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Lincoln Dental Care

3138 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

4.5+ stars in 250+ reviews Opening hours below

Reviews

4.5+ stars in 250+ reviews

4–5 stars: 95% · 1–2 stars: 5% · 241 written reviews

Last 12 months: 11 reviews · 91% 4–5 stars · Replies: 11% of reviews · 1 of 12 one- and two-star

79mention friendly, welcoming staff

36mention a clean office

11mention gentle, thorough cleanings

  • Invisalign
  • Implants
  • 9 insurers named

Implant training

Hirant Bicakci, its dentist, completed a three-year program in advanced prosthodontics and implantology at UIC, according to the practice website, and the practice offers dentures and full-mouth implants. Six reviewers chose it on a friend's or relative's recommendation. Recent evidence is thin, with 11 reviews in the last 12 months, ten of them four- or five-star.

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Reviewers discuss treatment costs

Several reviewers describe treatment planning and cost conversations that covered insurance, detailed options and pricing, or multiple care options for someone without insurance.

How the visit felt

11Gentle, thorough cleanings
5Explaining everything before doing it

Staff and office

79Friendly, welcoming staff
36A clean office
5An honest dentist

Who comes here

6Spanish or other languages spoken

Why patients came

6Coming on a friend's recommendation

How we count themes

What unhappy patients say

Why they were unhappy

  • Rude or unhelpful front desk4
    1 in the last 12 months
  • Disorganized office2
    1 in the last 12 months
  • Pushed to have treatment they doubted2
    None in the last 12 months
  • Rushed visit2
    1 in the last 12 months
  • Work failed or had to be fixed2
    1 in the last 12 months

One- and two-star reviews by quarter

Quarters · the last one partial

How we read these

Who you'll see

Dr. Hirant Bicakci, DDS

  • Illinois license active, first licensed Oct 2003
  • Dental school: University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry (its website)
  • Training: Three-year specialty program in Advanced Prosthodontics and Implantology at UIC College of Dentistry (its website)

NPI 1407916240 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, checked Sep 2026 · named on the practice's website

What they can help with

  • Dental implants

    Listed category: Dental implants periodontist · Federal Open Payments records link a confirmed dentist to the treatment's maker · 6 pages on its website

  • Braces & Invisalign

    4 pages on its website · Federal Open Payments records link a confirmed dentist to the treatment's maker

  • Veneers & cosmetic

    10 pages on its website · Listed on its business profile · Listed category: Cosmetic dentist

  • Dentures

    Listed category: Prosthodontist · 2 pages on its website

  • Full-mouth implants (All-on-4)

    Listed category: Prosthodontist · 2 pages on its website

Dental implants: how it works ShowA natural molar beside a dental implant: a crown on an abutment, joined to a titanium post set in the jawbone, which bone grows onto over several months.
Braces & Invisalign: how it works ShowFront teeth with braces, brackets joined by a wire, beside front teeth in a clear removable aligner tray.
Veneers & cosmetic: how it works ShowA front tooth with a veneer, a thin shell on the front surface only, beside a front tooth with a crown covering all of it above the gum.

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How it compares in Chicago

One- and two-star reviews
5%of 241 written reviews
About the same as most Chicago practices
Middle Chicago practice: 5%
Most common complaints
Rude or unhelpful front desk4
Disorganized office2
Pushed to have treatment they doubted2
Of its 6 one- and two-star reviews since Oct 2023 · Read them below
Replies to reviews
11%of written reviews get a reply (1 of 12 one- and two-star)
Fewer replies than 64% of Chicago practices
Middle Chicago practice: 33%
Licensed in Illinois since
2003its longest-licensed confirmed dentist
Licensed longer than 59% of Chicago dentists we list
Middle Chicago dentist: first licensed 2007

How we compare

Accepted insurance

Its group’s website lists accepted PPO dental plans and says it does not accept Medicare or Medicaid, a useful distinction if you rely on either program.

Ways to pay

  • Payment plans (its website)
  • Accepts credit cards, debit cards and mobile pay (its business profile)
  • Names Aetna, Ameritas, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and 5 more (its website, not a network check)
  • Accepts CareCredit (its website)
  • Third-party lender financing (its website)

Children's Medicaid coverage

The children's Medicaid directory includes Meridian Health Plan of Illinois, for children's dental care.

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When you can go

Weekends
Closed

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Getting there

3138 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60657
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  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking and restroom

Its business profile

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Sources and dates

Business listing and reviews, Sep 2026 · lincolndentalcare.com, Sep 2026 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Sep 2026 · NPI registry · City of Chicago community areas