Smile Dental

Dr. Radulovich and his nurse were so awesome. My daughter was terrified. They put her at ease and she ultimately had an amazing visit. Her x-​rays were fast and Dr. Radulovich numbed and removed her stuck tooth without her even noticing. He was so sweet even when. My nervous 7 year old bit him. My mother has become a patient and I’ll be referring my friends and family which is a lot since my aunt is a great dentist.

There is very few times in life you would rave about a dentist appointment, but my experience at Smile Dental was so amazing that I feel it’s only right I share and help anyone who is looking for a good dentist. The staff is AMAZING, caring and really really patient since I am very very sensitive. It was PAINLESS. The office is clean, high tech equipment and Dr. Rad is RAD and he is an artist. I’m very happy with the work and greatful that I am no longer scared to go to the dentist. I will not go anywhere else. The prices are fair and honest so if you want proper beautiful work done that will last and feel good this is the place to go!!!

I referred to Dr. Rad Radulvich by a good friend. He is professional and straight to the point. It’s refreshing in our dealings based on all my previous experiences with dentists. We did a root canal and it was quick and painless. There was no upselling unnecessary billing. He’s called Dr. Rad for a reason.

This review is long overdue– however, I hope it helps you in make the right choice.
About three years ago, I had an infection under my filling (I had a cavity– therefore, I went to a dentist in Santa Monica and had the cavity cleaned and filled). However, a few months after the procedure I started experiencing a sharp throbbing pain. Therefore, I went back to the dentist in Santa Monica. At that point, he informed me that I will have to undergo a root-​canal, post and crown (total cost $ 3,400).
At this point I was in a ton of pain and in severe distress– luckily, a close and trusted friend recommended Smile Dental.
I made an appointment at Smile Dental and was scheduled to come in that week. Once I walked in I was greeted by a friendly staff and I noticed that Dr. Rad is a USC Grad (GOTrojans).
I was seated; had some x-​rays taken and was asked to wait. A few minutes later, Dr. Rad looked at my x-​rays (brilliant focus) and informed me that my filling was deep and very close to my nerve. Dr. Rad continued to explain that he will do what he can to avoid performing a root-​canal. This entailed having the filling removed and filling the hole (cavity) with medicine– followed by a temporary filling. I was instructed to come back in three weeks. On my second visit, I was asked if I experienced any pain in the past three weeks. I did not– Dr. Rad informed me that the procedure was successful. (Yaaayh for avoiding root-​canals) Dr. Rad’s colleague, Dr. Roxas removed the temporary filling and replaced it with a permanent one. To this day, over three years later, I’m still smiling.
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Highly recommended– Dr. Rad saved me from going through a painful root-​canal procedure and I saved over 2,900 dollars!!!

Dr. Rad is a reasonable dude when it comes to affordability of dental treatments. He realizes many of his patients would be flat out financially devastated if they were to fully compensate the office for the treatments they received given that most insurance providers now only cover a certain percentage of work done. If one has a PPO and is receiving relatively minor treatment – no crowns or root canals – then Dr. Rad does not come after the patient to repay what the insurance company has not covered – essentially the patient’s portion is waived. One must only pay one’s yearly deductible. This is a very fair policy that would be worth the five star rating.
However, as for everyone’s favorite annual or semiannual teeth-​cleaning appointments, Dr. Rad and his team are flat out incompetent and hasty. I feel like a layperson applying an electric toothbrush could do a far better job in 3 to 4 minutes of focused work in this case. Another drawback is that the team is always trying to sell invis-​align or some other product. For 95% of patients this should be an elective procedure aimed at cosmetic enhancement only, with zero clinical need for. But, given past reviews by other patients and a reflection of my own experience, Dr. Rad’s team seems to consistently steps out of the arena of medical professionalism and ramble in a dramatic wide eyed salesman pitch on the clinical need to correct minor spacing imperfections that of course is an absolute farce.
Yet, 80−95% of all medical and dental professionals in the lovely United States of profit-​motivated and capitalist driven healthcare are salesman first and foremost so this does not come as a surprise. Don’t forget that Dr. Rad’s generosity with regard to waiving the patient portion of minor treatments (X-​ray, cleaning, consultation, filling) is very commendable. Additionally, the work done here is fairly reliable and does not require a lot of revisions.

Such a great place!
Dr Rad is a fantastic person, his personnel working there are all great.
ive allready had 4 interventions;-an extraction, a root canal, 3 crowns and a deep cleaning, and if any of these weren’t by my standards (and they are pretty much high),
i would never came back to his office!
nuf said!

If I could give –10. I will. DO NOT go this dental office. I had done my root canal with them and had really bad experience. the doctor doesn’t change gloves from patient to patient and cough on my face. moreover, the temporary crown that he put on me looks horrible. I CANNOT BITE food and I CANNOT CHEW, my gum feels EVEN MORE sensitive and PIAN after that. they didn’t have the right thing for me but charged me 800 dollars. If you want to save your teeth, DO NOT GO HERE.

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Dr. Rad Radulvich is a CON, his office girl is his side man.
Assistant does X-​rays, Dr. comes in pokes around in your mouth, he leaves, office girl comes with the estamite. But first she says how bad your teeth are. They make you feel ashamed so you’ll go alone with the cleaning. She asks, do you brush, don’t you floss? YES I DO twice a day for both and you just did a deep cleaning 6 months ago!
Then she informs me this is different Dr. need to dig deep under your gums, it’s really bad. We are going to give you 4 shots of Novocain cause we don’t want to hurt you.
Then they hit you, cost $ 1,250. FOR A CLEANING oh but you have very good insurance and it will only cost your $ 400. I’m in shock at the condition of my teeth so I allow Dr. to do the work. He does a little scrapping, NO novocain and he’s done in less than 15 minutes. BAM $ 400. I honestly was in shock so I paid.
I called the next day very upset told them I’m putting in a complaint with my insurance company. Dr. Radulvich called me back and said he made a mistake he did not know the office girl was writing me up for deep clean. He admitted the cleaning was not done and refunded my money. CONFUSING isn’t it! Office girl telling Dr. what to do?
The truth is he got lazy and didn’t want to go through the motion of a procedure I did NOT need. He figured I was a push over cause he took me for $ 2,550 the visit before.
Broken bridge that he said was not covered. NOW I find out it was covered, out of pocket to me should have been $ 235. If I had NO insurance most other dentist would have charged me $ 1,400.
You might think I’m a fool. Maybe, but I’m also a hard working, HONEST person that trusted these crooks.
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I really enjoy the professionalism here. Good service fair prices good people. Best of all, good work. I had to have some major work and I felt no pain at all afterwards. Also, I was not gouged on the prices, they worked with me.

This place is great, affordable, knowledgeable and professional. They act u ally care about you and not your money. I’ve been coming here for 5 years and will keep coming.

Dr Rad has been my dentist for ten years. He has been working on teeth a long time i presume because he is my age. He has done four crowns and he has done a great job. I did get the best crowns, porcelain. His staff is nice and friendly. He is a good dentist and has a nice and steady hand. I would recommend him to anyone. I did go for a second opinion once about getting crowns and the other dentist (she is on venice and hughes agreed with him about me getting crowns). Dr. Rad Radulovich
is a good dentist and my mouth is happy. He is a professional in every way and these other reviews are not realty. Mary J.

I called and made an appointment here for the friday before Labor day and when I showed up the office was closed. And I never got a call back. I’ll take my business elsewhere.

I have been going to this little dental office on Venice for over 10 years. Everyone from the front desk to the dental assistants are suuuuuuper friendly and nice. Rad is as his name suggests. And he actually cares about his patients, and is hip on the latest techniques and gear. I have referred every single person I know to Smile Dental, and in turn they have done the same.

I wholeheartedly recommend Dr. Rad to anyone looking for a dentist. After having bad experiences with dentists who overcharge and push unnecessary treatments on me, I was so glad to find this dentist. Dr. Rad and his staff are very friendly, knowledgeable and straightforward.
They’re open on Saturdays which is a great for anyone who works 9 – 5 schedule. I’ve had cleanings, fillings and even dental surgery done with Dr. Rad and he’s been able to do everything painlessly and just plain easy. I’ve heard a lot of horror stories when it comes to dentist, but I’ve had nothing of the sort with Smile Dental. If you’re looking for a new dentist, I’d definitely recommend Dr. Rad and Smile Dental.

I came to see Dr Rad a couple of months ago, he too me I should place a crown on a tooth that had a root canal, my previous dentist only placed a large filling on top. When I was told the price of the crown, I left and i found a dentist who could do the crown for cheaper. so I had them do it, It was a horrible job done, I came back to Dr Rad to fix it, I rather pay for a great crown than to cut corners and save a few bucks. It is true you get what you pay for. I’ve been a loyal patient ever since.

I have no dental insurance and went in for an examination because I was experiencing some pain… Turns out I needed a root canal and crown, ouch! I had spoken to a few friends who told me about a couple of dentists that I should check out. I eventually decided on this place and the service was great. The staff was friendly and Dr Rad (spelling?) was great to deal with. In an area where parking is hard to find I was glad to see they have their own free parking, but the BIG plus was that they worked out a payment plan with me without interest!
I’ll be back for regular cleanings and check ups, that’s for sure.

I went in yesterday for an emergency and didn’t know what to expect, I ended up needing a root canal and without insurance would cost a couple of thousand dollars. After explaining my situation to Susan, she was able to give me a great discount. I wouldn’t go to any other dentist!

If I could give ZERO stars I would! THIS OFFICE IS A RIP OFF! I got a root canal done because the doctor said I had no other option so I said ok just do it not knowing they were gonna max out my insurance for the year and its barely February and try to charge me out of pocket $ 1350 for the crown and $ 450 for the post.. . RIDICULOUS! I couldn’t believe the amounts I was hearing just for dental work! Don’t get me wrong I like Dr. Rojas but the amounts that they try to charge people is out of control. I will NEVER go back here again. I found a dentist that will put a crown on me for $ 350!

Well let me tell you my story about this place Dr Radulovich if I spelled it correctly is the name of this Dr!!! I walk in to this office I ask for a consultation and Xray,
ok the price for X rays was good for me, they took x ray where I had the sensitivity And the Dr diagnose right away a Root Canal without seeing my mouth so I was really like is this for real my tooth had only a tiny chipped so I found it hard to believe, I asked him why and he just smile and said what do you want me to tell you that’s what you need so I told them I was going to think about it I can tell he didnt like it when I told him that I was going for a second opinion he said ok do what you want.
The staff was great thou no complains but this dr is a huge NO NO think twice before going to him or always get second opinion.

Hm, where do I begin???
First off, I read the other comments and the whole «marketing for braces thing» is true. I’m assuming that smile dental gets some sort of kick back if they refer enough customers. However, its the choice of the client what to do about the straightening of their own teeth… As for me, my teeth are kinda off and maybe in near future, when I care more about it, I’ll go in and get them straightened.
Ok, now about all the people complaining on the expenses etc. It all depends on the coverage you have, and so its not the dentist fault if your insurance only covers a small amount of the job. It’ll be the same price every where else.
I’m with Health net, and have a HMO plan, not the best but better than nothing. When I started looking for a dentist, I didn’t care about the location, I cared about the feeling I got when I walked into the room. Since I knew I was gonna have a lot of work done, I just wanted a place where I could trust the dentist and feel like he really cared about me and my teeth.
I’ve had bad experiences at the dentist and was totally scared about going in. I need a needle for everything and am always tense and worried…
THESE GUYS ARE GREAT!
You know its gonna be good, when the dentist tells you that it’ll start getting numb soon, and you didn’t even notice the needle.
I had a root cannel and 3 cavities, didn’t feel a thing. Then I went in for 3 more teeth and 3 chipped teeth, there was another dentist that day, He was just as good and he even put me back into the chair after i was done to work on another tooth that had been bothering me for years (FOR FREE)
The front desk is no BS, They’ll tell you what you need done and what can wait. All in all, a really cool office, nice people, great dentists, awesome experience! gotta go back in a month for 2 wisdom teeth. I’m not worried at all. LOL its great to feel good about going to the dentist. :)