I went for the first time for a simple check-up. I was then shown a full-screeen photo of my smile, and asked "What's wrong with this picture?" I looked at my teeth, which are honestly decent, so I replied confused, "Uh, I mean they're not Hollywood teeth or anything, so I don't know"
She persisted. "What would you fix if you could?" and from there we steamlined into about 5k worth of procedures my current dentist told me I really didn't need. One of which was Invisalign, which she pushed this "great deal" they had going on. everything was very pushy, but I was so naive.
I overheard her in the next room give the same spiel to another client: ("Look, I was a student once just like you, so let me help. You don't floss and you need x,y,z so Im going to get you a Care Credit Card to make payments instead of one sum. You'll be alright").
I started to feel uneasy. I told the dental assistant, "Wait, no I'm sorry I change my mind. I don't want to go through with the Invisalign." To which she replied,
"What's wrong, did you take your meds today?" (She was referring to my anti-depressant which I had told them in the paperwork I was on).
At that point I felt disrespected and a little more aware of all these sales tactics. Anyways, fast forward to this crown they put in- (which I also most likely did not actually need...)
I was having pain in the tooth where they put my crown. I decided to check it out with a different doctor, Dr. Khou from ASK Dental. the crown BROKE. I HAD A BROKEN TOOTH IN MY MOUTH, and even worse- typically when a tooth is given a crown, it almost always gets a root canal. I did not get a root canal, so my live root was suffering underneath this fake, broken shell.
I filed an insurance claim, upon instruction of Dr. Khou (he had several patients come to him FROM angeleno smile, all complaining about what they had suffered because of them).
Angeleno Smile was rude every time I had to contact them throughout the claim. They never bothered to contact me to apologize, or inform me if I get my co-payment refunded for the botched crown.
Daughter visited Angeleno Smile for free teeth whitening. They advertise this to UCLA students. Once they get them in there, they give the students an exam. Well, all of a sudden, they have cavities and need a deep cleaning due to their gums being bad. Our daughter was told that her gums were 4's and 5's.
The funny thing is, her gums are absolutely fine. Our regular dentist checked them and they are 2's. She goes to the dentist every 6 months. And, that cavity they said she has? WHAT CAVITY? Turns out that this is a common practice with dishonest practices. Deep cleaning is often used to ripoff consumers. Enough Dr. Parsi! Stop lying to get money.
Hopefully, students at UCLA will read this and will take your teeth whitening ad and rip it up. TOTAL SCAM!!! and unecessary drilling, for the most part, is being done along with scaling/deep cleaning. You have also been reported to the Dental Board of California. Hopefully, they will investigate your practice.
A matter of fact, she overheard a conversation between the dentist and another UCLA student. This student was also being told that they needed a deep cleaning and that they had multiple cavities. Not saying that this student did not have gum disease and several cavities. However, does every student that answers this ad for FREE teeth whitening have gum disease and cavities? Not likely. BEWARE, nothing is FREE. They will get their money, somehow.
Angeleno Smile Reviews
I went for the first time for a simple check-up. I was then shown a full-screeen photo of my smile, and asked "What's wrong with this picture?" I looked at my teeth, which are honestly decent, so I replied confused, "Uh, I mean they're not Hollywood teeth or anything, so I don't know"
She persisted. "What would you fix if you could?" and from there we steamlined into about 5k worth of procedures my current dentist told me I really didn't need. One of which was Invisalign, which she pushed this "great deal" they had going on. everything was very pushy, but I was so naive.
I overheard her in the next room give the same spiel to another client: ("Look, I was a student once just like you, so let me help. You don't floss and you need x,y,z so Im going to get you a Care Credit Card to make payments instead of one sum. You'll be alright").
I started to feel uneasy. I told the dental assistant, "Wait, no I'm sorry I change my mind. I don't want to go through with the Invisalign." To which she replied,
"What's wrong, did you take your meds today?" (She was referring to my anti-depressant which I had told them in the paperwork I was on).
At that point I felt disrespected and a little more aware of all these sales tactics. Anyways, fast forward to this crown they put in- (which I also most likely did not actually need...)
I was having pain in the tooth where they put my crown. I decided to check it out with a different doctor, Dr. Khou from ASK Dental. the crown BROKE. I HAD A BROKEN TOOTH IN MY MOUTH, and even worse- typically when a tooth is given a crown, it almost always gets a root canal. I did not get a root canal, so my live root was suffering underneath this fake, broken shell.
I filed an insurance claim, upon instruction of Dr. Khou (he had several patients come to him FROM angeleno smile, all complaining about what they had suffered because of them).
Angeleno Smile was rude every time I had to contact them throughout the claim. They never bothered to contact me to apologize, or inform me if I get my co-payment refunded for the botched crown.
Daughter visited Angeleno Smile for free teeth whitening. They advertise this to UCLA students. Once they get them in there, they give the students an exam. Well, all of a sudden, they have cavities and need a deep cleaning due to their gums being bad. Our daughter was told that her gums were 4's and 5's.
The funny thing is, her gums are absolutely fine. Our regular dentist checked them and they are 2's. She goes to the dentist every 6 months. And, that cavity they said she has? WHAT CAVITY? Turns out that this is a common practice with dishonest practices. Deep cleaning is often used to ripoff consumers. Enough Dr. Parsi! Stop lying to get money.
Hopefully, students at UCLA will read this and will take your teeth whitening ad and rip it up. TOTAL SCAM!!! and unecessary drilling, for the most part, is being done along with scaling/deep cleaning. You have also been reported to the Dental Board of California. Hopefully, they will investigate your practice.
A matter of fact, she overheard a conversation between the dentist and another UCLA student. This student was also being told that they needed a deep cleaning and that they had multiple cavities. Not saying that this student did not have gum disease and several cavities. However, does every student that answers this ad for FREE teeth whitening have gum disease and cavities? Not likely. BEWARE, nothing is FREE. They will get their money, somehow.