My daughter had her wisdom teeth out here. I wasn't pleased with the experience at all, but being the first oral surgeon experience we left disappointed but satisfied she had no issues or problems afterward. My son had his out this week at Cameo Dental in River Forest. Dr. Hamedani. Here was the difference. Cameo staff unlike Stakos was personable, knowledgable and proficient. Stakos team took weeks to coordinate with insurance. Took the medical insurance decline and never called the dental insurance. Fumbled the dental claim, it had to be resubmitted. On the day of, I wondered why after an hour I hadn't heard progress or she was finished , but that she was being super chatty and they were letting her talk away, just gave her another dose. What? They were letting her talk and cry like entertainment. Hamedani had my son in and out in 60 minutes. To boot the experience Stako was almost $2500 over what was covered by insurance. Cameo $1100. Same coverage on the insurance. Pretty sure the cost of oral surgery hasn't gone down in 5 yrs. Check our anywhere over Stako. read more

Worst experience with this place. Quoted us one price with insurance then came back with a $2000+ more invoice after insurance paid the bill. Do not use this place. Bunch of crooks. Also kept Our daughter in the chair much longer then needed as they were enjoying what she had to say under sedation. Unethical and very dishonest. Run from this outfit. read more

I went to Dr. Satko Oral Surgery for a second opinion on an implant and ended up having her do the procedure earlier this year. I was impressed with her years of experience and dental teaching background. She was very knowledgeable and talked me through the experience. The procedure was completed without any problems and now the tooth feels very natural. I found the staffs to be friendly and accommodating. I would recommend Satko Oral Surgery to others. read more

I went in for a tooth extraction and Dr. Satko made my visit not only comfortable but in the end, pleasantly surprised I wasn't in much pain for having an impacted wisdom tooth extracted. Just some sleep and good old Ibuprofen later and I haven't had any problems. I highly recommend Satko Oral Surgery to anyone needing tooth extractions, dental implants, or anything else related to oral surgery! read more

Do not go to Dr Satko. She will charge you up front and act like you will be reimbursed but months go by and she keeps your money. No honest doctor should charge you up front. This office is a scam. Don't be a fool to go here read more

I would give this place 0 stars if I could. I was told that my insurance covered sedation and that the patient total would be $488.40, which was paid at the time of the service. Over a year later we received a bill in the mail for $1,598.80?!? I would've opted for local anesthesia if I would've known insurance did not cover sedation. Per the other reviews, this place is ran by crooks who are money hungry. Please NEVER go here!!!!! read more

Had to worst experience ever with this doctor. She was very mean and unprofessional to me. I could not believe the way she spoke and screamed at me as if I was below her. It's discussing that anyone speaks to any human being that way. I know people have bad days but there is no excuse to treat others this way. The staff seemed very friendly and they have to be amazing to deal with her everyday... read more

STAY AWAY! My son went in to have his wisdom teeth removed and it turned into a nightmare. The receptionist is the nurse so they both go back (with her therapy dog) and all you hear is drilling as you are sitting by yourself in the waiting room. No big deal until an hour and a half passes and you hear crying and moaning and you have no idea what is happening. Finally I go to the back because I can't sit there any longer to find my son awake and crying trying to say "it hurts". I ask her what is going on and she tells me that this is normal! That she still has one tooth left to do! I'm yelling at her to give him more anesthesia and she gave him more local anesthesia but he was awake during that last hour and remembers everything including the tooth being pulled out. That took another hour! Longest hour of my life. All in all it took 3 hours to take out three teeth. Thankfully post op went ok but he had to go back to get stitches out because she doesn't use dissolvable stitches. I don't know of anyone that has ever had an experience like this. This lady needs to take the shingle down and go off to happy dale. If you want to pay thousands and have your kid traumatized then this is your place. I can't believe she's still in business. read more

It saddens me to only give this practice 1 star but it is necessary. Dr. Satko and her nurses are amazing. I had my wisdom teeth removed in February by Dr. Satko. I had zero issues during and post procedure. My low rating comes from her front desk staff. More specifically her billing person. I worked with her prior to the procedure to work out all insurance requirements and paid my co-pay 100%. All good. 3 month's later I receive a bill (for the first time) for the entire amount showing 90 days past due. So I call. I confirm that she did in fact have my phone number and could have easily called me if she were having an issue with my insurance co. After hearing for 10 minutes how stressed and under-staffed they are, I called my insurance co on her behalf. They stated that not only had the claim been paid but the check had been cashed....months ago! So I called the office back and gave her the check number and when it had been cashed. Nope! She couldn't find it ( somehow my problem). The next month, I get another bill! So I call back to talk directly to the doctor. No call back! Wtf?! I wouldn't recommend this practice for the front desk staff. When will doctors learn that your front desk staff can make or break you! read more

I have seven people in my family unit that have had work done by Dr. Satko over the past 18 years. All the work has been done properly with no complaints at all. I like to stay awake for my extractions and surgery, as I like to watch a professional at work. Dr. Satko gives me a complete "play by play" when working and it is very interesting and informative to me. read more

Dr. Satko saved me! I had intense jaw pain and swelling on a Friday. My Dentist saw me on Saturday and recommended I have my impacted wisdom tooth pulled. Because I've had so many root canals, she sent me to the periodontist first. He didn't think it was a wisdom tooth and didn't think I needed a root canal. But no solution. My Dentist got me on with Dr. Satko on a rush basis and she SOLVED it!! Right away - no surgery. It was a salivary gland infection. Boost of antibiotics and I was on my way. I've followed up twice in the past week and the infection (and most importantly, the pain) is gone !! Hallelujah !!! Highly recommend. read more

The ONLY reason we made an appointment with Dr. Satko was because she was able to schedule my sons wisdom teeth extractions during his Spring break. Three weeks before his Spring break her office cancelled. We rescheduled his first week home from college. But when I called and questioned the charges sent to my insurance company, I was told that they were sorry the issues and that they would give me 50% off of the $597.00 balance. They submitted the charges to my insurance in January for four fully impacted wisdom teeth extractions. But I did learn from our dentist that only two were fully impacted. They also questioned why we were not going to one of the oral surgeons that they reccomended. Because they do not send patients to Dr. Satko because she is notorious for over-billing. Hmmm.... I should have listened but I just wanted this to be over so that my son could get to work and try to enjoy summer. So I made the mistake of keeping our appointment. I received a confirmation call the day before our re-scheduled appointment to confirm and was told that I would need to pay $597.00. I told the receptionist of the conversation I had with the Manager. She said that there was a discounted amount noted in his file. So I assumed we were all on the same page. WRONG AGAIN! Upon arrival, I was told that the most that they can discount is $100.00. I explained the conversation I had with their manager and even gave the date and time of the call. Still nothing. Just silence. So now I have to pre-pay $500.00 in order for my son to have these four wisdom teeth pulled. I will NEVER reccomended Dr. Satko, a money hungry, dental bully. read more

dr. sakto removed my wisdom teeth (the surgery went well, no problems). however, a few days later i saw that she had sewn the inside of my cheek to my lower gum. made an emergency appointment, went in, she said that she didn't actually sew it like that. she told me that i just "thought" it was sewn like that due to the post-op swelling. i believed her and went home. the next day, i looked inside my mouth again and saw that Yes, she had sewn my cheek to my gum. went in for the post-op checkup (a week after the surgery, by this time the cheek-gum stitch had fallen out). i asked her about it again and she told me that they were stitched together as part of the operation. then i asked her why she had told me otherwise at the appointment from a few days earlier. she completely avoided confirming the fact that she lied to me about the stitching. after calling her out about this, i could tell that she was very frustrated with me and didn't seem to care. 90% of that post-op checkup was one of the hygienists checking in with me, and dr. satko being there for maybe five minutes and then getting pissed with me. the rest of the staff (besides satko) are all very nice and helpful. i feel bad that they have to put up with her :( read more

"Came in by referral for Lanap procedure. Dr. Satko and staff were excellent in taking the time to get to know me and my situation. They were very professional in making sure all the steps were set properly before doing work(coordinating communications with family doctor and dentist). Even procedure was pleasurable(not like old fashioned techniques). Overall everything from start to finish went great. I would be quick to refer others to Dr. Satko and her staff for the same procedure (Lanap) to fix their periodontal issues. 5stars across the board!!!" read more

very stressful in dealing with front desk staff, first thing they tell you after you look at what they just charged you "we don't like dealing with insurance pay us full amount for office visit/consultation, x-rays, ect. if there's anything left we'll refund it or you can use it towards a treatment" they also said I could call my insurance to find out how much they would cover procedure. so I call Delta dental here is what they said "Satko oral surgery is a premier member of Delta dental it's there job to go through insurance for a pretreatment estimate not the patient it takes 5 minutes and should ONLY charge the copay" I had to call Delta dental 5 or 6 times because Satko and co. gave me the run around it took over 4 months to get a refund these people are money hungry. just one more thing, I found another practice and they charged me less than 1/4 of what dr. Satko's office wanted to charge me. I have proof of all this I'll prove this to anyone who will ask even Cindy Satko. read more