Modern Age Dentistry

Love going to this dentist!!! Put it this way I left my old dentist that I was going to since I was 11 years old because they couldn’t top this one!!! Thanks Modern Age Dentistry

You have to travel thousands of miles to find a better dentist. With a background of one the of the fines Swedish Dentist schools you know for a fact that it cant get any better than Dr. Saeghi. The comfort and peace of mind of having a master dentist is a great feeling. I strongly recommend Dr. Ali Saeghi.

I am one of those people who loathes going to the dentist. It gives me immense anxiety and I dread it for every second of every day between when I book the appointment and when it’s over. I tried Modern Age Dentistry because they’re in my neighborhood and it confirmed every single fear I have about dentists– I will never go back.
I got to my appointment 15 minutes early and filled out all the forms, including the question «when did you last get a teeth cleaning,» to which the answer was 2.5 years ago. Yes, I know that’s really bad, but also cannot possibly be the longest time they’ve ever heard anyone go between cleanings. But of course I wasn’t proud of it and was happy to put it on my form to get it out there. One might think that the point of filling out the form is to not have to repeat the answers to every single question out loud to every single person who works on your teeth. But you’d be wrong. The X-​ray technician, the hygienist, and the dentist ALL asked me IMMEDIATELY without even the pretense of pretending to look at my form (or my teeth.) I think they might need to take a lesson in medical beside manner– because guess what, most people hate going to the dentist. You might think it’s fun, but that’s why you’re a dentist. So if you’ve got a patient who clearly doesn’t want to be there, pretend like you’re asking about STDs or something else the person might not be proud of and show the slightest amount of sympathy — I didn’t just forget to go to the dentist for 2.5 years, I avoided it. And you’re reminding me exactly why.
Back to my visit. You know what is hard for people who hate going to the dentist? Showing up 15 min early to your 10am appointment so you can sit from 10am to 10:20 alone in a dental chair, while you wait for someone to come in and do something that’s going to suck. Especially when you can hear the entire staff chitchatting in the breakroom next door. So I do that, and then get 20 minutes of incredibly uncomfortable x-​rays (which was not the technician’s fault, it’s just a gag-​inducing experience for me.) But nonetheless, not a lot of fun, and I’m eager to get the rest of it over with. The technician said he would send in the hygienist «right away» but I literally laid their for another 15 minutes listing to the employees chatting in the breakroom before he came back to tell me I’d need to move to the hygienist’s room. So I guess I wasn’t even in the right place, or he didn’t know why I was there? Despite the forms? And no one in the office felt a remote sense of obligation to check in on me?
Bottom line it was 11am when I got started with the hygeinist even though I had a 10am appointment– not a great way to start out a dental visit you’ve been dreading.
The hygienist was ok– she scolded me for not flossing enough, repeatedly, but I expected that. What I didn’t expect was her trying to show me pictures of my gums and the inside of my mouth, which I had to insist that she not. I was already close to vomiting from the x-​rays and she had scolded me vociferously for not flossing enough– I really did not need to see a picture of my gums for her to get her point across, I’m not an idiot. If I was the kind of person who enjoyed seeing closeups of my gums, I probably would floss more, you know?
At that point I just couldn’t be nice any more and said «please don’t. I hate everything about this.» And then she kinda softened and realized I was miserable and just tried to get me through it. She did a good job. But then the dentist came in and it was clear she was much more interested in impressing him than she was in my experience as a patient. He asked her if she’d spoken to me about the «crowding» in my lower teeth and she said yes right away, but she absolutely had not. That was my first clue that I was a prop. They then proceeded to have a conversation about me as though I wasn’t in the room, including how «lucky» I was that my gums weren’t worse and reference to a cavity. So the moment I found out I had a cavity (my first, ever, which they should know since they just spent an hour and a half in my mouth!) was the dentist and the hygienist talking to each other like they were talking about a text book, not a person. I had to ask them, «so I have a cavity?» No one had the human decency to say, hey, we know you’re already super uncomfortable, here’s some bad news– you have your first cavity. Here’s what that is going to entail.” Nope! Literally were talking about me like a was a test dummy.
The dentist then tried to talk to me about straightening options for my lower teeth, and at that point I was late for another appointment and really not interested in his brochures, to which he patronizingly responded that it was his job to tell me about the situation, and mine to decide what to do about it. I said I was really late for something and rushed out of there.
Every single thing I hate about the dentist was exemplified by this place and then some– stay away!

Dr. Saeghi and his staff are amazing. His very professional and explain everything so you know what his doing. I just had two root canals and tooth extraction, didn’t feel a thing then and don’t feel any pain in. I’m looking forward for more work done now at his office. Dr. Saeghi his assistant Leo and the full staff, GREAT JOB!

I moved to silver lake Atwater a year ago after using a dentist in Santa Monica for 15 years. I was really freaked out at starting out with a new dentist but found Dr. Saeghi to be professional highly skilled and to have an incredible bedside manner. I have been thrilled to have found an excellent dentist in Atwater Village and would highly recommend him. He also helped me with a new bite guard as opposed to the old archaic rusty one that I had before. He explained to me the need to have a certain type of bite guard would be most effective.

Been going here for years and always a great experience. Friendly helpful staff and quality dental work for a super competitive price. I’ve had several cleanings, whitening trays and just had a crown put in. Couldn’t be happier with modern age!

Dr Saeghi is a wonderful dentist. He handles emergencies quickly. He explains everything. The reception staff is also worth 5 stars!

I love Modern Age Dentistry. The staff and doctors are very nice and professional. After having many issues with my teeth, they’ve got me back on track! Highly recommended.

Dr. Saeghi is great! He takes the time to explain all of my options when recommending treatment and always make sure the work is top quality. The office is small and quiet, not like some of the large «get’m in and out» dental offices. I highly recommend this dental office to anyone in the Atwater Village area.

I moved a few years back and going to my old dentist became a real hassle. I really liked my old dentist so switching was something I was reluctant to do. I found modern dentistry because it was right down the street from my house.
I have been going here for two years now. I have had Dr. Ali do a root canal, replace a 10 year old crown, and fill a few cavities. The office is very nice, the staff is very friendly and helpful and they are open on Saturdays.
I literally just left his office right now (Saturday night at 7pm). I had a crown come off (one that was done by my old dentist years ago) and I’m leaving on vacation for two weeks tomorrow. I called the office, they contacted Dr. Ali and he drove to the office to glue my crown back on a Saturday night and didn’t charge me.
I see all these posts below from people who needed lots of dental work who hadn’t been to the dentist in forever, and chose him on a groupon. And when the dentist tells them they need to fix their tweeter grills they get mad and leave a bad review.
My wife has been going here for the same length of time as me and she has only had one cavity. He never tried to get her to do work she didn’t need as some of these other reviews state.
I love this place.

I feel bad to give this place only two stars, but after reading some other reviews and reflecting on my experience with this office for the past two years, I think it’s fair.
Let me start by saying, the office is nice (I’ve been to the woodland hills and Atwater locations). Dr. Saeghi is extremely nice and professional, as are all the members of his staff.
Administratively, his prices are on the high end, making an appointment is easy and they usually are very much on schedule. So no complaints there.
I had cavities filled upon my first two visits, which went fine (although now I’m second guessing if I even had cavities after reading some other reviews.)
My real issue with this place was and is still the Invisalign treatment that I was pressured into. I felt like I was being sold a used car, very rushed. I needed cosmetic alignment, which was something I already planned on doing. My own stupidity, I didn’t research more and after spending almost over $ 5500 and two years, I’m still I’m the process of treatment. I must add, I really hate the trays and so I don’t wear them the way I should, so it’s my own fault. But they aren’t really on top of me about it and monitoring it the way they should. At this point, I just need to stick it out and be done with it. If I could go back in time, I wouldn’t come here and I wish I went to an actual orthodontist! After I’m done with Invisalign, I’ll be looking for a new dentist.

Despite the low reviews, I decided to check this place out because it’s within walking distance to my place. I’m still not sure how I feel. They’ve suggested that I have a lot of work done on my teeth, but I do have really bad teeth, so I’m still working with them to see what is necessary for this year. The staff was all very nice, so I think I will give them a chance. The cleaning the hygienist did was a very quality cleaning. My insurance covers 100% of my cleaning and checkup, so I’m not too worried about that. I’ll be checking back over the next few months after I have more work done.

I saw Dr. Ali Saeghi with the $ 60 coupon referral for a regular cleaning/​X-​ray/​bleach tray deal today and realized when I left that I had been ripped off. It was at the office on Fallbrook ave in West Hills Ca. DO NOT COME HERE WORST DENTIST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE! After 5 minutes of digital X-​rays and a quick peak in my mouth, the doctor and his staff quoted me over 3 GRAND for his diagnosis of 9 cavities and a gum treatment. He tried to show me how «unhealthy» my gums were by jabbing them with a pick until they bled HARD explaining that the instrument shouldn’t sink that far down. Well as hard as he was pressing anyone would have failed and it was really uncomfortable. They refused to bleach and clean my teeth before the fillings were done and they were giving me different payment plan options, asking who would be paying, offering a discount if it was all paid up front. basically doing whatever they could do to get my money. These people don’t care about the patients and they will exaggerate on what you need done. Most of us are on a budget and this was a complete waste of time. $ 225 for a single fill? You can find a better place with good intentions and honest people for half that price. DONT BE FOOLED.
The doctor is only there 2 days a week because he makes his rounds to other offices pulling the same crap on other patients in need of dental care. Thanks to this place I’m out $ 60, my teeth aren’t cleaned, I’m stressed, and I still have to pay more and start over again somewhere else.

I have to say I’m so confused by these other horrible reviews. We also came to Dr. Saeghi through his whitening promotion but we were looking for a new dentist and we understood why he was doing the promo as he was looking for new clients in the Atwater neighborhood. He was knowledgable, personable and straightforward. As me, my husband and daughter all had seen the dentist regularly, none of us had any horrible news from him… I had one filling, my daughter’s teeth were perfect and my husband ended up with a deep cleaning which is something every dentist he has ever seen has prescribed. End of story.
We’ve been going there now for a year and a half and I can’t think of one negative thing to say (unless you don’t like going to the dentist on Wednesday or Saturday which is the only days the Atwater office are open). Everyone is super nice, my teeth are great and Dr. Saeghi actually seems like he cares. They also take my insurance. Doesn’t get any better than that. I am perplexed.

I had a great experience there. Dr. Saeghi and his staff are knowledgeable and caring. Everyone was very nice and seem to know what they’re doing. I’ve been there 4 times and plan to go back. Highly recommend.

The only reason these rip-​off artists get one star is because I cannot give them ZERO stars. My daughter went to this «dental» office in late September 2012. She was in pain and potentially needed extensive reparative dental work. The dentist seemed very nice, but their finance manager swooped in and tried to talk my daughter into $ 12,000 worth of dental work to be paid up-​front and tried to coerce her into giving them MY social security number as a co-​signer. I paid the initial bill of $ 187 to which they stated that they had not billed Delta Dental for their introductory $ 59 cost for x-​rays, exam, and cleaning for new patients.
GUESS WHAT? My daughter just got her statement from Delta Dental and they charged her $ 230 for the initial visit AND billed her insurance company!
BAIT AND SWITCH is what this operation does. Anyone who patronizes this establishment is FOOLISH as they will not provide the services that they offer and will HARD SELL you to pay for extremely expensive work that you may not even require.

I can’t give enough praise to Dr. Saeghi and his team. They are helpful, kind and comforting… really makes you feel at ease. I was impressed with the high tech equipment and state of the art x-​rays they have and felt that they are very knowledgeable with their line of work. They work with you. If you do not ask questions, you’ll never know so if you are not sure about something, always ask. I had really antiquated dental work and had the silver fillings… you know, I felt like my teeth looked like Jaws from the James Bond film. When Dr. Saeghi was done with me and saw the work he did, I almost cried. My teeth looked impeccable! I was so happy with the work that I was going to strangers and opening my mouth and showing them how awesome my dental work was! I know, I sound crazy but living with silver fillings for as long as I have, I was afraid to talk and open my mouth wide cause I didn’t want to scare people. Now, I have confidence and so proud of my chops. So for those that didn’t have a great experience, I am sorry to hear that.

BEWARE!
the coupon for cleaning, exam and x– rays is just a sales pitch to get you to come in to try to scam you into getting services you don’t need. I went for the cleaning and xray for $ 59.00 but after my exam, I was told I could not have my teeth cleaned because I had some kind gum infection, I need 5 crowns and had a number of cavities, plus i may need a possible root canal. Totaling $ 7,000+. Saeghi and some heavy set dental assistant told that i couldn’t have my teeth cleaned until I agreed to have this work done. They tried to get me to apply for care credit, I told them I didn’t want to apply for any credit at this time. Saeghi then asks me, and I Quote, «Do you have any extra money saved that you can use?» At that very moment, I knew I was in the presence of a crook. I ended up leaving with NO teeth cleaned and i felt like I was scammed for my $ 59.00.
I went and got a second opinion from another dentist, where I had my teeth cleaned and 1 cavity filled 2 days later. This dentist found no reason for me to have 5 crowns. Please don’t entertain the coupons for $ 59.00 cleaning or the teeth whitening, it’s just a con. They may try to find a reason to not do whats on the coupon. Had I did my research before i went in, I would’ve seen the other reviews here on Unilocal and I would have $ 59.00 in my purse to spend on something, that I really need!

I had a great experience here. Dr. Saeghi is extremely caring and knowledgable. The staff is super friendly too. Technology wise they seem to have the very latest. However I’m not too sure, since I have very little to compare it with. Overall I’ve been there around 4 times now and the only time I got upset was when I had to wait an extra 45 minutes before he saw me.
I would recommend this dentistry.

I went to Dr. Ali Saeghi (on Glendale Blvd.) for the first time on October 20, 2010, after not having been to the dentist for about two years. Dr. Saeghi did a full dental examination, and took full set of digital x-​rays as well as color digital photos (novel!) He acted in very professional, amiable and attentive way; his staff was likewise very helpful and professional-​seeming.
He identified 10 cavities, showing me a color picture of each on his monitor. He also recommended a gum treatment at extra expense. I didn’t second guess his diagnosis because about a year before I had started drinking a lot of soda and I figured this was somehow a result of it. I’m also an unfortunately (in this case) trusting person.
Dr. Saeghi filled three cavities on the upper-​right side of my mouth on that day. The drilling seemed aggressive, compared to other cavities I’ve had filled. He had to redrill and reapply the filling material a second time as my bite was off after the first pass.
I scheduled another appointment to have the second round of cavities filled.
After the novocaine wore off, my teeth were sore for more than a week after (also atypical for cavity fillings).
Exactly two weeks later, one of the fillings fell out randomly, leaving a gap between two molars where Dr. Saeghi had drilled. It was such a big chunk that at first I thought a piece of my tooth had broken off.
I asked around and was referred to a friend’s life-​long family dentist to have it examined/​repaired. This dentist did not believe there to be ANY cavities based on his visual examination and the original x-​rays Dr. Saeghi took (I requested them) and questioned the way the filling was done in the first place (he said there was no way it would have stayed)
[JULY 2011 UPDATE: Had the inlay done and upon drilling the dentist confirmed there was actually a cavity there, but that it was not adequately removed (some decay remained).]
This dentist recommended an inlay to repair the filling that had fallen out and to fix the gap now present between the teeth, which collects food every time I eat. The inlay will cost $ 1,600 and Delta Dental will cover only a portion of it.
Based on this information, I believe that there were not any cavities when I first visited Dr. Saeghi’s office, and that he drilled and filled stained areas of my teeth that we otherwise healthy.
[Again, per not above, there was at least one cavity, not sure about the other two teeth.]
I filed a complaint with Delta. They sent me to one of their own examiners. He did a visual inspection and did not perceive there to be any cavities either (though only x-​rays could tell for sure). I told him, «But Dr. Saeghi’s office was so nice and all the equipment seemed so high tech!» His reply: «Exactly, he must need to pay it off!»
Delta had Dr. Saeghi refund me what I paid for the filling due to its «short life». They could not confirm or deny that I had no cavities in the three teeth he had drilled because Dr. Saeghi used digital x-​rays instead of film, which were not of «sufficient diagnostic quality» to tell. (The other dentists said they don’t use digital x-​rays for this very reason.)
Delta also couldn’t validate that Dr. Saeghi diagnosed 10 cavities because he did not file a Treatment Plan with Delta, so it was just my word against his. (I have better things to do than make up things about random dentists.)
So, in short, my effort to patronize a local business ended up a disaster. I still have the gap between my molars, which I am procrastinating filling because it will cost me so much. I will need to have it done sometime though so I don’t completely rot the teeth. I have also wasted hours and hours of my life dealing with this. Lastly, I lost my faith in the integrity of dentists as a whole. In short, I do not recommend Dr. Saeghi.