Smile Max - Costa Mesa, California

Kevin B.

I'm a trusting person especially when it comes to medical professionals. This was a lesson learned trusting Dr. Farzin and the lies he will push to get the most money out of you. Especially if you are here because you have HMO insurance. Dr. Farzin was friendly, and recommended different services based on my insurance plan. I went ahead with the service he recommended, and while the copay he quoted for crowns and deep clean were quite hefty I thought it would be worth quality work.

What he doesn't tell you is that your real copay is much lower, and since this price isn't enough for him the price he is quoting you is out of pocket. When I came in for the deep clean, (which he said I absolutely need prior to wisdom tooth extraction, surprise surprise I actually didn't need it.) the price dropped from 500$ to 100$. Yes this is correct, he was trying to overcharge me by 400$.

I have no doubt that if I hadn't paid him 2000$ for crowns at this point, he wouldve charged me 500$. This made me question my copay amounts, and why I paid so much for my crowns. I called the office and they had me come in because only he could explain it. Right.

Well it turns out the office couldn't answer my questions because he couldn't either. He couldn't keep his story straight and kept changing it up. He tried saying that my crowns aren't on my plan. He then tried saying that they're not crowns they're veneers. Then he said they're veneer jacket crowns that extend all the way back.

I had to do my own research and realized that he never used my insurance and lied to me about the copay because he wasn't going to charge the insurance. HMO plans don't pay out well and so he couldn't put it in. If he admits that he gave me crowns then they are covered by my insurance and the payout to him is much lower than an out of pocket deal. All this would have been fine if he was honest about it.

Instead you just feel ripped off and taken advantage of. Plus he lied about needing all this extra work, I just came in for wisdom tooth extraction and he made it so hard to get a referral. It took 4 visits to get a referral. He tried to claim he needed my insurance to approve it. It makes me cringe how naive I was about this.

Lesson learned, avoid this place like the plague. I feel bad for anyone who was also ripped off by this crook.

Queta M.

I started with Dr Farzin prior to the pandemic and I feel confident with his care, he treats me with the utmost respect, he's incredibly knowledgeable, and I cannot complain about the prices

I strongly recommend him

E M.

He used dental amalgam fillings to my 6 years old cavity treatment without asking me about it. I would never be okay with it. I had to take my son to different dentist to fix it.

Martin L.

Beautiful office! great Doctor and great team. Highly recommended !!

jayme R.