Tina Ghotanian, DDS

Dr. Tina and her staff always make me smile! They are kind, courteous and best of all gentle. Whether you are getting your teeth cleaned or need a crown, she will do a thorough job and make you feel comfortable. I would highly recommend Dr. Tina to anyone searching for a good dentist.

Recently I broke my tooth and they got me in the same day and I got a crown and it feels great. I was terrified of the dentist and I was relieved to take care of this without any pain or discomfort. She is great and I would recommend them.

Great office!!! Front office staff is very nice. We LOVE LOVE LOVE Dr. Tina! I have referred her to all my friends and they have all been very happy!

Great dental office, no pressure environment and easy to schedule appointments. The fact that they have tvs in their rooms, helps to relieve the apprehension and fear of going to the dentist. A very friendly staff that is helpful and caring. They are a reflection of Dr. Ghotanian and great leadership starts at the top. I was not given the typical dental upsell, instead Dr. Ghotanian suggested that we keep an eye on the shotty filling administered by my previous dentist. She also explained to me, and showed the xray, that the filling was too big for my tooth and that each time I were to bite down the filling would press against a nerve causing pain in my tooth. She told me that a root canal would not be necessary and that we should just keep an eye out. In a business in which you’re treated like an ATM machine, honesty is greatly appreciated. Honesty is what you get from Dr. Ghotanian.

I have since seen a different dentist who tells me Tina missed a cavity on my x-​rays and that the crown and root canal Tina insisted I needed was wrong too, a new filling will be fine. What a Cee U Next Tuesday.

Dr. Ghotanian and her staff personify the essence of excellent professional service care and customer service. I am a longtime patient and look forward to my appointments and visits. Dr. Ghotanian is a genuinely experienced practitioner who takes pride in what she does, with great attention to detail and care. Both she and her staff are committed to fostering long-​term relationships with their patients and it is a privilege to recommend their services.

STAY AWAY!!! I want to be clear here and make sure I express my personal experience as much as possible. I wrote a review about this individual many years ago. My exact review was «They care more about money than they do about customer service.» This review had a ton of compliments and many people found it extremely helpful. Because of Unilocal’s crazy algorithm my review had a lot of weight. Well, I was contacted by an individual to remove one of my «bad reviews.» I don’t have too many, so I had a feeling I knew what review he was talking about. (I was suspect.) He offered me money several times… and I said NO. He then tried to friend me on Facebook and LinkedIn… continuously offering me money to remove my review. I continued to stand by my word. Today, I get an email from Unilocal saying they are deleting me review of Tina Ghotanian, DDS for not meeting their guidelines. ONCE AGAIN– THIS IS MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
This is a sketchy business. I would never go back and I would never recommend them to my friends or enemies. I was treated like a check book and not a person. I was told I needed dental work that another dentist told me was unnecessary. I have shared this story with two friends. They laughed and told me that they had similar experiences. ONCE AGAIN THIS IS MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE Unilocal. Which I can prove with cashed bank checks.
Side Note– The individual that contacted me to remove my review also said he would pay me to write positive reviews. I am suspect that many of the reviews on this board may be FAKE. I’m sure the educated reader can make up their own mind.
Good Luck!!! In a city as great as LA, I’m sure you can find a dentist that has your best interest at heart.

Great work!!! The staff is very friendly they make you feel comfortably not like other dentist office that are scary… And Dr Ghoatanian does the best job I’m very happy with her work! I greatly recommend her office

Although I see many mixed reviews, I have had many good experiences with Dr. Ghotanian and staff. I’ve been going for at least five years and have felt well taken care of.

With the plethora of dentists in this city, why would you bother going to an office that treats you as cold, unfriendly and rude as they do here. And to think that I pay them for this type of treatment… do not waste your time. Worst cleaning I’ve ever had… if it was 10 minutes long, I’d be over estimating.

After recommendations from coworkers, I finally switched to Dr Tina’s Pasadena office after years with a dentist office I was not thrilled with. Overall, I have been quite happy with my experiences with check ups and dental work. The office staff is polite and the office is clean. Dr Tina is fast and compassionate (I’m always nervous about dental work). I have not experienced any of the pressure for deep cleanings that others have described.
When my coworkers ask for a referral, I definitely feel comfortable recommending Dr. Tina.

After a less than spectacular experience at this office regarding a charge for «deep cleaning» I was very upset and felt shorted by my visit. I expressed my issue with them and they treated the situation with respect and kindness. I appreciate a business that can recognize an issue and deal with it accordingly. Thus, although my personal experience wasn’t the best I would recommend this office to others because they do good work.

I’ve been going to Dr. Ghotanian for 10 years. I always feel that I am treated fairly and with the highest quality of service. My father was in town and needed an emergency repair and she accommodated him that same day– pretty cool…

I don’t mind going to the dentist when I go see Tina! Her staff and office is amazing! My kids, hubby and myself go see her every six months! 5 *****

There was a dark cloud following over my head this past week. Yep, I was due for a dentist appointment. That’s a lie. I was OVERdue for a dentist appointment… WAY overdue. To top it off, my insurance had changed, I had moved to a new place, and I was going to a new dentist.
If you happened to read my other dental review about Dr. Tubis, you might remember that I was 100% happy with his service and had gone through 3 other dentists before I found him. Needless to say, I was dreading the thought of possibly going through another «dentist hunt», trying to find a good one again.
Well let me tell you this, Dr. Tina’s office staff was pleasant from the start, saw me in a timely fashion, and was incredibly genuine and caring. They did things right, explained things thoroughly, and didn’t treat my mouth like some inanimate object with no nerve endings attached.
To top it off, much to my extreme surprise, there was no upsell or recommendation for unnecessary work! Holy cow! I feel like a Lottery winner!
Thx Dr. Tina!!! See you in 6 months! I’m actually looking forward to it! =)

Fast and efficient. The girls here are sweethearts. I have only had cleanings and X-​rays done (no major work) but have been satisfied with the results.

Hmmm. Where do I begin? Bad Bad Bad. I was new in town and Dr. Tina Ghotanian was the only place i knew are close to my house, Studio City. I have Blue Cross. I went for a check-​up, Dr Ghotanian said I have some cavity and suggested a crown or else I will lose my tooth. Before I got that crown my tooth was ok, no hurting. This place is expensive even after your insurance and they do not do the job well. Let just said, after I got my crown I can no longer use that tooth (lower left second molar), I can no long bite on the left side anymore. I went back a couple times for them to fix it. She did some filing down. Still same issue.
Finally I fed up and changed dentist. I think they damaged my nerves (pups) when they did the crown. I don’t know what to do beside never chew on the left side again. A few days ago, that tooth started to hurt really bad. I went to my new dentist on Monday, he gave me some med and refer me to a specialist. A couple hours after the dentist appointment, my tooth was hurting and I just gave it a little touch. OMG, the crown fell off. Good thing I wasn’t eating or anything otherwise I could of swallowed and choked on it.
What kind of dental service that has your crown fell off? The bad one. The bonding they used is like super clue. I can just clean it off with my nails easily.
My tooth is alot worse than it used to be and now I might need a root canal because of the bad job this office did. My general dentist put the crown back with temperary bonding until I see the special tomorrow. Wish me luck!
Please stay out of place, save your money and save your teeth.

I was a previous client at the Empire Dental Group in Burbank and after they recommended $ 1,000’s of dollars of work that I didn’t have the money for, I got suspicious.
My boss recommended Tina Ghotanian, after going there for years, and I am so glad he did. I sent over my X-​Rays and the exact service Empire recommended and Tina took me as a new patient under my HMO.
Her office was nice and her service was kind, calm, and confident. She reassured me that I didn’t need the work Empire dentists had recommended and that the Empire Dental Group often charges sky high rates for fillings you don’t need. Her personal service and clear answers to my questions was exactly what I needed.
She was fantastic and I would recommend her ten times over.

Please look up «Toluca Dental Arts» — and see additional reviews on this business (exact same place).
While everyone was nice enough, and all these reviewers can debate about what they want/​expect/​tolerate in a dentist, all I can say is how unhappy and helpless I always left their office (I was a patient for several years). I couldn’t believe how poor I was and how horrible my insurance was and how I would never ever be able to have nice teeth again because it’s so ungodly expensive and there was nothing I could do about it…
Well, after making my lazy ass switch dentists and do some research, I can’t say I’ve found the perfect solution to the nightmare of dental scams, but I do know that I finally paid $ 150 for a small filling (replacing an old one that cracked) in a tooth that they wanted to charge several thousand dollars to pull/​crown about 5 years ago (that’s after insurance, and they said there was no other option!). I’ve had this damn tooth for thirty years, it’s held on quite nicely and I’ve had several other doctors advise that I keep it as long as I can.
That’s just one example of the list of things that I «needed» that my 2^nd opinions disagreed with.

Once again the lovely Tina Ghotanian has fixed me right up!
As usual, I was dreading a visit to the dentist and even though I love Dr. Ghotanian, her staff and the patience they offer with my dental anxiety ridden little self, I was still trying to come up with a million excuses for canceling.
My appointment was at 9am. 9AM! That is the crack of dawn! Who wakes up that early!?! So the night before I thought, hey, I will just conveniently «oversleep.» Whoopsie, guess I can’t go to the dentist after all! Oh well. Of course this totally backfired and my internal guilt ridden clock kicked in and woke me up at 6:30am and I couldn’t go back to sleep! Oh the injustice!
I then started to scheme a plan B. Hmm, I am up and awake and there are only a few hours until impending doom. Oooh, I know! My car needs an oil change! In fact, it is about 100 miles overdue. Cleeeearly it wouldn’t be safe to drive with my car in such fragile condition, guess I better not risk my life and the safety of others by venturing out of the house. Phew, that was a close one.
Well, that excuse lasted about 3 minutes. Crap. Oooh, I know, I need to shower, what if I slipped and wasn’t wearing my nifty LifeAlert necklace and «I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!!!» Yes! Actually no, that would suck, I gots shit to do this week. Soon it was 8am. Ugh, one more hour! Well, fine, I guess I will go to the dentist.
I then arrived at the building and noticed they had moved offices to a different floor. It’s a sign! Run Stephy, Run!!! I then walked into the new office and was, of course, greeted with a smile and a cheerful hello! Damn, I hate you! :) From there, xrays were taken and after agreeing to numb me up for my cleaning (Hey, I told you I have dental fear issues!), Dr. Ghotanian got to work on me and before I could really even dwell on it, she was done. In and out and simple. No cavities and a purdy white teef mouf!
I really don’t know what’s wrong with me. It’s sad. I really do embarrass myself sometimes with these antics, but hey, I’m human. We all have our stuff to deal with, but lucky for me, I have a great dentist to get me through it and if you need one too, Dr. Tina Ghotanian is your gal! :)