Sachdev Deepak San Mateo Dental Center

If I could give no stars I would. This has got to be hands down the worst visit I have ever had with a dentist. Granted, I’m used to having decent dental coverage, so this was my first appointment with a Denti-​Cal insurance provider. I went in for a routine exam and cleaning, which you would think would be easy enough for him. He rushed through it like I was an inconvenience for him. He did very shoddy work, a poor half-​ass job, and if that wasn’t enough, he jabbed away at my gums. The phrase «Wham-​bam-​thank-​you-​maam» came to mind. I felt sorry for the child waiting for an appt. in the waiting room.
Sachdev is a HACK. He doesn’t seem to realize that he is working on a human being, and has no people skills. Absolutely no empathy for the patient whatsoever.
By the way, to the person below using your son’s name (Marco) and speaking from his perspective, using your defenseless son as a mask to hide behind. That’s just weak.

About a year ago, I visited Dr. Sachdev’s office for a general cleaning and tooth repair. My front tooth had an ugly chip in it and I wanted it bonded. He did a fantastic job with cleaning and repairing my tooth, also guaranteed his work. He said that it should last a while, but to also be careful because it was my front tooth and we use it more often than we think (sandwiches, fruit, tearing food, etc). A year later, my bond is still holding up and looking great. In the past, I have had the same tooth bonded by another dentist and had to go back 3 times in a span of a year. :) This morning after my workout, I visited an amazing deli in San Mateo and ordered a sandwich on dutch crunch. Well, to my surprise, I chipped my other front tooth and was mortified. It was not only ugly, but very sharp in some areas because of how I chipped it (biting into my delicious sandwich). As you can imagine, I went into a panic and wondered how I could get it fixed asap. My usual dentist is in sf, and well, today is saturday. I remembered the good work that Dr. Sachdev had done on my tooth last year and visited him again. I walked in, with no appointment, after I was done eating and asked if there was any way he could fix the tooth I had just chipped today. He got me in right away and I left happy AGAIN! He does good work and I don’t think he gets the credit he deserves. It was a quick 10 minute appointment. I’m happy as can be. He is only there on Wed and Saturday.

This was the worst experience ever!
I’m only writing a review to maybe help save someone from a horrible experience and costs. I have seen 3 different dentist over the past couple of years and couldn’t afford the multiple work needed. I was referred to Dr. Sachedev through Denti-​cal. He took a look at the X-​rays that his tech took of my teeth, looked in my mouth without ever touching a tooth, picking up an instrument or putting a finger any where near a tooth. He told me everything looked great and my teeth only needed a cleaning… I was so shocked that I couldn’t say a word out of anger. I’m still in shock and will pay cash to a competent Dentist.

Dr. Sachdeva is a skillful dentist. I got all my wisdom teeth extracted from him. Unfortunately he is very far form my home now as I have moved to East bay.
He saved me from a dental surgery as recommended by other dentists for my wisdom tooth. It was really a complicated extraction as my tooth was just visible and not yet above the gums. He managed to take it out and it was painless.
Though first night it was painful it was good after that. I got recovered in 4 days.
Yes I had a swelling on the side were my tooth was under the gums and I had a stitch, but it was good on the other side and quickly got recovered. I got these extractions done on different days.
I am thankful that i found him and got saved form a surgery.
Also he is also a good singer and he plays good tricks while doing painful extraction so that your dental pain remains only dental and not mental.
Right now visiting him to get my stitch cut.

My mother had a 9am appointment and showed up 10 minutes early. The doctor spent over 40 minutes on the computer and on the phone in front of her without even acknowledging that she was waiting. After an hour, with no apology, no consideration for the patient, no manners and no class he was apparently ready to see her. My mother walked out and will go to another dentist to correct what was not done properly by this one. I strongly recommend any other doctor with a better Unilocal rating in the San Mateo area.

I am really happy to be doing the first review for this dentist. I hope this review will help others find the right dentist, which is not this person.
I come in for a regular cleaning, and as soon as I sit down, Dentist Sachdev begins pushing me to do a deep cleaning. As we know, that costs oodles more than a regular cleaning. I say no (multiple times) and he keeps pushing me to take it. I ask how much, and off the top of his head, he goes, $ 200. I say with insurance? He says yes. How does he know my insurance coverage? He does not. He just said some number. I end up falling for his sale pitch, which mind you was a great job. He does HALF my mouth and says come back next time to finish, because he has another appointment. GREAT.
Visit 2: get the second half of my mouth deep cleaned. Ok, fine, whatever. Next: I need a filling. The filling looks kind of half-​assed when I am done, with the cement looking for strange. Within a month or so, the filling is coming out and even turning dark shades. It was rotting. I was so upset (how do you mess up a filling?) that I just chose a new dentist and had them fix it. Did not even want to deal with this salesman and his staff to complain.
Be careful with this guy!!!