Update, TLDR: Serious dental malpractice. took advantage of me as a young person and pressured me into getting unnecessary work. I filed a grievance with my insurance company and they agreed her fillings are unsatisfactory. She also didn't keep accurate records of my treatment, which became apparent when she sent her responses to my grievance. Front desk staff was unprofessional and incompetent. I had to pay thousands of dollars to repair work that I spent less than $400 on with her.
Original review:
I made this yelp account just so that I could tell and warn other people about my negative experience here. I came here at the end of 2017, thinking that, since it's been over two years since I last went to the dentist, I might as well get checked out with my new insurance. This was one place nearby with positive reviews, so I decided it would be good enough to get the job done.
Horrible decision on my part. On my first appointment here, I got x-rays, and Dr. Farid told me I had 5 cavities that needed to be filled, and that I also needed a root canal. Bear in mind that I was not experiencing any pain AT ALL during this time. I thought about getting a second opinion, but didn't want to go through the trouble of finding someone else, taking more time off work, etc., so I decided to just listen to Dr. Farid.
She convinced me to get the root canal, and to my surprise, that has thus far been the least problematic of my treatments here. Dr. Farid has the specialist come to her office, and then 1-2 weeks later, she puts a crown on herself. The crown gave me some uncomfortable days at first, but now it usually feels pretty good. On the downside, her receptionist tried to bill me twice for the crown, and got a little frustrated when I questioned her upon her second attempt. Thankfully, Dr. Farid stepped up to the desk to straighten this out.
I then proceeded to come back to this office to get the fillings that Dr. Farid said I needed. This was over the course of about 2-3 visits, I believe. What she didn't explain to me was that she was taking out my old, perfectly functional and painless fillings, and replacing them with a new, "better" material. I am only 24. My fillings are not more than a decade old, and I was not experiencing any problems with them. I thought I was getting new fillings on new cavities, but over the course of these visits, she replaced 3 "old" fillings and installed two "new" ones. She explained the need for the swap out the material after the fact.
At this point, you may be asking why I kept coming back. For one thing, everyone seemed pretty annoyed when I asked questions, including Dr. Farid, which made me doubt my own intuitions. Two, after the root canal, I didn't think there could be any HARM in getting fillings re-done, even if it was unnecessary. This was another decision that I came to regret.
Fast forward just four months since getting the fillings replaced. I am experiencing sharp pain in one of the replaced-filling teeth. I go to see a new, top-rated dentist in the area. He isn't sure if I need a root canal or not (i.e., doesn't try to convince me to get one if I don't necessarily need one, which is what a GOOD dentist does), refers me to a specialist. The specialist tells me that the tooth is infected with bone loss. I am now in the process of waiting for a permanent crown from the new dentist.
But wait, there's more. I am now having more pain on a replaced-filling tooth. It feels similar to other tooth that just needed a root canal. It's strange to me that these teeth were completely fine for 10 years with the old fillings, and now all of sudden right after getting those fillings replaced by Dr. Farid, they become painful and need further treatment that is 10x more expensive than just getting a filling.
I wish I never went to Dr. Farid. I'd probably be a lot richer and in a lot less pain. There are a lot of great dentist in the area, so do yourself a go to someone else. read more