Parham Sohail DDS

I am so sorry to read about Cindy’s experience, but I would have to thank her for the review. I was one step close to get myself in the same position. Thank you, Cindy!
So here is my story. I needed to get my wisdom tooth removed and I wanted an overall exam. I got new insurance policy after switching to a new job, so I needed a new dentist. I found Dr. Parham. Made appointment and went in. The staff was nice enough. Forms, x-​rays, took quite a while, but normal. Then Dr. Parham came in. Sat down and
warned me that I was about to hear something I probably had never heard before. Then he started to tell me about my gum problems. Bluh, bluh… All the problems of my teeth are from my unhealthy gum. I mean, all of them, cavities, previous filling that fell… Everything was caused by unhealthy gum. The treatment for my gum would be about two thousand dollars. My insurance would cover some, but I would have to pay a lot out of pocket. I asked about my wisdom tooth. He said that it is a surgery, and any surgery should not be done before the gum treatment, but if I really want to do it, he can do it first. I went home, thought about it. Since all my x rays are done there already, it would be easy to have Parham do my wisdom tooth extraction. I guess my instinct was telling me that it was not a good idea when I was about to call. I came here and saw Cindy’s review. What a horrible, horrible experience! I am so sorry.
I have been to many dentists. Years of experience dealing with dentists provided me the ability to tell the difference between a helper and a salesman. Parham was a salesman, 100%. It would still be OK if at least this salesman also cares about helping the patients, but apparently he does not. What Cindy had to go through was so horrifying. I believe it is true because everything else she says about Parham was true and I experienced the same thing. I still need to get my wisdom tooth removed, but I will NOT go to Parham.

I don’t know who Cindy L. went and saw, but I doubt it was Sohail Parham. I just returned from a molar tooth extract and had to sit down and write this review. I have never had such a pleasant dental experience in my life, and I’ve had many. I’m really a cynic by nature and particularly with dentists. This visit has really changed that predisposition.
Everyone was very pleasant. His staff was friendly and professional. I was really put a ease. No one tried to sell me anything extra, or convince me that I needed anything other than what I was there to have done. I was in and out of the office in about an hour, and that included all the first visit paperwork.
Dr. Parham came in and took a look at my x-​rays, which I had brought from my regular dentist, explained the plan in a manner that really eased any of my fears. I too need to treat my gums, but there was no hint of judgement or disdain ever. Then the anesthetist came in and with a pleasant demeanor gently numbed the tooth. In just a few minutes the Dr. Parham came in and in less than the time it has taken me to write this paragraph, the tooth was out. There was no pain or real discomfort. He patted me on the shoulder and said «that’s it». I was out there and it cost me less than I had been prepared to pay.
I too occasionally write bad reviews when the service I get is less than professional. I felt compelled to write this positive review, because I felt Dr. Parham and his staff more than deserve it.

I had the worst experience of my life. I went in because I had a wisdom tooth that needed to be removed. X-​rays were taken. Parham Sohail then came in and told me I had gum disease and it should be treated before removing the wisdom tooth. He said my insurance did not cover it (I have medi-​cal) and that I would have to pay out of pocket for a few sessions and that it was a non-​surgical procedure. I told him I could not afford it right now and that I would start arranging for it after. He smiled and said okay. He acted as if he was making special time for me now to remove wisdom tooth that same day. I first waited a really long time. Then a woman came in to inject local anasthesia in my gums. She started telling me that his patients do not usually return, that I would be okay but that his patients do not return. She told me she tells this to all the patients. She whispered it really. Then Sohail comes in after leaving me waiting quite a long time and he starts the work. The local anasthesia isn’t working and I let him know. He keeps going and I scream again. He stops. He puts a needle in my gum but I do not feel any fluid going in. I wait yet another 30 minutes. He starts again and the pain is still raging. This time he pushes my face down into the chair very hard and using even harder pressure on my mouth (I am crying now) and starts telling me «the novacaine isn’t working because of the gum disease and your gum disease REALLY SEVERE, I MEAN REALLY SEVERE! You are going to have an infection.» And he continued the work until there was a big crack sound and he said then «You are done.» He got up to walk out and one of his assistants asked him about post care. He said oh, just hand her a paper. Then said she can take over the counter meds. He would not prescribe anti-​biotics even after telling me I would have infection and no pain meds. That night I ended up in the emergency room from the pain. They looked at my mouth and said it was horrible work and that he was unethical. I followed up with another doctor who told me never to go back to this dentist and said he was unethical and should know better than this. My doctor said gum disease was not the problem for awful infection I had (my face was 3 times larger than normal, pain a level 10). The problem the doctor said was that he didn’t prescribe you anti-​biotics in the first place. It is normal to receive anti-​biotics after a wisdom tooth extraction. I was asked why I did not go back to him to ask, well, the abuse I received in the chair with the tooth removal scared me from ever returning. I had a cleaning scheduled and I am canceling that. It was scariest and worst treatment I have ever received from a dentist.