I got a second opinion. Dr Artur Lipkin is a liar, fraud and a crook besides guilty of insurance fraud

Dr Artur Lipkin, Royal Dental Spa, artur lipkin, inna lipkin, studio city, thousand oaks, california, horrible

This is my original review. I updated it on the bottom.I got a second opinion and Dr Artur Lipkin lied about everything. I don't need my fillings replaced. I don't need a deep cleaning. My teeth and gums are in great shape. Dr Artur Lipkin even lied about what my insurance would and would not pay for just to try to squeeze money out of me. He is a total con man and a thief. I have reported him to many agencies and will report him to many more. 

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.

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Dr Artur Lipkin gives horrible care to Americans but good care to his friends, relatives and Russian Jews

Dr Artur Lipkin, Royal Dental Spa, con artist, liar, fraud, horrible

I just went through all the reviews of Dr Artur Lipkin. The only positive ones are from his mother in law Bella Gampel, wife Inna Gampel Lipkin, brother in law Igor Gampel and daughter Karina Lipkin. There are a few more which are personal friends of Artur Lipkin. His mother in law made a few different positive reviews on Facebook and Yelp. His entire family is willing to help him defraud the public.

This is odd. An Artur Lipkin did go to school at USC. His graduation date is listed as 1999 yet he got his license in 1998. I think you have to graduate before you get your license.

Complaints have now been filed against Dr Artur Lipkin of Royal Dental Spa with Consumer Affairs for dentists. Another was just filed for insurance fraud. Dr Artur Lipkin did many procedures which were not needed that he billed to insurance companies. This is a crime in this country.

Dr Artur Lipkin is the administrator for the Facebook page of Royal Dental Spa. He is making all those fake happy posts about himself. His mother in law, wife and daughter made all the positive reviews.

Dr Artur Lipkin has paid for many services to try to improve his image. If he were a good and honest dentist, he would have plenty of business. Because he is a con man, scammer, rip off artist, he just has a ton of bad reviews. For the life of me I don't know how he can rip people off to their face. He is a disgustingly horrible person.