Ok...if you live in Oakland...and might look into Oakland Dental as a possible new dentist provider...I have one piece of advice for you...
AVOID LIKE A PLAGUE!!!
Here's the story...
As some of you might know...I was scheduled to have deep teeth cleaning.
I won't go into the technical details...because it's really not necessary.
To make a long story short...after x-rays, dental examination...and the whole nine yards...I was given a quote that almost knocked me out cold...$4800...but thanks to my dental coverage...my own personal bill was going to be $3180.
So after I reeled back a little...and ponder upon that price for a while...it occurred to me to read the reviews on Oakland Dental through the internet...places like Yelp and such.
Now...I was automatically assigned to Oakland Dental by my dental insurance provider...so I never bothered to double check...my fault.
So...what I found out...is that Oakland Dental has HORRIBLE reviews...not only about incompetence, bad service, poor customer satisfaction...but complaints about overcharging as well.
So I investigated other dentists in the Bay Area...and came upon Mission Dental in Berkeley, Ca...headed by Henry Yang D.D.S.
I read reviews on Mission Dental...and while there were not that many...they were all very positive.
So I decided to take a chance...called my dental insurance provider...and changed from Oakland Dental to Mission Dental.
The problem...is that I had to wait for an entire month for the switch to officially take place.
Well...today was D-Day.
So I went ahead...and had my first cleaning session...two more to go.
The verdict?
Instead of me paying $3180...my total entire bill is going to be only $602...yes...$602...I was beyond elated...I was on cloud nine...I couldn't believe my good luck.
Mission Dental is awesome...honest to a fault...great dentists (my assigned dentist is Sophie Taylor D.D.S.), great scenery from inside the dental offices...and best of all...amazing affordable and honest prices...the service was impeccable.
Oakland Dental on the other hand...nothing but a bunch of con artists and thieves.
AVOID LIKE A PLAGUE!!!
Here's the story...
As some of you might know...I was scheduled to have deep teeth cleaning.
I won't go into the technical details...because it's really not necessary.
To make a long story short...after x-rays, dental examination...and the whole nine yards...I was given a quote that almost knocked me out cold...$4800...but thanks to my dental coverage...my own personal bill was going to be $3180.
So after I reeled back a little...and ponder upon that price for a while...it occurred to me to read the reviews on Oakland Dental through the internet...places like Yelp and such.
Now...I was automatically assigned to Oakland Dental by my dental insurance provider...so I never bothered to double check...my fault.
So...what I found out...is that Oakland Dental has HORRIBLE reviews...not only about incompetence, bad service, poor customer satisfaction...but complaints about overcharging as well.
So I investigated other dentists in the Bay Area...and came upon Mission Dental in Berkeley, Ca...headed by Henry Yang D.D.S.
I read reviews on Mission Dental...and while there were not that many...they were all very positive.
So I decided to take a chance...called my dental insurance provider...and changed from Oakland Dental to Mission Dental.
The problem...is that I had to wait for an entire month for the switch to officially take place.
Well...today was D-Day.
So I went ahead...and had my first cleaning session...two more to go.
The verdict?
Instead of me paying $3180...my total entire bill is going to be only $602...yes...$602...I was beyond elated...I was on cloud nine...I couldn't believe my good luck.
Mission Dental is awesome...honest to a fault...great dentists (my assigned dentist is Sophie Taylor D.D.S.), great scenery from inside the dental offices...and best of all...amazing affordable and honest prices...the service was impeccable.
Oakland Dental on the other hand...nothing but a bunch of con artists and thieves.
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