Complaint Review: Center for Family & Cosmetic Dentistry - Columbus Ohio
- Center for Family & Cosmetic Dentistry 1 East Campus View Blvd Columbus, Ohio United States of America
- Phone: (614) 848-5001
- Web: http://www.columbuscosmeticdental.c...
- Category: Dental Services
Center for Family & Cosmetic Dentistry - Dr. Firouzian outrageous fees, broken and failing veneers, substandard aesthethics Columbus, Ohio
*UPDATE Employee ..inside information: False Accusations
*Author of original report: statement
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Dr. Firouzian placed veneers on my teeth about a year and a half ago. They were very large and bulky and looked far worse than my original teeth. After a year of haggling, he finally agreed to redo them. He admitted that they were "over exaggerated" and redid my veneers. They looked better, but still not great, and definitely not worth the $5000+ that I paid him. I wish now that I would have done more research and gone to a dentist that had the skills to do good cosmetic dentistry. It seemed like he was more concerned with selling me veneers than how they actually looked. The new veneers he installed have since started moving around -- the lateral incisors shift when I bite into food. Just last night one of the lateral incisors cracked and a big chunk fell off the bottom. When I called their office today, the receptionist was very curt and said they would have to get back to me on Monday to schedule an appointment. I would avoid this dentist at all costs for cosmetic work. I w as naive to blindly trust him. Now that I've done some research into porcelain veneers, I realize that he skipped or sped through some steps that better dentists would pay attention to. The least I can do is tell others so they don't experience the same problems.
Reasons he gave initially for the giant, "over-exaggerated" veneers that
he installed were that he did not make a wax-up model before hand, so
the laboratory had to craft the veneers using photographs only. Also,
he said that the first laboratory he sent the veneers to was not a very
good lab, but that they had a fast turnaround time. The second set of
veneers he installed, he said he sent to a different lab which produced
better results. Although the second set of veneers was better, they are
not functional as one lateral incisor has already broke, and the other
lateral incisor shifts in my mouth whenever I eat. I try to eat with my
back teeth only to avoid moving the veneers and possibly damaging them.
I don't feel that these will last me 10 years and I feel that I wasted
over $5000 on sub standard cosmetic dentistry.
This office is ruthless when it comes to upselling cosmetic dental procedures. Even the receptionists get in on the act. The cosmetic outcome in my case was way below what my expectations were. I've since looked at some of his case photos and I can see that he generally makes large, unbalanced teeth that appear more like dentures than natural teeth.
The whole office is rushed due to patients stacked back to back. It was impossible for the dentist to really spend the time required for a good cosmetic outcome because he was working on 2 or 3 of us at once.
Please be careful of this office. I wish I had never gone there. I'm looking at thousands of dollars to repair what's broken. I had a balance on my account of about $300. When I asked them to make an arrangement with me the head receptionist there sent my balance to a collection agency with a 40% fee tacked on. So I'm walking away from their office $5000 poorer and a bill from a legal office. I'm also walking away with a broken veneer and one that moves and will likely break or fail soon.This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 01/19/2011 11:11 AM and is a permanent record located here: https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/center-for-family-cosmetic-dentistry/columbus-ohio-43235/center-for-family-cosmetic-dentistry-dr-firouzian-outrageous-fees-broken-and-failin-684346. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year. Ripoff Report has an exclusive license to this report. It may not be copied without the written permission of Ripoff Report. READ: Foreign websites steal our content
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#2 UPDATE Employee ..inside information
False Accusations
AUTHOR: Office Manager - ()
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Unfortunately not much can be shared due to HIPPA violations except to share that the patient had become delinquent on his balance and his attorney during collections proceedings also documented that his smile looked fabulous with none of the claims he was sharing. He was to remove the false accusations but he did not even though they are untrue. Unfortunately when a patient is delinquent and unwilling/unable to make payments on their account it is easy for them to provide any claim but when they cannot be substantiated then they should not be used against others.
#1 Author of original report
statement
AUTHOR: Matt Milholen - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
"I am the Honest citizen who posted comments about Dr. Firouzian regarding the veneers he placed on my teeth
about a year and a half ago. After posting those comments, I am pleased to report that Dr. Firouzian did offer to correct my veneers that cracked or were loose at no cost to my satisfaction. I now believe that he was sincere and diligent in his efforts to meet my expectations. His willingness to correct any deficiencies demonstrates his concern for his patients."
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