Thomas E Gaffaney, DDS

I made an appointment for my boyfriend to have a consultation with Dr. Gaffaney. The staff did not advise us that they were going to bill his insurance company $ 70 for the consultation regarding his gums. Then the proposed treatment plan entailed Dr. Gaffaney to do a deep cleaning (which my boyfriend had already gotten one month ago from his General Dentist) and wanted to charge $ 1200 for that deep cleaning. Isn’t that redundant when a deep cleaning will not reach the pockets that are 9 mm? So, that consultation was a waste of time. Dr. Gaffney’s office billed $ 70 (of the allocated allowance with boyfriend’s insurance) with no real service rendered to fix the periodontitis. Learn my lesson. always find out if the consultation is free or not!
P. S. NOT ALL MEDICAL SERVICES (ie. dentist, cosmetic surgeons, etc) charge for a consultation. AND IF THEY DO, they tell you over the phone before you make an appointment. I had gone to a Beverly Hills Cosmetic surgeon to get a consultation about the revision of my breasts augmentation, and the reception failed to tell me about the $ 100 consultation fee when I made the appointment over the phone. When I arrived there, she realized her mistake and the doctor WAIVED the consultation fee.
In addition, my boyfriend and I went to another periodontist in Arcadia called The Ivy Institute (
). Dr. Flores’ office waived their consultation fee and his quote was reasonable!

Dr. Gaffaney and his staff are extremely friendly and professional. For about 2 years, they offered me the best patient service I could imagine. I came to his office for 2 implants — the procedure was pain-​free and the check-​ups were simple and fast.
After surgery, I decided to straighten my teeth out with braces. Because of this, Dr. Gaffaney had to monitor my implants and wait for my braces treatment to be completed before he could put on the final abutments and implants.
His patience with me was well-​noted, and I would recommend anyone to Dr. Gaffaney!

First, they have him listed here as oral surgeon but he is a periodontist (that’s a person who specializes in gums) so he does surgery, but also much more.
The staff was very friendly and squeezed me in the same day I called even though I wasn’t a current patient. The Dr. was also very nice and informative. Not condescending or aloof as many practitioners are. I was given a few things to do for some immediate relief and scheduled for a full exam next week. I am a fan!