San Diego Dental Arts

Dr. Mrs. Maroon was amazing. I used a coupon there for cleaning, x-​Ray, and exam and she really put all her effort into me as if I was a loyal long time customer. All of the staff including her were very friendly and comforting!
I am going to make this my home dentist from here on out!

I LOVE THIS PLACE!!! It is very modern office, great staff. The Doctor was very gentle with my teeth, and the best part off it I didn’t even felt the shot. She is awesome and gave me great knowledge about the treatment I need for my teeth, walk out of this place know that I finally found an office with a good Doctor and great staff that will take Good care of me, definitely coming back in 6 months check up

I rarely ever write bad reviews but posting this to warn people not to go here. The whole thing was have had lots of fillings and never had to go back for sensitivity in the fillings after. I even waited it out a month to see if the sensitivity went away and it didn’t. The dentist also left a large chunk of the filling on the right of my tooth and that in itself seems like a lack of attention to detail. Also the whole appointment seemed like they were just trying to get the most money out of me in one appointment. It was weird that they offered to do the fillings in the same day as the initial new patient visit. I was hesitant at first and then decided ok I had the time so I might as well get it done in one shot instead of spreading it out in two visits. They seemed to nit pick every filling that had already been done trying to get me to correct every small thing. And they didn’t give me the option to get a silver filling only the ceramic filling. Whig usually I opt for silver since it doesn’t matter to me if its visible on molars and they hold up and are stronger than ceramic sometimes and last longer. She took a longer than usual to do the fillings than I have experienced with other dentists and seemed very distracted trying to juggle too many patients at one time. Also the wait time to get seen the second time was crazy and they don’t have very good management of scheduling as one lady walked out and I waited 35 minutes past my appointment of 11 to get seen after being 15 minutes early.
I asked for a partial refund of my copay since I have never had to come back for a correction nor had any sensitivity of other fillings before. The receptionist said no she couldn’t refund me and that sometimes corrections need to be done even though I explained the whole situation and that I thought the filling had not been applied correctly due to a chunk of filling stuck to the side of my molar. And that I thought I should get a partial refund due to having to come back take a day off of work to have them correct their mistake. I was very polite when I asked as I have worked in customer service for 8 years. Once she said that they wouldn’t give me any sort of refund I decided it wasn’t worth it to argue with her and told her that if she wasn’t willing to refund me anything I wasn’t coming back. They literally could have refunded me 40 dollars out of the 130 and I would have been satisfied with knowing they had acknowledged their mistake and the inconvenience of having to come back …
So long story short after my long rant is don’t go here they are more interested in getting as much money out of you than making sure you are happy and focusing on good customer service. And either the dentist is too overwhelmed by the scheduling or not that good of a dentist to begin with who knows but I won’t be going back there ever again!

My son went for his first visit there after our insurance changed. He had just had a cleaning 6 months earlier and didn’t need anything. After this visit the Dr. said he had six cavities and my cost would be $ 950. I went to another Dr. and she found no cavities and said the Dr. from SD Dental Arts was just replacing all the filings, even though they were in good condition.

What an awesome experience I had at San Diego dental arts such a beautiful office and the staff is very professional and kind. I will definitely be returning. Also recommending to family and friends

I am not really the type to write poor reviews, in fact I just signed up for Unilocal today to write this review because of how upset I am with this dentist.
I switched to HMO because it was an affordable insurance plan, and the closest dentist to my home was this dental office. The first few initial appointments seemed to be fine, I never saw the same dentist twice which was sort of strange to me coming from a PPO, but I didn’t think anything of it.
In December I came in for a routine cleaning and the dentist told me I had 8 cavities. This was an extreme shock to me considering I had seen the dentist 6 or 7 months prior with none. They tried to book me to get the fillings immediately, but I hesitated slightly and booked mid January.
Suspicious, I looked at their Unilocal page and saw several reviews of other patients who were told the same thing. This made me very concerned, so I contacted my childhood dentist to book an appointment just for X-​rays and an exam to get a trustworthy second opinion.
That appointment with my childhood dentist was today. Needless to say, you can probably guess that I was told I don’t have 8 cavities and that the dental office who told me I did, is completely lying.
I am extremely upset that I was lied to, as I had always trusted my dentists, but now after this experience I have definitely changed my opinion.
Apparently, this type of situation happens ALOT with HMO dentists and I would be careful who you choose if you have that type of plan. I immediately canceled my insurance and will continue seeing my childhood dentist who I trust.
Be careful who you let work on your teeth and definitely do not trust this place.

Staff is unprofessional and unhelpful. I don’t understand why they are rude to their customers. I was told they would submit a claim and three weeks later it still wasn’t done. I called back and I was told again (by Nancy) that she would submit it by mail. I asked if the could submit the referral by email or fax since there has already been a long delay and she said she would call my insurance carrier for the information. Once I told her I had it and could provide her the information she said their software only allowed them to submit claims by mail. The entire time she is only trying to get me off the phone and every time I have called I feel that way. Keeping my fingers crossed that my claim actually gets submitted this time.

If you have nothing but time, this is the dentist for you. Their lack of time management and compassion is the reason I gave them 2 stars. They get the job done and their office is clean (which is great because you sit there forever).

Quite simply an awful, poor quality and untrustworthy dental office. The cleaning I received was extremely brief and unsatisfactory. I did not have the feeling of a thorough cleaning after having left the office. I also had some X-​rays done at this visit. The doctor informed me that I had 8 existing cavities and needed 2 more filled. I have only had 1 cavity in my life. I told this to the dentist but she insisted that I have had 8. For some reason I think I know my dental history better than someone who met me 10 minutes before. Needless to say I didn’t have her fill the cavities that day and haven’t returned since. For 3 months thereafter the office kept calling asking when I was going to get the cavities filled. When I finally told them I was going to find a new dentist the receptionist was extremely rude to me about it.
I’m not sure how anyone could give this place a positive review. Please know that the 1 star reviews are not an exaggeration and present a fair picture of how this office operates. I couldn’t recommend this dentist less.

The absolute worst! All the negative reviews are basically what I experienced. They did the bs deep cleaning. Told me I had 7 cavities blah, blah, blah. Straight up crooks taking advantage of people. Said my left hand side needed $ 500 worth of work after they did $ 500 worth of work on my right hand side. My new dentist said left hand side was fine… no work needed. They took digital pictures of my teeth rather than actual x-​rays. The whole operation feels shady as all get up. I waited a month to get a cavity filled (had to wait for my insurance to switch over) just so I didn’t have to go back to this joint. Just hoping this saves one person some aggravation and money.

I would recommend this place.
I’ve found them to be very friendly and professional. The staff is well-​trained and cares about doing a good job.
I had a nightmare of a dentist before coming here so I am extremely cautious, but I trust them with my dental work.
The place is clean and there’s always a good romantic comedy on from the late 90’s

I went to San Diego Dental Arts about four months ago while living in Pacific Beach. I was told that I had three cavities. I was also told that the silver fillings I had needed to be replaced because of the mercury and decay. That was another four fillings (seven total). While I was there, the woman that was cleaning my teeth whispered to me that I shouldn’t listen to these people about replacing my silver fillings. So I was extremely suspicious there was some kind of scam going on.
I could not afford to have all that work done at the time, thankfully. I moved to Massachusetts a few months ago and went to the dentist here as soon as I had new insurance. The dentist that I saw at this office was completely baffled at the fact I was told I had to replace my silver fillings and that they had decay on them. They said the only time those needed to be replaced was if I wanted to improve the appearance of my teeth. Or if there was decay, which there was not according to their exrays. These exrays done of my teeth again showed that I had NO CAVITIES. They told me that I had beautiful teeth and sent me on my way.
I am so happy that I did not listen to the lies that they told me at San Diego Dental Arts. I would have spent money on something that I did not need. I am beyond disappointed and disgusted that this office rips people off like this. I hope that people read this post and make the decision to see another dentist office.
Or at least, if San Diego Dental Arts tells you there are cavities you need replaced or new ones to be filled, get a second opinion. Right now I am trying to figure out if there is a place for me to report this office.

UP SELL… UP SELL… UP SELL … I would give them a zero star if I could! I have never been up sold at a dentist office. How dishonest! I was told that between my child and I we needed 8 – 9 fillings, a possible root canal and a deep cleaning. They did not clean my teeth, they only wanted to reschedule a deep cleaning. I have been a star dental patient for years in another state. Why is it different now? So I left and did not go back. We got no work done here at all. I found another local dentist who said that I needed 2 fillings replaced and my child needed nothing but a cleaning. This was 8 months later, wouldn’t existing issues have gotten worse, not better? 2 fillings versus 8. There’s no mistake here they were digging for money… What a joke. Do not go here. They lost a potential family full of patients.

I found them through my PPO and just needed a cleaning because I hadn’t been to the dentist in two years but I take good care of my teeth.
I had an 8 am appointment and was there for an hour and a half… Why did I sit there for so long for a basic cleaning? No idea. The dentist said I had no cavities but when asked when the last time I had been in she said I needed a «special» cleaning. I will say this, they didn’t just do the cleaning without telling me that it would cost $ 200. So I asked to just do the basic. That was fine. So the rest of the reviews are right, they try to up sell you. But doesn’t everyone? Just go to this place for the basics, I wouldn’t trust them with a root canal or anything.

Great Dentist, I have been a patient at Dr. Maroon’s for years, and I have always had a great experience. I have got to know them and they are very kind and professional, I have recommended them to my family and friends and they all have loved them as well. I have completed all my dental work and now I go every 6 months for my cleaning and check ups, on my last visit I did a teeth whitening (they had a special going on). I love my smile now and I get complements on how white my teeth look.
I really feel lucky that I found a great dentist that is nice and professional and has made my smile look better and make me feel great. I am not afraid to go to the dentist anymore, my last dentist was not good and made me kinda scared I use to hate to go to the dentist.
when I get my xrays, cleaning and checkup they have used something called a diagnodent that has a red light on it. they told me that it was to help find cavities and if I had any it would beep, Thank goodness it did not beep when they put it on my teeth :-)
I usually do not write reviews but I just wanted to share my god experience, and since everyone I have referred has told me the same also.
Thumbs up, and thank you for my white smile.

WOULD NOT GO BACK HERE IF THEY WERE THE LAST DENTIST IN CALIFORNIA. I went in for a cleaning and X-​rays. The cleaning? I swear it was maybe 3 minutes, and she was done. After the dentist saw me she said I had EIGHT, that’s right EIGHT cavities. I said this is my 6 month check up– you mean in six months I’ve developed EIGHT cavities?
When I told them my uncle in NJ is a dentist and that I wanted his second opinion before proceeding I did not hear from them. I had to call 3 times to no avail– they would not release my OWN dental records and X-​rays– THAT I PAUD FOR! After telling me a final time «they sent them” — and they still never sent them, my uncles office called them. Asking for them, with attitude, they said they would– nothing. Second time, they sent half the written file, no X-​rays.
Finally I just went home and saw my uncle. TWO CAVITIES and he said that was being really aggressive that if it were a normal patient that he wouldn’t even address them because they were pinpoints, so minor. These people quoted me $ 200/​filling and my uncle informed me that THAT is wrong because different size fillings should be priced accordingly. NEVER. EVER. EVER. AGAIN.
Is it so much to ask that people today be a little honest? You might have a loyal and honest client base. Cheating people gets you no where.

I am so happy I found Dr. John Maroon. I had previously gone to a dentist that recommended a deep cleaning which I new was false. So I came to SD Dental Arts for a second opinion. The front desk staff was great the hygienist was so delicate with my cleaning and X-​rays. Then when I met Dr. Maroon I was so pleased with his bedside manner and he told me everything looked great and no further work was necessary. He was very patient with me and answered all my questions and did not make me feel rushed.
I do not write reviews but when I was looking for a dentist I know how helpful Unilocal was to me so I wanted to share my experience. I ended up asking my coworker and they highly recommended this place and now so do I.

I’m not sure why the reviews on here are so poor?
I purchased the cleaning, xrays and teeth whitening kit for $ 30 deal and after reading the reviews on Unilocal I got a little nervous about it.
When I called the front desk they were really nice and when I arrived at the office I was greeted with smiles.
Dr. Maroon was great and the dental assistant did a great job of cleaning my teeth and making me comfortable.
Perhaps it was because I had no cavities or anything wrong so there really wasn’t anything to upsell? Anyways I had a very pleasant experience here!

Used car dealership.
Interesting that neither my dentist before OR after recommended the $ 700 procedure that San Diego Dental Arts did.

I have been a patient of Dr. Manijeh Maroon since 1996. She is usually at the Chula Vista office but is available at this location on Tuesday’s. Dr. Maroon and her staff are very attentive and caring. They sincerely love what they do and it shows.
The office is very comfortable and it doesn’t have a dentist office feel when you walk in. I am greeted right away with kind words and hugs. Since my entire family and most of my friends see either Dr. Manijeh Maroon or Dr. John Maroon we do a quick catch up on how everyone is doing. The décor has a home feeling to it which is relaxing and makes me feel at ease.
I used to hate going to the dentist but now I know that I am in good hands here and will be taken care of. Nadine is one of the technicians who assist’s Dr. Maroon. She is not only beautiful but a wonderful person to talk with. She is very detailed in her work.
Besides coming here for my routine cleaning and x-​rays I have also had teeth bleaching preformed via inoffice procedure. When I was 21 I had my wisdom teeth removed. Dr. Maroon herself called my house a few hours after the procedure to see how I was feeling before she left for the night. That’s what type of unselfishness and compassion you can expect from everyone here.
There was a time a few years ago while I was in college that I was without insurance. Being a long time patient Dr. Maroon was able to work out a payment plan for me that I was able to afford. My tooth ache was fixed before it turned into something worse.
Her hospitality has encouraged me to send patients her way.