Newhart Orthodontics Inc: Todd B Feinman, MD

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301 Arizona Ave Ste 300
Santa Monica, CA 90401

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(310) 393-9389
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I just want to make sure everyone tries this office. Once you do, you will love it!! My teeth turned out better than I dreamed. I have a new boost of self-confidence!! I work ...

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Damian Newhart is nice to you from a business p.o.v.. He knows how to go through the motions and says and does the right things to solicit your business. He preaches on his websit...

My horrible exprience relived!!! 6/7/2010

Damian Newhart is nice to you from a business p.o.v.. He knows how to go through the motions and says and does the right things to solicit your business. He preaches on his website that he is a ""Highly moral"" person. But he falls short with his business ethnic. 1st off his unprofessional or better yet what seemed to be inexperienced staff of young ""trainees"" put the wrong type of braces on my teeth. I paid for the ceramic braces and they put the metal ones on!!! So they had to remove them with great stress to my teeth to correct their mistake. 2nd Newhart has this technique of tightening braces every three months rather than every month. He swears by this method as being sound, but think about it , it also cuts down on patient visits and operating costs on his behalf and whats to say that in a severe case of orthodontics such as mine, I would have benefited being seen on a monthly basis. I am still paying the same amount aren't I. Honestly the majority of his work is usually all performed by young hispanic males who I can't say are fully accredited technicians because all Dr. Newhart does is walk around from chair to chair instructing them what to do reserving his talent for the most difficult details that he would otherwise be liable for. The fine talent he has on staff spend more time talking about parties, movies and looking at attractive patients (Don't blame them, blame the award winning money making system of using the dental chair like a barber chair in a non private setting.) I made a written complaint to the office manager when a tech refused to fix a bracket that broke off during a visit and from there my treatment went from bad to worse. None of the staff was updating my computerized files and to top it off Dr. Newhart ignored the remainder of our agreement as he assigned my case and follow up visits to another dentist he had just sold part of his practice to, so he could open a brand new beautiful office in upscale San Diego. I know a thing or two about morals, value excellent customer service, and what can be only construed as exploitation. Dr. Newhart promised me in a signed agreement that my teeth would be bleached after my treatment. What he did was order a tech to give me a clear bottle of peroxide that expired the following month and instruct me to use it in my retainer. How that for outstanding ""moral"" customer service. Pros: Clean Office. Cons: Unproffessional, unsupervised staff, poor quality work. more

Great Teeth 5/7/2009

I just want to make sure everyone tries this office. Once you do, you will love it!! My teeth turned out better than I dreamed. I have a new boost of self-confidence!! I work in the motion picture industry and Dr. Newhart was able to treat me while I was working and no one even noticed I had braces. I loved the Invisalign braces. They are clear, so no one even notices you have them. Pros: Hours and Locations more

Orthodontic Treatment 5/7/2009

I received great care at this office. I decided to try the Invisalign braces since I am an adult and didn't want to have ""metal mouth"". They got all my records and impressions done at my first appointment so I could get my treatment going right away. The staff was very gentle and sweet and made me feel comfortable and at ease. Very caring staff and Dr. Newhart is very sweet. Pros: Good location more

Great Office 5/7/2009

My kids love Dr. Newhart and his staff. Beautiful convenient office. Several locations. And mostly importantly my kids' teeth look great!! Pros: 4 locations more

Would rather be toothless than ever come back here! 11/18/2008

As an adult having orthodontic treatment for the first time I was not sure what to expect. At first impression this place seemed great. I had a consult with Mr Newhart where they were quick to get you to ""sign on the dotted line"" and cough up some cash. Then you get a friendly welcome call from Mr Newhart as well as a welcome letter from him. Cherish these moments as they are the last personal attention you will receive from him. This was by far the worst medical/dental experience of my entire life. The dental techs that do all of the work are unprofessional, often arguing if one of them is adhering something properly. Not the type of conversation you want to be hearing while two young men stand above you pushing and pulling on your teeth. There is literally ten chairs of patients at one time being worked on by the techs, not the doctor. After being in so much pain after one experience I got home to see that the tech did not even attach the wire to the braces. I have since left the practice and would not recommend this place to my worst enemy. Pros: Dr Newhart is super nice when he gets you to commit Cons: horrible staff, assembly line set up, technique, pretty much everything more

Avoid at all cost 10/22/2008

If you are not obliged to go here by your insurance, do not waste your money. The service is at most mediocre and the practice employs a rotating dentist style so you may never consectively have the same dentist see you, so your treatment plan may be extended to due a lack of ""visionary"" communication, aka your mouth gets jacked up by mutliple dentists and your treatment plan gets extended. If you can go anywhere else, I suggest that you do! Pros: Close to the Promenade Cons: Everything that matters more

Can't recommend! 12/7/2006

I didn't have a good experience with my braces here. I felt I was miss lead during the entire treatment. I didn't end up finishing my treatment here because I felt uncomfortable during every visit. It felt like a factory production line. I would never recommend this orthodontist to anyone. Cons: Shady more
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  • Hours: Mon - Fri, 7:30am - 5pm; Sat, Sun, closed
  • Payments: Master Card, Visa
  • Neighborhoods: Downtown, West LA
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