Samani Fatemeh Ellie DDS

Dr. Samani provided me with the absolute worst dental experience yet. Don’t bother coming here if you want to have a decent experience. I can let the multiple waits well beyond my appointment slide, but when I finally get to speak to her she hardly treats me like anything more than another objective in her day. I came in months earlier for a shattered tooth caused by incoming wisdom teeth. She tells me it needs to be pulled (of course) and quotes me an outrageous amount that I could not afford. I’m prescribed some antibiotics and pain meds and was sent on my way. I managed to keep my tooth in check for a few months and had no pain, but i have had another tooth suddenly start giving me problems, and I thought i’d give it one more shot and get it checked out at the same location. She would not listen to me at all. I told her this was a totally different issue and all she would say it «well i think we should get this tooth pulled for what I quoted you before.» I tried to explain that I understood the the importance of getting that tooth pulled and that I simply couldn’t afford it yet, and that I just wanted to see about getting this other tooth examined, cleaned, filled, anything, but she would cut me off with more suggestions to get the other tooth pulled. I tried to ask if it was related to the other tooth pain and she vaguely said no and continued to pressure me to get it pulled. I felt like I was in a dream. She gave no eye contact, she wouldn’t listen to a single thing i said, and she continued to give me no respect and talk to me like a child. I finally just cut her off and said i should be able to come back in 2 – 3 weeks with enough to cover it all. She then gave me a tiny prescription that wouldn’t last a week. When i asked for something to tide me over a little longer she said she didn’t want to because I needed to get the tooth pulled. I again tried to tell her that I really wanted the tooth pulled as much as she did but i couldn’t afford to at the moment. I assured her I would get it pulled in a few weeks and she still refused, this time saying that she didn’t want to because she gave me pain meds last time I came in… that was three months earlier. So after not listening, cutting me off, giving no eye contact, and pretty much ignoring everything I tried to tell her, she’s now saying I should be in pain for a majority of my wait because she thinks I’d be abusing them or something? With a whole three months between? By this time I was fed up with everything and left. I understand that there is work to be done and they aren’t around to pamper you, but this is far below what should be expected of any business. If you can’t talk to people and listen to them, then you don’t deserve to be taking every dollar I have when I’m in pain and just need medical attention. I will be writing more reviews anywhere I can. This experience has made me want to start writing reviews regularly. The fact this person is even in business is astonishing. The rest of the staff was very kind and helpful; maybe their kindness is enough to lure enough new patients in regularly to keep her business sustainable. All I know if I’m not coming back and do not want to support her income and hope to steer others away. I can handle a fast food employ not giving a damn about their customers, but this is dental work involving medical procedures and is much more personal. This needs to change. I’d give it zero stars if I could.

We have been seeing Dr. Samani since 2003. In all that time, we only have one complaint and that is my husband had to wait because there was an emergency — and the young lady at the desk didn’t offer to reschedule him. He walked out. That was in 2008. Other than that, we have found the staff friendly, intelligent and quick to answer questions. The dental assistants have always done a good job cleaning our teeth. Dr. Samani is always friendly and we’ve never had trouble with our fillings, crowns or root canals.

Check out theTexas State Board of Dental Examiners — she does not have several critical anesthesia permits. BTW, her last name is Samani.

This place is right down the road from where I used to live. She’s a sweet lady, and the place is not terrible looking, but something tells me I need to find a new dentist.
That something is this filling that still hurts more than a year after the fact. I am in the habit of not chewing on the right side of my mouth for this reason. On two bi-​annually cleanings, I have raised this concern, and was told (after 6 months) that it was normal and could take time to adjust. At the 1 year mark, it was filed down a bit, but still, not right.
Now, this is really important: *never*never*never*never* have teeth removed while you are awake. My top wisdom teeth didn’t need to be removed surgically (my bottoms did) and, with my eyes clenched shut, I translated the awful noises I heard and the pressure I felt, imagining her hanging on to my wisdom teeth, with her legs tucked up off the ground, in an attempt to yank them. I was too weak to stop her before she started on the second tooth. Never ever. Ever.
While it’s covered by insurance, there are probably non-​strip-​mall spots with better service out there. The walls between rooms don’t reach up to the ceiling, so you can hear quite a bit. They seem kind and maybe honest to the best of their ability, but at this point it’s time for another opinion. Will update when I can chew on the right again.