Laurel Endodontics

Dr. Abdullah is one of the few Oral Surgeons that still enjoys hands on! The treatment results are fantastic and the best in the industry!

I went to Dr abdullah office yesterday for a root canal. I was referred to him by my doctor. My appointment was at 830 am. I was not called into the back until 915. The front office staff couldn’t find my chart Might I add, I was there a few weeks prior for a consultation so I filled out paperwork then. They had me fill out another set of paperwork which I should have done when I got there. When I finally got in the chair, Dr abdullah was very apologetic about his staff losing my chart. Dr abdullah was nice but firm which I don’t mind. His assistant was nice as well. I did noticed dr abdullah was short with her a couple times while the procedure was going on. I believe it was not to be mean but he just want to make sure things are done correctly. After all, this is my mouth you’re talking about. All in all the experience was not all bad but I hope never to go there again for obvious reasons lol

Excellent Dr. Nice new office facility… Very professional… Spends lots of time with you. Highly recommend.

My experience with Dr. Abdullah was not a good one. I was referred to him (an endodontist) because my dentist thought I may need a root canal. I ended up not having one but it was very possible at one point.
Dr. Abdullah treated me with respect, but his poor assistants. I have never witnessed someone be such an a-​hole to their assistants for no reason. Like, his assistant gave him the wrong cotton ball and he basically called her an idiot. That is not a good way to make your patients feel comfortable. I seriously felt like telling him to calm down.
With the potential root canal, I was having severe tooth pain throughout the left side of my mouth… actually, more like face. I was fairly sure for a while that I would need a root canal since the pain was excruciating and ongoing for over a month and my dentist suspected the same. I was taking advil around the clock, setting my alarm so I could take the next dose every 6 hours before the previous dose wore off and I was in such pain that I couldn’t open my eyes. I told this to Dr. Abdullah and made sure to take advil before my appointment so that he could work in my mouth without me crying tears of pain. BIG MISTAKE. Dr. Abdullah basically said «Well, you don’t look like you’re in much pain. I don’t think you need a root canal… BUT you have an extra tooth showing in your x-​ray so I’m going to refer you to an oral surgeon downstairs.»
I could not believe what I heard. I told him the reason I wasn’t dying was because I took Advil before and he didn’t seem to care. Not only did he dismiss my concerns, he was going to send me to an oral surgeon for something that was a unimportant given the painful situation I was in. He also would not give me anything for the pain, even after explaining to him how harsh the Advil was getting on my stomach. He said to try Tylenol… as if I hadn’t tried that already! Dr. Abdullah made me feel like a drug-​seeking hypochondriac.
I would not recommend Dr. Abdullah. I think most people look for a doctor who will listen to them and be at least a tad empathetic. You won’t get either. For all I know, this guy is the Picasso of root canals. But it’s irrelevant when you do not listen to your patients.