Dr. Janetxia Barber Hernandez

Outside Mentor’s main drag sits one healthcare practice you actually want to visit—as in, regardless of cavities or crowns. Dr. Janetxia Barber Hernandez keeps teeth in shape on Lakeshore, a corridor where students, office workers, and retirees all swing by for cleanings, fillings, orthodontic scans, and those bleach trays that somehow (miraculously) turn coffee years into mild winters. Parents manage to park somehow, then escape again without fractal screaming; teens disappear into the back only to re-emerge wearing invisible retainers.

Swing past the strip-mall burst on 9140 Lakeshore Blvd, then dial (440) 257-0707 from the parking lot; they field same-day emergencies, pediatric sealants, and night guards before traffic on Rte 283 backs up forever. Add the directions when your GPS flips into protector mode: simply plug in the same code, hit arrive, and pretend you’re still on a surveillance run for root-canals.