Sassan Rastegar, DDS

I’ve known Sassan for over 12 years and he’s the best ! I wish him all the best.
In 2006 he replaced ALL my teeth with implants. It WAS expensive, but, it’s the BEST investment I have EVER made. I haven’t been back since. Although I do plan on going there in September, in honor of the 10 year anniversary and bring flowers and chocolates for all the staff.
My best and warmest regards to all !

I came here for the snap on smile and got it and hated it, wasn’t the Doctor’s fault but it was an awful product. After making almost all the outrageous payments on this thing and never having worn it, I returned and Dr. Raestegar gave my account a credit. He offered invisalign, which I wasn’t ready to get and felt incredibly pressured. He set me up to have X-​rays taken, which he said was at no cost. I then started to receive an invoice for $ 550 for services I never had done, even though I had an $ 800 credit from the snap on smile. Almost a year later I received a bill from a debt collector! I have not been on the phone back and forth with their accounting department and they admitted I was correct but the excuse I keep getting is that the doctor is busy he hasn’t looked at it yet. And I received another bill from the debt collector almost 5 weeks after they said they would fix it. It is now week 7 and nothing, I just want my refund and I would never go to this office again! They pressure and hound you into things you don’t want to do, even when you explicitly tell them so.

I have been a patient here for years and am so happy with the doctor and his staff. They are able to meet my changing dental needs and just did excellent cosmetic work on me. So I had to give them another review. They take your oral health seriously and are always educating me. I highly recommend Dr Rastegar and his skilled staff.

Dr. Rastegar is fantastic! My wife and me have been with him for several years and even after we moved outside of NYC, we keep coming back for our dental appointments. From the get-​go I was impressed that he spent the time with us upfront to really understand our situation and suggest a treatment plan. The office staff is always friendly and forthcoming!

They were really nice in the beginning and told me that everything was taken care of by my insurance. Of course, they were actually out of my network and I had to pay 10% of the cost, which the admin lady did not explain from the beginning. I felt cheated and lied to. The cleaning was done poorly as well. Would not recommend.

I started my Invisalign treatment with Dr. Rastegar at the end of February (2014). I found Dr. Rastegar through a Living Social deal. Purchasing that deal was the best thing I could do. Dr. Rastegar is extremely professional and his staff are patient, understanding and courteous. Sheryl, has been a life saver! Due to paying rent and other bills, she helped me design a pay schedule suitable for paying off my bill. She never rushed, bombarded or hassled me. She was very understanding. I go in for my first teeth cleaning as an adult (I know I should have gone a long time ago lol) and after reading the great reviews Sally has gotten, I know I will be in great hands.
Again, thank you Dr. Rastegar and his staff for helping me start my journey to having a great smile.

Dr. Rastegar has been my dentist for the past 16 years. Each time I visited, i’d be greeted by his lovely staff, and would never stay in the reception room longer than 5 – 10 minutes. Whenever I went in for my cleaning, he’d comfort me by using the wonderful massaging chair, which really did diminish some of the anxiety! Also, he is very honest and really strives to accomplish your aesthetic needs. when I once suggested to do laser whitening, he outlined specifically the pros and cons of doing the procedure and left it up to me to decide, instead of pressuring me like many other dentists would do. Thanks to him my teeth look very shiny, healthy, and clean!

Dr. Rastegar is wonderful. He is a great dentist and is very understanding of your financial situation. His staff always remembers what’s going on in my life and they make sure to personalize their experience with you. I never liked getting my teeth cleaned but I had so much fun talking to their hygienist that I can’t wait to do it again in 6 months! It’s a bit pricey without insurance but the experience and their cooperative payment plans make it worth it. It’s also in a great location and a very elegant, safe building. Plus it’s next door to a Starbucks. Good enough for me.

A few months after I visited Dr. Rastegar’s office, I moved to DC. I initially put up with the email blasts even though I was no longer in the area. After a year in DC and knowing for certain that I would not be returning, I unsubscribed from the email list.
Today, I got a phone call from Dr. Rastegar’s office on my CELL PHONE that I was due in for a cleaning. I politely explained that I’ve been living in DC for almost two years and to please remove me from the phone list. The person promptly hung up the phone on me! I understand they were hoping to get a patient back, but I don’t even want to pass their information on to my friends and family in NY because the last phone call I received from them was akin to a telemarketing call and the caller was RUDE.

I have lived in NYC for 9 years and when I moved here I started going to a friend’s dentist, and he was alright — nothing special. Two years ago a Groupon special on Invisalign caught my attention, but I wasn’t familiar with the dental group offering the deal. The deal was $ 50, so I said, «why not, if I don’t like the dentist, I’ve only lost $ 50».
Well, the fact is, I didn’t like the dentist — I LOVED him. I have never actually enjoyed visiting the dentist, until now. I know everyone by name and believe me when I say, they are truly genuine, professional people. Plus, with Dr. Rastegar’s help I am finally proud of my smile — something I never thought I would say.
By far and away, the best $ 50 I’ve ever spent!

Dr. Rastegar has been my dentist for one year and he is terrific. He and the staff are very kind, caring and gentle.
I just completed my Invisalign with Dr. Rastegar and my teeth look beautiful! I am so excited that I have nice new straight teeth in time for my brother’s wedding and photos!
I highly recommend him.
Thank you Dr. Rastegar!

Found Dr Rastegar through the Invisalign Groupon for my husband. He’d already had the treatment and needed some follow up work done, so I called to ask if the deal applied for something like that. It didn’t, but the receptionist said he could still come in for a free consultation to figure out what they could do for him.
Husband came back raving about the place. They worked out a payment and treatment plan so he could pay for his new Invisalign treatment in installments, and were generally nice and friendly all along.
Now, I’m no fan of dentists. I’ve had several terrible ones, so it had been *mumble mumble* years since I’d visited one. My husband, knowing that I really should see one and since we have dental insurance now there were no more excuses, explained my pathological fear to Dr Rastegar, who totally understood how I felt and made sure to hook me up with his nicest hygienist, Sally. I was skeptical, but still went in to see her.
Sally is *amazing.* She was understanding of my nerves, relaxed me as much as possible, then dove in to start cleaning. only to have to deliver the bad news that I didn’t need just a regular cleaning, but a serious periodontal treatment. Naturally I was a little more freaked out by this, and she even offered to go get my husband from the waiting room so I’d have someone to hold my hand while she novacained the heck out of my gums.
Sally promised that soon I would be looking forward coming to the dentist. Four periodontal treatments later and I’m not exactly looking *forward* to my next (regular) cleaning, but I’m definitely not dreading it like I was before I started going!
TL;DR — if you need your teeth cleaned, ask for Sally! She’s a lifesaver and so understanding of us dentist-​phobics!

Almost my whole office goes to Dr. Rastegar and we also recommend him to anyone looking for a dentist.
The rest of the staff is awesome as well — OMG how are they so nice dealing with stanky cavity filled mouths? I don’t get it!
Please give them a try you will not be disappointed

I purchased a $ 49 Groupon for an Invisalign consultation and $ 2,000 off the procedure.
Dr. Rastegar was extremely nice when I met him last week. He seemed very comforting and had a great demeanor. Then after about 10 minutes of looking at my teeth, talking to me about Invisalign and answering my questions, he totally changed and became very pushy. He informed me that even with my $ 2000 Groupon discount the procedure was going to take 5 – 8 months and cost $ 4400 (based on another review below this could be a magic number he uses). The payment would be broken up into thirds. One-​third that same day, one-​third after I watch the Invisalign movie and the last third after the 3^rd set of trays.
He became very pushy insisting that I start treatment that day and pay him the first third. He even said that if the price was too high I could sign up for a payment plan on the spot with Chase with one of his computers. It was to the point where I explicitly said to him that I did not want to feel pressured into making this decision and that he was being pushy. Gone was nice Dr. Rastegar. Visibly annoyed, he informed me I had 10 days to take his offer and that I should make the appointment that day because his appointments fill up fast and it won’t be his fault if I won’t be able to make an appointment within 10 days.
I took a week to think long and hard if I wanted to continue treatment with him. Honestly, if he didn’t get all Jekyll and Hyde on me I probably would have just gone ahead with the treatment that day but his demeanor changed so drastically that I just couldn’t trust him with my teeth. So the search continues.

DR. RASTEGAR IS AN ARTIST! HE IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! IF YOU NEED VENEERS OR EVEN INVISALIGN, CALL HIM TODAY! THANK YOU Dr. Rastegar! I was scared on the first time I chose to have two veneers in the front of my mouth. I knew I needed them but that is a huge deal, in my mind at least. Dr. Rastegar was welcoming and showed me lots of his work. I scheduled the appointment and I had no pain! I now look gorgeous with two perfect veneers! Thank you for changing my smile! You gave me confidence and I now exude the happy person I am inside on my face, too!

Love love love. I came here originally for Invisalign but Dr. Rastegar has become my go-​to for everything, which is saying something because I’ve had the same dentist since I was a baby and was terrified of finding a new one when I moved to NYC.
The doc himself is exactly what I like in a dentist – he’s calm, warm, friendly, explains everything thoroughly, and is easy to get ahold of if you need to talk to him. He’s also a total perfectionist – when it came time to do my impressions, he did multiple sets in order to ensure they were perfect. (This may sound annoying to some folks, but for me, it’s a major perk.)
I’ve met with maybe three different hygienists for cleanings, etc. and they were all also great. They work fast, but still take the time to explain it all to you and are very thorough and considerate. My favorite example of this is when I had to get x-​rays. I HATE x-​rays because I have a tiny mouth and the cards you have to hold in there cut the hell out of my cheeks and gums. As soon as the hygienist doing my x-​rays saw the look of dread on my face, she went into overdrive and was literally sprinting from the x-​ray machine back and forth into the room so I could get those things out of my face as soon as humanly possible.
The reception staff also went above and beyond. I had a groupon for the Invisalign but in addition to that, they also called my insurance and convinced them to give me an additional discount as well, so the whole thing cost about 50% of what it should have. They return messages promptly, and scheduling appointments is always a breeze; I can usually get them within a couple of days for short appointments, and within a week or two for longer ones.
I literally cannot think of a single thing to complain about. Sometimes there’s a slight wait when I get into the office but it’s never been anything exceptional.
As a bonus, the guys who work security for the building itself are really nice, too. (And good-​looking, but that’s beside the point.)

It was the most unpleasant experience for the most disappointing outcome!!! Avoid at all costs if you don’t want to be charged inflated prices so they can pay the rent on their über-​fancy Madison Avenue office!!!
I had bought a $ 50 groupon for an invisalign consultation and $ 2,000 off the procedure. I was on time for my appt but was made to wait a full hour. I kept asking how much longer and every time they said it was coming up, but after all was said and done, the endless wait was a full hour!
So when I finally got in, the doctor was nice enough with a gentle demeanor but after the 10 minute consultation, he said that the cost for my treatment would be $ 4,400. I was surprised it was still so expensive considering I’d been to about 3 other consultations before that had assessed my treatment as anywhere from $ 3,000 to $ 5,000. I asked if that included the $ 2,000 off, and he said that yes it did. I then asked if he would match the price from another office, but he said no, that it would compromise the treatment. I knew that was BS since Invisalign creates and send out the trays, and all the practitioner does is monitor progress.
Anyhow, it was overall an unprofessional, shady experience where they charge $ 50 for an invisalign consultation (that is normally free) and pretend to take off $ 2000 when in reality they just wildly inflate their prices.
Totally ridiculous and shady.

It’s ridiculously hard to get into a dentist in NYC, and even harder to find an amazing, talented group of dental professionals. Dr. Rastegar and his staff are wonderful. I’ve been really happy with my experience. Really, really nice, friendly office. I never thought I would actually enjoy going to the dentist.
The BEST DENTIST in NYC. Hands down.

Enraged when I look at the bill for his dental services. Absolutely obscene prices for ridiculously banal dental work. I went there twice, for a dental check up, x-​rays and after a few days, for two minuscule cavities.
The charge for all this was 1,200, the insurance covered 80% of it, but used all my yearly spend towards dental… Now I am left with a lot of dental problems and no insurance money to cover for it. I am enraged and completely baffled how he can get away with this.
He will perform unnecessary full-​mouth dental x-​rays only to make sure you leave his office after the first exam with at least a $ 500 charge. I don’t even want to think about unnecessary radiation. Then, before you leave, he makes sure you come back for ‘urgent’ dental work in the next 2 days… enough so you wouldn’t have time to get a bill and see the charges that exceed any reasonable costs.
The way he works and gets you back in his office is not giving you all the info the first time and all the costs you ask for. He will as you to come back for a second appointment so he can tell you the cost and perform some flimsy fillings that will ONLY cost about $ 800…
I am glad I didn’t get to go back for a third time. The place is set up like a business. He has several dental rooms and he will switch between you and other 5 patients simultaneously.
While he is exaggeratedly nice, I felt like in a car dealership the whole time. Stay away from this dental office if you want to use your money on dental necessities and fix the real problems you have.

I’ve been going to Dr Rastegar’s office since I first moved to the city 3 years ago and they have kept my pearly whites, well, pearly and white, not to mention free of cavities.
Located in Midtown — which used to be super convenient for me as I worked a block away, but still it’s just a short hop from Grand Central — the location makes it easy peasy to duck out of work to make your appointment. All of the staff are extremely pleasant and I’ve never waited more than 5 minutes (max!) before being ushered in.
As the other reviews mention, Sally is the bomb, and I always look forward to my teeth cleanings with her. She also turned me on to the Oral B electric toothbrush and now every time I go she comments on how great my gums look (yay!) You also get a little goody bag of floss, toothpaste, listerine and the standard toothbrush which are all perfect for your travel case or drawer at work. All in all, a great dental office if you’re new to the hood or looking for a change. They definitely treat you like family and always remember your name!