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3.7 Stars
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Val Justis
Posted on : 2017-07-25
Dirty facility, unprofessional and creepy! Do not recommend!!
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Alan Robinson
Posted on : 2011-07-25
Nikolai Pavlov (Nick) is located in a low rent part of La Jolla, near the border with PB. I took this as a good sign: he could pass the savings on to me. Wrong! Instead I got one heck of an up sell.
The good: the office was clean, if tacky, and I didn't have to wait long before the dentist was ready to see me. First they wanted Xrays, which I was expecting, but I don't like having more than once every couple years, so I declined. Unexpectedly, I was able to get Nick to agree to this, though he wasn't happy to do it.
The bad: next he looked in my mouth for all of 20 seconds, checked the depth of the pockets in my gums in about 3 places, and then announced I needed a special treatment that would cost 80 extra dollars, even after insurance. My previous dentist checks the gum pockets for each tooth, and had never thought such treatment was necessary.
While the snap judgment was troubling, worse was that Nick refused to respect my wishes and provide a regular cleaning. I'm no pushover on these kinds of things and I spent a good ten minutes politely trying to convince him to just give me the regular cleaning. No dice.
Either I pay the $80 extra, or I go home, having already wasted my morning. I resolved never to come back, but since my time is worth something I went ahead with the more expensive cleaning.
The actual service seemed OK - I had to wait a while, but all the arguing with the dentist was probably the main factor behind that. I couldn't see any evidence that the actual cleaning was subpar. They never did a full check of my gums though, which was disappointing.
So I paid more, and got less. There is nothing to recommend Nikolai Pavlov as a dentist.
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La Jolla Cosmetic and Family Dentistry |
470 Nautilus St Ste 212
La Jolla ,
California
92037
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(858) 459-5591 |
nickpavlovdds@dentistryoflajolla.com |
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http://www.dentistryoflajolla.com |
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