Dr. Sandhu was a great dentist, until he wasn't - and then he was the worst.
If this was just about my dental work, this would be a very different review. Sadly, that's not the case.
My wife went in for some extractions in preparation for partial dentures. There was a questionable (not really after seeing the x-rays) tooth that should have been removed but Dr. Sandhu decided to make the decision himself and leave it (rather than calling me - I'd have had him pull it)....over a long weekend....with no antibiotics and no pain killers.
Long story short, my wife was in AGONY for 4 days until we could get back in for the extraction.
Here's where things get weird...
I was angry - yes I was. I gave him an opportunity to explain himself but all he had was lame excuses why it was anyone's but his fault. I told him that was BS and he needed to quit with the excuses and accept responsibility for his mistake.
That's when he became extremely loud, combative and threatening (I was seated the entire time and he was standing). I told him, "You don't want to do this!" to which he replied "No, YOU don't want to do this!". At that point he squared off to me as if we were going to fight physically. Yeah.....you can't make this stuff up.
At some point during that mess, I fired him (for any further work for me - not my wife - she's since fired him as well). So now I have 25K worth of dental surgery and implants with no warranty (I'm losing the last 3 years of a 5 year warranty).
Enough of that - I left so my wife could get the dental work done she so desperately needed.
Dr Sandhu could have avoided this entire mess with two little words - "I'm sorry."
Then again based on his history I doubt those words are in his vocabulary (only my opinion of course - I couldn't possibly know for sure).
As of March 14 he has essentially been neutered by the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario.
https://www.rcdso.org/find-a-dentist/search-results/dentist?id=61915
"To restrict my practice such that I will not initiate any fixed or removable prosthodontic treatment, including but not limited to implant treatment, for any patient, including diagnosis, case selection, implant placement, restoration, work-up, follow-up care and maintenance. For greater certainty, this restriction does not prohibit me from performing restorative treatments such as single-unit crowns, inlays, or onlays, except on teeth with existing prosthodontic treatments. Arrange for the transfer of care for any patients undergoing active, finished or maintenance prosthodontic treatment, including implant treatment, to another qualified dentist."
So, a dental surgeon that can't perform anything remotely related to surgery or implants?!!?
I wish I'd done my homework as this is the exact same thing he was reprimanded for in 2019. No doubt my implants are going to fail leaving me with a mess.
Oh, and then there's the impaired from 2019. A Dr. that thinks it's ok to take other people's lives in his hands by driving drunk? (technically he refused to provide a breath sample - same charge - lost his license for a year).
In short - just stay away. I'd guess this entire practice is circling the drain at this point. I'd imagine one more complaint to the college about Dr. Sandhu and he'll likely lose his license to practice dentistry and dental surgery. That would be rough but well deserved I'd say... (although I will feel bad for his staff as most of them are wonderful). read more
