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Azar-Mehr's Dental Practice
Category: Health and Medical Dentists Dentists [Edit]
10921 Wilshire BlvdSte 501
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Neighborhood: Westwood
(310) 443-3030
- Hours:
Mon-Thu 9 am - 5 pm
Fri-Sat 9 am - 4 pm
- By Appointment Only:
- Yes
About This Business:
general dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics, fillings, veneers, bridges, crowns, dentures, partials, inlays, implant crowns, pediatric dentistry,
4 reviews for Azar-Mehr's Dental Practice
4 reviews in English
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Review from Andrew K.
Los Angeles, CA
3/24/2011
I have been going to Dr. Azar-Mehr's dental office for years now and have only received the Best cleaning and deep cleaning services. Dr. Azar-Mehr is a caring and gentle Doctor who makes me feel at ease.
Dr. Azar-Mehr is an award winning Prosthodontist
who has been in service for more than 25 years now!
25 years of dedicated professional service!
Now that is the kind of experience I trust. -
Review from H K.
WOODLAND HLS, CA
11/11/2011
I want to give them less than 1 star, but no choice.
I used to go here a while back. I don't want to get into the details; it was a painful experience and I don't want to relive it.
In short, I was deceived and ripped off. It took team-work to ripp me off. "Dr. Azarmehr", Esther and dental assistants.
Do not set foot here and let them take your money.
Stay far away. -
Review from Ed S.
Los Angeles, CA
8/30/2011
I went to this dentist for about a year. I got several crowns and fillings done there. A couple of thousand dollars all in all. I finally left because I felt he (or his wife) constantly tried to sell me more services. For example for each crown they sold me on some "precision upgrade" - a practice that dentist friends of mine say is unprofessional to say the least.
I since have been treated at UCLA dental school and the instructors there attested that the work done there was shoddy to say the least. The crowns are not precisely fit despite the "precision upgrades". This means they will not last as long and I'll have to have them re-done sooner than necessary.
More gravely they overtreated me. For small abrasions on my teeth they drilled out and put in fillings that kept falling out. With each treatment more and more tooth had to be drilled away. The professionals at UCLA (who have no financial interest in my teeth) said that the better way would have been to leave it instead of constantly putting in fillings that need to be replaced and my tooth disappears bit by bit.
I can only recommend, do your teeth and your wallet a favor and to stay away from these guys. -
Review from Deb H.
Los Angeles, CA
3/14/2011
I had been going to this dental office every 6 months for nearly 3 years. I will never go back after the last experience!
Most visits I only saw the hygienist - and she was wonderful. I've known for a long time that I have TMJ and when I went in for my checkup last month I talked to the hygienist about getting a night guard created to relieve the tension in the jaw and prevent grinding.
And in comes the dentist...he took an x ray and then brought out his skull model to show me how advanced my TMJ problem was, and INSISTED that my TMJ was too severe to benefit from the $160 night guard. He insisted that I would need his $3,000 therapy that would cover the appliance and 6-8 weeks of 'therapy' in his office. And on top of that he wanted me to go a friend of his who specializes in TMJ physical therapy, and he wanted me to go twice a week for 8 weeks. He said that the physical therapist was 'in network' and this is who he refers his patients to. Each physical therapy session started @ $160 and was NOT covered by insurance. The physical therapist IS NOT in network. And I'm not about to spend another $2400 for this.
I went back to the dentist the next week to tell him that his recommended physical therapist isn't in network, and I brought along a list of the 'in-network' physical therapists that worked with TMJ; he said he wouldn't refer me to any of these physical therapists because he didn't know them, and that the physical therapist he recommended knows what she is doing. He did call his physical therapist and had her lower her rate to $100/session but I refused to go at that price.
I made it thru the 5th week of his 'therapy' (the last 3 weeks consisted of me sitting in the chair for 20 minutes with an electro stimulation machine hooked up to both jaws - then saw him for a few minutes afterwards. That was it!
And by this time my dental claim form had come back from the insurance company (I knew that my dental insurance didn't cover this, but had to submit it thru dental before I could submit it thru the medical because some medical insuracnes do reimburse for TMJ). I went back into the dentist and asked him to break down his $3,000 bill (he just had it on one line for $3,000) so the insurance company could bill it correctly. He said he can't break it down because he doesn't know from the onset how the therapy is going to go - depends on the patient and how severe their condition is. So I asked him to 'break down' his charges once my therapy is complete, and he refused, saying he doesn't do that. I asked him how from 'the onset' he would know what to charge a patient? What if my 'therapy' is more involved than the next guys? What if my therapy is less involved than the next guys? We're all just paying a flat rate?
I found out that the laboratory only charges the dentist $500 for the appliance to be made, that means I'm paying the dentist $2,500 for 1) taking the first impressions for the appliance before the 'therapy began', 2) 2 weeks in the chair while he adjusts the appliance and 3) 3 weeks of sitting in the chair for 20 minutes while the electro stimulation machine does it's work.
Taking into account the $500 fee for the appliance, that means that the remaining balance of $2500 over a 6 weeks cost $416.67 per office visit, and over 8 weeks cost $312.50 per office visit. Having gone thru almost all of his in-office therapy I think these costs are ridiculous for what the patient is getting.
Several people in my office also go to this dentist since the dental office is close to work, and when I told them about ths $3k charge and the BS I experienced with the dentist, 2 of my coworkers said he's been pushing the same therapy on them! Ironically we all 3 need this? Hhmmm!?!?!?
Please get a second opinion.Comment from Parviz A. of Azar-Mehr's Dental Practice 3/31/2011
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Specialties
Beverly Hills Los Angeles dentist specializing in cosmetic dentistry, crowns & bridges, porcelain veneers, dentures, TMJ treatment, halitosis, tooth whitening, root canal & general dentistry.
History
Established in 1985
We are Dr. Azar Mehr and Dr. Pak Azar Mehr, husband & wife and partners in our dental practice. We are NYU trained dentists who have practiced for over 25 years. We've also taught as Professors of Dentistry at USC in Los Angeles. We opened our Los Angeles office in 1985. Dr. Azar Mehr specializes in prosthodontics while Dr. Pak Azar Mehr focuses on general dentistry. We have two children, three grandchildren and hundreds of patients. We treat our patients like family and love what we do.
Meet the Business Owner: Parviz A.
Dr. Azar-Mehr learned Prosthodontics as a post-doctoral student at London University, New York University, and the University of Michigan.
Dr. Azar-Mehr has practiced and taught dentistry for over 25 years. Currently, he is Professor of Clinical Dentistry in the Department of Post-Doctoral Education, Advanced Prosthodontics, of the School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California ("USC").
With vast experience in complex dental restorations and rehabilitation, Dr. Azar-Mehr often serves as a consultant to other dentists. He has published many articles on dentistry and Prosthodontics in professional journals, and lectured extensively at dental schools and professional conferences, in this country and abroad.
His current professional memberships include:
American College of Prosthodontists
Pacific Coast Society of Prosthodontists
American College of Cranio Mandibular Orthopedics
American Dental Association
California Dental Association
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