Potomac Dental Clinic

I first went to Dr. Sajjadi while about 4 months pregnant for a cleaning. I told her I would prefer not to do x-​rays until after my baby was born. She spent a very long time arguing with me and telling me she was ok with it, and ignoring me when I said while i trusted her medical assessment, it was my body and I would prefer not to (I wasn’t obnoxious about it but I can understand how that might have been a frustrating situation for her and I didn’t really hold it against her). She finally relented and I scheduled my next appointment for after my baby was born. She then spent the rest of the appointment trying to up sell me on buying a night guard, or invisilign, or tooth whitening. I politely declined but she kept coming up with expensive suggestions and it was a little awkward after a while.
Fast forward 6 months, I go back, I get x-​rays, and she finds 12 (!!) cavities. She told me being pregnant can cause cavities (which is valid). She then asked which I wanted to fill that day, I said «whichever you feel need it the most» and she said point blank that all 12 were very bad and needed to be dealt with as soon as possible. After a lot of negotiation we agreed to just do 6 that day and I would return for the other 6. Five of the fillings were totally fine and painless, however one was excruciating to the point where I was crying (I’ve never cried at the dentist before… or when in labor with my child if that gives you an idea of my pain threshold). I told her I was in a lot of pain and she looked at me, shrugged, and said «if you want Novocaine I can get some but I’ll have to charge you for it» at which point she had an assistant bring in a bill for me to sign. Surreal yes? So I paid for the Novocaine, had the tooth filled and went on my way.
A month later, that particular tooth was really sore and still bothering me, so I went back in and she adjusted my bite until it no longer hurt — for free.
Since then I have switched dentists and my new dentist found 1 cavity in my mouth (one year after her initial assessment — so 5 cavities disappeared?), and his words were «it’s so small, if it were in my own mouth I wouldn’t fill it — let’s watch it instead».
My takeaway — I think she’s a competent dentist with a clean office and polite staff. I was very uncomfortable with her sales pitch and her reaction to my pain, but she was genuinely helpful and supportive when I went back to have my tooth corrected. I think I would recommend her to a friend if they had a dental emergency, but I would not want to go to her for longterm care.

I came early for my appointment, knowing there would be paperwork to fill out-​I wanted to be sure I was ready to be seen at my appointment time. They took me back to the dental chair on time, and then had me sit there for OVER 20 minutes, waiting for someone to see me. Not to mention, once they finally did start, they re-​did my x-​rays multiple times because the dentist and assistant couldn’t agree on the correct way. They were VERY rough with the x-​rays. Not just uncomfortable but also painful.
I will never go back here, and I suggest you stay away too!

Like most of the folks leaving review I purchased some sort of a deal from LivingSocial. It was for cleaning, x-​ray blaze blaze… Or simply put it was a trap to get you in and start selling you services.
The clinics was alright. At least it was clean. Front desk person was friendly. It was not a full x-​ray. Right before she started to clean my teeth I was offered whole bunch of services. Very annoying!!! After I said NO multiple times I was even offered a payment plan Ha-​ha-​ha. It was very uncomfortable. All I wanted was to leave!
Procedure was done and I tried to literally ran out of the door. Not to mention that I started to receive annoying phone calls to schedule my next appointment for over a year. When I got pissed I blocked their number.

Awful! Like other reviewers here, I used a Living Social/​Groupon deal to begin my relationship with this practice. BIG MISTAKE! They were trolling for $$$‘s the second I walked through the door, recommending I get extra x-​rays, whitening, etc. When I declined, they ‘found’ I had a bunch of cavities even though I hadn’t had one in years. When I decided to leave the practice they charged me for my records (of course) but didn’t provide them, claiming there was a mix up in the office and I ‘should have’ called the dentist directly on her cell, which I never had received. They were very unprofessional in this final round of exchanges. I recommend avoiding this practice if you care about your wallet and your teeth.

As fellow Unilocaler SR said, Dr. Sajjadi/​Potomac dental has hired lawyers to send out threatening letters to anyone that posting negative (but 100% honest) reviews of her poor service.
Wait, it doesn’t stop there. I am a published author that does a bit of television appearances related to my book. My cousin that shares my distinctive last name, unknowing of my experience with Dr. Sajjadi, visited Potomac Dental. Dr. Sajjadi says to my cousin, «I bet your cousin Caroline is very rich now.»
Wait, wait, I’m still not done. Months after that, I’m sitting in a meeting and my cellphone rings. Its Dr. Sajjadi. She says, «Hi Caroline this is Dr. Sajjadi, I want to talk to you about your book.»
This is AFTER I posted about my AWFUL experience at her office on Unilocal, AFTER she talked to my cousin (A PATIENT) about my income, AFTER she had a lawyer send me a letter threatening to take legal action for my negative review… Dr. Sajjadi had the AUDACITY to call me for a book chat!!!
Trust me, there are no blanks I am not filling-​in here. The entire experience was just cuckoo for cocoa puffs!!!

I scheduled a cleaning and checkup with Dr. Sajjadi. I received a call the day before to confirm, also telling me that I could keep the same time or switch to a later time that day when they were sure there would not be any wait. I took the later opening and got in as soon as I arrived. The x-​rays showed possible decay in old fillings. Instead of pushing me to redo those fillings (and of course charging me to do it), she suggested that we just watch it to see whether the work was really necessary. I really appreciated that she made it my choice. All in all, I will definitely go back to her when it’s time for my next check-​up.

Beware, Potomac Dental has hired lawyers and is threatening to take Unilocal users who post negative reviews to court. Regardless of the alleged substandard and aggressive services rendered, this is no way to run a consumer orientated business. Perhaps if this clinic is having financial issues, they ought to take a closer look within. Negative Unilocal reviews are just a symptom, not the disease.

Been coming here for a couple of years. Dr. Sajjadi does a great job, and she and her staff are knowledgeable and professional.

I have been going to Dr Sajjadi for about three years now and she is the best! I ended up at this office for my dental needs because of the Saturday hours. Dr Sajjadi and her staff are informative, welcoming, patient and friendly. I have Aetna so all of my appointments/​procedures have been covered. Also in my experience, additional fees have been explained up front.
I am writing this review because Dr. Sajjadi has made me feel comfortable during all of my procedures. She explains the processes and takes great care to give updates during the procedures. She even acknowledges and responds to your body language.
This office is cozy and makes my idea of dentistry a positive one. You are in good hands with Dr Sajjadi!

I have been coming to Dr. Sajjadi for regular appointments for probably 3 years now. I had an appt for a cleaning and checkup last night. First, I love that she has later hours on Tuesdays because I don’t have to take any time off work to go to her. I also live/​work in DC so it is a trek to get to her office but still worth it. I arrived 15 minutes early to my appt last night hoping to get right in and out early and was taken back to a chair as soon as I arrived. An assistant performed xray and then the doctor began my cleaning. These are never a fun experience, but Dr. Sajjadi pays attention to any pain you may have during and tries her best to minimize it.
I’ve also never had her try to sell me on any products. I did inquire about Zoom whitening one time and she explained the benefits to me, but never pushed it on me. In fact, she pointed out that my teeth were nice and white and didn’t really need it but that I could do it if I wanted and showed me the difference it would make. I really do trust her opinion.
In the past, I had her refer me to a oral surgeon for wisdom teeth extraction. It was a good referral and she helped make that process seamless. I also have had one cavity which she filled. I was terrified but, again, she made the process totally painless and easy.

If I could give it ZERO I would. My boyfriend had a similar issue to Caroline. We bought him a LivingSocial deal to get his teeth cleaned and xrays taken. I called prior to the expiration date to set an evening appointment for him (after work). The day of the appointment was the day after Hurricane Sandy came through the area leaving MINIMAL damage. The day of the appointment, he received a call asking if he could come in at 2pm. He could not so they told him he can keep his original 6pm appointment. I dropped him off at the appt expecting to run errands during the cleaning. 10 minutes later I get a call from him saying that some of their equipment was damanged in the storm and they needed to reschedule. I don’t understand how they didn’t know until 6pm that their equipment was messed up and couldn’t call to rescheudle BEFORE we drove 30 minutes to get there!
So he rescheudled the appointment and took the bus to get there this time (which took him an hour and a half EACH WAY). When he arrived, they did PARTIAL xrays (the Living social deal didn’t specify) and they started upselling him. He told them from the start all he wants was what the livingsocial deal provides. PERIOD. After the xrays, Dr. Sajjadi told him he needs a DEEP cleaning which will cost over $ 1,000 but he can apply the $ 60 Living Social voucher to that. REALLY!!! If he could afford that or had dental insurance then he would not have needed the voucher to begin with.
She told him the rgular cleaning included in the voucher would DO NOTHING and is not worth it and to call her when he can afford the deep cleaning… WTF!!! I am sorry but even if he DOES need a deep cleaning… how can you tell me a regular cleaning (scrappin that crap off your teeth and polishing them) would do NOTHING?
Needless to say, he will not be returning. I am PISSED they bascially STOLE $ 60 from him via LivingSocial (which we are trying to fight to get th emoney back now)… STAY FAR AWAY FROM HERE… it is a RIP OFF!

Update: I went to a reputable endodontist today in DC and she was more then able to numb me, soooo… It looks like the problem was not my mouth!

I was there with my family twice and each time there were angry people complaining they were double billed and/​or billed or services not received. I thought it was odd and continued UNTIL it happened to me.
They do not have the skill-​set to deal with ANYTHING beyond a cleaning and do in fact double bill. Totally horrid operation.

Picked Dr. Sajjadi out of a slew of others based on positive online reviews. She’s a decent dentist; obviously knows what she’s doing. The only reason I’m not giving her clinic 5 stars is because she seemed a little distracted the entire time and there was a lot of up-​selling and whatnot at the end I didn’t care for. Other than that, recommended. She’s sincere, informed, and gave me honest feedback.