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    Ladera Dental Office

    5.0 (2 reviews)

    Services - Ladera Dental Office

    Cavity treatment

    Dental exams

    Teeth cleaning

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    Tooth filling replacement or repair

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    Ladera Ranch Dentistry & Orthodontics - Beautiful front office

    Ladera Ranch Dentistry & Orthodontics

    4.2(185 reviews)
    0.5 mi

    I had an awesome experience at Ladera Ranch Dentistry and Orthodontics. Dr. Nik recently did a…read morecrown for me, and she really does incredible work. Beyond being so knowledgeable, she is genuinely friendly and takes her time to make sure everything is done right. It's clear she really cares about you as a human being and is fully focused on fixing the condition at hand while making sure you're comfortable. Chanel, the office manager, is just as wonderful. She truly cares about every patient in the office and goes above and beyond to make sure you are taken care of in every way possible. It's rare to find a practice where everyone is this invested in your well-being. I'm so happy I found them!

    I originally went to this practice after my previous dentist of 40 years retired. It was close and…read morefairly new looking. On my first visit, I should have turned around after I went to the men's bathroom and found it was also being used as a storeroom for supplies, ala Mar-a-Lago--MY mistake #1. When I mentioned the sanitary implications, the scheduler said it was just temporary storage for an upcoming humanitarian trip. To describe this assembly line office is difficult. Everybody has a task, and the treatment rooms are open concept, just low pony walls separating treatment areas with no doors. You can literally hear four different conversations going on at once; if you want privacy, this isn't your place. This is a large practice composed of merry-go-round 1099 dentists--never saw the same one twice in over 10 years. The great hygienist I saw was the only reason I kept going back, since I have good teeth and only had one cavity in 60 years. The pressure to upsell with fluoride treatments, shorter cleaning intervals, deep cleaning, and sometimes concerning observations about gum and bone issues (which turned out to be nothing) were just part of the upsell routine. Dealing with this by saying no, was worse than dealing with the F&I closer at a car dealer. I had one twenty year old crown that was examined by the dentist on duty and told there was hidden decay under it that should be dealt with. After the dentist poked around under the cap, I got home and noticed it affected the bite. Afraid I was going to have it come off, I reluctantly scheduled to have it replaced by the examining dentist--MY mistake #2. I had to pay ahead of time to have the appointment scheduled, and showed up in a room next to others where multiple caps were being done at the same time by one dentist. Hearing the uncomfortable sounds from adjacent rooms made me realize somebody was having major issues! Unfortunately, I was the low guy on the treatment totem pole, I was waiting uncomfortably supine more than being worked on. My tooth was hurriedly ground down A LOT and my delay was supposedly linked to the cap being "printed" and cured. After the procedure was done, the dentist said the root was close and that "we'll have to monitor it", MY mistake #3. Fast forward after weeks of dull pain in my lower jaw, which would not subside; the pain becoming acutely worse. I emailed the office and got the equivalent of a "take two aspirin" recommendation, after being told it might be a bite misalignment, supposedly a common post treatment problem. I then called the office requesting a "head" dentist appointment. Since he only works Fridays, I would have to wait the week. The pain got so bad, I got a referral from one of my doctors to his personal dentist, who saw me within the hour and immediately set me up with an endodontist for an emergency root canal, all within four hours! If the owner of Ladera can't be bothered to take care of one of his long time patients in pain, how do you think you'll fare as a newbie? After I called to cancel my Friday appointment after I told them I had an emergency root canal, they offered not even an apology or refund of the botched cavity/crown job! Learn from my mistakes and go elsewhere. No matter who your general dentist is, if you need a root canal, this is a procedure where you want a specialist. An Endodontist requires an extra two years of specialized training above a general DDS, with the specialized training, equipment, and staff who do these procedures all day.

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    Samra Dental Care - Dr. Ed Samra D.D.S.

    Samra Dental Care

    4.8(58 reviews)
    0.0 mi

    Complete disregard for patient's time. I have already made plan to go to this appointment that I…read moremade 6 months ago. I was given two contradictory voicemails. On one, I was told that my appt time for Saturday confirmed then on second voicemail, about 45 minutes later, it was canceled due to not confirming. All this while I was still at work and all calls went to voicemail. I have proofs of both contradictory voicemails. I won't be coming back. Update: This is in response to the Dr. reply... Per the first voicemail, it says that I was confirmed by not having to respond. So your policy seems inconsistent and it is not fair for patients who made appts for Saturdays 6 months in advance. And you're not saving me money from cancellation fee, when I didn't plan on canceling. I knew of my appt and made plans to go. Your business hours say your office closes at 1pm on Fridays. Maybe you should update that. I would never recommend a place that doesn't respect patients' time.

    I have been going to Dr. Samra for over 20 years. There was a period where I was not in his area…read moreand went to another dentist. That dentist specialized in implants. The other dentist said I needed an implant and wanted $4500 for the that. I didnt want another implant and didn't want to pay $4500.I wanted to saved the tooth I was desperate and decided to go back to dr. Samra after 12 years and much to my surprise Dr. Samra did a a root canal and a crown and saved me $2500 vs the implant. Plus the trauma of an implant.

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