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| Dr Artur Lipkin, Royal Dental Spa, artur lipkin, inna lipkin, studio city, thousand oaks, california, horrible |
This place has a ton of really horrible reviews. Unfortunately it's the only place that takes my insurance within 30 miles so I had to give them a chance. What a mistake!
All of my dentists in my entire life have always said I have great teeth and gums. I just wanted a checkup and maybe a cleaning because my old dentist left town. The dentist Dr Artur Lipkin looks at my perfect teeth, xrays for less than 30 seconds and says they're horrible. They are all full of decay, bacteria, I have horrible gums, all my fillings need to be replaced or my teeth will rot and fall out.
I am of course shocked beyond belief! My gums are not red or inflamed. My teeth feel fine. I have no tartar. I told him I just want a regular cleaning which my insurance will cover. He says I need a deep cleaning which my insurance will not cover and I'll have to pay. I told his front desk person this older lady I only want what my insurance will pay. She says a regular cleaning will not help at all. I told her I have no money for a deep cleaning. Then she says "I'll make this exception this once. I will schedule a regular cleaning." I told her after the cleaning I'll think about getting my fillings replaced. I actually was going to get a second opinion before setting that appointment as I did not trust this dentist. I set the appointment and confirmed my dental cleaning twice.
I go to the office for my appointment. I tell her I'm here for my cleaning. She puts me in a chair and the dentist shows up. I said I'm just here for a cleaning. He leaves and the desk person comes back and says this is not a cleaning appointment. I was supposedly going to have all my fillings ripped out and replaced. News to me! She said that I must have a bad memory. She said they were never going to do a regular cleaning which she said is just a few minutes of cleaning and wouldn't help me at all. I have a very good memory and know what was said. I got out of the chair and left.
It's very obvious that this dentist is a scammer. He doesn't want to have his assistant just do a cleaning because he doesn't make enough money. He wanted to yank out all my fillings which are not causing me any problems just to get money from my insurance.
Do NOT go to this dentist or he will do work you don't need just for money, money, money. This dentist and his desk person are truly horrible people. I will be reporting this dentist to the BBB and Dental Board besides writing reviews all over to spare someone else the waste of time and horrible treatment. I now have to go to another dentist for another checkup and xrays even though I just had that done.
UPDATE: I went to another dentist today for a second opinion. Guess what? My fillings are fine and don't need to be replaced. I have perfect gums and barely any tarter. A regular cleaning was done today same day as my exam. Dr Artur Lipkin also said I needed a crown and my insurance wouldn't cover it. Turns out I don't need a crown and if I did, my insurance would cover it. I am truly disgusted by this dentist! His assistant who lied to me is Lucia. I called to get her name for the reports I made to authorities.
If you look at the positive reviews here, they are from his mother in law Bella, wife Inna and daughter Karina. It's the same on Facebook. The only other positive ones are from his personal friends or are most likely fake. Perhaps he gives good care to his family members and friends but he rips off the rest of us just to make money.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/royal-dental-spa-studio-city?hrid=_9_-zb9p9wRAiDD6F0ebXw
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