Terrible place terrible people Dr.Gavlin is an insurance fraud scammed, Dr.Goff is a con artist who doesn't know what he's doing, he bruised both my arms trying to find a vein that I never had problems before and the best was that I saw both of them drinking in their office so I know now Dr.Goff was drunk and that's why he had such a hard time to find my vein STAY AWAY FROM THAT OFFICE!!!!​ read more

Don't have a problem with the work done at this location. Who has two hours to wait when you've made an appointment? Front desk just look at you & say you have to wait. This is unacceptable under any circumstances. Why book so many people if you cant handle it? Don't waste your time. Go elsewhere: read more

if you have a health insurance, don't waste your time to visit this dental clinic for a tooth extraction!!! They will give you another procedure that is not covered by your insurance and you need to pay it right away because the doctor won't accept installment for the fee. That time, i can feel it the doctor is not concern to my current situation and money only matters to her. She had no empathy when I told her that I cannot afford to pay $1400 for the bone graft that day. Again, don't waste your time in this dental clinic!!!! read more

If i could give them a minus 50 rating i would.From the secretaries to the dentist to the oral surgeon all a bunch of lyers .All they know how to say is your insurance does not cover it. Actually the worst dental office i have ever visted.Hell is the best explanation. read more

3.5hr wait for a 2 min follow up for the dental assistant to tell you to come back after they file an insurance claim for the procedure, I did not even see the dentist nor did they ask about my current state. I come back a few weeks later, refuses to update me on the insurance, makes me wait another 3.5hrs to see the dental assistant to tell me that insurance only covers partially and gives me a large bill before the procedure can proceed. I was able to get an appointment elsewhere and while insurance was still only able to cover partially, the other clinic's prices for the same procedure codes were less than half the price of here, plus they have 4+ stars with great reviews. Lesson learned, do not go to a 1 star "dental clinic". They do not have any compassion or respect for your time, I was only met with hostility and attitude from all parties, including the front desk and dental assistants, when asking just 2 questions after having to sit in the waiting room for hours, watching them take in people who came after I did. This was one of the only "clinics" with availability in the area but if you can, please go to any other clinic, I ended up taking a 30min subway ride to Manhattan for a much better clinic, they were able to honor my appointment time and did not actively impede my care and well being for profit. Good luck everyone, please do not come here. One of the lead providers here has been reported for fraud multiple times (successfully, and is now on their black list), stay safe everyone. Gavlin is a FRUAD https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/decisions/docs/gavlin_dds_04-20-2020.pdf read more

I was needed a wisdom tooth extracted. Was seen on time. Oral surgeon was Dr. Robert Mines. Very nice. Professional. He explained what he was going to do. Also, dental assistant was very good. Stopped when I felt any pain. Was over soon 15 minutes or so. Tooth was extracted. What a relief. I will return next month to have other wisdom tooth extracted. I highly recommend him. read more

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To start, the receptionists are rude. I was on hold for 30min, before I hung up and called back. I managed to get through and was put on hold again. 3rd time I called they told me to come in the following morning. I asked if they had received clearance from my oncologist as well as from my insurance. Guess what happened next? Put on hold for another 14min. Then the doc gets on and says he won't perform my root canal because I've called to many times. Stay away from this office if you can. Unprofessional and quite frankly, I'm glad this "doctor" will never touch my mouth. I'd rather pay $1000 then let's this guy go to work. Apparently, I'm not the only one. read more

After waiting for 2 hours they had finally called me. While Dr. Abrams treated me, she was trying to sell me an extremely expensive paste. We're talking about a 35 ml tube that she wanted to sell for $95. I bought the product since the insurance didn't cover me. 20 minutes later I went online to check how much the paste was and I was very surprised when I saw that the same paste she had sold me for $95 was $18.99 online. It was a total rip-off. I went back to her office and told her and her staff to refund my money because I had found the same product but cheaper. She got very mad and refused to refund my money. I wouldn't recommend this service to anyone. Please if she tries to sell you something go online and check the price first. read more

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Stay Away! RUDE front office. Not welcoming. They make rude comments about patients in Spanish. No patient privacy. Long wait even with appointment. X Ray's done three times because tech didn't know how to save images. NOT kid friendly at all. I heard them tell 3 different patients they needed a scan that insurence didn't cover. How convenient! Beware. read more

Sat there for an hour after my appointment time, and I got there 15 minutes early for paperwork, so its 1.15 minutes total. NO ONE called me in, it was me and another guy who watched videos on his phone in full volume. Secretary was so caught up with her personal phone call(s!!) she didn't even tell him to lower the tone. Horrible experience and complete waste of my time!!! read more

Only reason I'm giving it 5 stars is because of dr. Elashmauy. He is the periodontist there. He is a amazing periodontist. He told me I needed gum flap surgery and didn't pressure me into it. He told me if you don't get it here get it somewhere else you need it. I decided to go with him. He talked me through everything he was doing and at the end gave me his cell to call in case I had any questions. I did I called him the next day he answered everything asked how I was doing. I need my second side done but waiting because of money but he's a great periodontist. Now for the actual dentist smh horrible. I went for a cleaning and they mixed up my X-rays only reason I found out was because I got denied for a bridge. The biller did resend it. I'm waiting for my gums to heal so I can get this bridge done and I will decide if I'm keeping them or not. Cleaning was rushed and he hurt. read more

Went twice. Wasted a cumulative 2.5 hours waiting plus commute time. Never got seen. They threw out my paperwork between the first and second attempts to get seen and didn't tell me until I'd been waiting there for another hour. The utterly incompetent staff refuses to take responsibility, trying to make their inability to manage heir schedule my fault and that of their other coworkers. Maybe if the owners took 10% of the money they dump into advertising schwag and cheesy dinosaur office sculptures and instead paid employees enough so they don't so clearly hate their job and their customers, maybe then my throbbing tooth wouldn't feel better than trying to get service from this poorly run outfit. read more

I am very paranoid of the dentist and I had to get a retreatment done I was so nervous and apprehensive about it. I waited a long time to see the doctor due to Covid circumstances and it was well worth the wait. Dr. Rajavi, did my procedure on me. She went above and beyond my expectations, she made me feel so comfortable so relaxed I was an excellent excellent hands. She went over everything thoroughly it had extensive detail to it. She is super sweet and very friendly. She turned my fears and doubts into smiles and joy. If you were going to see anyone in this office and I highly highly recommend her. I promise you you won't be disappointed, she is a real human and she takes the time to make you feel special and comfortable. For someone like me who has had a terrible and horrible experience at the dentist I will go through it all over again if I knew I would be getting her. She is the absolute best I've ever had in my whole life and I am not just saying that I truly do mean it!!! ASK FOR DR RAJAVI!!!!! She is the absolute best person you'll ever get in your lifetime. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!! You are really the best out there seriously!!!!!!!!!! read more

Dental Specialists - Periodontists Near Me - Elmhurst, New York

I recently got insurance and decided to get a routine cleaning done. When I went there they made me get an X-ray I didn't ask for (not sure if covered by my insurance), and when it came time to see the doctor, DR.DAVID GAVLIN said not only needed to get several root canals, but I also need to get a bone replacement for when the root canals were done (none of which he says would be covered by my insurance). I said I'd think about it as I only just got insurance and don't have much money, and he said "Well this has to happen, do you understand?!" I said please just let me think about it, and he said "okay we're done here." Then I reminded him he never did my cleaning and he really said "Your teeth are too dirty to do a regular cleaning, you need to get laser treatment to fix it. It'll cost $1250." Mind you, my teeth are perfectly fine. I don't smoke, brush twice a day, and have a couple of drinks tops over the weekend. The aggressiveness to get a sale was something I never had to deal with in a dentist and I really don't care for it. Avoid at all costs. read more

The worst service. You pay your fee and they don't even keep records. The dentist are horrible and they make you wait for four hours even after you made an appointment. I am very disappointed on the service I had experienced there. read more

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If I could give them no stars I would. This place is unorganized, unprofessional and a complete waste of time. The doctors are accommodating and will waste your time. They had me waiting hours, to the point where my frustration was unbearable and then has the audacity to tell me to go to the hospital if I didn't want to wait. If I wasn't in pain I would have left but after spending a entire day in the waiting room of the worst dentist in the united states the New York hospital waiting room would have made this day worse. Don't go here! You will regret it! read more

After we waited for 20 mins they told me that the insurance website is down, and the only way we will be able to meet the doctor is to sign a paper that says I will be fully responsible for the financial for the dental treatment if my insurance doesn't work out, I don't know if this is normal, but I don't feel comfortable to sign it, after I refuse to sign it, the girl at the front desk rolled her eyes, and told me"ok so the doctor will not see you then, you could leave" so I asked if they could call me when they figure out the problem, she handed me the business card and told me to call in a few day, Aren't you suppose to call me since the problem is from your end? I said I will wait a few mins to see if the problem is going to be solved, or if they could call them instead, she told me" ohh it's not just us, it's the whole system" I don't know what that means, but I feel like I'm wasting my time here, they are not helpful or even trying to help, everything looks so shady, so I left, it's a complete waste of my time Can anyone answer me if this is normal? I feel like they are scamming me, or am I just over reacting? read more

Ok update..they told me my son had 8 cavities. Took his to another dentist. He only has 3.. receptionists are very rude. if you trust them ok but please i recommend you getting a second opinion because they were wrong and not that great. read more

Dear Cello, how do you know for sure that the other doctor you took your child to was correct? myself and my family are pts of Dental Specialists for many years, we really like that office especially the doctors. They have been treating us since I was a child and we never had any problems there. The work done was high in quality and most importantly pain free. It saddens me that people can just write what they like about great doctors. read more

I'd like to give them, "0" stars, but unfortunately, that was not an option. Found them thru Google. When I walked in, my first impression was, "what a dump" The receptionists are extremely rude and very short with you. The dentist told me my best bet was pull all my teeth and get top and bottom full dentures. After waiting over a month for approval from my insurance company, I called them to find out what was taking so long and was told that the dentist submitted the request for the dentures, but not for the general anesthesia, which was necessary, due to multiple surgical extractions. I called the dental office several times and got a recording. I left multiple messages, but never received a call back. I finally reached them, and asked them to submit the request for the anesthesia, and was told they would take care of it. A few weeks later, when I still hadn't heard anything, I was forced to reschedule. I called the office - I said I wanted to cancel an upcoming appointment. When I finally realized that if the office staff, who are their first line representatives, was this bad, I definitely did not want to trust the dentists, I called to cancel my appointment. After being kept on hold forever, I asked them to be sure it was cancelled, as I didn't want to get stuck paying a late cancellation fee - I was assured in a most annoyed tone, that it was taken care of. As soon as I hung up, I realized that in all the waiting and confusion, I had never even given my name. I called back to ask how they could have cancelled my appointment if they didn't even know who I was - they couldn't tell me. After a second opinion elsewhere I was told, I only needed a few extractions, and partial bridges. This entire experience was a nightmare - from step one with the office staff, to a misdiagnoses with the dentist. Trying to relay and retrieve information to their "nasty and inept" receptionists was a chore you would not believe. Please heed my advise - you're better off at a vet. GP read more

Receptionist is very rude and unprofessional. I was treated like a homeless person. Julia Abend DDS was very impatient and mean. I do not recommend. read more

This is the worst dental office, from medical dental service down to administrative support. The office itself caters for children, the office is old and dusty, the cabinets are falling apart and they don't have digital X-rays; I would even question the hygiene of the instruments. Aside from waiting over 45min for a scheduled apt, Dr. David Gavlin wanted to sell us dental cleaning that would cost over $450 unnecessarity, he insisted we should obtain a panoramic Xray which costs $125 and was unnecessary hence we were going there for specific endodontist work. On the same day, after the visit, we requested a copy of our records and they were denied to us by the office, Dr. Gavlin and Dr. Elizabeth Abrams, statin they are "confidential records" and that it was "office policy"- a total violation of HIPAA rights. After addressing this and requesting our records on several occasions, all they gave us several excuses and then wanted to charge us $35 for an Xray copy. The office manager Linda was nowhere to be found and neither contacted us; the assistants Michelle M. and Liz hung up on us on several occasions as well and refused to provide us with a HIPAA form for the release of the records. Dr. Gavlin and Abrams were "too busy" to explain why our records were being denied. The violation of patient rights, quality of service as well as patient care are so poor it is such a shame and an absolute lack of professionalism. I would not recommend this office to anyone, whether you are paying out of pocket or have insurance, you are better off going to an updated office, with a clean environment, where the priority of the Dr.s and office is patient care, wellbeing as well as customer service; not selling unnecessary services and denying patient rights. It's embarrassing how professionals and offices such as these are in business. read more

i dont review much but i think people should be forewarned. i went here as a referral for a root canal. doctor said my insurance ( quite strangely) denied me last minute on the day of surgery. he said the only option is for me to pay 2000+ for my previously scheduled ( and pre-aproved) root canal or get it extracted for free. he showed me a paper typed by the office in a matter of ten minutes that said denied- it didnt have my health insurances letterhead at all, and theres no way he could've gotten a reply in that time. naively, i believed him. he literally begged me to get the root canal- said "youre beautiful dont do it!" its just $900 down..." aside from the creep-factor, issue #2 is after i got the alleged insurance approved extraction done - which they f****d up majorly btw the inside of my mouth is like chopped meat and they punctured my sinus- i called insurance to ask why was my root canal suddenly denied on the day of the surgery? insurance said this office never submitted for it. insurance had no idea i needed one and would most likely have been ok'ed in essence, this dentist said it was denied, when he never even submitted for it!!!!- just thought he could flirt /scare me into paying him cold hard cash. this is truly despicable. and to boot, the receptionists are the absolute rudest human beings i've ever met. i'm appalled any of them are employed at all- although they are well suited to the morally corrupt posse of doctors they represent. let the attitude of the receptionists serve as a warning of how you will be treated past the waiting room. i should've been scared away at first encounter. i did not see one single person in the overstuffed waiting room treated with respect. any lawyers reading this, feel free to shoot an email. i'm really upset about what was done to me. read more