Daniel E Levin, DDS

Hack! He did not do a good job– had to get surgery done AGAIN. HE ALSO PULLED OUT A WIRE WRAPPED AROUND MY JAW WITH NO PAIN MEDS. I had changed insurance so he didn’t get paid to give lidocaine. He was awful. This was torture!!!

The staff was extremely courteous and pleasant. While I was at the desk I heard one of the staff on the phone with a difficult patient. She was kind and gracious throughout the conversation.
Dr. Levin was thoughtful, diligent and explained things well. He listened to my concerns carefully. I am suffering from severe pain in my jaw, and I left convinced that he was committed to finding an answer.
Strongly recommend

Must read! I don’t recommend going to this dentist office. I’ve been here in the past due to an emergency extraction of a broken Maryland bridge which had cracked my tooth in half, it was located on the lower left which bcuz of infection my left lower lip and chin became numb. After MR Levine extracted the tooth he assured me I would feel a lot better now and could not explain the numbing and said it would wear off after a few hours. Wrongo, the numbing remained for three months and later I found out that there is a huge nerve there that was pinched and affected by that infection, why didn’t a professional oral surgeon know this, that’s major. A year later I was referred to him for a major complex case involving major bone grafting. I had my own CT Scan necessary for the consult for this procedure. I made my appointment and a day before it was confirmed. When I came in after all my paper work was done the English lady in the front informed me that there was a $ 90 consultation fee. I was shocked bcuz not only was I a referral but I was not made aware of this when they made the confirmation call. I calmly explained I was not made aware of this and wasn’t prepared for the extra cost, the other short haired fat lady remarked to me rudely, «well how do you expect to pay for implants if you can’t even pay a 90 $ consult fee»? Needless to say I was floored. The lady asked me if I wanted to reschedule. Uh NO. And then asked if I wanted my X-​rays back, well duh, of course, I paid 350 $ for those to show a real dentist what were working with here. And that was the last time I’ll ever walk in or out of that office. Very desperate for that 90 $ and unprofessional!

This march I had to have a large cyst removed from my lower jaw caused by impacted wisdom teeth. (Don’t ignore your wisdom teeth!) Dr. Levin was knowledgeable and attentive during all of my pre and post op visits. The day of my surgery he assured me, I’d never had any sort surgery before, that it was routine procedure that he had done a 100 times before. After the surgery he came in to check on me and told me everything went well.
The staff was very helpful with arranging appointment times and great went it came to insurance stuff. They were even kind enough to distract my 1 year old daughter while I was getting an X-​ray done.
Dr. Levin was excellent and I would go to him again.

I thought Unilocal was about reviewing restaurants and culinary experience, by chance I read about Dr Daniel E Levin so I want to add my experience so that nobody would have to go through what I did.
I wished I had read Unilocal,I never would have gone to Dr Levin and spared myself great suffering.
I went to Dr Levin last year as he was on my health plan. I have a rare condition called lichen planus but Dr levin told me I was not unique, many people had this and that he had taken care of many cases before me so with that statement, I felt at ease.
My lichen planus was getting out of control last year and my general dentist, Dr ThiMy Le of Bleach dental (read my review on this 5 stars dentist) suggested I should get another biopsy, she was concerned it could develop into cancer. She performed the 1^st biopsy on my cheek 5 years before and she did a great job, I had no pain and the healing was fast, but she was not in my plan and it ended up costing me money, esp the bill from the UCLA pathology lab.
I read many reviews about the lack of anesthesia, I remember it was very painful, he stuck a big needle, the anesthesia barely had time to work, he started to slice and dice me. I was wondering why he took so long as Dr Le took just 1 min or so and another min or so to stitch it, why did it feel like an eternity. he did the biopsy on my left cheek, I was bleeding massively and had so much pain.
I went home and called him afterwards saying the bleeding did not stop, the pain was unbearable, he said it was normal, I hanged up then looked inside my cheek, I was horrified he biopsied the wrong area, the huge white patch to be biopsied was near the mouth, he biopsied the relatively healthy tiny patch deep inside the oral cavity, he definitely needed new glasses as suggested by Katie, he butchered my cheek, he dug a huge chunk from the wrong area, he said he was leaving the office, I told him he better redo it as he cut the wrong patch, I went back and It was clear to me that Dr Levin rushed through so he could go home, the 2^nd surgery on the injured, still bleeding inside of cheek caused me indescribable pain. I called him after 1 month asking how could that be possible that the pain was still so intense, he did not offer to see me, frankly I did not trust him and would not want to see him again but I just wanted his response. I would have pain for another 5 months, he really carved out a huge chunk and the sloppy stitches hurt
So the biopsy was negative, I really should not have that done as this condition rarely proceeds to oral cancer. I felt he caused me great pain, he should have offered to refund me the co payment. Now one year later, the area he had sliced had filled in but I still feel numbness on the inside of my left cheek, the white patches are still there, he had said sometimes by removing the white patches, the lichen planus would disappear. So seeing Dr levin was the worst day of my life, nothing was solved, I now have permanent numbness each time I brush my teeth or touch it, my guess is he must have cut some tiny vessels.
I read many complaints about the staff, the staff was not a problem for me, they were all nice to me and so was Dr Levin but that was not important, I was there for professional dental care, I did not get this, I had planned to get a dental implant but no more, I would not even get one from him if he gave to me free. He really should retire.

Dr. Levin and his staff were amazing! Super nice and make me feel very comfortable and at ease. I am not one for going to the dentist and am always scared when I hear the word surgery, but I am so glad I went there, and I will refer anyone I know to go as well! Thanks again Dr. Levin!

After 4 years of excruciating pain on my lower jaw Dr. Levin was able to take out the hardware that was deep inside in a hard to get to spot. He did this in a matter of 30−45min and I healed extremely quick.

The front office staff were OK minus one incredibly rude woman. She’s the one with short hair older and heavier. Dr. Levin drained an abscess and ended up stitching up the inside part of my lip by accident! This still hasn’t healed and hurts to this day! I have scar tissue built up all around it it now. He offered for me to come back so he could fix it. Oh HELLLLL NAH. No thanks buddy. You’ve done enough. I will say though he was nice and pleasant. Just ready to retire or maybe he needs new glasses. Or perhaps he just needs to pay better attention to what hes doing. I vote for retire. Be warned!

My daughter needed 5 wisdom teeth pulled, all the dentists that we were referred to were booked till march. We found Dr. Levin on the Internet. We were nervous of corse, this is our baby girl! Dr Levin talked straight forward to us (and my daughter) about the procedure and the sedation she was to be receiving. He had a great bedside manner with my daughter, who has had in the past, freak out anxiety under sedation. Dr Levin made her feel comfortable without over sedation.
My daughter was out within the hour and wanting to text her friends goofy pictures.
I am so grateful for the office staff too. They had all of our insurance info, researched and approved. The nurses were excellent.
I would highly recommend this dentist for a oral surgeon.

This sounds like an exaggeration but the double jaw surgery performed by Dr. Levin has dramatically changed my life.
I had an extreme open bite and a problematic cross bite. This means that only a few of my back teeth were touching and I have never been able to bite into ANYTHING (apples, sandwiches, pizza…) before this surgery, but now I am able to bite into my food properly for the first time ever!
I must once again point out that both Dr. Levin and his staff were extremely helpful and accommodating both before and after my surgery. This could have been a lot more stressful if they weren’t as helpful!
In my pre-​op appointments Dr. Levin listened to and answered all of my questions and made sure that I understood potential complications and risks. He also told me his plan if my surgery relapsed (sometimes after a major jaw surgery muscles can move your jaw back to where it was). This helped set my mind at ease because I like to have as much information as possible before I do anything major.
My surgery took place on August 6^th of this year at Orange Coast Memorial in Fountain Valley. Dr. Levin came in before and after the surgery to talk to me, and my family. I had to stay overnight in the hospital and he came again to check up on me and made sure that I stayed an extra night because I was not ready to go home yet. The extra day in the hospital helped me a lot because I do not think my family would have been able to give me the care I needed if I had gone home earlier.
I had multiple appointments after my surgery so that Dr. Levin could check up on my bite and make sure that everything was healing/​my jaw was not relapsing. This was a major surgery and I felt more comfortable knowing that he was keeping a close watch on my jaw (Especially since I was completely wired shut for 6 weeks!).
When I got my wires taken out Dr. Levin had to unscrew some of the screws in my face, cut all of the wires, and give me rubber bands (to make sure my bite was staying where it needed to be). He also said that this was his best work so far. Given how terrible my bite was before and how the hospital nurses had commented on how happy he looked after my surgery I have to believe him!
Even though I am still healing from the surgery (this surgery takes a while to fully recover from) and I need more orthodontic work, I am incredibly happy with the results of his work.
He did an excellent job with both of my surgeries and I am looking forward to going back to him in 6 months to show him the final results!
***** If anyone is thinking about having jaw surgery please feel free to message me! I have gone through two surgeries now and would be more than happy to answer any questions that you may have. ******

Nothing but great things to say about Dr. Levin and his staff. I have been going to Dr. Levin for my TMJ for about 9 months now. He has performed two procedures on me and has me currently going through my second round of physical therapy. He performed a jaw manipulation on me in March and again in July along with a Jaw Arthroscopy. Over a month since my procedure and my TMJ is practically gone and the pain is very minimum. I owe it all to him and can not thank him enough. Recommend him to anyone also suffering from TMJ.

After having a terrible experience previously with an oral surgeon I was very uneasy to say the least. Dr. Levin and staff were very professional and friendly There on line form option is great and saved a lot of time There staff called back several times and insurance was oked before my appointment. (This was all handled by them within in a couple of days They also coordinated with Kaisers Warfarin clinic to stop my blood thinners before the surgery. After a short consultation with the doctor (I was in for a molar extraction) the tooth was removed in a very short time and I was instructed by a staff member on what and what not to do until it healed. Bleeding completely stopped within two hours and even though I was provided with a prescription for pain meds I only needed to take one. (compared to last time with a different oral surgeon when I bled for days for the same procedure !) I highly recommend this Dr. (this is under my wifes name as Unilocal wouldn’t let me register apparently because I’m not on Facebook .
Carl S.

I went in to get my wisdom teeth removed and was extremely nervous. After voicing my concerns Dr. Levin had a full mouth xray done just to reassure me that in my particular situation that risk of nerve damage would be very minimal.
Staff were helpful when I called repeatedly to change the date of my surgery.
Overall I am very happy with the outcome thus far. It is the second day after my surgery and I feel great. I hardly need to take any pain meds at all, even on the first day. Shows the care he took in doing solid job.

Wow. I came in excited to give my 1 year post op review (on May 15, 2013 I had lower jaw surgery for an underbite, open-​bite & crossbite) & I’m shocked by the horribly mean words :(It’s one thing to write an honest post, whether good or bad, but name calling? By adults? I’ve had issues w/​doctors before myself, but never has it made me so angry as all this. To me, and w/​no past reviews or real pictures in some of your profiles, it makes me wonder if these aren’t competitors. If not, you should all be ashamed. Saying that may make me sound like I’m staff or family, but I can assure you I’m not. You can see by my many reviews here I’m real. Plus, unlike other «reviewers», you can write me personally here or on FB. We can even meet & I’d happily & w/​no anger, show you my progress pics & tell you what he did to change not only my bite, but my facial structure and truly… my life.
But instead of focusing on the negativity, I want to talk about my very SUCCESSFUL COMPLEX surgery I had 1 year ago. We’re not talking wisdom teeth or cracked tooth repair, but full on being admitted to Long Beach Memorial & being under anesthesia 5 hrs. Was I nervous or even scared? Yes, I admit I was. I’m just a girl who’s dealt w/​a jaw deformity & been teased about it since childhood. But my last memory before going under is Dr. Levin walking in & touching my left hand saying «Don’t worry doll, this is gonna be a breeze.» And you know what? For him it WAS! Because he’s a highly skilled & qualified UCLA trained maxillofacial surgeon w/​years of experience under his belt. I even asked Dr. Felsenfeld, one of the most well known surgeons at the teaching part of UCLA who went to school with Levin, about him. He said «He knows his stuff. You’ll get the same result from him as you would from me. Trust in him.» And I’m glad I did. Glad I didn’t listen to you mean people w/​your nasty reviews. Because I now have a jaw that’s perfectly aligned, woke up from surgery w/​very little post op pain (I even have pics of me in my hospital room (only one overnight stay) smiling as much as one can while rubberbanded shut, and sipping chicken broth thru a syringe. And yes, I’m happy to share these with anyone who is facing any procedure with Dr. Levin. Because I know what it’s like to be nervous facing something so big. And to hope your surgeon really will come thru for you. But I’m here to tell you, Dr. Levin WILL. My profile isn’t «bulldog-​ish» anymore, my tongue doesn’t thrust outside of my teeth, I have no lisp, my smile is perfect (I get «you have a smile like Giada De Laurentis!» all the time). And I can chew food easily, something I’d given up dreaming would ever happen. Most importantly, Dr. Levin very clearly explained what the negatives of this surgery could be, so I was well aware going into it. That I may have chin & lip numbness, possibly permanently (and I do have a 2″ square on the right side still numb, which may still go away but if it doesn’t it’s no big deal.) That I may need a chin implant (obviously I didn’t! In fact, he kept the integrity of my jaw so strong I get compliments on that as well!) So for those who say he’s short on words or impersonal… not true. He DOES have a jokester, irreverent personality… is that what bothers you all? Cuz honestly I like that! He’s blunt & to the point, doesn’t beat around the bush if you don’t need something invasively done (to the girl who complained about him rec’ing a new mouthpiece & physical therapy, you say why would you want more painkillers? My question is why would you want surgery if it wasn’t yet necessary?) Dr. Levin is just a surgeon and a man, not being fake but being HIMSELF. Personally, I prefer that too. Down to earth & pulling no punches. He joked around w/​me, even calls me Little Ms. Muscles (I’m a fitness competitor). Do we REALLY think I’m the only patient he’s pleasant to? Come on now, what would he be gaining to act like a jerk to everyone who walks in?
I honestly don’t know what else to say other than I’m grateful to Dr. Levin & while no surgery is easy (even this one was quite a process) this one & the upper palate surgery he did on me Jan 2013 were pretty straightforward (please read my previous review). Most importantly, do your OWN research. Don’t rely on Unilocal reviews to form your whole opinion. Do what I did. Ask other doctors, contact people IN PERSON. Check their schooling, background, history. Why only judge anything by Unilocal?!Have you not ever seen a bad review for your fave restaurant & thought WTF? The same holds true here. This is a life changing decision. Use care. Take these reviews w/​a grain of salt & THINK FOR YOURSELF. Anyone can write anything on the internet. There’s so much more I want to write but I have no more room. Contact me for pics, I have good results to show, the other reviewers do not. I’m happy to talk to anyone. Above all else, Dr. Levin, you deserve much more than I can ever offer in words. Thank you for my perfect smile :)

Dr. Levin is compassionate and is interested in his patients. Not only from a medical point of view but, also is interested in how my problems have effected me personally. Dr Levin takes time with his patients and does not rush a patient in and out.
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Dr Levin’s staff is wonderful, from the moment you walk in the office and are greeted to the time that you leave you feel welcome.
I was promptly seen by the doctor and felt as if I was the only patient in the office in that he took time for me. He sat down and discussed my problem and my options. I had no waiting time at any of my appointments.

I just had all four of my wisdom teeth removed, and I have to say I was not happy with the experience. One star is for the front desk staff, the rest is a wreck. Dr. Levin spoke with me for a maximum of 5 minutes before getting me into surgery. I had told him I was nervous, and he did nothing to explain the procedure to me at all. I milled around the hallway for a few minutes with no one telling me where to go or what to do. When I was taken into the surgery room it was dingy and cold — the assistants didn’t say hi to me or make me feel welcome at all, they merely strapped me into my chair. They spoke in Spanish while reading my vitals, I don’t care if they speak in Spanish, I just wish they would have spoken to me a bit, or could have relayed any information to me.
Dr. Levin blew in quickly — I told him the pain my teeth were causing was so intense I could not open my mouth. When he attempted to open my mouth he was very forceful and pulled my jaw, causing me to almost jump out of my seat. It was searing pain all over my jaw. He put antiseptic on the tooth but missed so it started going down my throat, I had to ask to have it suctioned out because I was choking on the taste. Dr Levin had to try three times to find a vein, and one time put it in to what felt like the muscle. I demanded he take it out because it was very painful and he was reluctant to do so. I am bruised black and blue on that arm — I knew it hurt for a reason. As he put the anesthesia drugs into the vein, it dripped all over my arm — it was just sloppy all around.
The surgery went okay, but I wasn’t sedated enough so I squirmed the entire time and could hear everything. Post-​op was DEPLORABLE. I had to walk to the recovery chair myself, and was sat there while the nurses gossiped in the room next to me about he-​said-​she-​said drama. I needed my gauze changed and was bleeding a lot, and my friend had to track the nurse down to have my bloody gauze changed. Dr. Levin never came by to see if things were okay. I sat for maybe 15 minutes before they asked me if I could walk. There was a real sense that they wanted me to leave, and I didn’t feel comfortable staying. I held onto my friend and the nurse pointed for me to go out the back door. No discharge information, no questions answered, I had to google everything to make sure I was doing it right! They didn’t even tell me what painkillers they were prescribing me — Vicodin doesn’t work for me so I spent all weekend in pain. Now as I recover the tooth in front of the wisdom tooth is incredibly sore and tender and I’m worried they damaged it — I’ll be seeing another dentist to make sure their work was correct. I was really disappointed with my experience here. Felt really cut-​rate, rushed, and unprofessional. The assistants were the real downfall, they did nothing to make the experience even remotely comforting. The experience was upsetting and I would NOT recommend.

Dr. Levin and staff represent the state of art in Oral Surgery. The office is tastefully appointed, the equipment and diagnostic process they use makes one feel extremely confident and the treatment proposed is based on the best information available.
Dr. Levin went a step beyond for me, he made me feel like I was the only patient in the office. His staff were caring and made me feel at ease.
Over the years I have known many Oral Surgeons but none can compare with Dr. Levin.
If you are looking for the most knowledge and technically superior Oral Surgeon, a caring and attentive staff, without reservation I recommend you make an appointment today.

Went in to have my wisdom teeth extracted today. Please disregard all these negative reviews. Dr. Levin and his staff were absolutely fantastic from my first phone call to when I walked out the door. Extremely efficient and helpful. I had teeth in the front extracted 6 months ago with a different doctor. My experience wasn’t very good. I was really nervous and expected to feel pain. No! Absolutely not! Dr. Levin was done before I even knew it. Would definitely recommend to everyone!

This place leaves something to be desired.
They have online registration forms that, according to the office, if you fill out prior to your visit, expedites the paperwork process the day of your appointment. Fantastic, but it’s only theory, and not practice.
Completed the online forms, and it still took the staff 45 mins to check, and confirm my insurance, even Dr. Levin questioned what was going on.
As for Dr. Levin, he’s skilled, and likeable, discussed my x-​rays, noticing I had two bad wisdom teeth, infected with decay, but was scheduled for only one extraction. I began to think it’d be nice to have both pulled today, kill two birds with one stone, but jeez, it’ll take your staff an additional 45 mins to get the second one approved. Um, no thanks.
The extraction itself went quick, less than two minutes, however, the doctor, or assistant, not sure which is responsible for administering the topical anesthetic, never numbed me prior to the doctor needling me. It was painful, wanted to jump out of the chair.
Received a voice mail a week later, saying they received approval to extract second tooth, never went back.

I had a good experience at Dr. Levin’s office. I fractured a couple of facial bones playing sports, and Dr. Levin helped diagnose and set them for me. After carefully explaining my options to me and giving me his recommendation, I opted for surgery. The surgery itself was quick and as painless as possible, and after a few weeks I felt – and looked – great again!
I went in for a follow up, and it was a quick you’re-fine-and-all-set.
The staff was friendly and helped answer my billing questions. They billed me up front before getting insurance in-​network discounts, but that’s something I’ve come to expect today.
I’d recommend Dr. Levin for anyone who needs a professional opinion about potentially bone damage done around the face and/​or needs surgery to repair broken facial bones. He was friendly and took time to help me make an informed decision, no pressure.
(Thanks, doc!)
Matthew