Berkeley Periodontics and Dental Implants

What patients say

• I have had 5 implants done by Dr Ryan Horn, he is fantastic and he explains the whole process as he is doing it which I really appreciate. He is gentle and kind and very professional. I always feel safe and well cared for. The whole group at Berkeley Perio and dental are great. I highly recommend this group.

  Linda Kehoe, 5 stars, via Google

• I was treated by Dr. Maharathi and I couldn't be happier. He is a kind and gentle man. He is very skilled and I suffered no pain or discomfort. Very pleased with my service and the doctor. I get the feeling he is a good human as well as a doctor.

  Julie, 5 stars, via Google

• This is a very overdue review. My experiences with this office were the very worst experiences I have ever had with a medical group, be it dentistry or medicine, in my life. I do not take lightly writing a review this negative but I think people should be forewarned. If it happened to me, it could happen to you. My dentist referred me to Berkeley Periodontics and Dental Implants for an extraction and implant of a tooth. My appointment for the extraction was with Dr. Maharathi. He was cordial and everything went as planned. I did tell him, during my appointment that my dental work could respond with strange side effects because of an auto-immune illness I have. That evening my gum swelled and the pain was throbbing. I took a few aspirins but it didn't calm it, at all. I contacted the after hours line that was on his card at about 9 PM . The after hours service told me he did not have an account with them. I then asked that anyone in the practice contact me as soon as possible. I never received a call back. When I reported this incident to the office the next day, they handed me off to another periodontist, Dr. Moody, while never addressing why someone in their practice did not have after hours service with their practice.- and scheduled my appointment with Dr. Moody for my implant appointment. Dr. Moody's appointment seemed fine. She did the work in my mouth but once the implant was in place, she darted out of the office leaving no time for me to ask questions and explain my health situation or get after care instructions from her as to how to care for the implant. The pain came on almost immediately and the swelling was very substantial. It was excruciating. I called the office but they had closed. I phoned the service number and left a message about the debilitating pain in my mouth. Neither Dr. Moody nor anyone else on the team ever responded. The next morning I phoned the office and left word for Dr. Moody. I told the office what had transpired. Less than an hour later, I received a call back from Dr.Ryan Horn, who I believe is the managing partner in the group. He was very pleasant, he was doing his crisis p.r. damage control, and ordered a pain medication. When I told my family dentist of the experience she was shocked and I can understand that. They have been in business a long time and have a very good reputation. I was perplexed, as well. Was this a one off? (actually, a two off?)I don't know but I would never recommend them to anyone and of course, I would never return.

  Lynda S, 1 stars, via Google