iSmile Dental Center

I got this visit on a Groupon so was open to the best of worst experience, but I’m happy to report that this was one of my most comfortable dental visits ever!
As you can see the reception where you wait isn’t anything to look at but the staff (raquel the receptionist was great) were all professional and sensitive to a patient’s needs! I saw Dr. Lee, and she was just great! I had a deep dental scaling which left my teeth looking much better and feeling much healthier!
If your looking for a pretty waiting room with glossy mags this isn’t for you, but if your looking for a great dentist try Dr. Lee!
Waiting could be a while though, but if you can be patient it’s worth the time!
I will be going to ismile from now because there prices aren’t much different to going to a school, but unlike a school you get an experienced dentist taking care of you from beginning to end!

tl;dr: Gross waiting room, great dentist.
The full story:
I came to iSmile Dental today with a lot of apprehensions. First, I hate the dentist. The only reason I made an appt at all is a terribly painful wisdom tooth. Like beyond Advil painful. So I knew I needed to see someone right away.
I have new insurance (MetroPlus Marketplace) and I needed an in-​network dentist who would take a same-​day appt and who would be reasonably non-​skeezy. I did some research, tried calling up a few dentists in my Washington Heights neighborhood, and finally got through to iSmile, which has offices throughout the city. The internet had generally positive reviews about Dr. Elliot Sabbagh, who runs the practice, so I decided to go for it.
When I first arrived, I was newly terrified because the waiting room is seriously dingy. Like, dingy enough that if I weren’t in pain, I might have left. The two women working the front desk were great though and anyway, I didn’t have much of a choice so I stayed.
I waited about 45 minutes past my appt (kind of standard in NYC so whatever) and was then led into an immaculate exam room with state of the art equipment by the dental hygienist. She was wonderful and the new equipment and clean facilities immediately put me at ease. Dr. Yang was my dentist and he was very knowledgable and to the point. He did not try to upsell me and gave me a referral to an oral surgeon for a wisdom tooth extraction. We’ll see how that goes. He also went over all of my x-​rays with me, identified areas that could become a problem, and suggested I keep up the flossing and mouthwash to see if they’ll resolve themselves.
I made another appt for January, and I think I’ll be happy to go! Very impressed overall (despite my initial negative impression).