Zamani Faridoon, DDS

PROS: Hygienists do a good job quickly and effectively cleaning teeth (20 min?). I had a couple surgeries too to remove wisdom teeth and I thought they did a great job. Just local pain-​killers and I was back to eating regular in about a week, and back to exercising in about two weeks.
The staff is very friendly, the office is clean, and there are a ton of magazines to read.
Good location. Meter parking. Bike parking. Near Trader Joe’s :-)
CONS: The equipment and furniture looks a little dated, and once I had to wait for an hour for my cleaning (but the other 10+ times I went I waited under 10 min).
OVERALL: I’d go there again and I’d recommend them to friends and family.

Dr. Zamani and Associates were very accommodating, allowing me to change my appointment when I needed to without charging me as is their policy.
The dental cleaning itself was great, no wait time, and the best part Dr. Zamani himself did the cleaning! He explained each tool why he was using it and for what-​never had any hygienist or dr. do that before. He was very cordial and respectful and thanked me for choosing their practice. All in all, a very successful dental cleaning. I will be making an appt in 6 months!

Shady practice that seems to only be after your insurance money. STAY AWAY. They send out tons of pre-​estimates to see how much they can milk your dental plan for. He actually said out loud, «You haven’t used your insurance this year.» Plenty of other great Brookline dentists and prosthodontists to choose from.

I can’t believe I’m giving a dentist 5 stars. I hate dentists. I mean despise. But I have to give credit where credit is due. Dr. Z hasn’t killed me, even though every time I hear the drill I jump a mile! I have to be the worst patient ever but he just keeps saying «don’t worry you won’t feel pain «. I sit there trembling and it doesn’t phase him or make him angry. His other famous saying is «pressure no pain» is also pretty accurate. Another thing is I take 2 tynonol after and that is pretty much it. I don’t wake up with a throbbing pain later that night.
The receptionist Diane is lovely. She is very sweet and is always smiling and Henrietta the assistant is a doll.
So again, coming from someone who is petrified of dentists I have come to trust Dr. Z. I have finally realized the possibility of dying in the chair is minimal and I will be just fine.

I LOVE Dr. Zamani! Not only is he beyond brilliant at what he does, His hands are Accurate & swift, he does genius work. I trust him with my life & I always feel VERY SAFE with him!!! He always makes sure I’m as comfortable as I can be, and that no matter what work he does… I feel no pain! Even the Novocain needle doesn’t hurt… He’s THAT good :). I’ve been seeing him for years, and I’ve had a lot of work done by him! Both my mother & brother have seen him also. My fear of the dentist Was so bad I can’t quite put it into words! And the way that Dr. Zamani handled my fears. I will never forget! He has a certain way of making you feel like everything… WILL be fine! & it always is! :) I don’t fear dentists anymore!.. well at least NOT Dr. Zamani, but I can’t speak for other dentists. He has been the only dentist I will ever go to. And I continue to still see him… And always will. I’m proud to call him MY dentist :). Also His daughter Dr. Naghmeh Zamani is also a dentist who is AWSESOME! Love her! She did my whitening and she was very meticulous, gentle and attentive. just like her dad :). And One of His nurses «Dental assistant» Henrietta (I hope I’m spelling that right!) is beyond incredible… She’s one of a kind, SO sweet, patient & calm. A dream come true in a dentist office/​chair. They are all wonderful :). The receptionist is also always very helpful, patient & nice.

I originally went to Dr. Zamani b/​c of an urgent situation (I don’t even remember what now) and he was the first dentist I called who could see me before the weekend. This was about ten years ago and he’s been my dentist ever since. I’m happy with his work and with his prices; he hasn’t recommended any extensive work that wasn’t necessary.
Unlike some other places, Dr. Zamani himself usually comes by when you come in for a cleaning to check up on things. He doesn’t try to convince you to have unnecessary work done and was very helpful in discussing different techniques and prices when I did need work done (I had lost a tooth-​nothing to do w/​Dr. Zamani-​so I definitely needed work!).
His office staff is very friendly and efficient. My insurance covers some but not all of my dental care, and they are very good about dealing w/​the company and letting me know what is covered and what isn’t. His prices are very reasonable for the things that aren’t covered.
I’m not sure why I’m giving him 4 stars rather than 5 — perhaps b/​c I don’t LOOOVE going to see him — but how many people really love going to see their dentists?
I realize that other person (s) had a different experience but I want to put in the other side as well. I certainly have other options in terms of dentists but I haven’t seen any reason to change, so will continue to see him until one of us moves away or retires.

I called them about the bill and explained how upset I was and that the only thing I could do as a consumer was to report their terrible business practices to the Mass Dental licensing board, the ADA, the Bureau for Better Business and Unilocal.The new office manager told the Dr about this and returned with a bill a little less than half of what it was before (now $ 160). I agreed to pay it and explained I would not contact all of those governing bodies but would fairly update the story on Unilocal.It sounds like their business practices have somewhat improved though the best move would have been to eliminate the bill. Due to the care at this facility, I do not feel I can recommend this.