Dr. Michelle Schwartz, DDS
NPI 1366569907 · named on the practice's website
General dentist · West Town
Bucktown Wicker Park Dental
2303 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
4.5+ stars in 250+ reviews
Opening hours below
Reviews
4.5+ stars in 250+ reviews
4–5 stars: 94% · 1–2 stars: 6% · 282 written reviews
Last 12 months: 45 reviews · 93% 4–5 stars · Replies: 18% of reviews · 4 of 16 one- and two-star
66mention friendly, welcoming staff
18mention a clean office
11mention a modern, attractive office
- Emergency
- Offers sedation
- Invisalign
- 6 insurers named
Appointments around a workday
Thursday hours run until 7 pm and Wednesdays start at 7 am, leaving room either side of a working day, and it opens Saturdays from 8 am to 2 pm. Staff are described as knowledgeable about treatment in five reviews, and the office as clean in 18.
Fact-checked · How we write these
Pressure to accept treatment
Most pressure complaints in the one- and two-star reviews we read since October 2023 predate the past year. One such review falls in the past 12 months.
Why they were unhappy
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Pushed to have treatment they doubted41 in the last 12 months
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Insurance problems32 in the last 12 months
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Dentist was rude or dismissive2None in the last 12 months
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Phones not answered or calls not returned22 in the last 12 months
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Work failed or had to be fixed2None in the last 12 months
One- and two-star reviews by quarter
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1
Quarters · the last one partial
What patients say
How the visit felt
10Explaining everything before doing it
7Gentle, thorough cleanings
7A gentle touch
Staff and office
66Friendly, welcoming staff
18A clean office
11A modern, attractive office
Getting seen
5Being fitted in at short notice
Why patients came
5Coming in with a lost filling or crown
What they can help with
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Braces & Invisalign
Listed category: Orthodontist · 14 pages on its website · Federal Open Payments records link a confirmed dentist to the treatment's maker
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Veneers & cosmetic
82 pages on its website · Listed on its business profile · Listed category: Cosmetic dentist
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Teeth whitening
Listed on its business profile · 4 pages on its website
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Emergency dentist
Listed on its business profile · 3 pages on its website
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Sedation & nervous patients
Listed on its business profile · 1 page on its website
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Tooth extraction
Listed category: Oral surgeon · 1 page on its website
Braces & Invisalign: how it works Show
Veneers & cosmetic: how it works Show
Sedation & nervous patients: how it works Show
Also listed on its website
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Dental implants
17 pages on its website
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Wisdom teeth & oral surgery
Listed category: Oral surgeon
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Root canal
1 page on its website
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Dentures
9 pages on its website
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Gum treatment
1 page on its website
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Crowns and bridges
4 pages on its website
How it compares in Chicago
- One- and two-star reviews
- 6%of 282 written reviews
- A higher share than 54% of Chicago practices
- Middle Chicago practice: 5%
- Most common complaints
- Pushed to have treatment they doubted4Insurance problems3Dentist was rude or dismissive2
- Of its 9 one- and two-star reviews since Oct 2023 · Read them below
- Replies to reviews
- 18%of written reviews get a reply (4 of 16 one- and two-star)
- Fewer replies than 59% of Chicago practices
- Middle Chicago practice: 33%
- Open Saturdays
- Yesopen Saturdays
Urgent care and sedation options
Its website says the practice offers same-day appointments for urgent dental problems. The site also describes nitrous oxide, oral sedation, IV sedation and general anesthesia.
Cost and paying
No prices on its website
Ways to pay
- Accepts credit cards, debit cards and mobile pay (its business profile)
- Names Aetna, Cigna, Delta Dental, Lincoln and 2 more (its website, not a network check)
Who you'll see
Equipment and memberships
- Equipment and treatments on its website
- Digital Impressions
Your review of Bucktown Wicker Park Dental
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When you can go
- Opens early
- 7 am, Wednesday
- 11% of Chicago practices open before 8 am
- Open late
- until 7 pm, Thursday
- 57% of Chicago practices stay open to 6 pm or later
- Saturday
- 8 am–2 pm
- 53% of Chicago practices open on Saturdays
Mon
9 am–6 pm
Tue
9 am–6 pm
Wed
7 am–4 pm
Thu
10 am–7 pm
Fri
8 am–2 pm
Sat
8 am–2 pm
Sun
Closed
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Hours from its listing. Check when you call.
Getting there
2303 W North AveChicago, IL 60647 Get directions
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance and restroom
Its business profile
In the practice's words
Its own business description
“Bucktown Wicker Park Dental is a neighborhood dental practice that’s committed to improving the lives and oral health of the Chicago community. With a team of talented and compassionate dental professionals, Bucktown Wicker Park Dental gives patients smiles that last a lifetime. …”
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Sources and dates
Business listing and reviews, Sep 2026 · bucktowndental.com, Sep 2026 · NPI registry · City of Chicago community areas