First Hill Dental Center

i really like Dr. Efterhari work, her crowns are really good but her service is the reason I left her practice 7 years ago. I decided to come back in December for cleaning and exam. I called 2 month in advance to schedule the exam with Dr. Efterhari and imagine my surprise that after the cleaning and taking x-​rays I was informed that the doctor is in Boston for holidays. Nobody ever called or even mentioned it when I checked in. It looks like the office does not really care for their patients. My cleaning was horrible, I left with the same tea stains I came with. The hygienist never even gave me the mirror. Debi has always seemed indifferent and somehow rude with a lot of attitude. Not coming back for sure.

I sought care from Dr. Singh after refusing to seek preventative dental care for a number of years. After being treated by Dr. Singh, I walked away knowing that I received a honest and invested appointment. He allowed time to provide a comprehensive review of my clinical status, a summary of the preventative measures required, and to answer my inquisitive questions.
My hesitation in the past is that other dental practices attempted to encourage myself and my family members to pursue unnecessary dental procedures that would result in a large amount of patient responsibility; but Dr. Singh helped create a collaborative plan that was both fiscally and clinically appropriate. He has made himself available to patients in terms of appointment availability (including working late and weekend availability when requested by his patients), and calls me directly when I have a follow-​up question. I would highly recommend Dr. Singh to others and am confident that you will have a positive experience!

I just had my first visit at Dr. Eftehari’s office and i have to say, iam very impressed! I never enjoyed going to the dental office, but it was so different than any of the other offices i have been to. They were able to take pictures with camera inside my mouth so i could see my teeth on the computer screen. I was concerned because my previous dentist said i needed a crown and i wasnt sure why or if i really need one.Dr.Eftehari showed me the pictures she took of that tooth and now i really understand the reason i needed one, so my prevoius dentist was right, but i did question it probably becausei wasnt shown «why».The camera is really cool. andthey showed me all my teeth so i know whats going on in my mouth. I like that they are digital too! This is a great office and i will be back for the crown and my regular visits. I highly recommend this office.

I moved to Seattle from LA and asked my best friend for a referral to a dentist. I had been told by a dentist in LA that I needed three crowns on my back teeth. Dr Eftehari did a thorough exam and informed me that I really only needed one crown right away. The other two could wait. I really appreciate her honesty and professionalism. She’s gentle and very caring. As far as the staff goes, I can’t say enough nice things about them. Debbie is super friendly and helpful with insurance stuff.
I highly recommend this office!

I should not have let Dr. Eftehari touch my mouth. If you do see Dr. Eftehari, make sure you get a complete treatment plan, and a second opinion if a lot of work is suggested.
When I saw Dr. Eftehari, she told me I had 4 cavities, and she did the fillings. On my way out, the staff asked when I wanted to do the rest of the fillings. I was confused, because I thought we had done them all. I was then told by the staff I had a lot more cavities (if I recall correctly, it was around 12 more). I had never had many issues before, so I was suspicious of this. When I got home I realized I had been charged for 5 cavities. I called to complain about the charge, and the lack of communication regarding my treatment plan. If I had known this was her diagnosis, I would have had a second opinion immediately, rather than let her do the four fillings. She left me a message saying that she doesn’t like to tell people when they have that many cavities, because it’s overwhelming. From my perspective, when you pay for X-​rays, you are really paying for the doctor to tell you what they show. I have since gone to another dentist, who told me I have 2 cavities. This is about what I expect.
That said, my recommendation is (1) go to a different dentist, and (2) if this is your dentist, get a complete treatment plan before you let her do anything. I can only assume that the work she did on my mouth was unnecessary.

Turnover with hygienists is high which is telling in and of itself. She seems to really want to make money to pay for her new office and equipment. She may be skilled but I am the customer and want to trust my medical professional. I don’t think she is sincere seems like others have said — a gold digger and will see someone else.

Broke a tooth and my regular dentist couldn’t get me in. A friend recommended Dr Eftehari. They got me in the same day. From the moment I walked in, I was greeted by a friendly staff all around. They took an x-​ray of my tooth and they also took an actual picture so I was able to see my tooth on the screen. Had a big filling with a chunk of my tooth missing. They explained I needed a crown and went over the procedure from start to finish. I was there about an hour. They were fast, efficient, and very kind. Went back a couple of weeks later and got my new crown. It feels great. I am definitely switching over and I would highly recommend them to my friends and family.

Eftehari is a gold digger, makes you get a crown for the smallest reason. She and her team were the only reason I had to go through 5 months of pain with expensive root canal surgeries — my new dentist was surprised by what eftehari recommended even though he was nice enough to not bitch about his competition.
Costed me a LOT of money outside insurance since eftehari decided to suck up all of the insurance $$ for unnecessary procedures for maximum billing and left me high and dry.
consider your self plenty warned

I went to Dr Eftehari for almost a year before deciding to switch to someone else.
I was told that I had gum issues and it was very important that I come in every 3 months instead of every 6 and have special periodontal cleanings done with some fancy supersonic scraper. Oh and i NEEDED a mouth guard and it would cost $ 400 (no, your insurance won’t cover most it)
I was also told the last time I was in that I had a cavity that needed fixed… but they didnt want to do it until my next appointment (3 months from now).
I have never had issues with my teeth before so these things really made me wonder what was going on, so I decided to just cut my losses and switch to someone else.
My new dentist told me the following things:
–My gums look great and i have little recession (no need to fancy deep cleanings)
–The tooth that had a ‘cavity’ was just a filling, and there is nothing needed to be done. My guess is that she just wanted to replace the filling.
As someone who has never had issues with their teeth, I would not recommend her for bi-​yearly cleanings. She has fancy equipment and needs to pay for it, which means she is going to try to max out your insurance and getting you to pay for extra procedures. This is just how some businesses work. That’s fine, but I’ll just go somewhere else.

Dr. Eftehari does good dental work. I used to go to her, and my current dentist said the work was very good. Dr. Eftehari is very professional.
The only thing is sometimes it felt like there was a lot of importance on cosmetics/​looks. The doctor seems very focused on making money. There also seemed to be a lot of turn over for the hygienists, but that’s really hard to tell when you go at varying hours 2 times per year.
Also, the first time I went, I felt a lot of pressure to get a deep cleaning done. The procedure wasn’t clearly explained to me, it was uncomfortable, and only partially covered by my insurance. At the time I was startled and felt a little taken advantage of, especially since with relatively health teeth/​gums, I still had to pay out of pocket.
She gets the «A-​OK» rating from me because the work she performed was good and will hopefully keep my teeth strong and healthy. Eftehari moved from her Redmond practice and I moved to Seattle without realizing we both moved to the same place. I go to a different dentist in Seattle now.

Eftehari is ABSOLUTELY a gold digger… dont be surprised when she will ask you to get a crown no matter why you go in for the treatment. Someone told me this before I went but I didn’t worry about it.
I went in with a lot of pain and she got me to put in a crown using up all my insurance for it instead of the root canal that I needed. It took me over 2 years to fix the damage she caused to my tooth and my current dentist was surprised by the recommendations & treatment by eftehari — enough said — considered warned!

They offer friendly service, have a great location and dont try to up-​sell you like a lot of other dentists.

I just went to Dr. Eftehari’s office for the first time for a teeth-​whitening. I have heard some nightmare stories and thought it was too expensive elsewhere, even with coupons. But Dr. Eftehari and her team (Martina rocks!) made it so easy and I highly recommend it. 2 hours in and out, beautiful offices, great tender loving care, and I left there feeling amazing.
Don’t wait any longer… it’s ridiculously fabulous.

This was a fine office until they kept me waiting for 45 minutes one day. I couldn’t believe it. I’d shown up 10 minutes early, as they’d asked. When they finally brought me back and sat me in a chair, the hygienist very snottily informed me that the procedure would take at LEAST one hour. Oh HELL no. You did not just keep me waiting for 45 minutes and you’re going to expect me to spend ANOTHER hour in this godforsaken office. I couldn’t believe her attitude – it was indefensible. How about a kind word, like «hey, thanks for waiting for such a long time, we had an emergency/​conflict/​whatever.»
I removed the paper bib, said «this isn’t going to work out. I actually have to go back to work now, and at this point, if time is money, YOUR office now owes me money!» and I stormed out. As the door closed behind me, I heard the receptionist call out – «will you be calling to reschedule?»
You have GOT to be joking. Get a clock.