Joseph Sabet, DDS

Worst dentist office experiences of my life.
I am a conscientious dental patient who religiously goes for checkups and cleanings every six months. I’m also a big fan of sweets. And therefore my dental visits have resulted in many fillings over the years and a handful of crowns. I’m stating this because I’ve had these procedures at several dentist offices over the years and I know how it’s supposed to work. That being said, I will never return to this office after my experiences here. Read on for detailed information.
My first visit to this office resulted in me not being seen. They were so far behind schedule that after more than an hour wait past my appointment, I finally left. The thing is, they knew well before my appointment that it would be a long delay. Instead of calling to inform me, they let me come in (after taking time off of work) and then let me sit there for more than 60 minutes without telling me what was going on. I shouldn’t have come back but I decided to give them a second chance. On my reschedule appointment I again had to wait, but this time for 20 to 30 minutes. Seems to be the norm here. The staff all seemed disorganized and that made me nervous. When I was finally seen, the hygienist was nice enough but rough and too quick in the flossing portion of my cleaning. After x-​rays, the dentist told me that I needed a couple of crowns. So I scheduled my next appointment to start the procedure.
During my initial crown procedure they drilled my teeth down to nubs (that’s how it works) and then tried to fit me with temporary crowns. They were having trouble removing the sharp edges of one of the crowns using the drilling device. And after two hours in that chair, I was so ready to go home. But then it got worse. The drill-​thing they use to remove sharpness on the temp crown stopped working. Apparently it loses electricity after a certain time of night and they didn’t know how to turn it back on. Seriously? Finally they decided to just stick cement stuff onto my tooth instead of the temp crown. I had to deal with that for three days until the new crown would be available. The next morning I woke up with the fattest lip I’ve ever had. It looked like I’d been punched in the face. Nice dental work, doc.
So I go back to get the two permanent crowns. First they had to scrape the cement out of my mouth for the tooth that was missing the temp crown. But when they went to remove the temp crown from the other tooth, it wouldn’t budge and it hurt. The doc decided to give me novocaine so they could do what they had to do to remove it. He jabbed the needle into my gums so hard that I actually Unilocaled and tears came to my eyes. Instead of showing sympathy, he got mad at me for crying out in pain and said that I can’t do that because it’ll disturb the other patients. Are you freaking kidding me? I have had a ton of dental work in my life and in turn a lot of novocaine. I have never experienced that level of pain during application. This Dr Sabet dude clearly needs to listen better to his patients and take better care during procedures.
But wait, it actually gets worse. During application of the new crowns, they were rough and cut the corner of my lip with their instruments. That cut resulted in an infection that required antibiotics to cure. Again, a new experience that I never care to have again.
Thank you for reading my horror story. You’ve been warned.

WORST DENTIST AND STAFF EVER!, PLEASE be warned! I have never been a patient, however my co-​worker went here, and I had to experience her go through so much BS with this place.
1) They did a filling and the Dentist told her «You are probably going to need a route canal» Never followed up with her after,
2) I watched as she has been in pain. She said he was too rough, and may have went too deep,
3) I begged her to call her dentist, and a woman named Gloria answered, and told her she would have to wait a week (Just to get an x-​ray done) My friend told her that she was in pain,. All Gloria did is say «She will call her back»
4) The office close’s at 1:30 PM I called at 1:15PM and she told me that they will be closing in 5 mins… Ummm last time I checked that would have been 1:20PM .
5) I had to call and let her know that NO ONE has called my friend back. After all that … Gloria was nice enough to let us know that she can come in Tomorrow at 10/​am (HOW KIND)
I called my insurance company so that I WOULD NEVER have to come here. I also advised my friend to do the same.
Sorry, But RUN!!!

Avoid Dr. Sabet’s Office! I originally came here as a kid and remember liking Dr. Sabet, but the 2 to 3 times I have came here in the past couple of years as an adult I realized what a horrible place Dr. Sabets Office is.
–Dr. Sabet is never in the office. When he is in, he is a smoker and does not put in any effort to mask the smell from his patients. He will get really close to your face minutes after having a smoke.
— The office staff lack basic social skills, and continually seem pissed off. The person who did my cleaning (I would mentioned her name but nobody introduces themselves here) did a mediocre job and I could feel her more scratch over my teeth than make any effort at properly cleaning the areas.
–I was told by the technician that did the cleaning that «Dr. Jane» would come in to take a look at my X-​Rays and at my teeth. When the «Dr.» walked in she did not introduce herself or greet me (not sure if she was a Dr or a nurse). She merely walked in and said «do you have any pain». After I explained she said she looked at the X-​Rays for a minute she said I have to come back for fillings, and went on the jot down something. I waited because I assumed she would explain everything after she wrote it down. Then she just closed my folder and said I should talk to the receptionist about when I wanted to come in. As she was about to walk out I asked her to explain to me what the problems were. I had to pry out information with multiple questions after getting 2 word answers, and I felt like she had no idea what she was talking about.
Some other points that didn’t help.
–The technician went to the bathroom and didn’t wash her hands (the same ones that she proceeded to touch ALL of the equipment would.)
— The wait was about 30 min before someone first came in and another 15 min between the person that did the cleaning and «Dr. Jane».
-«Dr. Jane» had a horrible rash on her neck that she would continuously scratch.
— The equipment was very outdated, which I wouldn’t mind if it was well maintained.
Overall, I will definitely not be coming back here for fillings or a cleaning!

Dr Sabet is OK, he is quite a decent dentist. The problem is he is never in the office, and when I call his office routinely making appointments pretending its with Dr Sabet when its with some unknown «associate» with no name. Only when I pointedly asking «are you sure dr Sabet will be there?» than I get «oh sorry no, dr Sabet is not available for the next month or so» Very dishonest practice. And yes, the equipment appears to be older than me, not updated to the most current standards by no means. Office staff is not friendly or professional. His assistant is truly bad, I never wanted her to even touch me.

Been visiting this dental practice for 5 years. I have had general dentistry and yearly checkups and cleanings. Have had dental implants done by Dr. Sabet. The quality of the work is more then satisfactory at a reasonable price. I particularly like that they never do more work then is necessary. For some in this oh too near Beverly Hills community many desire a luxurious office, constant patronizing, and welcome the continual attempt by their practice to have them buy in to cosmetic dentistry that is over the top. (This area does have the highest density of Plastic Surgeons in the U.S.A.) So this dental practice is perfect for those wanting quality dentistry. The basics and then some.

I am researching new dentists because I am not going back. The good is that they were complimentary of my teeth and were not pushing deep cleanings or any extras (i.e. honesty). The bad (which outweighs the good) is the facilities are very dated, looks like nothing was touched since the 80s. And the particular turn off for me is the Dr Sabet is a smoker! He didn’t do the cleaning but he inspected it afterward… his smoke breath all in my face was nauseating. Like I said, they weren’t pushy, which I respect, but the facilities and smoker breath were definite turn-​offs…

I went to Dr Sabet a few times before I learned better. The fillings I got from this place had to be replaced shortly thereafter. My current dentist (who is wonderful) was amazed.
I don’t even know who works in this office. No one ever introduces themselves or explains what is happening. It’s like any stranger could walk in the door and start freaking drilling in my mouth.
And the wait was never below half an hour. Ugh.

I have visited the office three times now. I love the office staff. It is close to my home if I want to walk. I actually LIKE going to the dentist now. August 2011-​checkup, May 2012-​two wisdom teeth pulled, July 2012-​one tooth pulled. My son is okay with them also and he is usually anti-​doctors office. He is on the autistic spectrum. The wait is a litle long occasionally so bring busy work, book, bills, just in case. But last week I called due to some pain with no appointment and they said come right now. I was in and out within 30 minutes. He said, «Ok you are all done.» I said what are you talking about, you did not even pull the tooth yet. He had. I felt nothing. Heard nothing. Did not even feel the pressure. I wish my grandfather was still alive. He was deathly afraid of doctors. And I would have loved to take him to this dentist to show him everything is OK.

Dr. Sabat has a good bed side manner; however, his office staff at his 7^th St office is so rude. The receptionist refuses to contact your insurance company and will tell you the only way you can receive insurance rates is if you call them yourself. She generally has a negative attitude and makes going to Dr Sabat an unpleasant experience.

Been to Dr. Sabet twice. He fixed a chipped front tooth for me and pulled a wisdom tooth. I chose him simply because my insurance covered him and he was walking distance from my home, but I’m glad I visited him before I saw these terrible reviews on Unilocal because I would have been swayed. This is really too bad since Dr. Sabet was professional, friendly and did great work. It’s been 8 months and my front tooth looks like it did before I chipped on a Bay Cities sandwich. :) And by the way, I know this isn’t the norm with getting wisdom teeth pulled, but it was literally painless. I went to a Dodger game that night and didn’t need to pop so much as an Ibuprofen. I know this sounds like an ad but I swear I’m just a satisfied patient.

While this isn’t the most glamorous dental office, I have enjoyed going there for the past 3 years. I was fed up with other pretentious offices that way overcharged. The staff here are professional, pretty timely & Dr. Sabet has always been very helpful if I ever have a question or need to come in to see him (he is doing my Invisalign). I have also gotten other dental work done (crowns, etc.) & have been happy with the services.

This man put in veneers for me and they constantly fell out. He did a terrible job and refused to give me a refund after I went into his office (about 12 times) since 2005 with veneers that just fell out, sometimes when I ate simple foods or talked. DO NOT GO TO THIS DENTIST.

i have yet to have a problem with dr. sabet. i was referred to him by a friend when i switched insurances and my doc no longer accepted my new ins co.
i was very ansy about going there since my first run-​in with a la dentist was horrible, overpriced and i had to go back 3 times bc my fillling was too high and throwing off my bite! never again would i go to a dentis t without a trusted recommendation! I got my crown replaced there and although they dont have cerec technology they have porcelain and it was just as good and a bit cheaper. He offered to pull my wisdoms for me but I have always been told never to get it done uness its an ortho surgeon!

First of all, replaced a perfectly good filling when all I had was a chipped tooth on the side. Didn’t even perform the procedure, some guy who never introduced himself did it, then walked away. Sabet was not even in the building and I was never told that he wouldn’t be doing it. Now the tooth hurts like hell after three weeks. And for the grand finale, he never returned three messages even after mentioning the pain I was experiencing. There are much better doctors out there, very sorry I ever crossed his path…