Richard I Massoth, DDS

I have dental phobia and anxiety. Dr Massoth was amazing, patient and calm. He made sure I was comfortably numb throughout the procedure. His assistant was so comforting and held my hand. It was pain free and quick. I had a great experience with the worst possible tooth procedure you can have — root canal :/​. The office assistant was also very pleasant and helpful and polite. I would highly recommend Dr Massoth to anyone needing this procedure.
Also he returned my emergency call on a late Friday night and then followed up with a few calls in Saturday morning even offering to delay his trip to a conference to take care of me! Not many doctors do that these days! Great customer service and care.

I’ve had two root canals done by Dr. Massoth and had a positive experience each time. Unlike some of the other reviewers, I found the office staff to be pleasant and efficient, not at all rude. Dr. Massoth does efficient and relatively pain free dental work, certainly much better than a root canal I had done when I was younger.

Richard Massoth did root canal on wrong tooth. Before I agreed to a root canal, I asked how many sessions does it take to do a root canal. He said he would do it in one session for patient’s comfort. After he was done, he said «you must go to another dentist to complete the crown». He had tricked me. I ended up going 3 times more. To make matters worse, the pain never went away. Based on his office emphasis on my insurance, he just wanted to do any root canal and wipe out my dental insurance. He did not even follow endodontic procedure to figure out where the pain was coming from. Very costly and I lost good tooth. Plus again I had to get root canal on the cause. I am taking him to court.

Dr. Massoth is a great dentist. I would recommend him to anyone needing a root canal.

Had an emergency root canal yesterday! Not fun at all. I was recommended to see Dr. LaFlamme by my dentist, Dr. Stein. I was contacted right away and they were able to schedule me to come in. I was greeted when I walked in by their friendly receptionist. Dr. LaFlamme and staff are professional and pays attention to details. They took the time to explain to me in detail what is going to happen and what needs to be done. I am still recovering by the procedure and healing from inflammation. I could not ask for anything more but a special thank you to Dr. LaFlamme & staff for taking good care of me!

Professional, skilled, painless. I had no problems with the office staff, and found his rates reasonable. It was, in fact, my second visit (in a decade), and if I ever need another, I’ll go here yet again.

I had high expectations when I was choosing an endodontist because I am a dentist myself. I was looking for the best in the area. And, I can honestly say that Dr. Massoth and Dr. LaFlamme at Tarzana Endodontics are the best! Because of their superior training, their state-​of-​the-​art facility and their warm and friendly staff they more than exceeded my expectations. I give them my highest recommendation.
Dr. Bruce Kaplan

I was referred to this doctor by my dentist for an emergency root canal. When I got to their office, I noticed that they have a payment plan. Well, after he sat me down on the dental chair, numb my tooth as I was in lots of pain, he sat me up and made me sign a paper that I will pay my portion that day. Well, I couldn’t come up with $ 600 and I asked for a payment plan. He refused! He said that my card will be charged on Thursday. He refused to allow me to pay in two weeks. I was very disappointed with his attitude and service.