Sivakumar Sreenivasan, DMD MDS

Is it possible to give a review less than 1 star? This was a horrible experience!!! The front office staff were terrible to deal with and the doctor was demeaning. I was not given the information I needed to make adequate recovery plans, as I was told this was a minor procedure, yet I was out of work for a week and am still recovering two months later! Then, I get a bill from a lab that they sent my biopsy to that was out of network and I owe hundreds of dollars!!! The doctor’s office has you sign something saying you may get a bill from the lab, but does not provide you with the lab information to make an informed decision. DO NOT go to this doctor’s office!

Dr. Sreeni is a godsend! I started having wisdom tooth pain a couple weeks ago and knew I needed them out ASAP. I’m about to move and start graduate school and didn’t want to chance needing them out during the semester, so I called every provider in my insurance network (CareFirst) to see who could get me in quickly. I was worried about negative reviews I saw for just about every in-​network doctor. Then I saw Dr. Sreeni on Unilocal and after reading his Google reviews, his website, and another Angie’s List-​type review where dentists rate other dentists (he was highly recommended by other dentists), I decided to call his office.
I first called the Rockville office but they don’t take my insurance so they gave me the info for the Germantown office (Total Dental Care), where he sees patients every Tuesday. The office was SO helpful and got me in to see Dr. Sreeni that day. The actual office is super nice and very relaxing, with giant flatscreen TVs showing virtual fish tanks, nice furniture, and calming music. The staff are friendly and professional and careful to explain everything clearly and answer any questions. They’re also genuine people who are interested in you as a person. Monique (the insurance coordinator) is wonderful and breaks down exactly how much the procedure will cost so that there aren’t any surprises the day of surgery.
I felt completely confident in Dr. Sreeni. He is a kind, compassionate doctor who clearly cares about his staff and patients. He regularly serves low-​income areas pro bono and participates in service trips abroad where he provides dental care to areas in crisis. During my consult, he was very professional and thorough. He explained the details of the procedure to me and answered my many post-​op questions with patience. I had my surgery the following Saturday (he is at the Germantown location the first Saturday of the month), and everything went off without a hitch. He remembered to give me nausea medicine, as I briefly mentioned I get nauseated after anesthesia during the consult. As I was about to fall asleep from the anesthesia, I could hear him discussing dosing and giving instructions to the staff. The last thing I heard was Dr. Sreeni telling the surgical tech that he appreciated him and something like «I love you, man.» The level of respect in Dr. Sreeni’s staff is truly wonderful to see and really puts the patient at ease. You can tell the office emphasizes the importance of bedside manner, and they do a great job. My boyfriend was with me the day of he procedure and he agreed; when I woke up, he told me «you picked a great surgeon.» I completely recommend Dr. Sreeni to anyone needing any kind of oral surgery. And the Germantown location has super convenient hours!
I’m now a few days post-​op and my incisions look great. I’ve followed all of the post-​op instructions and am healing nicely!

Dr Sreenivasan is one of the most genuine and personable doctors I have met. He travels to other countries and provides oral surgery services pro bono. He is very professional and explains very thoroughly what he plans to do and the reasons for his decisions. He wants the patient to have a full understanding of their options.
He goes the extra mile. For myself and my wife, our regular dentist had difficulty completing the installation of the dental crown on our implants. Our dentist sent us back to Dr Sreenivasan to install the crowns. In both instances the laboratory for dentist failed to purchase the proper screw. My wife’s procedure was several months earlier and Dr Screening had emphasized to our dentist specifically what the problem was (wrong screw).
In my case, Dr Sreenivasan provided all necessary information to the dentist to complete the crown for my implant but, again the laboratory failed to obtain the proper screw and convinced the dentist that it was aesthetically not possible to make a single screw attached crown. At the request of the dentist, I returned to Dr Sreenivasan with my two part crown, with the proper screw the abutment was installed in less than 5 minutes. I relayed that when I got into the dentist chair for the crown installation he informed me that the crown had to be a cemented to the screw abutment. Dr Sreenivasan was skeptical and before I left his office he said that if I was to have problem with this tooth coming loose in the future the crown would be destroyed in order to re tighten the abutment and I would have to purchase a new crown. He suggested I have the dentist returned the two pieces to the lab for cementing and there they could drill a hole in the crown at the precise angle to access the screw and allow for the single installation.
I highly recommend Dr Sreenivasan for any oral surgical needs he will provide you with best care!

I have suffered from TMJ pain (clicking, popping, locking, tenderness) for over twelve years. I have tried everything – two different chiropractors, multiple dentists, bite guards, acupuncture, massage therapy – and had no relief. I often would wake up at night with my jaw ‘locked’ and unable to open fully. Sometimes it resolvesd itself, but sometimes it took a day or two. I came to Dr. Sreeni after a recommendation from another dentist when I was in the midst of the worst bout of TMJ pain I have experienced. For over a week, I had not been able to open my mouth more than about one centimeter.
On the day of my appointment Dr. Sreeni patiently talked me through the procedure to open my jaw again and answered all of my questions, even though he had squeezed me in and come in early to see me before his other surgeries that day. For the first time in my life, someone was able to explain exactly what was going on with my jaw, and gave a solution to fix it.
At first, I was skeptical of the procedure, which involved general anesthesia and therefore qualifies as a surgery, even though there is no cutting involved. I expressed my concerns to Dr. Sreeni, and he listened and gave me time to think it over. I ultimately decided to go through with the procedure the next day, and I am SO glad I did. It took only about 20 minutes and I didn’t feel a thing. My jaw is actually better than it was before the procedure-​no more popping! I have not had any more issues at night since the procedure.
Dr. Sreeni also fitted me for a splint to help prevent the problem from happening again. I was skeptical about this as well, because a previous dentist had fitted me for a bite guard that I never wore because it was so painful and seemed to make the problem even worse. The splint that Dr. Sreeni made for me is a bit bigger and more awkward, but is 1000% more comfortable and effective than my old bite guard. I have worn it every night since receiving it, and my jaw feels great in the morning.
If you are experiencing TMJ issues I would highly recommend Dr. Sreeni!

I went to have my consultation and oral surgery today. Dr. Sreeni was extremely flexible with his schedule and allowed me to get my wisdom teeth out after the consultation because I really wanted it be done with before spring break ends. There was absolutely zero discomfort! 100% recommend!

Dr. Sreeni and his staff were professional, friendly, and I had an extremely positive experience with my first oral surgery at this practice. Highly recommended!

I can’t say enough good things about Dr. Sreeni and everyone at his practice. Dr. Sreeni placed two dental implants for me in the last year and throughout the process I felt very comfortable. Dr. Sreeni takes the time to explain fully to you what the process entails. He is very gentle and calming. He’s just a super nice guy who does great work. Everyone in his office, too, including Priscilla, does great work. I felt very well taken care of and really appreciate the great work he did.

Dr. Sreenivasan is awesome. He’s a really good communicator. That’s helpful to me because I have really big anxiety and it goes down when I know exactly what’s going on. His staff is very friendly and very professional. You can see they like their jobs, always a good sign. He’s also very good at what he does and transmits confidence. I’ve felt at all times like a valued patient.

Watch out if you owe them money, even if it’s only for short term! We are waiting for our insurance to cover their services which was emergency service and is almost guaranteed to be covered. They made NO attempts to collect from our insurance company. In the meantime, they are charging us 8% interest — get his — A MONTH! That’s 96% interest a year! I have not seen or heard anyone charging this kind of interest anywhere ever. This is despite the several calls we made them requesting them to not charge the interest for a couple of weeks — until we collect from our insurance company. We will pay from our personal funds and be done with these people, forever! 96% interest must be criminal in somebody’s book. We certainly feel it’s unethical.

I needed to get 2 wisdom teeth extracted and I am so happy I came to Dr. sreenivasan. He is so warm and friendly and I felt like he treated me like family. In addition he is a great surgeon and did a wonderful job. He really listens the patients questions and concerns.
His staff is just as great and was able to figure out the insurance information and check on coverage very quickly and painlessly.
My one complaint is that sometimes we had to wait a long time but if they could work on that they’ve seriously got one of the best practices around!

Consulted Dr. Sreeni for the extraction of FOUR wisdom teeth. It was a pleasant experience right from the first consultation to the follow-​up after surgery.
In fact I was referred by dentist to another office of one of the oral surgery group in the region. I did not have a good experience on the first visit to them and I decided not to do surgery with them. Came across Dr. Sreeni’s practice at that time and decided to consult him. Everything went so smooth from that moment onwards.
Some of the highlights:
Dr.Sreeni is an amazing friendly person and a very well experienced oral surgeon. He did explain each and every step (including minute details) of the surgery on the first consultation visit. I got the confidence of undergoing this procedure after talking to him. He made adjustment to his work schedule just to accommodate my surgery. He did even help in planning the logistics of my travel /​companion arrangement on the surgery day.(As general anesthesia was used, I needed to be accompanied by my wife on surgery day).
The procedure itself went very fine. I followed his instructions as such. I did not even have any noticeable swelling. Pain also was not significant and did n’t consume most of the pain killers I kept.
Appointment times were honored every time and I did not have to wait at all on all three visits I did. Staff did a great job too. Prior to the surgery they did check with insurance and give me print out of what they are going to charge and what is my portion for each of the item.
I strongly recommend Dr. Sreeni for any oral surgery needs.

Dr. Sreeni and staff are wonderful. I called the office as a new patient to have my infected wisdom tooth extracted. I was able to speak to the doc right away which was a shock. Antibiotics were prescribe and my two infected teeth pulled a few days later. Everything was explained in detail prior to surgery. Very little swelling or pain. I went to work the next day. I highly recommend.