Berkeley Dentistry

Dont fall for the free whitening kit, itz not free, they will bill u later amd threaten that they will ruin your credit if u dont pay.

Ricky Singh is a CROOK. he makes u get services u dont really need just to pocket some extra cash. Made me get root canals i didnt need (and sign payment forms after the gas started… hmm. to impair my judgment perhaps)? He didnt fix my sensitivity issues, treated his employees extremely rudely, almost abusively – which reveals character, because they wont openly do that to u since u put food on their table. I wasted so much time and money on this piece of crap place. i got the hell out of there fast, RUNNING!

Woohooo and yes I finally found a really good dentist.
Dr. Ricky sing and his team especially the hygienist the one and only Ms. Karen is the best.
Can’t wait to see them again.

I have had my teeth cleaned twice here and the dental hygienist Karen was friendly and did an awesome job on my teeth. Dr Singh checked my teeth out both times and he was also very friendly and thorough. He also filled a chip in my front tooth and when the filling fell out he repeated the procedure for free. Regarding the chip in my front tooth — he did not try to «steer me» toward veneers or any other expensive procedures. He was very honest.

I was referred to Dr. Singh by a coworker about 2 years ago, and I’ve remained a faithful patient since then. I’ve had to have some major dental work done, but Dr. Singh took the time to explain everything before, during and after treatment to help alleviate my anxiety. Receiving dental treatment here has been a pleasant experience for me, and I have already recommended Dr. Singh to friends. It’s good to be taken care of by a caring dentist. They have an amazing team here!

Dr. Singh has been my dentist for over 2 years now and I couldn’t be happier with my experience. Dr. Singh is not only a genuine and honest person but also a very caring and dedicated dentist.
Although I did indeed need to have some intense dental work done, he and his entire staff were very gentle, professional, and made the whole experience as pleasant as it could be. The fillings were virtually painless and done with a cosmetic material that matched the color of my teeth.
Highly recommended, even for those who are usually afraid of the dentist!

A clean, small office that offers the friendliest service. Booking an appointment was easy, I only to wait a week. Dr. Singh and his staff get you in super quick, I haven’t had to wait more than 10 minutes– it’s rare to have a doctor respect your time as much as his own.
Not only does Dr. Singh do excellent work, but he really takes the time to get to know you, talk to you, and provides some the best service in town. He is smart and funny. This practice really goes out of its way to make the patient feel relaxed and comfortable. I’m a pretty nervous dental patient and Dr. Singh makes the whole process comfortable and almost enjoyable (excluding the drilling and needles). Highly recommend.

Many, many, many years ago I came to Berkeley Dentistry because my parents did. I switched here because sadly I became too old for my pediatric dentist. My parents liked the dentist they had so I gave him a try. Back then there were a few other dentists at this practice. The guy I saw was much older and a little rough. My mom had Dr. Singh once and said I should give him a shot. Right off the bat I liked him. Nice, did the cleaning and the check up at the same time, accommodated my fear of needles if I had a cavity, just an all around great dentist. Then something changed…
I know that sounds sinister, and it isn’t like he became an evil dentist bent on destroying the world. Somewhere along the road the other dentists just dropped off and Dr. Singh it appears took over the practice. He became less focused on the patients and more focused on the money. He started pushing cosmetic procedures that I did not want or need which made me feel like a walking money bag.
Around this time I also moved to college. Not wanting to deal with the pain of changing dentists I suck with Dr. Singh. Whenever I came home I would book all my doctors that I need to see (eye, dentist, general) because I never knew when I would be back. Magically every time I would show up to see Dr. Singh he would be at the other office (somewhere in Orinda). Well I had booked a cleaning AND a check up. I didn’t have the time or money to fly back up just for a check up. This wasn’t a one time thing, this was an all the time thing.
His staff also went massively down hill. One time that Dr. Singh wasn’t able to see me I had a cleaning anyways. As luck would have it I had to fly back home again a few weeks later for an interview. I book a check up only with Dr. Singh for the day after my interview. After my interview I enjoyed a night out with some friends who also happened to be visiting which was a rare occurrence. I went into the dentists office the next day not feeling so great and with lots of plans for the day because I was leaving the following day. I told them I was here for a check up only. I get in the chair and the hygienist starts trying to clean my teeth. I tell her that I do not want that and please do not clean my teeth as I just had them cleaned a month ago. She did not listen and started stick her tools in my mouth anyways. I told her again this is not something I wanted and to stop right now. She said not to worry that she wouldn’t charge me and that she would only do a light cleaning. Again I said no, but she kept going. She ended up doing a full cleaning despite my many times saying NO. Her logic was that she had already started so she would give me the gift of a «free cleaning». I never felt so sick (because of my night before) and violated by a health care professional (the many times I said no went ignored). I ended up being late to most of my other duties that day, and they still tried to charge us for the cleaning (operative word being tried).
This place is a pit now. A doctor who wants to pick your wallet, a staff that won’t listen to you, and some of the most atrocious treatment I have ever had. So happy that I have an awesome new dentist where I live who respects me as a person.

Impossible that the dentist who I have been going to for more than a decade is who these «skelpers» are reviewing. Dr. Singh is very gentle, extremely capable, and never does unnecessary dental work. The office staff are beyond competent and considerate. Since childhood, I have had anxiety about dentistry. Dr. Singh has put all that anxiety to rest. Integrity, compassion, and excellence in care. You are lucky if they accept you as a patient!

In full disclosure, my services were done well over a year and a half ago but given the other dismal reviews I doubt much, if anything, has changed.
Dr Singh barely made an appearance throughout my appointments, and when he did it was solely to push Invisalign. When I declined, he seemed irritated. I felt he was faking niceties to push the extra services and it left me with a bad feeling.
I know nothing about dentistry, so I’m not sure if this is a common practice. I came in for tooth pain that resulted in a root canal, and on the same day they thought it was acceptable to give me a deep cleaning. Again, I don’t know if it’s common practice to have these two fairly invasive procedures happen within the span of a few hours but given the amount of pain I was in I think it would have been better, if not just more professional to space the two out.
Aside from my bad experience in the dental chair, the billing department was beyond frustrating, obnoxious and rude. They had «problems» recognizing my insurance and overcharged me even after many conversations with the front desk and my insurance company.
Berkeley Dentistry really needs a refresher course in how to run a business without being unprofessional and money-​hungry, because their way clearly isn’t working.

This guy is a dick. He is only trying to sell vaneers. He is rude and ehhh made me feel so bad when I asked for a deep teeth cleaning, and he straight up said NO. I will never go back. Ever even if I had the $ 1100 per tooth to get the cosmetic procedure that he only chooses to do. This guy is not a traditional dentist he’s only doing invisalign.

THIS DENTIST IS SOOOOOO AWESOME!!!
I had just come from a CC county free clinic with intern that tried to numb my mouth with 3 very painful needles. I screamed sooo loud, I have never had numbing that tortured me this much. I had to leave. i felt like i was dying with this intern. I couldn’t let her finish, so i left with very painful tooth and extremely painful mouth from this intern.
I got Dr. Singh from 1−800-dentist who i highly recommend. This office staff was soooo terrific. I only have very small dental insurance policy. They didn’t sweat me about copayment like most dentists these days do. Their major concern was getting me well and making me feel better. worry about insurance later.
I cannot say enough great things about Dr. Singh — SUPER PATIENT — and his incredible staff especially Sonia the bookkeeper who remembered me when i came 2 days later.
He eventually performed a very difficult infected tooth extraction but he was soooo good about it and super sensiitive to my pain and comforf levels. After performing extraction, he gave me pain med in office and detailed instructions which made very big difference!!!
I highly recommend Dr. Singh and his terrific staff. I can’t wait to go back.
He is one of the VERY BEST DENTISTS in this area!!! Great kudos!!!

Seeing these negative reviews bums me out as I continue to be very happy with Dr. Singh and staff. I’ve gone for numerous cleanings plus work on a cavity and everything’s been seamless. No billing mishaps nor misinformation either. I’d still recommend to give him a try if you’re looking for a trustworthy dentist.

Disclosure: I am writing this review because they asked me to. Specifically, they solicited via mass email that people write Unilocal reviews.
The Service itself was fine — occurred in Sept 2011. I had one cleaning, then one «deep» cleaning. The dental assistants who performed them seems competent, and friendly.
The problems I have were with the recommended services (frequency), and the misinformation I was given about what my insurer would cover.
On the frequency problem: the recommend more cleanings than even the most generous health plan covers. That raised a question mark in my head regarding business practices.
On the misinformation: They recommended a «deep cleaning» (I had some tartar and such). I had never heard of the procedure, so I naturally asked if it was covered, and to what extent. They assured it was fully covered. We never discussed price, since fully covered means I’m not out of pocket.
Welp, turns out it wasn’t, and that the deep cleaning is quite expensive. The part my insurer *didn’t pay* was over $ 150.
After I had both cleanings they wanted to put me on a plan for automatic appointments and cleaning. That left me feeling a bit icky. Like I was a vein of gold and they wanted nothing more than to «mine» me.

Wish I had read the reviews here before seeing him.

i have been here once, and will never go back again. When he came in to look at my teeth, he seemed to only want to sell me Invisalign. When I said I could not afford it, he seemed mad. He left the room, basically rudely, and did not even say goodbye. I felt really sad that he didn’t have enough respect to say «nice meeting you» or «goodbye». Very rude.

I went there a few years back and had a root canal done. I thought all was well, even though they did pause during the procedure and frown mumble a few words and then continue. I just went to the dentist for the first time again a few weeks ago and they said it didn’t look like the material went down all the way in the canal. They refered me to a specialist who said that a peice of an instrument had been broken off in there. I had to have the root canal re-​done, and they said they hadn’t even seen the material they used in a long time and there were tooth fragments in there also which caused an infection. I am going to ask them for the payment for having it re-​done and will update this based on that. They were good before so maybe it is just a fluke, but a very scary one nontheless

Fine dental work, my concern is more for the business and financial aspects of the place. When I asked for prices, they told me filling prices after they had given me a shot and I was in the chair. That was bad. They send out cards encouraging use of insurance before the year ends as well, which is not terrible, but the place just reeks of money grubbing.

even after calling them twice they are still billing me for the wrong amount ($ 220). disorganized and no one seems to agree how to run the office. no thank you, sonia.
dentists are a dime a dozen– find someone else!

I chose Ricky Singh because he was on my plan, he has the same name as my dog, and he is near Berkeley Horticulture and Acme bread… BUT WOW. I am so pleased with him and his staff. My first visit he cleaned my teeth himself so we could get aquainted. On my second cleaning he replaced an old ugly metal filling with white, so when I laugh there is only white. My insurance covers everything! Watching him work is like watching a music director. Gentle, efficiient, and his goody bag has LIP BALM IN IT!!! I just LOVE THIS GUY.