Lyda Harandi,DDS

Zero stars. Dr. Harandi from the very first visit sold me the need for a crown. I’ve never had more than simple fillings my entire life. She talks me into a crown. Oh – and asks if I’ve ever considered veneers AND tries to sell me a mouthguard. All on the first visit. Anyway, the first crown comes off less than even a year later. I return. She does a new crown. Upon my return for the permanent seating, I express after countless times, significant sensitivity and pain. After two crowns, she says, «you might need a root canal». I ended up with an infection because the new crown (and likely the first) was never properly seated (per my NEW dentist). Now, guess who will be paying over $ 3k for a root canal and yet a third crown done correctly. I literally hate Dr. Lyda Harandi. «Bedside» manner is non-​existent. It’s all about the money here. Fast food equivalent.

I will keep this frank. Do NOT go to this woman. She is a BAD PERSON. She will ruin your life. The staff did treat me great while I was there. But I think I spent my whole off day in the office for a 9 am appointment. Like seriously stop reading and check out the next one on the list.

I waited two hours for dentist to show up, for less than 5 minutes where she declared I needed to set up a follow up appointment for a basic cleaning because they were running behind (don’t feel it’s appropriate to penalize me for that!)
Additionally, I mentioned that my permanent wire retainer had fallen out, which she said she would replace, and then never returned to discuss or work on it.
By far the worst experience I have had. Steer clear!!! in

Had been going here for years. My new dentist told me that the craftsmanship of my previous crowns/​onlays was below average. That was confirmed this morning when my crown came off while flossing (less than 2 years old)! I’ve also had previous issues similar to this. Avoid this place like the plague or you will regret your decision later.

I had one visit with them as an out-​of-​towner. The hygienist was very nice and thorough. However, she eased into doom and gloom early into the visit. She broke the news to me that I had Stage I peridontal disease and needed a deep cleaning and Arrestin treatment. (Arrestin is a long acting antibiotic splackled in between the tooth and gum.) They insisted that Oral-​B pulsar is no good and that I needed to buy the Rotodent device from them to the tune of $ 350. Well, 10 months later, I just got back to work from my first follow-​up appointment with another dentist. He said everything was fine, that I don’t have peridontal disease and appointments every three months are not necessary. The Rotodent is a piece of s$%t, by the way. The Pulsar is very good according to dentists and hygienists I’ve talked to. When I mentioned that Harandi charged $ 40 for copies of my bite-​wings, my new dentist laughed. He said he does it for free. Bottom line, HARANDI LIES TO GET MORE MONEY OUT OF YOU!

I had the exact same experience but I didn’t figure out it was a scam until my 3^rd time being asked to pay out of pocket To make it worse my dental hygenist waited until I was laid back in the chair with tools in my mouth the tell me the I would have to pay $ 276 out of pocket (with insurance) for my services.

One of the WORST dental experiences in my life. Every visit takes approximately four hours because of the method of treatment. They fill every room and she leap frogs from one room to another. I’ve heard every customer in the adjoining rooms complaining of this method while I was there. The staff are very pushy and rude. The hours they are open are horrible. All in all, not worth the time.
When I visited I was also told about the drastic cleaning needed and foolish that I was, went along with it. They maxed out my dental insurance on the first visit. It took them two visits to finish a root canal. She claimed my «roots were narrow» and that I had to heal before she could finish. Funny, an 78 year old dentist that I had seen previous did a root canal on my back molar in one visit without any issues. What’s even worse is that the work was never finished and even though they received payment from the insurance company they are expecting me to pay for work that was never done.
Don’t waste your time with this dentist, Find one that has the time to see every patient properly and one that can complete the work in a timely and qualified manner.

Don’t go here.
My last visit was when Dr Harandi damaged the porcelain while placing a crown (I heard it crunch and tasted the grit breaking off as she was first positioning it). She denied it right to my face when I asked «everything OK?» I told her after, politely, I could feel a jag in it (pretending I didn’t notice she had damaged it, after spending 5 minutes trying to buff it out). She said, «yes it came that way, I could send it back but you’d need to come in for a return visit.»
This after she insisted on replacing a different crown I’d had on 9 years with no issue and no complaint.
I now realize I have probably been taken in by the whole ‘scraping and injected antibiotics’ scam, as well.
On top of this even when you call during office hours, you usually get an automated service telling you to email them for anything but an emergency.
Don’t go here.

DO NOT SEE DR. HARANDI! Dr. Harandi has pulled this same scam on my husband and I. She «diagnosed» us with gum disease, then sold us on «necessary» scaling & antibiotic treatment. Several hundred out-​of-​pocket dollars later, she tried selling us both night guards. We finally realized we were being scammed. Afterall, we had no dental complaints to begin with!
As educated & experienced adults, we feel very stupid for letting this happen, but I’m determined to get the word out before more people are bilked.

I choose this office for convenience. I read the bad reviews prior to selecting Lyda Harandi but stupidly tried them out anyway. Its all true. They pad pricing and suggest services you don’t need at ridiculous costs. They lied about the health of teeth. I have changed our to another dentist and strongly discourage anyone from using them. And yes, I was also taken by the whole scraping scam.

Every review I have read about this place involves getting a scaping. Lo and behold my wife and friend were told the same thing, as was I this morning. I only went here because my insurance switched and my wife had gone previously. I too was told I would have to get a scrapping and then come in every 3 months for the rest of my life.
Then there is the hygene. A bug! crawled on me!!! Whats up with that? Not only that but everything was kind of dingy and the equipment was old.
I am going back to my old dentist if I have to pay out of pocket.

Interesting to read the other review for this dentist office. I saw Dr. Harandi as well for a general cleaning/​xrays. My experience was exactly the same — hygenist started out nice as well, but whoa, what do we have here — they told me I have gum disease. Need to pay for an antibiotic rinse, and have every tooth scraped… would be well over $ 1000 out of pocket. Never had dental problems in my life. Sure enough — I go to Dental TLC and have no issues at all. no sign at all of gum disease, or any other issues. Know what you are getting into with this dentist, ppl — this is obviously their m.o. Caveat emptor!

I am originally from St. Louis, and I chose Harandi as the office is close to my apartment. The dental hygenist was nice/​pleasant at first. However, when she tried to sell me various products and I decided not to buy them, she became increasingly agitated. I have never had dental problems, but she told me that I had at least SIX cavities! When I went back to my dentist in St. Louis for a second look, I was told that I only had TWO! The cost Harandi quoted me after insurance was well over $ 1000. In St. Louis, my services after insurance cost $ 120. Lydia is also extremely unfriendly — she barely even speaks to you once the hygenist is finished. I am writing this because I want other people to understand the risks they face when visiting this office!!!