Dr. David L. Biles, DDS - Santa Cruz, California

Greg G.

Dr. Biles is great. I’ve had so much dental work done in my life and his is the fastest and least painful. He’s the only person I’ve ever found who doesn’t hit a nerve when giving me a filling (which means my mouth is NOT sensitive for the next 6 months, as happens with every other dentist). His mercury filling removal is pretty fast too. I think the last time I was in there I had one on the bottom and one (or two, can’t remember) taken out on top. It took maybe 1.5 hours.

Aja N.

I've been going to Dr. Biles for over 25 years. He's patient, kind, compassionate and trustworthy. His work is impeccable. He only uses the best products that are least harmful to our health. I love this holistic practice! He even has ozone therapy for the more intense procedures. Dr. Biles is the best dentist I've ever seen! I wouldn't want to go anywhere else.

Jason G.

Dr Biles is a one of a kind dentist!! He is so knowledgeable about holistic dentistry! My other dentist wanted to do a root canal, due to the pain I was having in my tooth. I went to Dr Biles for a 2nd opinion, and he recommended I get an extraction, because my tooth was quite infected, and he didn't think that a root canal was a permanent solution to my decayed tooth. I did some intensive research on Root canals, which Dr Biles provides to his patients, as well as did my own independent research, and decided that extraction was my best and only option. I also learned through my research that there are certain extraction methods many dentists bypass that could cause health problems down the road. I asked Dr Biles, "Are you going to take the ligament out?" Dr Biles smiled and said "of course, you've been doing your research haven't you Jason?!" I knew I had the right dentist for me!! Anyways, its been almost a year and my tooth has healed great, no problems! Dr Biles is a very caring man, extremely knowledgeable, and I would recommend him to all my friends!

Celeste R. (. E. G.

Extremely friendly and helpful staff! The 3D technology is absolutely worth trying, as it definitely offers a new perspective to teeth and more! I was very pleased with all of the service and alternative care suggestions and options. The only set back for me is the nice high price point to pay for the advanced methods. It's understandable, but costly. I was happy they offer the care card option for the hefty bill, and they also were kind and filed for reimbursement from my insurance and I was able to get some back. I learned some new things about my teeth that were very interesting, and that is always helpful. I am not disappointed with my visit.

Deb V.

Dr. Biles has been amazing with our son. He is the perfect person to work with people as highly sensitive as my son. We have worked with him for a year now. Our son was born with severe acid reflux and a floppy larynx. We did elimination diets and he was pretty happy until requiring more out-of-home care and we had less control over food. At the age of 4, he suddenly got a lot of cavities which required many crowns and oral surgery. We ran a blood test and found he was intolerant of most foods he had been eating like “oats”, “sweet potatoes”, “cucumbers”, etc. The dentist used “non-toxic” stainless steel crowns on 10 teeth.

Our son started developing tics/Tourette’s at the age of six and eventually had what the pediatrician thought were either several fainting spells or seizures. When we turned to Chinese medicine and visited three practitioners, the first thing they all noticed was all the metal in his mouth.

Metal that close to the brain can be REALLY BAD. I researched cranio-sacral therapy, diet, myo-fascial therapy, and allergy elimination therapies – but the one thing that kept bothering me was the metal. We visited Dr. Biles for a consultation.

While it was difficult to get an appointment, and he was late for our initial meeting, he completely focused on us and spent hours reviewing possible treatments. He explained that someone as sensitive as my son was likely reacting to the nickel and cadmium in his metal crowns. We actually cried TOGETHER! He was the first person not judging me or my son for the hard life my son was experiencing and partnered with us to find the least invasive, least-toxic way to unburden his immune system.

It had never occurred to me before that if my son was so sensitive to food, he was likely also sensitive to the various sedatives and toxic dental materials required for most dentistry. He designed a custom plan and worked with us over many visits. He invited us in early so he could work with us when it was quiet and not pressure my son. He also met us on a Saturday to demonstrate the various tools and things we were going to do.

He got my 6 year-old son’s FULL CONSENT for everything before doing! We used an injection to numb an area once and my son had a negative reaction, so Dr. Biles designed a workaround and everything went better! He even extracted a tooth that had been a baby pulpectomy without any problem, my son willingly participating.

None of this was cheap. And very, very little was covered by insurance. But the cost was nothing compared to the original overtreatment by the renowned dentist who put all the metal in his mouth for $30,000 (most of it covered by insurance).

After our many visits with Dr. Biles, my son improved a LOT! Between diet changes and eliminating the metal, we got rid of the tics/Tourettes. Dr. Biles taught us many things about toxins in the environment we never realized that we needed to question for someone as sensitive as my son. He recommended books like “Excitotixins” which was a game-changer. Dr. Biles also taught us how toxic the medical industry can be when it rushes and over-treats things that can be managed much better with natural remedies and with behavior changes but don’t make the same money as extensive interventions.

I think the most lasting change is that Dr. Biles would not give up on teaching us proper oral hygiene. We failed and failed and failed and he kept emphasizing proper protocol. We still use the natural products he recommended that we bought on Amazon, we use a tongue scraper twice a day, we bought a Rotadent toothbrush. We do all five steps religiously, twice a day. Now we get GREAT reports of hygeine when we visit! This will improve the quality of my son’s life the rest of his life.

Now that more adult teeth are coming in, we are TAKING CARE OF THOSE!! Thank goodness we did what we did, though—some of those stainless steel crowns on baby teeth would have been in his mouth for another 7 years!!!

Thank you, Dr. Biles!

Kortney S.

Dr. Biles and staff are amazing!! From the front of the office to the back they are a class act. Highly recommended!!!

camille

ronnie J.