Feeley Dental on Mountain Street. The dentist and his staff are great. I was in a similar situation and hadn't been to the dentist in years.

If you're actually the Anxious Crystal you claim to be, try Worcester Cosmetic and Restorative. I haven't been back since the elder Hedstrom retired and his son took over, but the staff there are super friendly and accomodating for anxious peeps.

Paxton Dental Care in Paxton has always been very accommodating and they'll work with you to get your teeth to be the best teeth that they can.

I’m not sure if they’re taking new patients, but Cornerstone Dental in Westboro is amazing. I used to have massive dental anxiety, and I can’t stress enough how amazing they are there.

Thank you so much for this!!

I’ve had a lot of anxiety and depression surrounding dentists, but Gentle Dental on park Ave at the trolley yard plaza has worked pretty well for me. The surgeon who pulled my last tooth shot me up with a crap ton of Novocain so I didn’t feel anything lol.

I second that..I’m a patient there and they are great.

Dr Cohen on Julio Drive in shrewsbury has been our family dentist for years. Great service. Very impressed w two recent implants

Same! I have followed Dr. Feeley since before he struck out on his own.

No judgement and he is careful and caring.

Don't do the one on pleasant St near downtown....

I'll Third this. Started seeing him at his old location downtown. Went there after I got a 20k quote from Aspen dental of stuff I didn't need. He is great, no judgement, just wants to see you have a healthy mouth and will go out of his way to help you accomplish that.

He is also very very liberal with Novocaine, he goes out of his way to make sure you don't feel any pain and that you always have enough Novocaine. No getting around some other feelings unfortunately.

His dental hygienists are great too, they are all super nice and do a great job. Their Front desk/office people have always fantastic too.

His new location is even better, cause you don't have to pay for parking anymore.

Besides that stunning endorsement for Feeley, the biggest piece of advice I can give anyone is to stay away from chain dental practices like Aspen Dental, Genital Dental, etc. They all want your wallet, not you to have a healthy mouth. The second piece of advice would be find a practice that is run by 1 or 2 dentists themselves, not a practice owned by someone else that hires dentists. I say this because those tend to be cash cow dental mills just like their chain dental practices old brothers, just on a smaller scale.

Weird question but for cleanings at Feeley do they use that metallic pick or one of those hypersonic picks? I struggle with cleanings with that metal pick so I am looking for a place with the water hypersonic one.

Also I think you mean Gentle Dental and not Genital Dental. Although if Genital Dental exists please let me know where it is.

I think they have both, they numbed me up pretty good so it didn't really matter to me much lol I am sure they wouldn't mind answering your question if you give them a call. But like I said they will numb you up for a cleaning if you ask, if thats why you don't like metal that is.

Also you are right, I spelled that wrong. But for comical reasons I will not be correcting it hahaha

Had good experiences with grace family dental on grafton street.

I adore Dr. Noosha at Gentle Dental Worcester Trolley Yard! The whole staff there is so nice, and very transparent with pricing BEFORE you get work done, which I really appreciate.

THEY USE THE WATER PICK! I had never used one before and once they used it they were able to clear out a huge calculus of tartar on my teeth. No scraping needed, such a huge weight off of my shoulders. The scraping is the worst part for me.

Shustak is fabulous - I like all the dentists there and most of the hygienists.

Dr. Foo over at Chandler Dental is incredible. He is super gentle and does great work.

Triangle street dental over by Burncoat! So sweet and helpful

2nd Dr. Foo

Dr. Foo is awesome! Down to earth and no upselling. He's a dentist and also cleans your teeth so he really know your mouth. He uses water pic for cleaning.

Dr. Monica Gobran on Harvard St is incredible. I’ve had fear of dentists since I was a kid and she took that away and then some. Never feel like she’s taking advantage of me. The hygienist is fantastic and the front desk staff are super helpful and friendly as well.

If you don’t mind driving out to westborough I do recommend Dr Moheban at Advanced Dental

I have wicked anxiety and PTSD and the dentist is the worst, Ive always been put to sleep for major stuff, but when I moved to Worcester with Masshealth it was a no go. Only option was day trip to Boston. That wasn't an option because I was in pain and ready to smile again!. I swear by Dr. McCarthy on Pleasant Street across from the Catholic church. He had to do major work on me,I've since referred several others who have all said the same thing! That they're gentle, kind and the experience wasn't bad!, I have a brand new teeth and a great smile.. they really held my hand through it all! And he takes most insurance ❤️👍🏼 Good luck!