Patient Testimonials

I think they're great!

- Joshua Pinaula

I am beyond grateful to have found Dr. Heather Anderson, and the caring and capable team at Fountaingrove Dentistry. Dr. Anderson is intelligent, highly skilled, open, warm, and humble; what a combo! When I moved to Santa Rosa, I needed to find a skillful dentist right away. Despite diligent and daily oral health care, my teeth had been progressively deteriorating over many years of eating a diet full of sugar, acid reflux and tension causing nightly teeth grinding. Even after wearing a night guard for years, my teeth were progressively wearing away. My dentist in Chicago gave me little hope for restoring my teeth. She told me that soon, I would need root canals, implants or crowns. I didn't want to lose my natural teeth. I had nightmares about this. On my first visit to Fountaingrove Dentistry, a full evaluation was done of my dental health, including photos and measurements of gum health. From there, hope turned into trust when I began regular 6-month dental cleanings with gentle and skilled dental hygienists. At each visit, they taught me how to more effectively care for my oral health. Dr. Anderson monitored my progress and understood my desire to take a conservative approach in any kind of dental treatment. I had several cavities filled successfully during this time. Still, after 4 years of regular check ups, since I had lost enamel, my teeth had become so worn down that I was at the point of no return. Action was needed. Dr. Anderson said she had spent time thinking about my case and talking with peers and now could recommend a clear and well-designed 8-month plan for restoring my teeth, naturally. She said it would work and I believed her! This plan employed wearing Invisalign braces to train my teeth over 8 months into proper position to make space for lengthening each tooth in my mouth with composite material without reducing or removing my natural teeth. In the final phase of the plan, I sat in the dentist chair for 6 hours on each of two days with rest breaks when we needed them. Dr. Anderson and Vanessa, her skillful Assistant, meticulously and with great focus and synchronized teamwork, rebuilt each tooth by hand. Dr. Anderson used special molds of my teeth that were constructed using digital photos to inform ad guide her precise sculpting and selected the correct tooth color for the composite material to match the color of my natural teeth. When I first looked at myself in the mirror after Dr. Anderson and Vanessa had finished, I cried, overcome with gratitude and joy. I hadn't realized how I had been hiding my smile and how negatively I had felt about myself for a long time because of how my teeth looked and felt. Dr. Anderson created a masterpiece inside my mouth! My dental make-over is complete. I now have strong, beautiful, straight, naturally protected teeth and a bright and big smile. The entire Fountaingrove Dentistry team was with me on this journey of healing. We all celebrated together. A few days after my dental make-over, a mysterious and magnificent floral arrangement arrived on my doorstep with a heart-felt message from the whole team. Cora, Fountaingrove Dentistry's wonderful Office Manager, had arranged this surprise. Every Fountaingrove Dentistry team member provides quality of care in the way they greet me personally when I arrive, schedule new visits, file my insurance claims, remind me more than once about upcoming appointments, make sure my questions are answered, and always make me feel comfortable. Fountaingrove Dentistry is family to me.

- Karen Lloyd

Great office, with super friendly staff.

- Michelle Gonzalez

This is truly the best dental office I have ever been a patient of! Dr Temnitzer did a few fillings for me and he was very calm, gentle, and thorough. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this office to anyone! Thank you Dr T and the rest of the AWESOME staff at Fountaingrove Dentistry for helping me maintain my healthy smile!

- Kelly Carrozzi

This is a good dentist's office. We had a great dentist before moving out of state and struggled to find a place that had equivalent quality and bedside manor. The team here is great at explaining what's going on with your teeth and making you feel comfortable with the dental plan, as well as making you feel comfortable during the procedure. Before coming here I had been to a dentist who gave me a filling that caused me pain for 10 months after the procedure. I have never had anything like that here, and having had a follow-up filling here, have complete faith in Dr. Anderson's abilities. My only comment would be that one of the hygenists was not quite as attentive to my pain. Even so, I would happily recommend this place.

- Devin Vega