Hermineh Tahmassian, DDS

I have been going to Dr. Tahmassian’s office for the past 7 years. Mostly, I am tended to by her husband, Dr. Rami Kouz, who shares the practice with her. I’ve seen Dr. Tahmassian once when Dr. Kouz was out sick, and found her pleasant and thorough, but like I mentioned, I see Dr. Kouz, not because I prefer one over the other, but because Dr. Kouz takes Friday hours. With that being said, I have to say that Dr. Kouz is the BEST dentist I’ve ever had and I’ve seen a lot of dentists in my life. I’m 55-​years-​old and have been getting my teeth cleaned every 6 months since I was a child so I know of what I speak.
On a personal level, Dr. Kouz is a great guy — good conversationalist (you know how dentists love to ask you questions while your mouth is full), pleasant demeanor, friendly, good sense of humor. He takes an interest in you and remembers conversations from past visits. It almost makes me look forward to my dental appointments. He also tells you what he’s doing to your teeth as he’s working on them which is something I like to hear.
On a technical level, Dr. Kouz is without compare. He’s virtually painless (completely painless is pretty near impossible, I would think, but what’s a small pinch between friends) with the initial delivery of novocaine and is very aware and concerned that the event be free of pain. He replaced a crown that had been bothering me for several years, ever since it had been completed by my previous dentist, and easily corrected that problem. In fact, I couldn’t even tell you which tooth wears that crown now. He recently put in a new crown — I had broken one of my molars — and it fit like a glove with no discomfort whatsoever. He filled in a chipped front tooth and matched the color perfectly. I’d bet you dollars to doughnuts you wouldn’t be able to tell which tooth has the filler. I can’t speak to the cost of the work I’ve had done since my insurance covers it, but I’ve recommended the practice to my parents, who pay out-​of-​pocket, and they have never complained. My husband also started going to the practice several years ago.
The office itself is clean and well run. For the well-​run part, I would credit Tanya who is the office manager/​receptionist/​insurance maven. She’s friendly and efficient and always makes you feel welcome. They have a comfortable waiting room with current magazines and there’s easy parking around the corner. It’s in a great location just a few storefronts down from Swork on Eagle Rock Blvd.
I feel lucky that I found them and it feels good to support another business in the local community.

They oversold me on having a mouthful of unnecessary fillings done!
And one of the molar fillings left me with sensitivity for a couple of years thereafter, when I would chew. I had never had this problem before.
My advice is to get a second opinion if you are given a seemingly excessive dental treatment recommendation from them, or anyone for that matter.
I take responsibility for waiting to see a dentist until the last day of our dental insurance plan, which we were losing due to my husband’s job change.
Because I was feeling negligent with my dental care, and stressed about money, I agreed to having all the fillings done then & there. The entire time I was there, I was fairly certain I was making a mistake.
And continued to feel that way ever since.
Also, when asked if I wanted a magazine, I started looking through some in the exam room, and they said no, they would bring me one, and asked which mags I like. Just before I was stopped, I happened to stumble across men’s magazines such as Maxim, which I’m sorry, as a woman, I find it offensive.
At least in a dentist’s office. It struck me as odd and inappropriate.
Next time I went to a different dentist, who advised me that most of the fillings had been unnecessary.
This whole experience left me feeling like such a naively trusting fool.
This was several years ago, but I just ran across the Unilocal listing while looking for yet a new dentist, and was inclined to leave my review.
I hope it is helpful.
Guys, you’ll probably want to go there now… lol

I don’t like the dentist. I like Dr. Tahmassian a lot.
A neighbor referred us to the office and I am very happy with my experience. Dr. T and her staff were very welcoming and the office is very clean. They made my teeth cleaning comfortable and efficient. They were kind about my hygiene!
Go get your teeth taken care of by Dr. Tahmassian. She is an honest and compassionate dentist!

Dr. Tahmassian is awesome. I had an implant that came loose on a Friday that was done by a previous dentist. I had initially called the other dentist office to see what my options were. It was towards the end of the day (5pm) and the staff weren’t even willing to put the dentist on the phone or ask him what my options could be to get me through the weekend. They couldn’t even get me an appointment until Wednesday and then told me that they had to verify my insurance so I needed to call them on Tuesday to give them the information. They also kept saying they had to pull my chart to give me any information and because I called last minute, there was nothing they could do. It was frustrating. So I called Dr. Tahmassian’s office and Tanya got her on the phone right away. Dr. Tahmassian offered to stay late if I could come in but I was an hour away (leaving from work). She even offered her cell phone and was willing to come in on the weekend to cement my implant back, but I had a baby shower to attend early the next day. She gave me advice on what I could do temporarily to get me through until my appointment and Tanya was able to fit me in first thing Monday morning. Dr. Tahmassian and her office is the complete opposite of what my previous dentist was: caring, honest and patient centered. I feel very lucky to have found her and would recommend her to anyone, without hesitation!

I recently had two fillings fixed by Dr. Tahmassian and was very pleased. I called and told her receptionist that I had a recently broken filling and wanted to come in asap so it wouldn’t worsen. She got me in at the end of that day, as the last appt, which they didn’t have to do but she obviously wanted to help me under my circumstances.
The office is clean and tidy, the reception room is as well and has a nice selection of sports and gossip zines. The exam rooms are very well organized and spotless.
Dr.Tahmassian is very detail oriented, nice and honest. Her equipment is up to date and modern and there are even computer screens in each room if you’d like to watch something while you get drilled on. She repaired my tooth and took X-​rays of another problem tooth. After showing me my X-​rays she pointed out that I may have to have a root canal but wouldn’t know for sure until she opened the tooth. (sounds suspect right?) I came back for my appt 2 weeks later. As it turned out all I needed was for the filling to be repaired. ($ 150) She could have easily lied, like some, maybe even most dentists would do and charged me $ 1400 for a root canal. She did not. I’ve had I/​2 of my dentists lie to me and perform unnecessary work so they could make money off of me so I’m always skeptical when it comes to dentists. She pointed out some other things I need to get taken care of and why, explaining everything in great detail.
I am very happy to have her in my community and will continue to come here as long as I live in Eagle Rock.

Great office, clean, friendly. Also brought my four year old here. They were great with her also.

Dr. Tahmassian is so wonderful. Her office staff is always on top of things and very helpful, and Dr. Tahmassian herself is so sweet and does a very thorough and comfortable cleaning. I found her AFTER I had moved away from the Eagle Rock area to the westside, but I keep going to her all the way accross town because I like her so much.