As much as I hate to leave negative reviews, this one cannot be helped. With my new dental insurance, I had to select a primary provider from a list of approved providers. After calling a few options, I found that most nearby offices had no appointments available for six months, except for one (Dr. Tan Q, Tran). This very open schedule should have been my first clue.
When I pulled into the parking lot, I noticed that the office had a broken side window. It didn't look recent, which wasn't a good sign. The reception area was neat, but the place looked rundown. After providing my information, the receptionist asked me to take a seat while they verified my details and confirmed Dr. Tran as my primary provider.
While waiting, I could hear the staff's conversations clearly. They were loudly passing a phone around, exclaiming, "Can you believe this, brah?" "Oh my god, brah, that is crazy!" "I know brah, can you believe it?" Not the most professional environment.
The person who brought me back was pleasant and took me for a single panoramic X-ray, followed by 4 standard bitewing X-rays. However, they charged my insurance for an additional panoramic X-ray that did not occur, and the bitewing machine was shaking the entire time, making me question the quality of the X-rays.
The dentist came in within less than five minutes of the X-rays being complete, which surprised me, and he charged my insurance for a comprehensive oral review, not sure how he even had time to look at my X-rays let alone a comprehensive review. He introduced himself quickly and said we would do a simple cleaning today and I should come back for a deep cleaning. When I asked for an explanation, he mentioned I had minor bone loss and needed the deep cleaning for thorough care. I asked if a hygienist would clean my teeth, but he said they had no hygienist, and he would do the basic cleaning.
The cleaning was rushed, lasting literally five minutes, and he was not gentle despite me telling him of my sensitivity. He instructed his assistant to polish my teeth afterward. Throughout this brief interaction he mentioned the deep cleaning 3 times. I've never been told by any previous dentist that I had minor bone loss and I had never heard of deep cleaning up until this point, as I take extremely good care of my teeth.
The assistant was very nice and did a good job, but when I asked about the bone loss, she couldn't give me a clear answer and seemed uncertain when looking at the blurry x-rays she pulled up.
At checkout, I chose to stand rather than sit on the filthy stained chairs. The office was rundown, with a stained and ruined waterfall wall with no water. The receptionist asked when I would like to schedule the deep cleaning, and I just looked at her, then she said, "Well, it's optional" and I said no thank you. She said, "ok we're done," so I left.
I have never had such an unprofessional experience at a dentist's office. This dentist seems to be pushing deep cleanings to make more money from insurance companies and charge for extra X-rays that did not happen, additionally they have no website seems shady. I would stay far away from this place, and I will be reporting them, as I'm not confident they have the appropriate licensing to work in my mouth. Just WOW. So mad at myself for not doing better upfront research. Lesson learned. read more