[continued]... sped up this process? At the end, when normally one would check the bite to make sure the fillings match up w/ the natural grooves in the teeth, and ALWAYS then file them accordingly, so that of course the patient does not then go forward basically chomping out their own fillings? Well, he excused me from our visit and when I asked him, "Aren't yu going to file down the fillings so that I can chew properly?" He shrugged and said, "Oh, we will do that the NEXT time you come in." OH! The next time I will HAVE to come in, he means! No way. Nope. He was actually trying to FORCE me to HAVE to come back so he could FINISH this, when it literally would have taken him less than five minutes to do his due diligence and FILE the fillings properly!
This is what I am telling you. Kashfi permanently destroyed my mouth, my smile, my confidence, and my ability to eat or just exist without being in pain. And he chose to give me black fillings all over my mouth so that he could scam Medical/Dentical for a quick buck on the side. I know he did. There is no other explanation for the lies and refusal to use porcelain. Then he completely botched them with what I can only assume is either ill-informed or simply lazy work, skipping steps so that ultimately everything would completely fall apart, sacrificing what little of my teeth he had left me. I used to have perfect teeth and a beautiful smile!
I am going to be pursuing having his license taken away from him. The lengthy and painful process I've had to pursue since the wrecking of my teeth, of dentist after dentist after dental department at UCLA; the over a year I had to endure of WAITING, near death from abcessed teeth the entire time, due to Covid-19 closures. I nearly died. Taking antibiotics continuously has caused my body, my metabolism, and my immune system now, too, irreparable damage as well.
If reading this keeps even one person from the suffering I have endured, then it was worth writing.

Submitted Aug. 13, 2021

There were so many red flags; and a part of me DID know, but I just kept thinking, "No, it's fine. Medicare would never send me to someone incompetent or dangerous."
I called to get a crown put on a molar. Dr. Kashfi answered. To my surprise, he made the appt. for me. No receptionist?
I missed that appt. I called as soon as I realized I'd missed it and again, Kashfi answered. He told me we could reschedule for the next day. Growing up in SB, my dentist was always so busy that if you missed an appt., there was a $100 fee and you'd be lucky to get another one a month later. But here's Kashfi telling me he can get me in tomorrow? He tells me ANY time. Like all day? Yes, any time.
Why doesn't he have a SINGLE appt. all day tomorrow? He's one of only a few dentists here who accept Medical.
I came in the next day. Yes, there was no receptionist to be seen. But there were also no dental assistants. ANYWHERE.
It was just Kashfi. Alone. In his one-roomed dental office. There were papers everywhere, and an old ugly, dusty couch. And the chair.
Ok, whatever. I sat down in the chair. He informed me that crowns are not covered by Dentical, so I'd need to pay for it. I asked if I could call my mom for her help with it, he said sure; she didn't pick up. Then he said well you have a few small cavities forming; why don't we just take care of those while we're waiting for her to get back to you?
Now I guess I've been spoiled with the precision and just, GRACE with which I've been handled by my dentists my entire life, because I've never felt like I was being WRENCHED on before. He practically put his foot up on me. I kept gripping the armrests with white knuckles and grimacing. The best way to describe it is to say that it was VIOLENT. The whole time he drilled out what I THOUGHT were going to be a few small cavities, but were really literally every other tooth in my mouth. Then, he started preparing the fillings. My uncle has been a dentist in Redlands my whole life, and so I actually know a little about this. I requested that he use porcelain fillings, to which he replied after some thought, "Oh, well you see, I'm just very concerned that because of the rather large surface area of some of these, that porcelain just won't hold up, and I'm afraid that it will crack."
That sounded like bullshit. I just thought at the time, ok he's the dentist. He knows best. No, no, Dentical would never send me to someone that would be dishonest.
So he proceeded to do the fillings instead with Silver Amalgum. You know, the dark-looking fillings that have Mercury in them? Ya, in the visible teeth up front, too.
My uncle being a dentist, I know this: when doing a filling, after drilling out the cavity, one absolutely MUST dry and isolate said tooth, which is usually done by placing tightly-wound gauze rolls around it and then hitting it with air until completely dry, the gauze rolls keeping any saliva clear of the tooth.
This never happened. For any of the fillings. He simply filled all the holes he drilled out with silver amalgum.
I know that porcelain is expensive. It's more expensive than silver amalgum. Dentical covers the use of it for fillings, though. What I suspect? Kashfi DID bill Medical/Dentical for porcelain fillings. He just filled each hole he made with silver amalgum instead, so that he could keep the difference. I believe Kashfi is scamming Dentical.
I've since asked my dentist uncle as well as other dentists (whom I've had to see to try to fix what is now permanent damage to my teeth), and they all agree: the whole, oh-the-surface-area-is-too-great-and-porcelain-will-crack-and-silver-amalgum-won't, line? Total bullshit. Completely untrue.
And Kashfi's negligence regarding drying all of the teeth and holes before doing the fillings? I had the experience of having each and every one of his unnecessary fillings fall out of my teeth. All of them. Which left big gaping holes, which then caused all of those teeth to collapse into dust due to the integrity of their structure(s) being compromised with the lack of support from the lost fillings. And what sped [continued]...

Submitted Aug. 13, 2021

He’s a great dentist. I’ve gone to him 2 times. I’m satisfied with his service ! I definitely recommend Dr Kashfi :))

Submitted Dec. 9, 2019

Dr. Kashfi has worked on my teeth many times over the years and, as one review says, he's definitely not into new technology. That makes a big difference in overall care, but Dr. Kashfi remains the only dentist that will take you as an emergency patient with medi-cal dental insurance. He's a bit of an acquired taste...so to speak...but he's very helpful.

Submitted Jan. 23, 2017

I AM VERY PLEASD WITH THE QUALITY OF CARE THAT I HAVE RECIEVED FROM DR. KASHFI. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIM.

Submitted May 15, 2015

Family dentist for +10 years. My two teenagers, my husband, and I myself have only had positive experiences with Dr. Kashfi.

Submitted Dec. 27, 2014

Went in for a basic checkup and I was super impressed. Certainly recommend him

Submitted Aug. 10, 2013

I grew up with him as my dentist and he's alright. Very old fashioned, not really into the new technology. I haven't gone to him in over a year or two, due to the lack of insurance. But now that I have my own insurance, I plan try someone new. Unfortunately, technology makes a difference, in my point of view.

Submitted Oct. 31, 2012