Redwoods Rural Dental Clinic 101 West Coast Road, Redway, CA 95560

"I brought my daughters and I into the satellite clinic. Very friendly staff for the most part. I am leaving this review because the refused to see me for an exam with both my girls in the room. They wanted me to leave them in the waiting room by themselves. I have a 4year old and a 6month old. There was no way I would leave them alone. Is it just me or is this very inappropriate? If your a mother, would you leave you babies unattended in a public waiting room while you get your teeth done?"

"I went in for an emergency dental appointment today, for an extremely painful infected tooth. Everything was fine until my dentist, Rona Bodman came in. Right off the bat, she scolds me like a child for being 5 minutes late, saying they probably won’t see me again if I’m late at all in the future. I apologized and explained I had to drive an hour and a half with a toddler to get there and had even called to let the office know. I told her I was using Oragel and was taking Advil for the pain. She said I shouldn’t use Oragel, and that she would prescribe an antibiotic and something for the pain. She says to come back in a week for the extraction. I go to schedule the future appointment at the front desk and they don’t have any availability until the middle of January! I simply cannot live like this until then, especially through Christmas. The absolute best part if my visit to Redwoods Rural’s dental center however, was when I went to pick up my prescriptions and there was nothing for the pain whatsoever! Why tell me to stop using Oragel if you won’t give me any ibuprofen? So I just have to tough out a month with no pain medicine whatsoever? Folks, I know in Humboldt County we don’t have many options but we cannot accept this level of care. Choose any other dentist, they will treat you with more compassion."

"I recently had an dental emergency, my upper-right cuspid was kind of sore & next morning the whole side of my face was swollen. After calling all the usual suspects (some of whom were quite rude), the best I could get was a "7:30am the next morning, wait & see if there's a no-show" appointment, RRDC gave me an emergency visit at noon that day. First impressions; small, clean, light & open feeling, polite & helpful reception staff. Second; brief wait, lovely dentists chair, beautiful view, unobtrusive music in the background. As the nurse (I forgot her name... sorry, you're awesome) explained that the x-ray sends the images to the doctor's computer, I thought "Oh great, one of _those_ doctors" but as soon as Dr. Bodman entered all concerns vanished like mist in the morning sun. In my 30 years in the service industry, from dishwasher to executive chef, I have learned to recognize competence & confidence in a person & Dr. Bodman appears to have both. After some dialog -not dumbed down for me, 2 Amoxicillin, a prescription and some clear, concise, post-visit instructions I was on my way. I also received a follow-up appointment for the extraction of said tooth, and will try my best to assign them as my primary dental provider To all the folks at RRDC - Thank You"

"Most friendly, professional and awesome-est dental clinic ever! They totally took the time to explain everything were friendly and upbeat, professional and knowledgeable. The receptionists are great, the dental assistant was awesome and the dentist was skillful and relatable, on par with any big city or hospital clinic."

"I got my wisdom teeth taken out in a different office in which resulted me a lot of trauma and pain, since then i've had extreme anxiety about going to the dentist. All of that anxiety perished when I met Dr. Boddman! She is so amazing at what she does and I highly recommend her to each and everyone ! I've had many cavities that needed to be filled and have felt no pain during any of the procedures whatsoever. If you're looking for a clean, quick, professional place to get your dental work done I highly recommend this place! It's HARD to find a dentist that is AMAZING like Dr. Boddman!"