Review by
Smiling Patient
Stars:
1.0
on
2005-08-07
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Dr Zerafat found as much as several thousand dollars worth of painful, expensive procedures, evidently without doing the proper examinations that would be required for some of these procedures. I refused the work and went to another doctor who only found standard, low-cost work to do that was mostly, if not entirely, covered by my insurance.
I had gone to Dr. Zerafat for a checkup and cleaning and to have a cap fixed that had fallen off. Dr Zerafat said that I needed a new cap and that I may need a root canal on that tooth because there was decay under the old cap. He also found 3 other cavities and said that I needed a painful and expensive deep cleaning on all four quadrants of my mouth. He found $2300 worth of work ($1700 to me not covered by my insurance) and possibly a couple thousand dollars more if I needed the root canal. I didn't feel good about the exam. So, I went to another doctor.
The other doctor just glued the old cap back in place in about 10 minutes and gave me a standard cleaning. He didn't find the cavities that Dr Zerafat claimed were there. They measued the depth of my gums and said that I did not need a deep cleaning. This second doctor seem much more professional than Dr. Zerafat.
out of 5 stars
