Orchid Dental

Dr Aryani might be ok on her own (minus the fact that she watched tv while doing my root canal) but it’s her husband that made me decide to never go back. He’s a creep and he’s rude. I didn’t realize it was possible to offend someone while talking about a teeth cleaning but he managed it. Oh and did I mention they watched tv during my root canal?! They put it on for «my comfort» put on a show they liked and I didn’t and then would pause to watch a funny moment. Ridiculous. Very uncomfortable overall experience in a dirty office with the creepiest assistant you’ll ever meet.

This was my dentist for about a year while I lived in Philadelphia. Dr. Aryani is really sweet and I liked her a lot. But her husband is an assistant (or hygienist, not completely sure which) there and I was not as convinced he knew what he was doing. And my patient rights were violated on one account and I was made to feel weird about it.
The assistant tried to get me to do a bunch of things to my teeth and I said I was moving in another few weeks and would get the work done when I arrived in L.A. That’s when the pressure started to get it done NOW. I was told everything from, «It’ll cost double in L.A.» to «I am going to regret waiting,» in very scare tactics mode. When I didn’t budge on it, he went to my boyfriend (who was in the next room) and talked with him (loudly enough for me to hear him) about how BAD my teeth were and how it was an emergency and he needed to convince me to get this done.
I was INFURIATED. I called Dr. Aryani in to the room I was in and said that her husband’s actions were totally inappropriate. She called her husband out of the room and said in front of me that he was making me uncomfortable. He rolled his eyes and said he had no idea it would be a big deal since it was my boyfriend. He apologized and said he’d stop.
So he went back into the room where my boyfriend was and WHISPERED the same crap he was saying before! Unbelievable. During the same visit, I was getting a cleaning. My cleaning took all of about six minutes. Huh? I said I should be in the chair at least a half hour for a thorough cleaning.
So both Dr. Aryani and her husband sat me down afterward and said they were sorry I was not happy with the treatment or her husband’s behavior but THEY HAVE SUCH AN OPEN RELATIONSHIP AND TELL EACH OTHER EVERYTHING THAT THEY FORGET OTHER COUPLES KEEP SECRETS FROM EACH OTHER!
Seriously? What the hell? So my relationship is on the rocks because I don’t want you telling my BOYFRIEND to tell me to get $ 1,000 worth of dental work done?
Then they said my cleaning was so brief because I’d been doing such an excellent job with taking care of my teeth that they didn’t need to do much else. But in the same breath, I was told AGAIN how it was paramount that I get $ 1,000 worth of work done BEFORE I leave for L.A.
My boyfriend and I left completely pissed. I was so surprised because I’d been there several times and hadn’t had any problems.
When I arrived in L.A. and saw a dentist, they were shocked at how much tartar buildup I had. They asked when was my last cleaning. I said two months ago. They said, «Your teeth look like they’ve not been touched in over a year.»
They ended up doing a scaling that lasted over an hour and hurt pretty badly as they fought to remove crap that I PAID to have done in Philadelphia. They did confirm that I needed some of the other work I was told I needed at Dr. Aryani’s office, but I didn’t like the strong armed tactics I received from Dr. Aryani’s office when they realized I’d be moving.
The only reason I gave two stars was to be fair regarding the several times I went and didn’t have a problem. But apparently they weren’t cleaning my teeth well, so maybe they don’t deserve that.

Take it from a dentalphobe, Dr Aryani will make you «almost» forget you are in a dental office. She is kind and patient and listens to your concerns. You’ll walk out wondering why you waited so long. And what a relief it is to finally start that dental work you have put off so long. I know I feel better. It’s a relief to smile without pain.

This dentist diagnosed me with periodontal disease and said I needed an $ 800.00 scaling/​cleaning. Since I am not a professional I cannot deny that I don’t have the disease but I wasn’t even evaluated properly. She looked at my X-​Rays, said I had no cavities (did no probing or picking) and then told me I had periodontal disease after I told her I had a scaling done on my teeth about 2 years ago. I called the office and let them know that I could not afford the scaling but would like to proceed with my regular cleaning and I was then told that I really needed the scaling and I was declined receiving a routing cleaning. What dentist would deny you of a cleaning because you cannot afford a scaling. I was offended and I am sorry I even went there in the first place. The office basically made money off of my initial visit and did nothing for me. I would not recommend this office at all. I could tell that they had very strong financial interests in mind rather than the health of their patients.

I would definitely advise strongly against going to this dentist. They were very dishonest with me about the cost of certain procedures. Be careful!