Nadia Navid, DDS

My husband and I have been going here for some years now. We are always pleased with everyone here. I tell other people about Nadia whenever I can. Today in the mail we received a thank you letter along with gift cards — how cool is that! Thank you! Now that is good business and PR.

Dr. Navid was THE BEST dentist, hands down, that I’ve EVER been to. She actually takes the time to explain exactly what she is doing every step of the way, so you can say goodbye to all of the nervous «what is she doing… what’s that tool???» thoughts. She takes the time to ask how your day is going, and chats with you for a while before performing the dental work. I’ve never felt like a dentist cared so much about me as a patient before. However, the BEST part about Dr. Navid is that her dental work is excellent. I had a filling done by her a week ago and it feels completely natural… like my real tooth. I had zero problems and actually somewhat enjoyed the experience (as much as dental work can be enjoyed). The front desk team is amazing, as are the dental assistants. I will definitely only be visiting Dr. Navid’s office for as long as I am a resident in Petaluma, and I HIGHLY recommend that you do so as well.

Our family has been patients of Dr. Navid’s since she took over the practice from Dr. Madick, and we love her! She has a great chair side manner and is very attentitve to her patients. I have a grandson who has been seeing her since he was 2 or 3 and he has never been afraid. The office staff, hygenists & assistants are very pleasant as well. I highly recommend Dr. Navid if you are looking for a new destist or if you are new to the area.

Unfortunately I had the same experience as Rel E. listed above. At first I wondered if I had written a review already. Same thing. Had no pain. Went in around Thanksgiving, she recommended a procedure where there were no cavities yet, but she said there soon would be – I agreed. My gums and jaw hurt afterward and an acute pain regarding cold. I called and was told it was something that would subside after awhile. I waited and waited — finally made an appointment — said I was still in pain — the suggestion: do your brush with Sensodyne? Uh… yes, but I didn’t have to do that before I came in and you made it hurt. Same thing described by Rel E. Took something and sprayed it with freezing stuff and touched the parts of my teeth that I already said were painful — and made it hurt like anything. I had to ask «is there anything you can put on it?» She tried something (I guess she gave it her best) — but the pain still hasn’t gone away and I’m looking for a new Dentist. The simple formula for me is – I go to the dentist to have pain removed — not pain initiated and sustained. So I won’t be going back.

Unfortunately, the work I got done with Dr. Navid was the worst dentistry experience I ever had. My friend’s boyfriend highly recommended her, so let me be fair and say that some people clearly do have good experiences with this dentist. I was not one of them.
I went in with no pain in my mouth at all, but knew I was losing my dental insurance and wanted to get some preventative work done while I still had it. Dr. Navid began filling cavities on the left side of my mouth. The pain afterward was horrendous. I felt she had drilled too deep or I don’t know what. This is from someone who has gone to work the day after having my impacted wisdom teeth extracted.
At my next appointment, I complained to Dr. Navid, who told me my teeth must be sensitive. I told her that I’d had no pain before the cavity had been filled. She dismissed me entirely by saying the tooth «looked fine» and went to work on filling the rest of the cavities.
At my last appointment, I told her I was still in pain and could not put any pressure on the left side of my mouth. This is the bad part — Dr. Navid proceeded to freeze Q-​tips and touch them to each of my teeth IN MY ENTIRE MOUTH, instructing me to tell her each time when the pain was too bad to stand. I still can’t believe I let her do this to me. I thought there must be a point. At the end, she said nothing. I said, «What did that just prove?» and she responded, «Oh, that all you’re teeth are sensitive, not just the ones I worked on.» I was speechless. She put me through excruciating pain to prove a point. That is sadism, not dentistry.
When I was leaving, I spoke to Constance at the front desk who was very nice, and could see I was upset, so she asked what happened. I said my teeth were in a lot of pain. She told me to tell the dentist and I said I had and that the dentist didn’t seem interested in fixing anything. At this point, Dr. Navid rushed up to the counter, as if defending herself, and said — of all things — «It’s because she uses Tom’s natural toothpaste. Remember that other client we had? She had pain, too, and she used that toothpaste.» To her credit, the receptionist ignored the doctor and turned to me and said «Don’t wait too long to come back in if it keeps hurting.»
As if I would ever come back…
Now I have no dental insurance It has been seven months since then, and I still cannot eat on the left side of my mouth. It is to the point that even drinking cold water hurts the one tooth. I am saving money to hopefully get this fixed by a competent dentist. But how unfair is this? To spend possibly thousands fixing something that wasn’t broken to begin with? I would go back to her and demand she fix the issue, but I don’t trust her at all.
I don’t recommend seeing this dentist. I have no doubt that dentists make mistakes; what bothers me most was the flat out denial of my complaint and the purposeless pain she subjected me to.
I have always been fair and honest in all my reviews, and this is no different. I don’t think this woman should even be allowed to practice dentistry.

I’ve changed dentists a few times within the last 5 years. I am a new patient of Dr. Navid. I love the friendly office staff, Constance and Emily are great. Dr. Navid is sweet, and she has totally eased my fear of having my teeth worked on. Highly recommend.

By far the best dentist I have ever been to! The office staff is great and every dental hygienist I have had in this office is very gentle! I have officially said goodbye to my fears of going to the dentist!!!

We’ve been going to Dr. Navid for years now and we just love her and her office. Super friendly and skilled staff. They do all that annoying insurance checking and re-​checking for coverage. They understand if you have to switch appointments. (Constance is the scheduling Queen!) Heck, they have massage chairs. Just go.

I went to her once with a coupon offer. Nice woman, nice staff, but she missed a cavity in one of my teeth and the filling she did put in had to be re-​done.

I’ve finally found a dentist in Petaluma. I moved here three years ago & I went to a dentist the first year (I won’t name names), but they traumatized me. I’m pretty easy-​going, too. I don’t have sensitive teeth, cavities, etc. but it HURT BAD. Then I scheduled with another dentist, but had to cancel. They called me to tell me i had to pay $ 50 for canceling. I had never even been there. (Another traumatizing experience.)
But with Dr. Navid’s office, they’ve never given me a hard time. The cleanings are EXCELLENT. The staff are extremely friendly and thorough. They addressed a deep pocket in my gums that NO ONE had addressed before (even though i could feel it). The cleanings are so gentle, i could fall asleep listening to the soothing music they have in their office.
I highly recommend Dr. Navid.

I have been bringing my family to Dr. Navid for years now. She is as good as it gets! She is really patient with her patients. The office is quite lovely and comfortable. I’ve always had a great experience with Dr. Navid compared with prior dental adventures!