I have been here couple times now and have left the office feeling great . The doctor is great the service overall is good from doctor to nurse to front desk , everyone is able to help . The doctor is very patient and try to help in any way possible , the place is very clean and put together! Highly recommended 10/10. read more

Healthy Smiles La Crescenta - Waiting room - General Dentistry Near Me - La Crescenta, California

Best dentist office I've ever been to been going there for a couple years taking my whole family there everyone's extremely happy. The crew is amazing and the doctor hands-down one of the best.. highly recommend read more

Dr. Cathy is excellent. She is one of the best dentists that I have met, and she was really gentle when she did my fillings. I would recommend her to everyone. QuatQualityily dentist! read more

The receptionist was absolutely horrible rude and unprofessional I feel bad for her coworkers because she has such an attitude and just because of how she acted towards me and her fellow workers made me not want to go to the appointment she made for me. read more

The frontdesk lady is very rude and unprofessional, she hang up on my after I asked twice price on implants. She said I have only price for 1st implant, for 2nd implant you need to come for consultation. Also their prices are very high, don't look at the promotional prices (f.e. $1299 on implant). The regular price is $3850 and you'll be charged this price starting 2nd implant. Ask the prices for bone-graft - this is what they don't like to talk. Look at these 3 prices: 1/. $1299 (not included bone graft) 2. $1499 3. $3850 this is the prices for same service - be very careful. A lot of patients claim that were overcharged by this office. read more

Healthy Smiles La Crescenta - General Dentistry Near Me - La Crescenta, California

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Vicky the front desk person is an unprofessional, rude, lazy and incompetent receptionist. I'm pretty sure she blocks the line sometimes so she wont have to answer the phone, because there have been at least a dozen occasions where I can not even get through to their office. She does not call insurance for issues, check-ups, or updates, and from what I can see does nothing at all to expedite or gather updates on requests for authorization, even if a patient has time-sensitive needs. It took me switching to a real dentist office with a functioning receptionist to see how awful and negligent she is. Also Dr. Nia is an aloof idiot who will interrupt you because he barely cares what you have to say, even when you are responding to his own questions about your mouth. Dr. Cathy and Carmela the assistant are both nice and decent at their jobs. Overall I'm very happy to no longer be a patient here. read more

I called a few Dentist offices and this one was able to schedule me that week. Vicky is great she works with my schedule she's quick and always answers my questions and concerns. Very clean office. Can't wait to have my implants done. read more

This is the most wonderful group of people I have ever had the privilege to get dental treatment. I got the best deep cleaning where they were very kind and very concerned for my comfort. They did what ever it took to make sure I was not in pain. Also the staff at the front desk, the X-ray technician and assistant were great. How refreshing to walk out not feeling you are being gauged when you pay your bill. I am so grateful! read more

Our son who is on Medi-Cal insurance went to Healthy Smiles it was anything but Smiles. we called ahead to make sure they accepted his insurance, after confirming they did he went on 10/6 only to walk into a hostile environment. Dr. Sona Asatryan saw our son she was extremely rude and uncaring. She had a horrible attitude that NO professional should ever have esp. a Dentist since some patients an be apprehensive like our son. She informed him it would cost $8,000.00, when my son explained he's on Medi-Cal and doesn't have 8,000.00 Dr. A said "then we're done" and walked out. No cleaning, no respect for pt. care clearly she choose the wrong profession. Please avoid Healthy Smiles La Cres. @2644 Foothill. read more

Unfortunately I've been coming here for quite sometime, but never wrote about my experience for personal reasons, however this is finally the last time I will be coming here. I've been wanting Invisalign for quite some time, but I knew this wasn't going to be the location for me so I went to a new dentist, LA Dental Clinic, which tops this location by 1000% in every way possible. They told me to go to my original dentist to get an ortho clearance form before they could proceed with my treatment. I am sitting here today with the form that needs to be filled out and the doctor (Sona) comes in after I told them I don't need x-rays since I just got x-rays done at LA Dental Clinic, she flips out and tells me I need to get x-rays here, I tell her I don't since I just got them done and I only need a cleaning so I can get the form signed and out of the way. The Doctor picks up the phone and begins to call the other dentist and doesn't let the other woman on the line speak or even gives her any context of who she is talking about. She says, "Are you general or ortho?" the receptionists responds we do both, the doctor then continues to speak to the other receptionist with artifice and says "I have a patient here, why are you sending her here, I'm sending her back!" And hangs up on the other lady. First of all, you didn't give them any context of which patient you were referring to so there was no way she could give you an explanation as to why they need the form signed. Second of all, you hung up before she could even say anything. Also mind you, before she calls them she says under her breath, "why aren't you getting Invisalign here?" I told her 'I have my own reasons'. Which obviously I do. Anytime I've came here I haven't had a great experience and I'm just looked at as a transaction. I've never been treated with courtesy and today was probably one of the worst interactions I've ever had with a doctor all because I didn't want to pay for x-rays that they could easily retrieve from another location. read more

This place is a joke. Shitty customer service. The female dentist is a scam artist. Insufficient work done. No hospitality. Will not be coming back ever again. read more

STEER CLEAR! I came here one time and that was my last time about 2-3 years ago. I knew my tooth had a filling in it and it had been coming out over time so I went in after setting things up with my insurance. Don't remember his name but he said I had a cracked tooth and it wasn't covered by insurance to repair and that it would be $3,000, but I KNEW it was BS because a cracked tooth is no joke and I wasn't in pain like that. It stopped bothering me as much over time but recently started up again. I ignored it for too long to where I had to go in so I got my dental office switched to a place with immaculate reviews and they did not disappoint! They also confirmed that my filling had indeed come out and showed me on the screen and showed me another filling that needed repair but for that one I would need a root canal and that they needed approval from my insurance to proceed. Very different story from what this scheming office tried to tell me!!!! If you are unsure about anything, with these healthcare offices, always trust your gut!!! God gave me discernment and it has been confirmed once again! read more

This dental office has been my new go to for my recent dental work for the past 8 months, i am truly satisfied with the dental work that has been performed and the polite staff. Yesterday I had dental work done by Dr Kathy and I couldn't even feel when she was administering my numbing shots, I was so grateful because I have a low tolerance for pain. I recommend this dentist office for anyone who is seeking a great dental service. read more

I've had a great experience coming to this dentist for the past two years. I've had x-rays done, cleanings, cavities filled, fixed chipped teeth, and Invisalign done. I also have extremely sensitive teeth and the dentist here have always been very accommodating to my issues to help me through procedures. Please note, I have finally finished my Invisalign trays today and had my hooks removed and my teeth have never looked so clean, polished, and straight! I actually want to smile with my teeth showing for photos now Also, thanks for working with my crazy schedule! Everyone at Healthy Smiles has been friendly, professional, and down to earth. Thank you once again to all the staff of Healthy Smiles you guys rock! -Allyson read more

I should have sued. I came here for a front tooth implant. That's all! I had a full set of healthy teeth except one of my front teeth was missing from trauma. I spent six Months searching for an affordable implant. This office is around the corner from my house. After my initial consultation Dr Hakimi informed me I was a perfect candidate for an implant. Wonderful let's do it! The implant procedure was odd because it was overseen by another specialist but preformed by Hakimi. I felt like he was in school the person helping was far more experienced. That's just the beginning. The implant healed fine although it was not in perfect alignment because you can tell when they struggle with x rays and adjustments. Back and forth so many times. On day I was to get the actual tooth part of the implant I'm informed by dr Hakimi it's not going to look right. I'll have a gap or one larger tooth than my natural front tooth to fill in the gap? Why did you not say that up front ?What the hell? I never had a gap and why did you tell me it would look good? He said the best thing for me was to get my natural front three teeth veneered?! Wtf! Unbelievable shady upsell. I had no choice. Not what I expected but as he could see I had beautiful healthy teeth I told him i wanted little grinding of my natural teeth for the veneer. I was very upset at this point. But I didn't know what else to do. When I came in for my veneers he ground my teeth to little needles. I wanted to cry. He ground the base down so much that two weeks into having my mouth done I took a bite of chicken and one of my teeth torque off at the root. So painful. So guess what another implant. He took no responsibility for the cause. So I had to get a second implant. I had a tiny bit of root up there. I counted 23 tries before he called another dentist to attempt to remove the tip of the root. He absolute destroyed my beautiful gum line. The other dentist got it in two tries. Blood everywhere. I concept of how to numb a mouth. A second dentist took over and numbed my mouth properly because he was so frustrated. For a guy with such a limp handshake he is brutal in your mouth. Horrible touch just the worst. Rough and haphazard. So now I'm stuck with what look like dentures and my second implant became loose almost immediately. The hygienist said I should be very careful because it's not attached well?! This place feels like a dirty dental school. I wish I could show you my file. 40 X-rays later none were in any order just a bag absolutely unorganized and unprofessional. Here's a picture of their awful work. Run from this place!!!!!! It cost thousands and all Needs to be redone. All the veneers and implants were unaligned when finished. I couldn't believe it! I have crooked teeth!! My new dentist just shakes his head at their work. Absolute worst medical experience of my life. That man ruined my mouth for the rest of my life. Hakimi is a poor excuse for a medical professional. DO NOT GO HERE!!! read more

This place is great! I've been coming here for over a year now and They've helped me with fillings, Invisalign, consultations, and more. They care about you, your teeth, your gums, everything. Dr. Alen and Dr. Kathy are great and you feel safe in their hands. It's always great seeing Carmella in the office too. Going through the Invisalign process was easy and painless with them. read more

I don't know about quality of dental work, but regarding to office work and particularly submitting claim - it is the worst dental office I ever have. Last year in August, I had appointment for free consultation for replacement of two implants. I got estimate, which was too high so I decided to see another dentist. But this office submitted claim to my insurance company for the job which we only discussed. When I found it from insurance website, I called to my insurance company and report it as fraud claim. And surprise, in February 2024, the same office again submitted claim for the same job to my insurance company, hoping what ? - I already had my implants by another dentist. Of course, this office will not be paid a penny, but ... just be very careful if you want to use service from this office . read more

Very "busy" - but I must commend the staff on working hard during these unprecedented times Cleanliness of Facility: 4/10 Friendliness of staff: 9/10 Knowledgeable of job: 7/10 Recommend: 3/10 The front desk assistant in my opinion has outstanding customer service and is someone you should continue to have represent your facility. She will for sure get the clients in but then it will be up to the staff & doctors to retain the clients. read more

I haven't been to the dentist in years so I didn't know what to expect but I have to say the staff was very welcoming and warm hearted. The dentist was very professional and cleaned my teeth with ease no pain. Now I need to go back for invisiline and I can not wait! read more

Highly recommended. Have been seen by a number of doctors over the years but Dr Nia is awesome. The time, the explanation of what he suggest we do or are working on is exemplary. You leave there feeling that the doctor does care about your teeth. A big shout out to the assistants, Victor, Lu, Katya who also take real good care while you are there. The front staff, Stephanie, Carmella and Ana always friendly and courteous want to make sure you had a good experience. Looking for a dental office come check them out. read more

Recently had a deep cleaning. It took numerous calls to even get that done. The day of the deep cleaning I walk in being the first and only patient in the morning and the dentist had no idea what services I was there for despite telling them twice (only to be given a look of visible annoyance.) Had I not made numerous phone calls they would have easily strung me along for 2 months for a deep cleaning which I had already PAID for. I'm still waiting on invisalign (medicare doesn't cover it) of which I've also paid. On a positive note the front desk receptionist is very friendly and extremely helpful. Be cautious when going to this dentist... they overcharge they seem unorganized and generally give the demeanor that they're doing their service against their will. Never have I thought of contacting an attorney after dealing with this dentistry. STAY AWAY!! Countless dentistry have better more effective practices the "Healthy Smile" La Crescenta. read more

Again I found myself back at Healthy Smiles. This time there again was a different dentist but she seems to really know what she is doing and wants things done by her orders including the lab. Carmela works at front desk actually everywhere she has been there from day one and always seems to know what's going on or trys to find ways to fix things if needed. She treats the patients with respect and compassion. In my opinion she should be running these offices as knowledgeable as she is and excellent communication skills. I'm still in the process of have work done and will update again when everything is completed. read more

I had a root canal that became infected and needed to come out. Dr. Hakimi's office made the entire process much easier for me. I was in pain and the entire process went well. Scheduling appointments with Carlos was easy. The x-rays went smoothly. Finally, my extraction with Dr. Josh went well. Dr. Josh calmed me down and took time to ask how I was doing during the procedure. Dr. Josh is a very talented dentist with excellent people skills. I needed to be on antibiotics for some time before the procedure. Dr. Hakimi called me up after hours to see how I was doing. When was the last time a Dr. called anyone after hours? What a change from past Dentists I have seen. My follow up visit also included a tooth cleaning and Dr. Josh did an excellent job. Ivet explained how much time I need to give for heal and set up follow up appointments for my future implant. Everyone at this office was great. I highly recommend Healthy Smiles and Dr. Hakimi. read more

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I've been coming here for years and I genuinely appreciate their customer service. The wait time in the lobby is typical of the other dentist's offices I've been to. What brings me back to this dental office is the thoroughness of their dentists, Dr. Nia, Dr. Mina. I also appreciate the hospitality from their assistants, namely Victor, Fernando and Lu who are always a joy to speak to! I will say, Dr.Hakimi as the owner, really focuses on client satisfaction, but I would recommend that you seek the other doctors for your dental needs here. Stephany, at the front desk, is also so welcoming. I certainly recommend you give this office a visit. read more

Consumer with INSURANCE, they will try to up sell you to DEEP CLEANING for extra money that is not covered by your insurance. My husband and myself went in for a cleaning ,I said no to the deep cleaning. My husband on the other hand got talked into because they offer him a 50% discount. As we all know deep cleaning is done in four groups in your mouth , it also excludes the gums. My husband got a 10 minute cleaning job and was told that was it. This place is not honest , I called to ask about the deep cleaning we were charged for and was told that is what he got, out right lie. Please be aware! As far as my basic cleaning goes , it was exactly the same as my husband and I would say very basic ,my teeth didn't feel clean at all. If this company cannot even clean teeth can you imagine what they would do to a basic filling. read more

First off: this place gives people free service for leaving good reviews so don't trust the rating. tl;dr: 1. You'll wait up to an hour with appointment 2. They will often make mistakes with your appointment 3. Dentist doesn't actually care for you 4. They will make extra charges for things they didn't tell you before hand. Conclusion: Go somewhere else that cares ---------------------------- I went to this place for orthodontics and received Invisalign. There are so many things that this place needs to get fixed but I'll just mention a few. 1. Wait time I always went here with an appointment but never did I get to see the dentist before 30 minutes of waiting. I started to measure how long I waited each time and the average wait time was 37 minutes, and another 18 minutes after getting seated. Frustrating thing is most of my appointments last 5 minutes, just the dentist looking at my teeth, and giving me the new trays. This place overbooks people like crazy to maximize profit and have zero consideration for patients' time. 2. Mistakes in the system There were multiple occasions where they set up an appointment with me, only for me to find out it was a mistake AFTER the hour of waiting. (trays weren't here but they told me to come get them) 3. Dentist's carelessness The dentist's "check up" never actually checked anything. It was literally a glance at teeth, asking if everything was good, and then done. I can't say how many times they failed to catch an attachment fallen off, probably only thing they really needed to check. Also, there were mutliple times they just approved of trays without my consent, and because they didn't actually correct the things I was looking for, I had to keep requesting additional set of trays (which they would again approve without my approval) 4. Swindling I kept at trying to get at the the teeth position I wanted, but after some point they started to tell me I needed to pay extra for more trays. Obviously fed up, I decided to call it quits. My teeth weren't perfect but they were good enough, and anymore time and energy spent at this place wouldn't be worth it. I requested to end my service, but then they charged another $500 for retainers. Nowhere in the contract did they mention this. So in the end, after 3 years of long, excruciating experience, and $2000 short, I didn't get to fix my teeth as I wanted. There are plenty of other dentists out there that actually care about patients instead of just their money. Don't waste your time and money at this place. read more

Doctor Baktamian's office Healthy Smiles at La crescenta, ca) is charging $80 to release MY X-rays ! If I had the money to pay for MY X-rays , I wouldn't go to these money hungry doctors !! The X-ray technician though was very nice and curtious read more

Very unprofessional, Ana the manager will try to scam your dental insurance, save yourselves head aches! Go ELSEWHERE. She came up with a plan a breakdown of over 16,000 for two implants then asked if I could pay, I said no, price was ridiculous! Then she went down to 9,000 then 6,000 and was going to max out my insurance, but my insurance wasn't covering, so...she was going to charge insurance for other treatment that was not going to be performed to max out the insurance. Sounded like FRAUD! Definitely lots of red flags here. End of story started my treatment plan then had to stop as they kept raising price after treatment was started, staff very unprofessional not the cleanest place. Was very concern when they brought out some tools that were wet:( and pulled out of a plastic wrap that was sealed Very poor experience. How is it possible that the price was started so high, then went down and we're sneaky started the process and we're trying to raise the price again. Beware and careful a dentist is a place you suppose to trust and feel comfortable not here, instead of just being worried about the treatment they made it extremely stressful. Also because I canceled they charged me 850.00 for bone graft I paid them 1,000 cash back in February 2021 still have not received refund! read more

A couple of years ago, my wife had to have an implant fixed with Healthy Smiles of La Canada. I have now had my gums laser treated and whitened there by Dr.Bakhtamian. It has been so successful. The treatment was two months ago and I couldn't be happier. Thank you! My teeth are more healthy than they have been in years and they have saved us money. In addition, they really taught me how to floss my teeth. I now have ZERO bleeding. I'm so happy and their staff is incredible. Extra thanks to Carmella and Stephanie at the front desk. They are so accommodating and ready to help and the drop of a hat. Much love to Healthy Smiles. read more

Healthy Smiles La Crescenta - General Dentistry Near Me - La Crescenta, California

The front desk receptionist was organized and proficient. Clean and friendly environment to definitely do business. I recommend everyone whose looking for a good dentist to definitely come here to be serviced. read more

I'm trying to delete my 1 star review since they have new ownership and the owner asked me to do so but I can seem to! So instead I'm leaving 5 stars. read more

I love this place, they're are always super considerate and gentle when working on my mouth. I've been coming for over 6 months and they're great! I'd def recommend them to anyone looking for a trust worthy dentist. The staff is also very nice! read more

I've honestly never had a dentist experience where I felt so much relief after. Form the fillings they have done to my night guard, my jaw was the cause of a lot of my pain they found that source and fixed it which is life changing for me. They are amazing with contacting ensurance which is something I've never had a doc. Do so well. I've all i beyond recommend, just book to ur appt already! read more

I've been coming here for years. There's always been a great staff. Very friendly and professional. Carmella will go out of her way to help you. The new doctors are the best. I highly recommend Dr. Nia. He makes sure the work is done right and you walk out of the office satisfied. If you need a dentist, make your appointment here. read more

Waited 3 hours for my appointment!! The office texted for a follow up appointment, to which I responded "No". Few days later, the office called to tell me that I have an appointment scheduled, when I clearly typed "No". I told them I didn't accept the follow up appointment but they tried to charge me $65 for canceling an appointment that I had not scheduled. Total con artists that just take advantage of patients to charge insurance with as many services as possible. AVOID!! read more

I waited for weeks while playing phone tag with the receptionist at this office who apparently didn't have a clue about what she was talking about and kept telling me to call back instead of doing her job and getting the correct info to call me back with. This office couldn't figure out if they insured me or not and offered my husband and I "free consultations" we were weary and wanted to wait until they had our insurance straightened out but this office told us that everything would be fine, now here we are months later, I have had no services done at this office and no follow up from anyone except for a few strange texts from dr.hakimi that never answer my question and arrive at odd times like on Sunday evening. Now I'm being billed for the "free consultation" so I'm going to trust my mouth to a dentist who can run their business appropriately. read more

Had a great experience with the hygienists and Dr. Bakhtamian. Highly recommend

i wouldn't normally review a dentist office but i really love dr. nia and gotta give him recognition. first of all, all the staff is great here. steph and carmella at the front desk are always really fun and welcoming when i come in. the manager, ana, is great as well. the overall vibe of this office is fun and you can tell the staff like working there. i have really sensitive teeth and have major sensitivity when i have anyone work on my teeth. when dr. nia did my fillings, i literally didn't feel anything to the point where i could have fallen asleep in the chair. he talks you through everything he does, and he was telling me how to breath so i wouldn't feel the novocaine shots. he takes his time too. i can tell he loves what he does. definitely recommend this office, make sure you schedule your appointment with dr. nia! read more

Where do I start.... I've always been afraid of the dentist, like most of us are. This is the one and only dental office that has ever made me feel comfortable. Dr. Bahktamian was extremely kind and gentle. He made sure I was comfortable and that I had no pain. He and his staff made me feel at ease. I will be continuing my dental care with this office. THEY ARE THE BEST!! read more

This dr is the worst dentist I've ever dealt with. It took them over 9 months to return my payment on work that I never had done. Not only that, but he only did so after I threatened to filed a lawsuit against his office. I paid thousands of dollars in advance and they canceled my surgery 3 times. Who does that the day of or the day before? My time was never taken into consideration, my appointments were never rescheduled, I had to call and reschedule them myself only for them to be canceled again. This dr doesn't even know what professionalism is. He promised me countless times that my refund had been taken care and I'd later find out that he was lying and that I still had not received my refund. Let me tell you he gave me every excuse in the book as to why it had not been done yet. It's been a terrible experience. My lawyer is currently in the process of filing a lawsuit against him for several other things that he's done, not to mention mess up my credit beside the credit card that wasn't refunded was paid late due to receiving wrong information. Go on Groupon before you even consider this dentist. I guarantee anyone is better than him. ***After the drs reply I am going to add this, I've tried to contact him for weeks on both his personal cell phone and his office and I've yet to receive a call or text back. I can see why so many of his employees reached out to me afterwards apologizing for how this dentist treats not only me but so many of his patients apparently. read more