A 1 star rating for Dentist Assadi is 1 star too many. To preface my following review, I work 16 hour days so my time is valuable to me. I also tend not to find myself angry often at all. I have learned to laugh off other's poor behavior as anger is not a positive emotion and I enjoy living my life as a happy person. Given these reasons, I would not waste a moment to take the time to write any reviews (good or bad) but I have chosen to make a very special exception for this woman, "Dentist" Assadi, who for some reason believes her time is so much more important than any one who is reading this.
Honestly, the only reason I initially went to her was out of convenience. I knew nothing about her but I knew I had work that needed to be done asap. Her practice did not accept my insurance and I was not bothered by having to pay out of pocket for necessary work. I scheduled a consult with Assadi hoping to not only discuss a future plan of care, cost and reasons why my teeth were failing. I had arranged to have recent X-rays transferred for her review in order to save myself some money hopefully. Assadi literally provided me with 2 minutes of her time during this "Consultation" - 2. I dont even think she bothered to introduce herself or say hello to me. I was not treated like a living breathing human. I opened my mouth, she picked around for a minute, barked out some numbers and letters to her assistant and she was off. 2 minutes for $125.00 which also surprised me as I was not told prior to appt that just entering her office would cost me money while waiting for X-rays.
A couple of days later, I received a call from her "finance manager" Ebony telling me that new X-rays would be required as the ones they received were not acceptable for review. I agreed and paid out of pocket for them as well. I did not see the Dentist during this time. I was told that the "Artiste" of a Dentist would create a plan of care for me and would be in touch. The next day I was called and asked if I could come to office so the Artiste could review the X-rays while examine my teeth at the same time. I said yes of course and left my job to accommodate this request. Again, no welcome greeting, no conversation whatsoever. Just another quick prodding around again yelling out numbers and letters to her assistant. This time I actually wanted to speak with her, like humans normally would, especially when discussing a business transaction. I soon found out that she could not care less about client interaction when I dared to ask a question and found her actually reading emails being received from her apple iPhone watch. Human nature as it is, I immediately knew that this "artiste" of a dentist was beyond rude and not worth another moment of MY valuable time. Yet, I was told to speak with the finance manager again where I was given 2 options for work required - one which would cost just under 10K and the other 20K. Remember, this work only included a few teeth. I asked advice on buying my own insurance to help divert some of the cost, I offered cash for a discounted price. The whole experience to me felt corrupt. I was actually quoted 6K for a tooth implant process when one of the most famous , highly rated international celebrity dentists in Manhattan was not even close to that figure. At this point I was angry. I took their computerized cost analysis with me and told them I would review my options.
A second opinion is exactly what I did. I filed all necessary paperwork to have my new X-rays and entire file transferred to me. Additionally, given the personal and professional treatment I had endured by this egotistical "Artiste" of a woman, I demanded to actually sit down to speak with her regarding her dental suggestions especially since a 20K estimate was dropped in my lap. It became very clear that the "Artiste" did not appreciate being questioned and challenged directly. She actually began making personal excuses for her unprofessional behavior (like looking at her watch while I was trying to speak with her) like I should give a damn about her personal problems. Either she can handle work or she can't. I dont want to hear about her family problems. Everyone has issues. She needed to be confronted and deserved a firm push back. I had hoped that maybe she would take in my words, think about them and maybe move forward in her practice and make adjustments to her behavior and bed side manner. Sometimes people need to hear the truth. It soon became clear to me that she had not learned a thing. Even though I had in writing 2 previous financial estimations in hand including all teeth previously discussed, I was given a third by Ebony (finance manager or whatever) with all prices haven been increased since alerting them of going to get a second opinion and was lied to straight to my face without even a blink of an eye. If you like being lied to and abused, go for it. Not me. Bye. read more
