Raoul Shah, DDS

Raoul Shah has always been great. He has now moved to:
Meridian Dental Associates
1241 Meridian Ave
San Jose, CA 95 125
I will miss him in Fremont.

What a hack! Less than one year after having bridge and crown (front tooth) work, the stuff fell from my mouth like hail during a storm. Over $ 7000.00 worth of work gone. I am currently in the hole for $ 9000.00 (on top of the original $ 7000.00).
It is one thing to mess my mouth, but the hack had the audacity to perform unnecessary cavity work on my kid’s teeth. SMH That is unforgivable.
Avoid this hack at all costs. Your mouth and pocketbook will thank you.

I am perplexed by the negative comments. This man is a dental genius. As a bona fide «nerve-​y sensitive» tooth person-​I have abandoned my anxiety over pain by going to him. he continually test for comfort levels and explains step by step what he is doing. the day I was in, he was juggling me and two emergencies. Truly grace under pressure, as I never sensed any «rushing» at all. On the contrary, he apologized for it being so busy. But a little kid breaking her tooth on the playground? of course I can wait!
You get what you pay for, and his costs are not exorbitant. You can always go to one of those places that are the WalMart of dentistry but-​would you really want to have a root canal there, or with someone who cares about your comfort level? Just sayin’.

Dr. Shah is a good dentist. He’s always kind and he’s never tried to upsell me in anyway. I got some work done when I first visited him which is expected since I hadn’t been to the dentist in a few years but since that time I’ve been cavity free and no issues. He even gave me an extra toothbrush on my last visit. The staff is really really friendly. Never any issues with billing either.

Dr. Tucker deserves NO stars — but forced by Unilocal to give something. Unilocal,you’ll need to change this. Talk about a piece of work! If you want horrible dental service, have no hesitation to be worked on by Tucker. Rude. Money Hungry. Careless. Awful! Tucker made me rescheduled my appt because I spent too much time in the restroom before sitting in his chair. Another incident: I had informed him multiple times — and he has this information in my chart — that I need extra local anesthesia. While having my wisdom teeth pulled he filled me up with extra laughing gas! Oops! I was completely knocked out and he continued to pull out my teeth. Not until after the procedure was over was he concerned about giving me oxygen. All this guy cares about is getting people in and out to make as much $$$$$$$ as possible. Dr. Tucker = Devil.

I am writing this post on behalf of my mother.
Dr. Shah I can honestly say possible saved my mothers health and over all well being. Dr. Shah saw my mother on an emergency bases and worked for over 5 hours recapping and fixing an other dentists malpractice. Dr Shah worked until my mothers smile and well being was restored.
Before seeing Dr. Shah my mother had over 4 teeth improperly capped by an other dentist, which lead to the non-​capped teeth to break off and die. Not to mention that there were a few roots that were not appropriately removed, and a few teeth which had died were not removed/​capped. This left my mother in a great deal of pain and suffering, and overall poor health. After calling many Dr. Shah was the only one that would take her and fix what the other dentist had done.
–Words cannot express the gratitude that I have for Dr. Shah and his staff for being so accommodating and helpful. Without Dr. Shah my mother’s condition would have been prolonged and would have only worsened. I highly recommend Shah’s practice.

Dr. Raoul Shah and his staff are so wonderful!
I have been to so many dentists in the past who could not get me numb properly to take care of my dental needs, and I was about to give up, and have my pulled out due to frustration, but just before I lost all hope, I decided to give Dr. Raoul Shah a chance. Dr. Shah did just what he said he would — use new technology and make it as painless as possible. Dr. Shah is always telling me about the newest ways to do things, and ways to get me numb with less pinches and pain.
I always know what to expect before the work is done, so there are no mysteries — Dr. Shah’s staff lets me know what my insurance covers, what portion I will have to pay, and removes the mysteries.
I appreciate the friendliness of the staff, and how they know me personally — I do not feel like just another patient.

Dr. Shah is beyond your expectation!
I had a XRay done in Sacramento and I knew what was wrong with my teeth before I booked with Dr. Shah. (I emailed him my XRay and he gave me a quote before I walked in. I needed a Root Canal and he was honest with the price and fair. I drove all the way from Sacramento because my procedure needed the best and that’s what I received yesterday! The staff are very thoughtful and detailed in their work. Trini took a mold of my teeth 3 times because she wanted my crown to be perfect. Their genuine «human» and non «robotic» approach gave me warmth throughout your entire 3hr experience! I will always come back!
All My Best,
Suzanne

Not a fan. At all. Avoid at all costs.
The staff was nice enough, but the vibes I got from his office were so negative, I wanted to walk right out as soon as I walked in. But no, I had to stay. And they told me I had a TON of cavities [at this point, I’d only had one in my life]. So I had to come back twice afterwards for them to fill them.
My parents finally agreed that something was off about this dentist, and we got a new one. Andddd guess what they told me. The cavities that Dr. Shah had filled in for me were so terrible, they were starting to come off, after only 3 months. The edges of the fillings were rough, which explained why flossing had gotten a lot harder [the floss was getting stuck in the edges of the fillings], and they would have to pop out all of the fillings and redo them.
UHHH. Not cool. At all. Dr. Shah was the worst dentist I’ve ever had, and I would never recommend him to anybody. Stay away, if you want your teeth [and wallet] to be safe!

Be very careful. The dentist is friendly and the staff seem to be very helpful. This dentist was recommended by my wife to-​be. I wondered why she stopped coming to see him. I now know why. I have a simple crown on my tooth. The appointments were endless. They never seemed to get it right. The pain was a torture during the process, and refused to go away afterwards. I was incorrectly charged, and had to go back, and they refused to correct the charge. I paid just to get out of there. I went back to my old dentist who was in Oakland. He took pity on me and fixed everything for no charge. I am now the most loyal patient to that dentist in Oakland.

This «Dentist» who is supposed to be fixing teeth and making our lives easier does anything but that ! I had a perfect set of teeth and when I walked in one day for a regular cleaning, I saw him around as he had bought over the previous doctor’s practice. He kept pushing for fillings. 3 of them! I asked him how bad it is and how urgent it is. He kept saying (read as scaring) that it needs to be worked on before it starts paining. I started with one and realized he was grinding away at my tooth so much that it exposed my nerve. Now the only way out of this mess was to do a root canal. He did such a bad job on a tooth that never required a filling in the first place. Why didn’t my educated brain shout out what I already knew — DONT FIX ANYTHING THAT AINT BROKEN !!!
Apparently the dentist has paid tons of money for his education and then to buy over the practice and was desperate to make all that money back by duping his customers like this under their nose (literally) .
Needless to say — I am unable to use my molar due to the slapshod work he did. the exposed nerve has a cap on it but I cannot use it to chew because it pains the daylights out of me if I use that molar to chew food. Ofcourse I never went back to him and never will. Those who are going to him will sooner or later fall prey at his hands. STOP going to this dentist if you want to save yourself some money, time and agony ! There are plenty of good ones out that for the same or even less money. Please take the time out to find out. It is not worth risking your permanent teeth guys!
I hope he is reading this ! Be an honest dentist and be sincere at your work you so-​called-​doctor, it will pay off eventually. Else you will end up paying more than what you paid to buy your practice. People are not STUPID.
PS: those who are writing positive reviews (though I dont see any real ones) are, I am sure from his own office or himself !!

When I was in the Bay, Dr. Shah provided me with excellent dental service. The staff is great and office is clean (important). Dr. Shah himself is personable, smart and overall great. I hope I can find a dentist like him in Toronto.

This dentist, Raoul Shah, actually broke off a piece of an instrument in my tooth and left it there. BROKE A PIECE OF ONE OF HIS TOOLS IN MY TOOTH AND LEFT IT THERE.
I’d also like to add that my cousin and Aunt had root canals done by this dentist, both of which needed to be re-​done in anther office.
I was never afraid of the dentist until I was treated here. I went in for a root canal.
Now that I’m older, I understand if you have an infection in your tooth, the dentist should perscribe you antibiotics, then send you home. Once you;ve taken them and the infection is gone, then they can work on you. He gave me a couple shots, started drilling and it hurt so he gave me a couple more shots. When he started drilling again it still hurt.
He said, «for some reason the anestesia isn’t taking…» then he continued to drill my tooth. It was obvious I was in pain, I was crying, whimpering and clenching the armrests on the chair. I was kinda young and didn’t know any better to tell him to stop. So after he drilled me I had to feel him struggle to get the root out of my tooth.
He put the root canal in and it popped out, so then he had to shove it back in there.
Then he said my insurance had ran out, so he said he would do me a favor by putting a filling over hte root canal temporairily, and I would need to come back in the beginning of the year to get a crown.
I didn’t go back to any dentist for years after that, until last month. They took Xrays and referred me to a specialist. She was showing me the Xray, and pointed, «I’m not exactly sure what this is right here… I can’t tell if this is part of your root that didn’t get taken out, or if this is something else he did…» It took me a long time to get up the nerve to sit in a dentist chair after that experience. Since then the tooth he did has cracked and it’s all messed up. Not to mention, a week or so after Dr. Shaw did the procedure I felt a strange «pop» in the tooth.
I would never wish this on anyone, I hope if you have serious dental work you consider another dentist. It’s true, they are very friendly. Dr Shaw was even nice enough to personally write out directions to my home for me.
My new dentist I went to was just as nice. They had movies for me and I laid in a massage chair as they worked on my teeth. More importantly, they don’t torture me.
Another thing about Mowry Dental Group, the accounting department has issues. They tell you you owe when you don’t much too often. They will «never receive» payments you sent.”

Dr Shah has been my dentist for many years now and I appreciate having a dentist I can trust. He is calm and personable, and puts me right at ease while I’m in his office. I would highly recommend him.

Dr. Shah and the staff at Mowry Dental are courteous and professional. I have had a good experience working with Dr. Shah. With his help and using the Invisalign product I now have straight teeth.

I had a very similar experience to the other commenter. Every time I went to Dr. Shah for an exam I was told I needed a ridiculous amount of fillings and I fell for it each time (thought pregnancy had been hard on my teeth, but I now see I was not the only one) and paid to have a lot of work done. I even had a root canal and crown placed on a tooth that still bothers me. I don’t think the quality of the fillings and root canal/​crown were that great. He could never get my bite to fit quite right after the work was done. Also, the front desk consistently over-​charged me time and time again until I finally made them call my insurance company while I was there to clear up the correct amount I should be paying (20% NOT 50% they had been charging me). The office is old and, in my opinion, the equipment looks old and out of date. I have to say that I am disappointed by the overall experience.
On a positive note, though, the staff is extremely nice and helpful. Anytime I have needed records or a receipt, they have been quick to get it so me and they are always very friendly, as is Dr. Shah. He is a nice person, but in my opinion, not the greatest dentist. I don’t have another recommendation, though, because he is the only dentist I saw while living in Union City.

If I could give this place 0 stars, I would. Do not go to this place.
I was trying to find a dentist within my network. I came across Mowry Dental and decided to give it a shot. After seeing Dr. Shah, he suggested that I get 6 filings (1 new one and 5 redone), teeth whitening, a dental guard and a deep cleaning. Are you kidding me. I just had my baby a month before, so my gums were a little inflammed. I told him this, but he still said I needed it. Anyways, I decided to go ahead with the 1 new filings, and go back to my previous dentist who is out of network.
After seeing my old dentist, they said my gums were perfectly healthy and I did not need 6 filings, teeth whitening or a night guard. I do, however, need a new crown on the tooth that Dr. Shah worked on. I’m totally mad about that, but it is what it is. I will need to get it fixed.
Please, do not go here!!!

I’ll admit that Dr. Shah and his staff are very friendly and accomodating, but I have to echo the negative reviews that I’ve seen here.
I made two visits to Dr. Shah’s office — the first, 6 months ago and the second yesterday. On the first visit, I was x-​rayed and examed and then told to make a second appointment to get three fillings (three! after never having a cavity in my life)…and THEN to make a third and fourth appointment to get a cleaning. In my entire life of visiting the dentist every six months, I’ve never had to do x-​rays/​exam/​cleaning at different times. I was also suspicious about the amount of fillings I was told I needed AND didn’t like the fact that he kept pushing cosmetic dentistry on me.
For my second appointment, I was told during my cleaning by the dental hygenist that everything looked great. Then Dr. Shah got in there and said that I would need three more fillings — one to re-​do a filling that he did last time (the cavity got bigger, he said), and two that were not related to cavities. Three more fillings?!? Six in one year?!? After never having needed one before?
So I got a second opinion. It seems that I do not need the three fillings at all. I do not have any cavities. Having read the other Unilocal postings that say the same thing, I’d have to say I think I’ve been duped by Dr. Shah. I have no intention of returning to Mowry Dental Group.
UPDATE: Also, the work that he did (I let him do three fillings before I wised up and started looking for second opinions) wasn’t of great quality. I’ve already had one fall out.

I really liked this place when Dr. Tucker was the dentist but they just got some new guy who I don’t like at all. Apparently he’s broke from buying the business because he’s talking about doing thousands of dollars worth of work on me!!! I decided I disagreed with him so I went to a second dentist for a second opinion (one who apparently is not so hard up for cash!!!) and she didn’t mention half the stuff this guy was coming up with!!! This place seriously went down hill since Dr. Tucker left, I really would not recommend them for anything, they rip you off and do work you did not approve them to do just to drum up business!!!

Watch out! They like to charge you for not going to appointments that they make and you cancel. Then they’ll send you to collections! Even after you bring them more business!
They must be hard up for cash.
Not to mention their dentists are cocky and not very friendly.
**UPDATE** Their employees will email you here on Unilocal and harass you for giving your opinion! I thought that was what Unilocal is all about?