I'm sad to see two negative reviews here. I had a totally opposite experience yesterday in an emergency visit to this dentist.
My husband is a patient here, but I hate going to the dentist and have put off, and put off, getting my teeth cleaned... to the tune of two years... meanwhile my dental insurance changed and I even picked a new dentist and just never went.
Fast forward to yesterday-- eating lunch at my desk, my crown fell off! I freaked out (it didn't hurt, but still, for a dento-phobe this was utter hell.) My "assigned" dental provider under insurance was Castle Dental, and they couldn't get me in till the next day or more (and I called numerous locations.) My husband suggested I call Dr. Ahmadian (whose business is called Smile Gallery, not sure why this isn't listed both ways in Yelp.)
Granted, the gal answering the phone sounded curt and not overly friendly, but she was able to get me in within 90 minutes, and they take my insurance (Humana DHMO). Deal!
The waiting area is pleasant and I didn't stay there long. The receptionist is actually a nice person, but she has a tiny bit of an accent from her native language, and perhaps she was busy, or just wasn't aware of how she sounded on the phone. The hygienist was super friendly, kind, explained what she was doing and why as she was taking Xrays (I had warned her that I'm a nutcase about dental work and she could tell I was a little panicky at the mere thought someone putting something in my mouth.)
Dr. Ahmadian was prompt, professional, and also very gentle. He told me what he was going to do before doing it, and it didn't hurt except when he had to blow air on it, and that was very brief. I told him I would see my brother in law (a dentist in Plano) for any extensive work this weekend, but needed this emergency fix. There was no decay so he could have put the crown on permanently, but I mentioned floss usually got stuck on the edge, so he took another angle of X rays to make sure the crown would properly seal all the way around-- when they revealed a "leak" on one facet, he advised me to have the crown redone. So in my opinion, he's not just trying to make money and suggest unnecessary work, as he knew I would be taking my business to my family member. I appreciated that he takes the conservative approach. Also his prior experience as a maker of things like crowns (and whatever else gets made in a dental lab) made me trust him when it came to judgment about MY crown.
Anyway-- I was in and out of the office in 35 minutes, it cost me $32, and I felt so much better about not seeing my brother in law till the weekend... I would definitely continue seeing Dr. Ahmadian as my primary dentist if I wasn't getting my BIL to do it for free. :) read more