Toothworks of Bakersfield is a multidisciplinary dental and orthodontic practice at 1030 H St., Suite 1, in downtown Bakersfield. That word "multidisciplinary" does a lot of work here: it means the same practice that puts braces on your teenager also handles your own cleanings, fillings, and dental emergencies. You're not juggling three different offices and three different sets of paperwork. It's one team, one building, one appointment day, if that's what your family needs.
The practice is led by Dr. David Zaghi, DDS, a graduate of the USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry and a member of the American Dental Association (ADA) and California Dental Association (CDA). Toothworks has become a trusted name in downtown Bakersfield, and Google reviewers consistently describe the same things: a calm office, staff who listen, and a team that doesn't rush anxious patients through their appointments.
Most Bakersfield families end up splitting dental care across separate providers: a family dentist for cleanings, a specialist for a filling that needs extra attention, and a referral to an orthodontist across town for braces or Invisalign. Toothworks was built to close that gap. It's a combination you won't find at most independent practices in the area, and it means fewer appointments, fewer new-patient forms, and one consistent relationship instead of three.
That includes:
You can see the full breakdown on our dental and orthodontic services page.
Dr. Zaghi works alongside a general dentist and an orthodontist, plus a hygiene and support staff that Google reviewers describe as consistent and familiar, not a rotating cast of strangers. The team's approach leans on modern diagnostic technology, including iTero digital scanning, which means no messy impression trays for patients who dread that part of the visit. You can meet the full team on our Meet the Team page.
A lot of patients come to us after putting off dental care for a while, whether that's from cost worry, a bad experience elsewhere, or plain dental anxiety. A few things we built the practice around:
Our office sits at the corner of H and 11th, a short walk from Mechanics Bank Arena, the Fox Theater, and the Kern County Museum, and close to Bakersfield High School. A lot of our patients are families in Westchester, Rosedale, Oildale, and Seven Oaks who've made the trip downtown for years. If you're driving in from elsewhere in Kern County, our Contact page has directions and parking notes.
We didn't invent our reputation, our patients built it. Across Google, Yelp, and Yahoo Local, a pattern shows up again and again in reviews: patients who came in nervous say they left feeling heard, and parents specifically mention how consistent the staff has been over the years. If reviews matter to your decision, we'd rather you read them directly than take our word for it. Our current Google rating and review count are visible on our Google Business Profile.