1st Advantage Dental - Colonie

I can honestly say this is the best dentist I've been to. They are thorough and explain everything and give information to you without making you feel pressured. You can tell they genuinely care about their patients. I just switched dentists after being with the same dentist for over 20 years. I thought I had a good dentist but what I learned is that my old dentist was not as thorough as he should have been. I am so glad I found this dentist and highly recommend them!

I’ve been coming here for 20+ years. My whole family has been patients of Dr. Mandava for as long as I can remember. Several of us are very anxious in the chair and the care Dr. M provides us with is unbeatable, I always leave feeling calm and relaxed.

Heather my hygienist made me feel very comfortable. She was thorough and explained everything she was doing. Dr Jones also made me feel comfortable.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE my hygienists (Heather & Traci) and Dr. Mandava as I’m always greeted with a smile and full professionalism and VERY THOROUGH appointments. However, the front desk highly lacks professionalism as I had an appointment that was scheduled 8 months ago (which I took the afternoon off for the same day I made it). I received a reminder text but two days later, a text message was sent stating that I’m overdue and need to call to schedule. When I called, I was told that my appointment was DELETED due to the Dr. being away with no call or heads up. As a patient who works full time I feel like I should have AT LEAST gotten a courtesy call that my appointment needed to be rescheduled and I WOULD HAVE BEEN PERFECTLY OK WITH THIS, but to delete my appointment was blatantly disrespectf

Heather is an outstanding professional. She is always there to great you with a smile (even if it’s under her mask) and make you feel welcomed. She works meticulously with her tools to clear away what regular brushing and flossing can’t do. She is gentle while working and always provides a positive experience while in her care. There is a reason she is booking almost year out! Thank you for being such a kind person