Re: African-American Dentist
My family has seen Dr. Madelyn Ballard as a family dentist for years. Recently I've started seeing Dr. Markus Watson at South Beach Dental in SF. My kids had been seeing him too, but recently he hired a pediatric dentist so I'm not sure if he's still seeing children.

Re: Good Delta Dental Dentist
We go to Dr. Maddie Ballard in Berkeley (across from Whole Foods on Telegraph). She is wonderful and has been great with my daughter who is 2. Anne

To all of the posters who were looking a good family dentist in Berkeley/Oakland, I strongly(!) second the archived recommendations for Madelyn Ballard (510-845-2350). Her office is on Telegraph near the Berkeley-Oakland border, near Alta Bates and Whole Foods. I recently took my 4 year old for his first cleaning, and my first since he was born. Dr. Maddie was fabulous with both me and my son; she let him watch cartoons and sit on my lap for both of our cleanings, which she did herself. Afterwards, he could go to the ''magic room''--filled with toys--to choose a prize. My son said his appointment was fun! For the poster concerned about cost: we didn't have X-rays, so i'm not sure what the office charges for those. The cleaning was reasonable, though, and as with any office, it's probably worth calling to see if they'll work out something for folks without insurance. The entire staff is incredibly nice. Dr Maddie fan

Re: Healthy families dentist
We use a dentist in Berkeley. I don't know if she is still taking new healthy families pt but you can call and find out. My son has seen her for 4 years and we are very happy with how she and her staff deal with kids. Her name is madaline ballard # 510-845-2350 Good luck happy kids

Re: African-American Dentist
We really like our dentist who is African-American (also her staff).

Madelyn Ballard
3031 Telegraph Ave #108, Berkeley
845-2350

Re: Female dentist for a fearful person
I have a great female dentist who really helps me feel comfortable about the whole thing. I love her staff too. Her name is Madelyn Ballard and she's on Telegraph Ave in across from the Whole Foods in Berkeley. She also happens to be African-American. Good luck. fearful of the dentist too

Re: dentist in Berkeley from HMO list
Hi there, My family goes to Madelyn Ballard's office and we all love it! Both my children, ages 8 and 6, love going to her, even begging me for appointments before their due. Its a small, family practice and everyone there is really nice. In fact, the reason i chose her years ago , blindly off my HMO list, was that the receptionist who answered the phone was the most pleasent of all the dentists i had called. I cant say enough things to support her, cris

RE: Dentist who doesn't push x-rays
I have always had good experiences with Dr madalyn Ballard in oakland, (right across from whole foods). I have not had any x- rays since being with her, over a year now, and she has always supported me in wanting to wait on x-rays for my kids. Her number is 845-2350. cris

Re: African-American Family Dentist
Madelyn Ballard is at 3031 Telegraph Ave, Suite 108, across from Whole Foods in South Berkeley. I've just seen her once, but she seemed quite good. Lesley

Does anyone have any opinion, good or bad, about this particular dentist, specifically if she and her office are good with children? My son is almost four. Thank you in advance for your helpful feedback. Marianne

We've been very happy with Dr. Ballard & her office, and our kids are now excited when it's time to go to the dentist again! Mike