Bales Orthodontics

Mar 2023

I took my 5 year old to see Dr. Bales (in Santa Rosa) the other day. I've know for a while that my daughter has a very narrow upper jaw and it effects her breathing, speech and even swallowing sometimes. Basically her little mouth needs a good bit of help. Seeing an ortho is part of the big picture in terms of treatment (also includes ENT, pediatrician, etc). My daughter had built up a lot of courage for the visit (she hates doctors) but once we got there she got very scared and shy. She hid behind me and under the chair for the first 20 minutes of talking with Dianne, the hygienist/assistant. Dianne was AMAZING! She was sweet, quiet and silly. She was so patient and...read full review

Sep 2021

Dr. Katie Bales is simply THE BEST. From the first time we met her and her staff, everyone was friendly, welcoming, calm and supportive. I had let the office know ahead of time that my daughter had had a traumatic frenectomy a few months prior and as a result was terrified of any dentist, orthodontist, periodontist, literally anyone who would ask her to lie down so they could examine her teeth. It was so sad to watch her in fear, shaking and crying. We had tried a child dose of valium, melatonin, you name it. It was that bad. So when Dr. Bales said that my daughter needed expanders, I was nervous. I thought - no way is this every going to happen. My daughter is too scared...read full review

Jan 2021

Great while actually in braces.. The owner and his daughter are sooo nice even did a couple checks on me.however I've had my braces off for 3 years, due to my error I've had to get replacement retainers and they were just so rude to me. This isn't a free service either I paid 300$ for just the bottom retainer so I felt I should of been treated nicely like a good paying customer. now 2 years later and I've lost the bottoms again but I'll be finding a new orthodontist to make me a replacement this time