South Pasadena Oral Surgery

I came to SPOS after visiting 2 other places to extract 4 wisdom teeth (2 of which were impacted). All I was looking for was a place that made me feel comfortable since I was extremely nervous. I’m so glad that a coworker of mine recommended them after my horror stories! I called Dr. Goei’s office and got an appointment right away, they even told me they’d do the consultation and the surgery the same day! The front desk and nurses made me feel so relaxed and Dr. Goei was a PRO. The last thing I remember was talking about the abundance of froyo I will be eating and the next thing I know, I was home waking up on my couch. I only bled for the remainder of the day and by the next evening I was eating normal food. I received a phone call the next day from them checking on me (can’t get any nicer than that!) seriously excellent customer/​patient service. After one week I went to my follow up appointment and they confirmed everything was healing nicely. I almost wish I had more teeth to extract so I can go back! (Ok not really. But that’s how awesome it was). I highly recommend Dr. Goei and his awesome staff and will definitely be referring my brother here when he’s ready to get his out. :)

My 13 year old son needed two premolars removed to make room for his recently installed braces. His orthodontist referred us to Dr. Goei. Dr. Goei and his team were awesome. They worked around his braces and extracted his 2 teeth. This was my son’s 1^st extraction ever. He was feeling much better by the end of the day and as a parent, I am so happy that his first extraction experience was a good one.

I took my son to Dr. Goei’s office for 4 wisdom teeth extraction about a month ago because our regular dentist referred us to him. I am giving our experience here one star because of the high price this office charges. We have dental PPO insurance, and because our dentist referred us, we mistakenly thought it would be covered like my first son’s case who had the same surgery (all 4 wisdom teeth removed) done at a different dental office also in South Pasadena. This review is just to warn future patients of this office that you need to check with your dental insurance to make sure he’s in-​network and also to call other dentists to get estimates before going to the office. This office charges for consultation even if you end up getting your surgery there. I’ve never heard of that. Usually if you end up using their service, they would apply the consultation fee toward the procedure, but not at this office. Our bill after insurance comes out to about $ 1,500 (The total bill was $ 2250, so they deducted $ 750 that they estimated the insurance would pay). The other dentist we used for my first son was Dr. Petty in S Pasadena on Huntington Dr was only $ 155 out of pocket because he was in-​network, and he did not charge us for general anesthesia. Dr. Goei charges for EVERYTHING, so if you do decide to go there, just be sure you have at least $ 1,500 to spare. If you don’t, try to call around and get quotes from other dentists. The reason I went with Dr. Goei instead of Dr. Petty was because Dr. Petty did not have an immediate appointment, and I did not realize the price difference was going to be 10 times as much. Had I known, I would have waited a week. When we got to the office, and they told us the total price, I did not remember how much we had paid at Dr. Petty for the same procedure 2 years before. My ex-​husband did mention he thought the price was steep, but when I asked him how much we paid at Dr. Petty’s office, he could not remember. He thought the difference might have been just $ 200-​$ 300, or no more than $ 500. However, after the procedure, I searched my email and found the quote from Dr. Petty’s office that I emailed to my ex-​husband before we decided to go with Dr. Petty, and was simply horrified that the difference was that much. Also, the procedure was really rough on my second son. His recovery was over a week. He was in severe pain for at least the first 3 days after the procedure. My first son only had bearable pain during the first 2 days after the procedure at Dr. Petty’s office. Fortunately we don’t have any more wisdom teeth that need extracting, but if we do, you betcha we will never go back to Dr. Goei’s office again. It was a rip-​off.

I got my wisdom teeth removed from this practice a little while ago but just referred a friend here and thought I should write a review because I really had a great recovery, and experience with the dr and BACK STAFF, I had 3 coverages which covered everything but the front staff was not really all that nice about verifying my insurance, my dad asked me to have them call him make sure he was giving his info to someone professional they never did they sent me a bill in the mail after only billing my moms insurance then they asked me after my teeth were out for my dads info even though they were suppose to call before I had anything done. then when I called my insurance a month later they said everything was paid for I never got a call from the front telling me everything was good and handled so then when I called the office the front lady told me to just «ignore it then». So about my experience, after I came for a consult I came back week later with my boyfriend for a ride home the back assistants were amazing I was so nervous then one minuet I was talking up a storm and the next I woke up everything was done! Don’t really remember leaving lol but everything went great when I got home followed the directions and was honestly eating burritos with salsa three days later I mean cant complain living off soup ice cream and slurpees for three days so for the back office and Dr 5 stars.

It’s day 2 after wisdom teeth extraction. I feel no pain at all. I had all four of my wisdom teeth pulled yesterday morning.
I had my consultation and the procedure the same day. Everyone on staff was professional. I interacted with 4 people and Dr. Goei. The procedure was explained thoroughly, as was the after care. The cost was explained before I went into the surgery room, too. I was in at 9:30 for consultation and out before noon after extractions.
I got a follow up call the next day, which was great!
I feel no pain and it is 8:30 p.m. day after surgery. I have followed all instructions given to me, regardless of the absent pain. However, I have not needed the pain meds.
Dr. Goei is amazing! I would recommend anyone who needs extractions to Dr. Goei’s office.

Dr. Goei was warm and extremely professional. The office is beautiful and I felt so comfortable coming here for my wisdom teeth surgery. The staff was very professional as well — you really do get your money’s worth. The office is clean, beautiful, and the staff is professional and friendly — nothing more could make me more comfortable before surgery. I went to South Pasadena High School and a lot of my friends recommended Dr.Goei.
The only complaint I may have is from the day of my procedure (not about Dr. Goei which is why I still recommend 5 stars). I lost my prescription for medication after my wisdom teeth surgery — I’m in college and still live in a dorm so when the receptionist asked if I still had the paper I wasn’t too confident where it was and I was also a little nervous preparing to miss school and have the wisdom teeth extraction done. She seemed really irritated by this for some reason and I asked if I could just get another one written up and she seemed even more irritated although I tried to apologize — it’s not like you had to sign the paper yourself Ms. Dr. Goei is the doctor, not you. So I’m sorry if this inconvenienced you in any way but I thought this was rude and unprofessional.

I had a tooth extracted today it only took a very short time and it was painless my first experience gong here I am glad that I did thank you very much and hope to see you soon this a great office great staff and great doctor and a beautiful office very comfortable I highly recommend anyone going here

doctor gooei was wonderful, very patient & well deserving of his title as a doctor. all the staff was friendly & warm. they made me feel at ease even when i was a super extremely nervous wreck inside. i didn’t feel rushed. the staff knew their job well. clientele i notice was getting full early in the morning. its like going to a nice restaurant & it’s packing where they have to wait in line.

I would give Dr. Goei 5 Stars, but as an experience i’m leaning more towards 3. The main thing is he is good at what he does, which is why i went with 4!
I had four wisdom teeth taken out (2 impacted) 1 week ago and i had my check up at the surgery today.
Overall my experience was a positive one! I was terrified to get my teeth pulled. It’s something i have put off for years! Unfortunately i couldn’t put it off any longer. Dr Goei was a very nice man, not very talkative but very polite and very competent. My recovery wasn’t too bad but my wife tells me that i got off lightly. Getting the bleeding to stop after surgery was the worst part, except that, my recovery was great!
Most of the staff i encountered were friendly. Most.
I did have a couple of problems with my experience, non of which relate to the surgery itself so rest assured, you’ll be fine!
I was referred here by my orthodontist. I had X-​Rays taken and he told me what i needed done. Unfortunately i still had to have a $ 116 consultation at Dr. Goei’s office. That didn’t include the price of an X-​Ray because i took the one from my orthodontists office.
I needed my bottom 2 wisdom teeth out before my brace gets fitted. I was advised by my orthodontist that taking the top 2 out was optional. They weren’t in the way but most people just take them out anyway. It was my decision to get 2 or 4 taken out.
The $ 116 consultation i HAD TO HAVE basically just told me to bring someone with me the day of because i wouldn’t be able to drive for 24 hours after. That’s it. So that upset me a little. What upset me more was the condescension of the woman who handled the consultation. She told me i was there to have four wisdom teeth taken out. I advised her that i was sure of 2 and hadn’t decided on the other two yet. She then continued to tell me that MY orthodontist hadn’t discussed the other two with me and that i needed to have them out. Excuse me? She was so flippant and arrogant about it. I’m getting worked up just thinking about it. Her attempt to pressure me into having all four teeth removed was not welcome and gave the impression that this was all about the money and not customer care (Cost of taking out 4 wisdom teeth? $ 1700). That’s not how you want to feel before a surgery, especially one you’ve been delaying due to fear. After speaking with Dr Goei i did felt reassured that he was more than capable of handling the procedure.
There was one other thing too. I was sitting in the waiting room the day of my surgery when a guy walks in. He had his wisdom teeth out a few days ago and came back in to tell them he had pulled a shard of tooth out of his gum. What was the receptionists response?
«Did you get it all?» (. Um What?!)
Yeah. The guy was lost for words. He literally just exhaled a couple of times. I was lost for words! How was he to know if he had got it all? Obviously thats why he came in! Why was there a shard of tooth left in his gum anyway?!
… Not what you want to hear before you go under the knife.

My daughter had all 4 wisdom teeth extracted by Dr. Goei. We actually live in San Diego, and drove all the way to LA because of a personal referral and all the great reviews. My daughter didn’t need to take any pain medication at all! The procedure was simple, all of 15 minutes. She wanted me to video her afterwards in case she said crazy things!
We absolutely would recommend Dr. Goei and his entire staff, they were all wonderful, helpful, professional and made what could have been a stressful procedure super simple! Many thanks to the the staff at South Pasadena Oral Surgery!

Dr Goei and his staff are the best!
My two bottom wisdom teeth were impacted/​growing horizontal and I put off surgery for a couple years being the dental wimp that I am. I finally made an appt with Dr. Goei for an initial consult and he reassured me about the whole process. The front staff also gave me pre/​post op instructions and a breakdown of my expected payment. When my dreaded surgery date arrived, Dr Goei greeted me and the last thing I remember is him putting an IV in my arm.
I was pretty out of it that first day but had no pain and hardly any swelling. I kept waiting for the pain to kick in but it never did and I didn’t even have to use my pain meds after the first day! The office even calls the next day to check in on you. Needless to say, as far as oral surgery goes, this place made it easy peasy. Thank you SPOS!

After a couple of years of my regular dentist advising me to get rid of my wisdom teeth, I finally got them done. My dentist recommended Dr. Goei in South Pasadena.
Consultation appointment: Staff and Dr. Goei were very friendly when I met them two weeks ago. I felt very comfortable, even though I was very nervous about the procedure. The staff answered all my questions about the costs and procedure. Since I’m a little chicken, I decided on general anesthesia, even though I only needed to get two upper wisdom teeth extracted which were already out. There’s no way I want to be awake during the procedure, and I’m so glad my insurance covered it. A couple of days before the procedure, I got a phone call reminding me not to have anything to eat 6 hours before the procedure, and that I need someone to drive me home.

Actual Procedure: Staff and Dr. Goei as friendly and nice today as they were a couple of weeks ago. Before they brought me to the procedure room, they went over in detail what I need to do during the recovery period. As soon as I went into the room, they started prepping, and I was glad I didn’t need to wait too long. The blood pressure cuff and heart rate monitors were applied first, followed by oxygen through my nose. Dr. Goei put in the IV in my arm for my anesthesia, and I hardly felt the needle go in. That’s all I remember really… don’t really know what took place next. I guess I was out so fast. Next thing I knew I was awake and the procedure was over! No pain but a little drowsy. There are gauze pads on both sides of my mouth to absorb the blood since no stitches were necessary, and I’m dreading removing them later today.
Recovery: So far so good. I took a nap as soon as I got home! I changed the gauze pads after about 2 hours, but still no pain. After another late afternoon nap, I removed the gauze pads, and no more bleeding! Still no pain, and my upper jaw is just faintly sore. I was prescribed two medications: antibiotics and ibuprofen. After almost 9 hours, I don’t feel any pain so I’m choosing not to take the ibuprofen, but just the antibiotics. It was nice to notice that I had a message on my phone from Dr. Goei’s office checking up on me! Hopefully I’ll feel even better tomorrow. I definitely feel okay enough to type up this review. Looking forward to a good night sleep.
Follow up appointment: Scheduled for next week.

Dr. Goei extracted wisdom teeth from my daughter, 2 sons, a niece, and nephew and he did a great job on all of them! The staff is very nice and professional and I can’t say enough about Dr. Goei. He is very humble and an excellent oral surgeon!!!

Never again! VERYYYY rude employees. Whatever happened to manners and customer service??? Pffft. Also, the Dr. isn’t the brightest crayon in the box either.
DON’T GO THERE!!!

I have never written a review before but Dr. Goei was so exceptionally good that I just had to write one. I came in for 4 wisdom teeth extraction and it done in less than 20 minutes. The staff and doctor was very nice and awesome. All I remember was looking at the light in the ceiling and then I woke up at home. I seem to have forgot everything that has happened once I woke up from the wisdom teeth extraction chair thing. Well I woke up at home and my gauze was soaked in blood but after I took it out, there as little to no blood at all. It didn’t hurt or anything too. I was back to eating normal food on the 3^rd day. The doctorr and staff knew exactly what they were doing and I am very satisfied with the outcome. They even gave me a follow up call to see how I was doing the next day and I know they care about me and my health.

Excellent quality care, from the front door to the back exit. Good natured staff, thorough, very detailed care and follow up. You have the complete attention of the Dr and staff and that is confidence inspiring. I was quite nervous for (both of) my children to have any anesthesia, but my fears were allayed after a few minutes into the consult. These are pleasent professionals who like each other and their work. A good quality of dentistry and an a excellent work ethic. They also manage to provide a relaxed atmosphere for the dreaded teeth extractions which is quite remarkable.
Highly recommended.

Dr Goei and the staffs are super friendly. Had my wisdom teeth extraction 4 months ago. The procedure was very fast and I do not have much swelling a few days. Highly recommended!!!

Had a great experience with Dr. Goei a few years ago– so much so that I felt compelled to add my experience to the Unilocal reviews. Dr. Goei presented as very respectful in his manner; he was obviously bright, articulate and highly skilled. After having a growth misdiagnosed by an endodontist, my gut feeling was that i had a tumor that was growing in my mouth. Dr. Goei correctly identified the growth and removed it– and in spite of the circumstances, overall, i would describe the experience as very pleasant. His staff was also kind and professional.
To Stephen H. below– oral surgeries don’t cost $ 350. Sounds like your insurance didn’t cover it, and you were not on top of your own medical coverage.

I went here yearsss ago to get all 4 of my wisdom teeth pulled.
Here’s what i remember… «count for me» (i think it was sheep or somthing)… Me: «1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. i don’t think its working. nothing is happ… zzz»
Wake up. Whoa what happened. At least one week of miserableness. not being able to eat hard food to protect the stitches.
Recovered successfully. No problems so obviously he did a good job!

I dreaded getting my wisdom teeth pulled for years and Dr. Goei and his staff are awesome!
I got three wisdom teeth pulled (1 was impacted) and I was in and out of the office within 35 – 40 minutes! The extraction process probably took about 10 minutes or less. He recommended general anesthesia and I just continued to take his medication… after a week, I was still waiting for the pain to kick in, but no pain! Maybe I was fortunate, but this Dr. knows what he is doing and does it well!
His office is clean and his staff are extremely nice and welcoming. Also, about 2 years ago I went to get another impacted wisdom tooth extracted via local anesthesia and that was a breeze too.
5 star!