Hi, my name is Craig, and I'm a dentophobe (this means that I've got a fear of the dentist, to the extent that it causes measurable anxiety (dentophobia)). My wife met Dr. Assadi, loved her, immediately upon returning home asked when I'd last been to a dentist, and after an awkward silence and some dumb looks (and probably some cold sweating), made making a dental appointment an action item. Unfortunately, my phobia meant that I'd been avoiding the dentist - any dentist - for too long, and that meant cavities and drills and scary things, etc. I don't have any recent point of reference against which to measure Inspire, and what originally instilled comfort was that I had been a patient of Dr. Ostrolenk (sp?) and White previously - so familiarity FTW. I probably just aged myself, there. If Dr. Assadi had Dr. White's vote, she had mine, too. I''ll quit rambling and get to the point: Dentistry has come a lonnnng way in the last 10 or 20 years (my dental experiences began in the early 80s). The experiences so far have been amazing at Inspire. Everyone in the office is amazingly, kind, approachable and empathetic. Calvin is calm, gentle and to the point. Dr. Assadi is candid, patient, gentle (yet efficient) and perhaps a sorceress (and apparently has yet to try teriyaki beef jerky, but that's another story). Personally, I also like that she seems to be of my generation (Gen X), and it's comforting to know that there's a probability that she'll be around in 20 years. Somehow, this makes the dentist more relatable and adds to the warm and fuzzy factor. Today I went in for 2 cavities and a deep cleaning, and it was a 99% painless experience. It was actually a nice break from the craziness of work (though, I did send my team a selfie to let them know that, no, I was not actually on an interview). I didn't want to see the needle, hear anything about the needle, know about the needle (another fear!) and I'll admit, I closed my eyes and didn't even feel the needle. Amazing. No pain, and I'm a pretty delicate flower. No pain really even after all of the Novocain has now worn off (I expected to feel like I'd been kicked by a cage fighter or something). Dr. Assadi will tell you what you want to know (in terms that you'll understand!), or not tell you what you don't want to know (like, "okay, here comes the needle!"). I'm still apprehensive of the dentist (I'm dedicated to working on that!), but I have far, far, far less anxiety about my next visit as a result of today. So, overall, it was a positive experience, I'm pleased with the practice, and I will definitely be sticking with Inspire for years to come (oh, and this practice is FINALLY within network of my insurer (Delta Dental)). I've actually plugged Inspire to coworkers - I think one may be a fellow dentophobe!