Arleen Azar-Mehr, DDS MS

Dr. Azar was recommended by my dental hygienist. This is my second go around with braces. 1^st time as a child and now as an adult. Dr. Azar presented both options; traditional and Invisalign braces. She clearly presented the pros and cons of both options and I never felt pressured throughout the entire process. I chose Invisalign and now 1 yr later, I have nice straight teeth again. Office is clean and updated regularly. Staff is friendly and their billing department is efficient and they send you monthly statements to ensure you know exactly what’s due, what’s your responsibility etc. Overall, excellent service, very efficient and friendly office. And needless to say, Dr. Azar is excellent! Worth making the drive from Ventura Co to Northridge every month.

Greedy greedy greedy, they just want your money.
This office has couple of TV on where they doing clients teeth, every time I took my kid for visit to ck the brasses, the Dentist or her assistant cut my kids gum because they where paying more attention to the TV than my kids.
They charge you more than any other dentistry,
And carful when you sign papers with them. Ones you are CHEATER you always a CHEATER

If you ever have to get orthodontic work done (for the second time, as it was in my case) I recommend you at least check this place out. I was recommended to Dr. Azar from Dr. Heidi Chan (who is also great) and it was well worth the 30 minute (sometimes even longer! because hey, this is LA) commute from Westwood to the Valley.
She has great personnel and state-​of-​the-​art technology for your orthodontic preferences. I lucked out and qualified for Invisalign, which I have no complaints about. Other than the occasional lisp. Oh and the fact that you have to wear these even bulkier retainers for 4 months after your Invisalign treatment — and those bad boys gave me an even worse lisp. But that’s just all part of standard orthodontics protocol.
TIP: If you can pay for your treatment plan up front in the beginning and all at once with check/​cash, I recommend it as you also get a discount. It definitely comes off sounding like a way to get more money from you (which is probably true since then they avoid the credit card processing fee), but I also liked the option because then I got a discount. It just takes out a good chunk of money initially.
Other than that, the offices are clean, the staff is nice, the assistants are great and I always came away leaving pretty pleased. They have a reward/​token system that helps you out if you come on time and you can participate in their monthly contests and giveaways. And there’s free wifi in the office! Never say no to free wifi.

Dr Azar has been my Orthodontist for about 2 ½ years I love her she’s so caring and really cares about you on an individual level, I never feel rushed out and she walks me through every step giving me choices on anything. Her staff are always friendly and make you feel at home. If I could give her more stars I would hahahaha :)

Got my braces off today and couldn’t be happier. My teeth were unimaginably bad before, and now they’re perfect! I love the staff and the office is great (: They even gave me a bottle of sparkling cider and candy i couldn’t eat with braces haha!

Nothing but great things to say about Dr. Azar and all the staff in her office. It was a great experience all around. I loved that they had the latest technology, the office is spacious and clean and everyone is super friendly and helpful. Hopefully my son won’t need braces when he’s older, but if he does, we’ll definitely bring him to Dr. Azar.

My kids always have a positive experience and the staff is wonderful!

Top notch service with attention to detail, flexible, super professional and never too busy to talk through the options. You’re in good hands here, and as a long time client I highly recommend the Dr. And Staff!

This is my second time needing braces because my first dentist was horrible. My mouth was to small and I needed 4 adult teeth removed but he said I could get my braces without removing any teeth. That was very wrong. This time around Dr. Arleen Azar-​Mehr made sure I removed 4 of my adult teeth so we do it right. I make sure to do what she tells me and I am on track to get my braces off this November. They always take me in on time and get me out quick. I am very lucky to have found them.
— Crystal Vartanian

Best place to get braces! Dr. Azar and staff are great! Would recommend her in a heart beat!!!

I have knows Dr. Azar for many years now. I’m a dentist that refers her patients to her. She is one of the best orthodontist in LA. She’s very thorough and precise with her work. She is professional. And my patient rave about her office and staff.

Our family is definitely team Azar.
Why? My son’s teeth look great. What I was most impressed about was the time and care she took over the years. We first took him to Dr. Azar when he was a little kid. He wasn’t ready for braces, but our family dentist referred Dr. Azar and said, «See what she has to say.» We went and were never charged for these visits. Over the years she kept her eye on his crooked teeth and awkward bite, waiting for the right moment to put on the orthodontia. When he was finally of age, he took the braces plunge.
Over the years this is what I noticed from Dr. Azar and her staff:
— They were almost always on time.
— They were courteous, friendly and efficient.
— They work as best they can for the various school schedules.
— Dr. Azar is a part of the community. I’ve seen her at numerous events.
— If a session was particularly long or painful, Dr. Azar would send a note home explaining everything that happened and what to look out for.
I honestly believe she really cares about her patients.

I’m a big fan of Dr. Azar. She has a busy office and rightfully so because of the expertise she has to offer her clients. Her staff is friendly group of women and my two year+ journey to straight teeth with her and team has always been pleasant.
My only reason for giving 4 stars instead of 5 has to do with scheduling. Although she offers Saturday business hours they are available sparingly. I believe once every 4 or 6 weeks and I believe she is available only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during the M-​F work/​school week.
This was not a real big issue when I lived up in the SFV but having moved to the South Bay area and working a busy schedule of my own, I found it often difficult to be seen when it was convenient for me and the struggle of a long drive through LA (mostly on a M, W or F since Saturday hours are not always available) was a bit of a nightmare. Just be sure to not relocate if you are in the midst of orthodontic treatment and I’m sure you’ll be fine~

My son has been coming here for two years. His teeth look great! We just left the office and saw the before and after pictures and WOW! That’s all I can say. I also broke my retainers while at a football game, came here the next Monday I came in and they helped me out no problem! Very kid friendly and the staff is awesome! Dr Azar-​Mehr is so nice and approachable. She has a way of making you feel comfortable.

I highly recommend using Dr. Azar. I had my braces on with her as an adult and the experience was very professional and pleasant. My two sons are currently now in braces and they enjoy going to their appointments. The office makes the appointments fun. Each month there is a different game or contest to keep it fun and engage the kids. They also make the cost affordable for any budget.

I’ve been going to Dr Azar since July 2011 and am very happy with how things have turned out. She’s very attentive to her patients and spends time with all of them. She’s explained my procedures thoroughly and calls from time to time to make sure everything is still in place and not causing any pain. Unfortunately I’m moving out of the area before I can complete treatment, so she won’t finish my care. Overall I would absolutely recommend her practice to anyone who needs orthodontia.

Today I went in to get my retainer checked because I thought it might have been broken. When I got to the office, right away the receptionist took my retainer to Dr. Azar, showed it to her, and came back to tell me to wait. After I waited about 20 minutes, Dr. Azar told me my retainer was fine and definitely not broken and charged me $ 50 for this!
I understand that there is a fee to see the doctor but how shiest money-​hungry does one have to be to charge a student $ 50 to simply tell me my retainer is fine?! Mind you, she definitely knew it was fine before she even had to take the two minutes out of her schedule to «see» me.
To top it off, when I asked her about the charge, she placed one hand on her hip and, with a great amount of attitude told me «you received a visit, you have to pay!» Lol. Ridiculous and plain rude. I definitely wont be coming back and I recommend everyone find an orthodontist who isn’t so thirsty to jip a student out of $ 50 for absolutely nothing.

I’m on invisilign 10 out of 23 ! So far so good, I’m half way there and couldn’t be happier. I was referred to this Orthodontist by a good friend and I cant thank her enough. I have high expectations of doctors and am sort of a clean freak.
This office is state of the art up to date electronically and always clean, sanitized and even currently decorated for the holiday of the month. :)
Dr. has A LOT of assistants that make the visit very enjoyable and fast. There is plenty of free parking and I would recommend it to anyone. I’m a happy camper so far.