My wife and I both recently had complicated wisdom tooth extractions that our dentist wasn't…read moreconfident removing. Luckily Dr. Chow was able to perform all extractions without complications. The whole process was incredibly smooth, and the office couldn't be friendlier and more welcoming. I would recommend Dr. Chow at OMS without any hesitation!

I highly recommend Dr. Chow and his team for any of your surgeries. I had 2 wisdom teeth pulled and…read moreeverything went incredibly well. From the booking to the surgery and the aftercare, I was incredibly impressed by how smooth everything went. I was worried about the extraction and recovery however, everything was quick and painless. Dr. Chow's staff was very friendly and made the process a great experience. Highly recommend!

Had to get my wisdom teeth extracted in December and my dentist referred me to Westcoat Oral in…read moreYaletown. I was so nervous before my appointment, I might have called them 4 times that week and not once did they dismiss me, instead, they were very understanding and helped calm my nerves. After the procedure, they made sure to call for follow ups to ensure I was doing ok. About 2.5 weeks after my extraction, I felt like something was stuck in my extraction site and i wasn't able to get rid of it. I called them and they told me to come in just the next day, did a thorough wash and did not charge me anything. I would highly recommend them for your next dentist appointment, they are very professional and warm.

I came here after being referred to have all four of my wisdom teeth removed. My two bottom teeth…read morewere impacted, one top one was not really coming in, and the other top one was coming in sideways in to my cheek. I met with Dr. Sadeghi for a consultation the day of my surgery. Much to my surprise, he was a super happy and upbeat character who was quick to answer any of my questions and put my worries at ease. If I had to have them removed again, I'd definitely come back to Dr.Sadeghi! I opted to have do IV sedation which I 100% recommend! Honestly, so much less anxiety-inducing than having the freezing. Although I have no memory of how I got from the dentistry chair to the recovery room chair, I do remember my initial waking up and honestly, other than being a little groggy, it wasn't bad at all. WestCoast Oral & Maxiollofacial Surgery give you a little take home goodie-bag when you have your wisdom teeth filled with the essentials that'll make your recovery easier. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS THEY GIVE YOU! As you should with any doctor, but I feel it must be emphasized so that you limit the amount of recovery time and reduce risks of drysocket. I was back to work the follow day with minimal swelling and very little pain. I'd recommend this location to anyone!

I was referred to North Shore Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery by Richmond Oral and Facial Surgery…read more My oral surgeon was Dr. Richard Chau. I came here to remove an infected rotten molar tooth. At first, I was really anxious and nervous because I had a painful experience with another tooth removal from somewhere else. Dr. Chau's staff on the phone reassured me and outlined me the options and pricing, regarding sedation or no sedation and put me at ease. The ladies at his front desk were so professional, patient and kind with me on the phone and in-person. In the end, I opted for no-sedation last minute because my dental insurance ran out so I had to save money as I am not employed anymore (lost my job due to Covid staffing cuts). Dr. Chau's front desk staff and a nurse were so kind and professional to me. I felt very welcome there. When it was time for my tooth removal, I was very nervous. Dr. Chau talked me through the removal, he said "I'm going to do this, and I will do this" and then in literally 2 seconds, he said, "Ok and it is out." I said, "What? That's it?" I was so surprised at how fast and smooth the extraction happened! I recommend to everyone that it is better if you get your tooth removed by an oral surgeon, since they have the expertise to do it correctly and quickly. I wish I had chosen an oral surgeon earlier like Dr. Chau to remove my other tooth too. Anyway, I have rebooked Dr. Chau to remove my next tooth, and I have confidence and much less fear now of getting a tooth extraction. I also found out that we can self-refer ourselves here. I had my dentist refer me for my 1st extraction, then I self-referred myself for my 2nd extraction. I highly recommend Dr Richard Chau and the polite professional staff here!

Our son had two badly impacted wisdom teeth removed by Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Dr. William…read moreR. McDonald, a couple of years ago*. The recovery was a breeze. He had no pain and no swelling (to the point that he wanted to go out that night - not!). Incredible. Also our son is quite nervous about medical stuff, squeamish about blood and apprehensive but somehow he trusted Dr. McDonald and, to my surprise, he was very comfortable with the process. (*Re-posting my review as I had incorrectly posted it previously.)

Considering oral surgery? The ONLY person you should go to,…read moreis Dr. Mcdonald. He is by far the most experienced and best doc in Vancouver. I have had two separate surgeries with him and I could not have asked for a better outcome. You are in good hands here!

Terrible. I had to…read moreget my wisdom teeth out. Or so I was told. Now sure, I'm unqualified to make that assessment. However, this doesn't pass a basic sniff test. Low and behold fast forward several years and my friends who are dentists confirm that yes, most wisdom teeth don't actually need to be pulled, but hey, if it's insured, bill them for it. I'm fairly certain this is why dentists and oral surgeons are always the bestest of friends. Well now, lets keep an open mind here and go with the assumption that although I never had any pain or symptoms or x-rays, that these teeth needed to be gone. We'll assume this was a professionally correct course of action. Onto the procedure. Now they put me under a general. Off to sleepy land for me. Before going under I placed one simple request. That was to make sure when I wake up I'm in no pain. A very reasonable request given the advanced state of modern pain medication. I have no allergies, and there's a chart provided to doctors with suggested dosing for a dizzying array of medications at their disposal. Well I wake up in searing pain. Not a dull tooth ache or some over exaggerated "give me more drugs" sort of pain, but piercing, stabbing pain which would make a medieval heresy court rethink their punishment. I've broken several bones, been hit by a car and have a tattoo; my trip to this ortho surgeon trumps them all. But I digress. The fact was they just hadn't bothered to give me anything for the post op pain. Plain and simple, just an oversight. They offered me some T3's which would have done something had I not explicitly explained prior, that codine and my stomach just don't get along. So now I'm sitting in this chair post op, in excruciating pain, mad as hell and unable to speak because my face is the size of a watermelon. My mom, embarrassed her son was irate was in a hurry to get me out of there, but wait, "we'll give him something for the pain they say" as they whip out a nice set of T3's. Being unable to talk of course if I recall correctly either my mom spoke up or they realized they had completely forgotten my clear and concise pre procedure memo I basically stapled on their forehead, but they corrected their error and offered me some alternative. So I left the office, irate, disgruntled and again, in the most immeasurable pain I've ever felt. Did I mention my wet shirt? Yes, you try taking some pills after you've had your wisdom teeth pulled and see just how much water stays in your mouth. Some 30-40 minutes later the pills began to numb the pain to a dull manageable level. One might say, the reasonable amount of discomfort a patient would expect to have after such a procedure. Now in all fairness I'm not a keyboard warrior. I'm not an unreasonable individual. Perhaps my expectations were mismanaged by my dental professionals. Perhaps this is the normality of it all and in fact having your wisdom teeth out is just an immensely painful experience wherever you go. I thought this might be the case and I didn't really ever think much more of it. However, several years later, after talking to some 30+ people about their wisdom teeth removal experience, (casually, you know, like you hear someone got their teeth pulled and you ask them how it was sort of thing) I now have enough data points to draw a statistically accurate and factual conclusion: I would feel more comfortable recommending Bill Cosby as a bartender than this place to get your wisdom teeth done.

My son had to get his wisdom teeth done. Went in 2 days before his appointment and came home with…read morea 2600$ bill. I called dentist and spoke to the most nastiest uncaring receptionist ever. Explained I don't have 2600$ now and that it covered under my dental plan. She basically said (to bad you have to pay that in 2 days if you want your son to have his wisdom teeth removed) no emotion just like that. I would suggest if you want to get some dental surgery done to go to another Dr as you will find no compassion at that location...

I would 100% recommend harbour side dental to anyone needing dental surgery! Dr Sowden and all the…read morenurses there were so amazing and made me feel very comfortable at the consult and appointment. I got all 4 of my wisdom teeth out and the whole process was super easy! They put me right to sleep and gave me everything I needed for after care and even called to check up on me after. It was a great experience I even told the nurse when I woke up from the meds "that was fun" :')

Dr George Ho is by far the best dentist I have ever had the pleasure of dealing with. I highly…read morerecommend Dr Ho and his staff for any dental work you may require.

We have dealt with Dr. Sowden for both our children's wisdom…read moreteeth extractions and would like to say how professional, dedicated, and caring he was throughout the process. Our son has special needs which added another layer to the mix but he was completely tuned in to our sons needs which helped the difficult process go smoothly as possible. Thank you for your expertise Dr. Snowden and staff! Highly recommended specialist in our opinion!

Dr Sowden accidentally shaved off a large fragment of my jaw bone during my wisdom tooth surgery,…read moreleft it in my gums and lied about it being there. I had this fragment for 4 months before it finally worked its way out and it was severely painful and made it difficult to eat and talk. Dr. Sowden comes across as a very kind and lovely person, but my experience with his surgery was extremely unsatisfactory. I had my wisdom teeth removed by Dr Sowden in September. He had around 7 other surgeries he was doing as well that day and was very rushed on the day of my surgery. It went fine and i went home. However, two weeks after the surgery I noticed a sharp searing pain in my jawbone that made it impossible for me to touch my jaw because it hurt so much. It also felt like there was something lose in my jawbone that could be felt to the touch and clicked and moved around if you pushed on it. One of the extraction sites where I had my wisdom teeth taken out was extremely red and swollen. Infections after wisdom tooth surgery are fairly common, so we assumed it was that and went to Dr Sowden to get the "infection" cleaned. Dr Sowden performed and minimally invasive procedure to take out what he told us was an infection. He also took x rays of my mouth to make sure there was no issues with the bone. He never showed us those x-rays. He simply told us they were "fine" and sent me on my way. Three weeks later, I was still experiencing horrible pain despite irrigating and cleaning diligently everyday. We went back again. Dr Sowden and his office told us that this time my pain (the same pain that i had during my "infection") was caused by me biting my cheek. He gave me antibacterial mouthwash. But the pain never really went away. By this time it was the end of November and I was embarrassed to go back to Sowden for a fourth time about my teeth. I figured the pain was a normal side effect from surgery that everyone had when they touched their jawbone. Until I noticed a foreign object in my mouth one day in January, right where I had my wisdom teeth removed. The truth was that I never had an infection. The foreign object protruding from my gums was a large fragment of my jawbone that had been shaved off due to DENTIST ERROR during the surgery. It emerged from my gums naturally and continued to emerge until I was able to pull it out myself (I wasnt going back to Sowden for extraction after he did nothing to help me in the first place). We phoned Dr Sowden's office to ask what it could be because it was sharp and hurt my gums. I was having trouble talking towards the end because the fragment was protruding so much. They told us not to come in. The lady said I could deal with it on my own and that it was only a tiny fragment. This woman never looked at my mouth. She had no proof that it was a small fragment, which it wasnt. The bone piece is the size of a nickel. I've attached pictures of it in my mouth and after I removed it myself. Once I removed the fragment, the pain stopped entirely. I never would have had this fragment or the four months of severe tooth pain I endured if Dr Sowden had done the surgery correctly in the first place. I never would have had it for so long if he had shown us the x rays and been honest about what he saw. And after all this, they dismissed us and refused to even see me to fix the dental problem that Sowden himself caused. I dont recommend Dr Sowden to anyone. They have way too many clients and not enough time or care to do a proper job on them.

I went here and was told my teeth are fine and to go back for a cleaning. I went back for a…read morecleaning two days later and suddenly I have cavities and need a root canal? I went for a second opinion and naturally my teeth were fine. So I stopped going to north shore dental and told them why. The receptionist wouldn't stop calling me. Even at work. I had to be rude to her and have my employer request for her to stop harassing me. Horrible unprofessional money grabbing dentist. Rude money grabbing reception. They don't care about you and they only want money. My teeth are still perfect with no cavities or root canals. He is a horrible dentist!!!!

Very unpleasant experiences wth this office. The Dentist Dr Sarrafan is fast at root canals... But…read morecan be very cold with poor communication. I addressed this issue and he did try to improve communication between him and I. The office manager is quite rude and cold as well. I got my xrays transferred right before the Covid shutdown, so I didn't receive treatment from the transferred office, only a consultation. I was referred to a specialist but still needed some dental work. Since I was still tied to Dr. Sarrafan because of a crown that still needs to be cemented and monitored by him.. I asked for him to proceed with the few things I needed before I can proceed with the specialist. I was denied treatment from this office.

I traveled from the US on 08 12 22 to Vancouver for a two week vacation. Fifteen minutes after we…read morearrived at the Hotel I broke a large tooth. I went to the hotel front desk and they suggested I see if your practice could help. We walked over to the office on a friday afternoon at 3:45 and explained my issue. The staff said no problem we can fit you in roughly 20 minutes. They x-rayed, took pictures and were able to prepare my tooth for our two week vacation! I wish I could give this team more that a five star rating! They were professional, kind, responsive without any hesitation. If you were in my neighborhood, I would come to you for all of my dental needs. Thank you for all you did for me! I was so impressed! You are incredible!

I have been to Wall centre Dental a few times now , and my first impression was great as the front…read moredesk girl was pretty nice and the assistants were genuine(Melisa and Dominica) , my dentist was Roshan younger guy also very friendly,Customer service was good. What i didn't like is that this place is crazy busy and on my last appointment i felt my work was rushed , Dr Roshen was running between me and the patient next room, so he was trying to do two work at the same time, in fact he froze the top of my mouth (which even made me not feel my nose for hours) and ended up by not being able to finish the work, my work that was suppose to be an hour lasted more than 2 hours(I waited manytimes with tubes in my mouth while the dentist was in the other room working on someone else), I think its unprofessional for a dentist to freeze someone and then tell em "hey look I am overbooked and i wont finish the work, come back some other time" in a previous appointment the hygienist spent 45 minutes on my cleaning and told me i have to come back for the other half? I have been getting my teeth cleaned 4 times now and this is the first time ever that hygienist has told me i need two appointments for cleaning which i found odd. oh and two appointments means twice the billing:-) Its unfortunate because i liked the staff at wallcentre but I am disappointed and will be looking at my other options in the area ,

When my dentist said that I would require a gum graft I had the same reaction as likely everyone…read moreelse would: PANIC. Once the shock was over, I insisted that the dentist refer me to the BEST periodontist in the Greater Vancouver area. I didn't care where I had to go, I just had to have the best. I was referred to Dr. Farzin Ghannad. And I can without hesitation and doubt say that Dr. Farzin Ghannad of Vancouver Implant Perio Centre is THE BEST. He did not rush through the consult. He answered all of my questions. He was very clear and offered up all options with pros and cons to each. He was sincere, honest and very personable. In fact, all his staff are courteous and lovely. I've read the horror stories about gum grafts and had friends regale me with their tales of pain etc. I had absolutely none of that (thus far... I'm still in recuperation). But the procedure was quick, Dr. Ghannad was delightful, offering up comforting words of feedback along the way and his genuine care for my well-being shone through. His after care instructions were perfect and the take home kit excellent! I had no pain, and no bleeding after the procedure was complete. So far so good and I've no doubt this trend will continue through my convalescence. If you need a periodontist, please see Dr. Ghannad. He is the best there is. Truly.

Drs and staff members are so professional and helpful. Cannot find any other team better to place…read moreimplants for you and do perio surgeries!