Jahangiri Hossein, DDS

Potentially dangerous dentist! This photo is a side view of the failed root canal on my front top incisor performed a month before by Dr. Hossein JAHANGIRI from San Clemente Dental Associates (also Southern California Family Dentistry). The X-​ray shows the (white) gutta percha filling jutting out through the perforation he drilled right out the front of the tooth into the surrounding tissue. This caused a huge necrotic abscess and now requires several lengthy and expensive oral surgeries by a qualified Endodontist (this x-​ray alone cost me $ 200). Fortunately, I changed dentists a month after the procedure and the new dentist referred me right away so I may still be able to save this tooth. Although I am understandably disappointed with his work, my main concern and what drove me to write this review is that Dr. Jahangiri failed to notify me of this complication (perforation) when it occurred, which I believe was his duty to do under the circumstances.

I switched to the dentist after reading fairly good reviews from different sights and looking at there hours. When I called in I need to schedule for 4 people I guess my first warning sign should have been that they would not schedule more than one family member at a time. Any how I called in the beginning of May got on apt for the end of May another for the end of June and the other two in mid-​July. For the first appointment I sent my boyfriend and he comes home and says they want thousands of dollars to do what they need (deep cleaning, cavities, and wisdom teeth) which is understandable. So ask I asked well they at least cleaned your teeth right? Nope they didn’t even do a routine cleaning. So here we are at the end of June and I call to confirm my 2^nd appointment and guess what no appointment down. So they said will let two of you come on my next appointment. So I ask when we come in we will get are teeth cleaned right. The girl on the phone tells me well that’s up to the dentist after he evaluates you. So I say well isn’t it routine to come in every six months or yearly to get x rays and teeth cleaning and she says it’s up to the dentist and she can’t guarantee they will be cleaned. I said please cancel all my appointments I will find another dentist