Cedar Rapids Pediatric Dentistry: Sarah Swenson DDS

We have been going to CR Pediatric Dentistry for over 16 years. Now that my oldest is off to college, we certainly have been pushing the "pediatric" limit as we love Dr. Swenson and have hated the thought to move on. She is the BEST! She is patient, friendly, and explains everything down to the kid level so that they are comfortable as well. She is even the type of doctor that recognizes you out in public and know your kiddos by name. (Who does that? - It's Awesome!) We unfortunately had an "emergency" and had to call in after hours. Dr Swenson called back within minutes of leaving a message, knew my daughter had just gotten braces off, provided guidance, support, direction and got us in first thing in the morning. You can't go wrong with Dr Swenson and staff.

Dr. Swenson is working so patiently with both of my autistic children to de-sensitize them to exams. I am so grateful to have found someone who is willing to take the time to work them through it.

Took my 2.5 year old to Dr. Swenson for his first appointment, she did a great job of keeping kid and Mom calm and happy.

Have been taking my children there for 16 years and have never had an issue with any staff or doctor. Alway very friendly and big help getting kids scheduled for appointment.

Great and caring staff...

Dr. Swenson is very nice and gentle with my child. I will say that the office staff are not the friendliest. They give you a tiny tablet that is rather difficult to use to provide all of your information and dental history for your child. This is not an easy task with a small child. The office staff didn't even seem to mind that I was struggling. Dental care is great, registration is a slight nightmare.

Not impressed. The first time I called they left me on hold for almost 15 minutes because they forgot about me. I had to hang up and call again. When I called back there was no apology for leaving me on hold for 15 minutes. Dr. Swenson is nice, but the office staff is horrible. They had me fill out forms on a Windows based tablet, and the keyboard was so small that it was very difficult to complete. I wasn't impressed with the dental hygienist either. She was forceful and snapped at my child "Don't bite me!!". I realize a first time dentist appointment is scary, but this was too traumatic for my child. We won't be back.