Capitola Dental: Hafid Ortega, DDS; Robert Schellentrager, DMD

I have had nothing but the best care here. This is a new dental clinic for me and I appreciate the way that the administration front desk is so caring and helpful to get you a payment plan or deal with your insurance. The best hygienist ever. She’s so gentle but thorough. I have dental trauma and I am not nervous at all. Highly recommend. I had a crown put on back in January and they did a fabulous job.

I had my first appointment here August 2021. I would absolutely recommend this place to anyone. I especially would recommend anyone who has anxiety about dental proceedures or a big job to take care of.
From the office manager (so kind & great communication) to the dental assistant (so smart & comforting) to the dentist (put me at ease & did the procedure quickly). The office, waiting room & bathroom are clean & well decorated.
Other return clients seemed happy & I could tell they had a great rapport with the staff.
I do not have dental insurance so I had to pay out of pocket. I was treated with respect & offered options. I greatly appreciated my experience here.

Dr Bob was recommended to me by my fiancé and future mother in law. I have to say that their praises of him were spot on. He is kind, funny and knows his stuff. He took time to go over what he saw tooth by tooth with pictures up on a large high definition screen. State of the art technology, worked with me to make sure I get the most out of my insurance and o didn’t have to wait ages for an appointment. I am 39 and the last time I was blown away by a dentist like this was... Well, never. I highly recommend!

I was referred to Capitola Dental from a very close friend that has been going there for years. It was a better experience then I was expecting. From the initial phone call to make the appointment to the completion of replacing my broken crown (in the same visit) they were professional, friendly and absolutely painless!! Amazing people who have pride in what they do and how they do it. If you have had any kind of “not so good “ experience with a dentist you need to give these fine people a chance. Thanks again. YOU GUYS ROCK !!

A Wonderful Staff, and Dr. Bob is not only a master at Denistry, but having their own lab on site, means many small adjustments you might need, are done in a heart beat, instead of over two weeks, and multiple visits.

We are moving soon, but will still travel back to be his patients!!! This is a one in a million Dental experience, and its alllllllll Positive!

I have been going to Dr. Schellentrager since the mid 1970's excellent, meticulous, state of the art dentistry and with the addition of Dr. Ortega, the highest degree of skill and professionalism continues. If you are looking for the best dentist office in Santa Cruz County, look no further.

Prompt, cheerful, efficient, covid-19 conscious, friendly...and nearly painless for an extraction. Most of all... exemplary teamwork, harmonious communication, and really understandable explanations. I do medical quality improvement for a living, and if doctors could replicate this service, I would be able to retire.

This was my first visit to Dr. Schellentrager's office.
My experience was most possitive and refreshing compared to visits to other dental practices.
The office staff made me feel welcome and made every effort to answer all of my questions .

The dental hygienist was so gentle with my teeth and explained every part of the process.

Love the team work Dr and the assitant have. Very informed in the procedure as they go along. Great job!

Jenni...hygienist was profesional and very thorough with my cleaning.!

Great staff, very nice place and super professional! Highly recommend it!