Pasadena Dental Center

The staff here is friendly and professional and great at giving reminders of appointments. The dentists are knowledgeable and helpful, and the hygienist is particularly friendly, sweet, gentle, and informative. I started coming here in 2012 when I began work at a law firm in the area and even after moving across town continue to come back. I couldn’t be happier with my dentist and would recommend this dental group to anyone.

Exemplary operation. Communication is where they really excel. From scheduling and explaining insurance coverage to showing you their findings during your visit. Everyone genuinely cared about my experience and made me feel very comfortable. Seeing my X-​rays in real time and getting to see live video of my molars from my dental seat was very cool too.

I went for a first time checkup and to get my year dental cleaning. Two technicians came to get X-​rays, and maybe they were new or inexperienced, but they took all the time in the world and even had to take more than one shot of each quadrant. Super uncomfortable! They told me the dentist would come to perform my cleaning.
Finally the dentist came to the room and showed me my X-​rays and the list began: «you need a crown here, and here, and there. Here you have cavity, and there, and there. Those might need root canals». By that time I was sooo surprised! I mean, I know my mouth, and before that visit I had had three fiilings in 28 years and that’s it. Also i didnt have any pain that could justify so many procedures!
Finally a nurse came with the estimates for so many crowns and root canals and she was almost forcing me to schedule an appointment to perform those. She also said that the cleaning i needed was a «special one», the type they do by quadrants in different appointments and refused to give me the normal cleaning that day.
I left the office without my cleaning, with a very expensive estimate, but also without scheduling the urgent appointment for the procedures.
Really scared, i consulted with a new dentist: she told me NO WAY you needed crowns and root canals! A couple of fillings and here I am, perfect!

A very honest dentist Mr Nash is. Polite and competent. We are new to Pasadena and had a great Burbank Dentist for 20 years. So far I am very happy here.

This place is only after your money. I was given an amount that was phony! I called my insurance company to see if what they were changing me was covered and said yes. Then my insurance called them to see why I was being charged so much and they changed it talking about the charge was for antibiotics. That’s not what I was told but because they thought I wasn’t going to check they were making up prices for me to come off of my pocket. I am never coming back to these thieves! And if this rating gets taken off from this again I will continue to post more than one.

I really like this dentist! The only reason i took off one star was because I was there a long time. They were a little slow on getting my insurance and billing information together. Everyone is really nice and helpful. The dentist explained everything and was very detailed. The filling of a cavity was super quick and didnt hurt at all.
They are in an old house on Lake Ave. At first i wasnt so sure but inside it is really new and pretty. It is small but I like that.
I think they have another office as well on colorado.

Bought a groupon for teeth whitening and the staff was very professional from setting up the appointment to the actual procedure. I like how during the consultation, Dr. Nath didn’t push me to have other services done at his clinic but made sure to bring up to my attention other dental needs I should look into. I didn’t feel pressured or uncomfortable and felt that he understood that I was only there to avail my groupon.
The teeth whitening was almost painless due to the fact that his dental staff did a great job in administering the procedure. He was very detail-​oriented and patient. Dr. Nath made sure I was well informed of the challenges I might be experiencing for the days ahead.
Such a great service, highly recommended. I hope to avail of your specials/​offers again soon, thanks!

Visited to get a lot of work done and had the following experience. Dr. Nath joined two crowns (using one as a splint) because one tooth did not have enough structure. The way he explained it, I thought I had no other choice, come to find out there are other options. Later when I went to another dentist (about a month later) I was also told that my gums would not be healthy (which Dr. Nath conveniently left out) and the margins on the crown were already open. After I told Dr. Nath this he said he could split the crowns, he can refund me or he can continue to monitor it. Considering that I changed him as my provider that left me with just getting a refund. It’s almost been a year since the original procedure and now his office is refusing to contact me about the refund. Every time I call the answer I get is, «Dr. Nath will call you back.» All of the pain of the procedure and top it off with unprofessional behavior. I will be reporting to the dental board. The rooms are also not as up to date as i’ve seen other dental offices.

I’ve been going to Dr. Nath at Pasadena Dental for more than 3 years. I had a root canal and all kinds of other dental issues and was scared of dentists. He and his staff have been wonderful to me. My husband is blessed with good teeth (and has excellent flossing habits) and just needs the occasional check up — no cavities. They never push procedures you don’t need.
Once I had a horrible toothache and even though it was Dr. Nath’s day off, he STILL came into his office to take care of me! Now that’s a compassionate person.
They are in one of the old houses that are still on Lake Avenue, but inside things are very clean with excellent equipment. But the main thing is the skill and excellent treatment you get from the people at Pasadena Dental.

Can’t recommend Dr Nath high enough! I shattered two of my teeth and cracked another in an accident at the end of last year. Through TWO root canals, repair to the additional cracked tooth, and a deep cleaning I never felt pain once! Dr Nath answered all my questions, and he and his staff walked me through every step of every procedure I required. The office is located in a craftsman house that feels very comfortable. Every room has a TV which the patient can control. Not that you can watch it the whole time! But it’s nice that it’s there especially if you happen to be in the chair while the Dodger game is on ;)
Free parking in the back and never had to wait more than 5 minutes for my procedures to begin after I walked through the door.

I went to Dr. Ranju Nath at his Colorado office because my husband likes him. He is honest and doesn’t tell you you have a cavity when you don’t. He told me I needed some procedures – I later researched his recommendations on the internet and everything makes sense. His receptionist miscalculated one of my copays, so always double check your Proposed Treatment Plan costs and know your dental insurance benefits. Dr. Nath also took the time to answer all my questions in a gentle, respectful manner, though he is not very good at explaining things clearly, so I had to ask him questions in detail. His manner was caring. My deep cleaning got done without leaving me in pain afterwards.

If I could give this place zero stars, I would. I had the worst dental visit of my life here a couple weeks ago, which is saying a lot because I’ve been to my share of dentists.
The dentist is patronizing, completely off-​putting, and tries to push unnecessary (and expensive) procedures. Immediately after the dentist, Dr. Nath, gave his «consultation,» the financial person was whisked in to get my signature and approval to go ahead with the procedures. Ha! They also wanted to start the same day, probably so that they could start charging fees as soon as possible.
The dental technician was a joke — he sped through the cleaning process, and didn’t even remove all the tartar. Not to mention he laughed at my name and tried to back-​pedal by pointing out that «a lot of people who come in here have weird names.» What a complete buffoon.
Last, but definitely not least, the office is housed in a decrepit shack that looks like it should be condemned. It’s located on Lake, just north of Orange Grove, which means it’s smack in the heart of the blighted area of NW Pasadena. The office was eerily devoid of any patients both times I was there (the first to get my teeth cleaned, the second to pick up my records to transfer to a different dentist).
Also, the quality of the facility is indicative of the quality of the tools they use — the water pick broke even before my cleaning began, and the technician spent ten minutes trying to figure it out, only to be advised by the dentist to cart in a water pick from the other room. I should have known better than to stay after that point — first impressions really do matter, especially when it comes to someone who’s going to get up close and personal with my teeth.