Forest Avenue Dental: Gary Walker DDS

I've just had an amazing dental experience at Forest Avenue dental with Dr. Gary Walker. After multiple bone graphs and extractions, I am in day two of recovery. Recovery is a very mild term for the fact that I felt absolutely no pain during the procedure or after. Dr. Walker's staff is extremely helpful and kind and the atmosphere in the office is wonderful. It is a pleasure to sit in the dental chair and look outside a beautiful window. The whole experience was amazing and comfortable. The office is beautiful and extremely well organized. The equipment is state-of-the-art. You just know you're in good hands with Dr. Gary Walker. I live in Arizona but plan to return to Dr Walker for the next step in my treatment. I'm so pleased to have found him.

Temp filling fell out and when I called concerned they said it would be fine. The toothe snapped and I had to come in and have him break it up to get it out, wherein not all was able to be extracted. The lidocaine they used caused adverse side effect to my tongue...splitting. So they tried a topical for further work, which wasn't very effective causing the work to be quite painful. Worst Dental experience ever.

If I could give this office a zero, I would. Dr walker billed me before my insurance and was extremely unprofessional. He said Smile wide that’s your “sexy smile” ?? Also my new dentist said my filling was done extremely poorly and it was done a year ago by dr walker.unprofessional to say the very least.

Dr. Walker and his staff are amazing. I hate waiting at the Dr. Office, not here! They had the red carpet rolled out when I arrived. Not only that, but I was able to have all my issues fixed in just two visits. That saved me time and money. No in between visits, fillings and grindings. They do everything on site. And I swear Dr. Walker spins his needles from silk. I didn't feel a thing. I highly recommend them.

Dr. Walker is professional, personable, trustworthy, knowledgeable, courteous, and best dentist I have experienced. The office and support staff are patient oriented and always professional and friendly. I highly recommend Forest Avenue Dental.

I copy pasted this from FB to make sure people knew where to go. DDS. Walker was awesome! Him, his staff and everyone I interacted with was sweet, nice and informative. Some backstory, I broke my teeth as a child and have been in the dentist office many many times for painful procedures. They understood my nervousness and made sure I understood that it was ok and common to feel this way, which made me feel good. Understanding my hesitation Mr. Walker took it slow and helped me get through my 20 year fear of the dentist chair. Long story short the experience was tip top (10/10 would recommend), all questions were answered and they made sure I understood the answers. I’ll be getting my regular cleanings and check ups from now. I haven’t practiced good dental visit practices even knowing that brushing isn’t enough, but now I have a dentist that makes me comfortable and willing to sit in the chair. Seriously from a 31 year old (for what that’s worth), best dental visit ever!

Great Experience with this office and I’ve had poor dentists, believe me. Very personable and efficient staff on-time. Never spent even 5 minutes in the waiting room. They were one of the few that accepted my insurance and I’m very pleased I found them.

I had three crowns done, some metal fillings removed, and cavities filled. My teeth were a mess. Dr. Walker fixed everything in two relatively short visits, and it was all surprisingly painless. I expected I'd have to endure a little pain but there was none. No pain with the initial novocaine injection either because he used a topical numbing agent first. He is very in tune with people's sensitivity and pain tolerance levels and just seems to naturally know how to put people at ease and how to intuit what his patients are feeling and what their anxiety level is. I consider that true artistic dentistry. He has a great, easy, fun rapport with his staff, who are all very kind people. The wait time is pretty much non existent once you're in the office. They are the most "on time" dentist or doctor's office I've EVER been to. I also loved that everything is done on site, and fast! My crowns were ready lickety split! No waiting hours, days or weeks for crowns to be made. They do it right there with stealthy, state of the art machinery. Amazing experience! I highly recommend Dr. Walker and his lovely and caring staff :)

Sadly, if I could give this office a 0, I would, based on their billing practices. Dr. Walker is a Contracted Provider for my insurance plan. I had to pay for services BEFORE my insurance was even billed. Once the insurance processed the claim I learned I had overpaid them. There was a line on the claim that wasn't reimbursable, based on their CONTRACT, because they had already been paid by the insurance company the maximum amount ALLOWED BY THEIR CONTRACT for that tooth. I left a message with their office explaining this and asked for a call-back. NO RESPONSE. Today, I received NOT A REFUND from my OVERPAYMENT, but a past-due bill for money they're not even entitled to UNDER THEIR INSURANCE CONTRACT with a little note for ME to contact my insurance company. Well guess what - I DID contact them and Dr. Walker is in violation of his CONTRACT. It's providers like this, who try to bully money from their patients that they're not entitled to, who are the scum of the earth. BAD BUSINESS, Dr. Walker!!!

Gary and his staff are super great! I definitely recommend his office for your dental needs.