A Smiling Heart Dentistry

I highly recommend this dentist office. Thank you Sherly for your quality and professional work on my teeth.

I recommend this office very highly. Thank you Sherly for the great experience and quality work you have done on my teeth.

A Smiling Heart Dentistry really lives up to its name. With my first visit I discovered that rare mix of a highly professional dental care environment with a very passionate, warm and friendly personnel. My visit was relatively involved and went beyond a couple of hours, but I never felt the usual drag of time, nor anxiety, one would experience or expect at an elaborate dental appointment. I would highly recommend A Smiling Heart Dentistry to anyone.

In June 2014 I got an oral visit from my old dentist. Mr. A. He found a cavity (early stage) and some dark areas. No action was required at this time, just keep checking every 6 months to determine groth.
I moved to Bellevue from Seattle, early 2015 and I decided to save commuting time and find another Dentist.
I found Dr. Tigran’s, and I visited his studio where I had a very depth checkup. He used 3d scanning, RGB cameras, bite wings for intra-​oral camera, and another intra-​oral camera that uses some technology to see through teeth for his Diagnosis.
The Diagnose of Dr. Tigran was: 9 cavities for a total of 21 surfaces!
The find surprised me! (from 1 to 9 cavity in less than 1 year, at 41 years old and without any pain in my mouth!) I decided to accept and start immediately the treatment. I got my first 1 (or 2) cavities cured the following week.
By chance I found the Unilocal review of Dr. Tigran from mr. Andrew. (see below) Reading that, I decided to get a second opinion from another dentist.
One week after I visited a dentist B in Bellevue. I got another oral radiography, 1h visit and the new Diagnose was: 1 cavity at early stage and 5 dark areas to keep under control and to re-​check after 6 months! No action required now. My mouth was all right.
I now have an issue with Dr. Tigran’s diagnosis of how many cavities he believed needed filling.
He wrote a treatment case for NINE (9) fillings with multiple surfaces involved. During my visit and the conversation, we had, he seems a very good dentist who does a thorough job, rely upon the latest technology, however he is definitely more aggressive than the other two dentists I visited.
Having two different dentists disagreed with Tigran’s findings (my previous dentist and my new one), and by reading the experience from other another customer here on Unilocal I decided to change my dentist.
Tigran is a great person, but I won’t be leverage his servings anymore. Thankfully, by reading reviews on Unilocal I decided to get a second opinion and I avoided having a bunch of fillings that (I+other 2 dentists) believe were not necessary.

Thankfully I gave a second chance, i have my annual cleaning first half last week and second half today, the Hygenist Sherrylyn was really gentle and asked you if you were ok and she is very passionate on what she does, i will definitely come back. And Dr. Tigran was amazing, he double checked all my post filling and the technology they was in the office is top in the line… They explained to me about the miscommunication during my first visit. And I’m just planning to bring my kids and my husband, we finally found a dentist office that cared about their patients.
I highly recommend them…

After moving to Washington, I came to Dr. Tigran for my 6 month checkup. Everyone who works at their office is nice and friendly and does a great job.
However, I had an issue with Dr. Tigran’s diagnosis of how many cavities he believed needed filling. He said I need ELEVEN (11) fillings. Long story short, he seems like a good dentist who does a thorough job, however he is definitely more aggressive than most dentists (especially when it comes to deciding to re-​fill an existing filling). Plus, two different dentists disagreed with Tigran’s findings, both agreeing that I only had 3 cavities that needed filling.
I got a second opinion from another dentist that my friend recommended (Redmond Dental Care), and after doctor Sang Yum checked my mouth and the x-​rays, he concluded I only needed 2 – 3 fillings.
Dr. Tigran truly believed that I needed that many fillings though, so eventually I got a third opinion from another dentist, and that dentist similarly concluded that I only had 3 cavities that needed filling.
Tigran convinced me to come back so that he could use the DIAGNOdent as another way to verify that I truly had eleven cavities. Previously he used bite wings, intra-​oral camera, and another intra-​oral camera that uses some technology to see through teeth or something.
So Tigran tested all my teeth with the DIAGNOdent. He is truly very thorough and does precise work — he ensured teeth were dry and clean before testing, after occasionally wiping the DIAGNOdent sensor he re-​calibrated it on a known good tooth, etc. He definitely does a good job, but his initial diagnosis was definitely over-​zealous.
The results of the DIAGNOdent showed that I had 6 cavities that had already reached the dentin and therefore needed filling (they had a 30 or higher rating on the DIAGNOdent). However a number of my molars already have composite fillings, which can cause the DIAGNOdent to falsely read high, so it’s tough to tell whether those were accurate.
Thus, according to the DIAGNOdent, Tigran’s original recommendation included 5 unnecessary fillings — that’s quite a bit. He himself said he was surprised that the DIAGNOdent didn’t indicate more, he was sure that the tool was going to prove him correct.
Some people might appreciate Tigran’s style, but I prefer the more conservative approach, and considering two other dentists with 20+ years of experience disagreed with Tigran’s diagnosis, I feel that people should be slightly weary of this office and potentially get second opinions.
Tigran is a great person, but I won’t be using him as my dentist. Thankfully my mom told me to get a second opinion and I avoided having a bunch of fillings that were not necessary according to two separate dentists.

Excellent care and people. Professional and constantly looking for new advanced technology and way to serve us best. Always a pleasure to go for our family appointments!

Hands down the best dentist in Bellevue! I don’t remember how many friends I already referred to them because of their exemplary service! Anna is very customer service oriented and makes you feel really cared for! Dr Tigran just as awesome and thorough!

I love going to my dentist. The staff is caring, super polite, and very warm. They take your fear of the drill out of the window. They’re on top of your appointments, they’re flexible, and very knowledgeable.

Great customer service and great work product doesn’t begin to describe the positive experience my family and I have had with Dr Tigrans office over the years.
My family has been clients of Smiling Heart Dentistry for years and dont plan to go anywhere else. They do a great job of going above and beyond our expectations every time and recently changed their schedule around to take my wife in when we had a dental emergency. Were very thankful to be clients of Dr Tigran, you guys rock!

I’ve gone to A Smiling Heart Dentistry for many years. The staff is extremely friendly and professional. The office is warm and comfortable and makes you feel at ease whether you are having just a cleaning or more complicated dental procedures. I have recommended them to family and friends.

I found this clinic from the Passport lifestyle website, promoting FREE ZOOM or FREE SONICARE for 1^st time patients with X-​rays. After my appointment, I asked about either of their promotions and the front desk receptionist claimed that they no longer offered those promotions and she could offer me $ 35 for home whitening. No thanks! Disappointed about their false promotion, I just left. Now looking on the Passport lifestyle website, they are still FALSELY promoting this FREE ZOOM or FREE SONICARE!!! Frustrated! I would give them a 1 but their hygienist was very nice. BTW, when you go for a cleaning, isn’t the dentist also supposed to say hello and at least look at your teeth. Not at this place.

This is a great dentistry. Dr and staff are awesome. They care about the patient and take care of all of your dental needs.
My kids love going here. They aren’t afraid. I don’t need to convince them to go.
I would highly recommend this place.

This office utilizes state-​of-​the-​art dental equipments. Hands down, the most upscale technology any offices could have.
The office environment is very friendly and they always make sure patients are comfortable throughout the procedure.
Regular Examination is very thorough done by Dentist and Hygienist as to support early prevention of oral cancer.
Lastly, I admired Dr. Tigran honesty, knowledge, and capability to thrive for patient’s best interest.

fabulous office! dentist is kind and knowledgeable. Staff is amazing. Makes this jittery client feel very relaxed :) I highly recommend A Smiling Heart Dentistry.

I have never actually been to this dentist but somehow keep getting texts and emails that I should schedule an appointment. I have unsubscribed to all the email and texts but somehow keep receiving these.
Find this to be a very bad way to try to gain business by harassing people. Really not sure how they got my information but will not stop sending me notifications no matter how hard I try to stop. If I receive one more of these– reporting to the BBB. It is illegal to keep emailing people who unsubscribe.
Based on this– I would never step foot into this place. Bad business practice.

Can you have a favorite dentist? If the experience is so delightful from the amazing reception, to the massage chairs and tea in the lobby to the parwfin wax, to the quality, professionalism of the staff as well as amiable, friendly, engaging attitude, to the quality of care provided is all as exceptionally well done as this is… yes, you can have a favorite dentist. I eagerly and enthusiastically recommend Smiling Heart to friends and coworkers and they always thank me.
Best dental office ever.

I’m not (yet) a patient of Dr. T’s but I love their office. A close friend needed an implant and the doctor his regular dentist (and close friend) recommended wasn’t a good fit. I found this office by accident and brought my friend up from Burien. For nearly a year we’ve been coming to Dr. T’s office to get all of his dental work taken care of.
My friend has been excited to drive 30 – 45 minutes each way just to be treated by this Dr and his team. My own dentist is retiring soon and I’m going to switch my dental work to this office when that happens.
The team at this office makes me feel like a welcome friend whenever I’m there and I’m not the one getting work done.
On top of feeling welcome, what appears to be a limited discomfort experience, the doctor is also very keen on having the latest in technology available in his office and doesn’t limit his options to what’s popular/​trendy.
Please, feel free to contact me about this office. I’ve been there so much I am the mayor (on FourSquare). :)

I highly recommend this dental office for people who are dental phobic. Everyone was very kind and understanding.
Wonderful coffee, nice conversation and very gentle dentistry what more could one ask for.
Linda Clark

I have been going here for 3+ years no problem. My husband also comes here. The staff are SUPER friendly, they always remember us and things we tell them. For example, one visit I mentioned my dogs and the next they asked me how my dogs were doing.
As for dental care, I have not had any issues. They have filled cavities, replaced bond work, saved my husband from needing his wisdom teeth pulled and all around just given us good care. The staff are more than gracious and just generally nice people.
Bonus? Prime Card discount! I like this place and always feel I am in good hands when I am here. It’s a bit of a drive from Duvall so we have thought about switching to a more local dentist but if we do it will have nothing to do with our service of quality here.