Dr. Joy Poskozim
- Training: Fellowship with the Special Care Dentistry Association (2020) (its website)
NPI 1407927916 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website
General dentist · Forest Glen
Joyful Dental Care
4116 W Peterson Ave, Chicago, IL 60646
4+ stars in 100+ reviews
Opening hours below
Reviews
4+ stars in 100+ reviews
4–5 stars: 86% · 1–2 stars: 14% · 94 written reviews
Replies: 93% of reviews · 8 of 13 one- and two-star
15mention friendly, welcoming staff
6mention older patients
5mention a gentle touch
- Offers sedation
- Implants
94 reviews for Joyful Dental Care
Recent evidence is thin: only three reviews were written in the last 12 months, and none of them gave four or five stars. Across all its reviews, 15 mention friendly staff and five describe gentle treatment. Thursday runs until 8 pm, the latest it stays open.
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What unhappy patients say
Why they were unhappy
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Charged more than they were told3None in the last 12 months
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Payment, deposit or refund disputes3None in the last 12 months
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Refused care or dismissed from the practice21 in the last 12 months
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Pushed to have treatment they doubted2None in the last 12 months
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Rough or painful treatment21 in the last 12 months
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Rude or unhelpful front desk2None in the last 12 months
One- and two-star reviews by quarter
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What they can help with
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Dental implants
Federal Open Payments records link a confirmed dentist to the treatment's maker · 4 pages on its website
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Veneers & cosmetic
5 pages on its website · Listed on its business profile · Listed category: Cosmetic dentist
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Teeth whitening
Listed on its business profile · Listed category: Teeth whitening service · 1 page on its website
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Sedation & nervous patients
Listed on its business profile · 1 page on its website
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Veneers & cosmetic: how it works Show
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Also listed on its website
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Braces & Invisalign
4 pages on its website
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Wisdom teeth & oral surgery
2 pages on its website
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Root canal
3 pages on its website
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Emergency dentist
3 pages on its website
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Dentures
7 pages on its website
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Gum treatment
2 pages on its website
Frequent replies to reviews
Its listing answers a higher share of reviews than most Chicago practices we list, and it responds to many bad reviews too.
- One- and two-star reviews
- 14%of 94 written reviews
- A higher share than 78% of Chicago practices
- Middle Chicago practice: 5%
- Most common complaints
- Charged more than they were told3Payment, deposit or refund disputes3Refused care or dismissed from the practice2
- Of its 9 one- and two-star reviews since Oct 2023 · Read them below
- Replies to reviews
- 93%of written reviews get a reply (8 of 13 one- and two-star)
- More replies than 87% of Chicago practices
- Middle Chicago practice: 33%
- Licensed in Illinois since
- 2001its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
- Licensed longer than 64% of Chicago dentists we list
- Middle Chicago dentist: first licensed 2007
Cost and paying
No prices on its website
Ways to pay
- Accepts payment plans (its business profile)
- Accepts credit cards, debit cards and mobile pay (its business profile)
- Accepts CareCredit (its website)
- Takes cash (its website)
Who you'll see
What patients say
How the visit felt
5A gentle touch
Staff and office
15Friendly, welcoming staff
Who comes here
6Older patients
Equipment and memberships
- Equipment and treatments on its website
- Digital ImpressionsSoft Tissue LaserUltrasonic Scaling Instrumentation
Your review of Joyful Dental Care
No account needed · read by us before it goes up
When you can go
- Open late
- until 8 pm, Thursday
- 57% of Chicago practices stay open to 6 pm or later
- Closed
- Friday, and weekends
Mon
8 am–6 pm
Tue
8 am–6 pm
Wed
9 am–7 pm
Thu
12 pm–8 pm
Fri
Closed
Sat
Closed
Sun
Closed
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Hours from its listing. Check when you call.
Getting there
4116 W Peterson AveChicago, IL 60646 Get directions
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking and restroom
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- Free parking lot
Its business profile
In the practice's words
Its own business description
“We treat one patient at a time. Dr. Joy does all her own cleanings in order to establish a good healthy relationship from the first appointment. We treat people of all ages and truly think outside the box for oral health. Oral health is overall health. …”
Need another dentist?
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Gargiulo Periodontics
0.1 mi · 5 stars in 250+ reviews
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Edgebrook Periodontics and Implantology
0.9 mi · 2+ stars in 5+ reviews
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Family Care Dental Group
1.3 mi · 4.5+ stars in 100+ reviews
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Sources and dates
Business listing and reviews, Sep 2026 · joyfuldentalcare.com, Sep 2026 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Sep 2026 · NPI registry · City of Chicago community areas