Orleans they told me to come in the same day I called. Unlike other places who told me I would have to wait a month or so and will cost $400+. Went in on a Friday to get Xray and exam returned Monday and got my tooth pulled. Plus they offer a in house insurance plan...thanx

Typically, when going to the dentist there's a bit of anxiety, but not at Dr.Camenzuli. I feel comfortable there. The assistants are professional
and I feel confident in their performance as well as the dentist. No pain is the ticket! Big beautiful healthy smile is the destination..

Amazing and friendly staff in a well organized office. The waits are extremely short if you even have to wait at all! You can sign up for 2 cleanings a year at a surprisingly affordable price.

1st as a little child I was scared of the dentist, not allowing no one to put fingers in my mouth but when I came to Dr. CAMENZULI he's the best hands down and his assistants. Their gentle as can be and I love what they do there. I would recommend this place to anyone who's looking for a dentist.

Camenzuli Dental is an upbeat, state-of-the-art dental practice. Dr. Camenzuli is highly skilled, compassionate, a good communicator, and has assembled a cheerful, attentive, and knowledgeable staff. Mary is a hygienist specializing in deep dental cleaning, and did a wonderful job on a total periodontic root cleaning I required this week. This is an intensive procedure, and Mary's reassuring and professional chairside skill in eliminating pain was a godsend. The front office staff was also friendly and accomplished in gathering the documentation to ensure that my insurance reimburses appropriately for procedures.