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Family Health Centers of San Diego, San Diego

Family Health Centers of San Diego

Dental • San Diego, CA • 9 locations throughout San Diego County locations

Clinic Type

Dental

Address

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Phone

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Email

meredithj@fhcsd.org

Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Telehealth

Available (telehealth appointments mentioned)

Services Offered

  • Children’s dentistry
  • Crowns & bridges
  • Dental cleanings
  • Dentures & partials
  • Emergency dental care
  • Examinations & X-rays
  • _extractions
  • Fillings
  • Root canal treatments

Insurance & Payment

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Languages Spoken

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

  • Yelp (FLOSS): 4.5/5 (333)
  • Experience.com (Dr. Terence Bernard Pegel, DDS): 4.18/5 (28)
  • Healthgrades (Dr. Peter Rich, DMD): 4.6/5 (31)
  • Yelp (Smiles by Design Dentistry): 4.8/5 (131)
  • Opencare (A+ Family Dentistry): 4.8/5 (16)
  • Yelp (BRSH + FLSS Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics): 4.4/5 (198)

Patients praise

  • Friendly, compassionate, and professional clinical staff
  • Effective and pain-free treatment experiences
  • Modern dental facilities with up-to-date technology
  • Comprehensive range of dental services offered in a single location
  • Convenient communication and appointment scheduling

Common complaints

  • Unprofessional and inefficient front desk/reception staff
  • High-pressure sales tactics for unnecessary or questionable dental procedures
  • Poor communication regarding billing, insurance, and refunds
  • Dissatisfaction with the Dental Board of California's complaint resolution process
  • Allegations of medical negligence and overcharging patients

"The front desk staff is completely unprofessional and inefficient... This office is untrustworthy and completely unprofessional—avoid it at all costs."

— Smile Dental San Diego patient review

"They push unnecessary procedures purely to increase billing... This facility operates more like a high-pressure sales business than a medical practice."

— A+ Dental & Implant Center patient review

"A San Diego man’s toothache was nothing compared to the financial headache he said he experienced after a procedure meant to improve his quality of life."

— 10News report on dental implant disputes

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of . Own this clinic? Claim or correct this listing.

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