Dr. Norman J. Cognetto, DDS

I think the receptionist was polite and friendly. However the doctor himself turned very rude and unprofessional while I was talking my son through his procedure- and his assistant tried to cover for him when he stepped away. The attitude and demeanor he took with me- especially how he spoke in front of my child- we would have left if my son had not been under the gas at the time. Upset so much I left the room and anxiously waited for the appointment to finish. He attempted a half hearted apology after. Never would recommend or go back there again.

I had a great experience with Dr. Cognetto himself, my son liked him from the start. The only real issue I have noticed so far is how cold and somewhat rude the receptionist is. Not much personality there. Otherwise he seems great so far!

Dr. Cognetto and his staff is great with my 7 year old daughter....we have been going there as long as she has had teeth and they are wonderful! She actually looks forward to going to the dentist!

Kid friendly. I like to be able to stand near my son since he is so young. The dentist wouldn't let me. Tried to have me sit in a corner. Other than that it was a great place !

Excellent with children- my 2 year old did great here

I brought my 5 year old son in for a consultation because his regular dentist is not a pediatric dentist and due to the 4 cavities my son had, the regular dentist thought maybe a specialist might be a better route. I arrived 10 minutes early for my appointment and waited over 45 minutes. I was not pleased to begin. Once I met with the Dr., I was told within 5 minutes of my son opening his mouth that my son would have to be admitted to St. Elizabeth's or St. Luke's (can't remember exactly), and put under anesthesia. I was shocked...these are cavities, not surgery...but Dr. Cognetto adamately claimed that my son wouldn't be able to keep his mouth open long enough. I had no clue why...he barely looked in my son's mouth. I was certainly confused...and not too excited about putting my child under for 4 cavities!! After checking with insurance, which I have BSBC, I was going to have to pay over $1000.00 for these services...I guess the hospital "stay" would have been costly, along with the fillings. I was SO close to booking because I thought this was all I could do for my son, but my gut made me call his regular dentist and ask again. Sure enough, they said sure...we can split the times, fill 2 at one time and 2 later on. Guess what?! NO PROBLEMS with my son, no reason to go to a hospital, be put under drugs, sit around and wait hours to be admitted and discharged, and $1000.00 of fees. I am deeply disappointed and frustrated with Dr. Norman's practice and his "professional" advice. I am beyond thankful for following my motherly instinct. I will certainly NOT be recommending this practice.