Matamoras Dental: Mashihuddin Syed DDS

Jan 2024

I had 3 root canals and 2 of them the roots were not completed. It caused a major infection and I had to have an Apicoectomy on the 2 teeth. I went in and saw Dr Roy with an abcess over the one tooth when it started he took an xray and said he didn’t see anything! Meanwhile my face was swollen and the male tech could see the abcess. I was on antibiotics for 4 months getting it better. Thanks to Milford Oral Surgery it is better now!

Aug 2023

Had a bad feeling the first time I went there because the dentist seemed a bit arrogant right off the bat. I told them what my insurance would and would not cover, yet they went ahead and submitted a request to my insurance company for a 3-tooth bridge. They wouldn't even tell me what that would have cost out of pocket. They seem very secretive about their fees. When they called me to tell me the insurance wouldn't cover the bridge, I was livid that they even contacted the insurance company after I told them it wasn't covered. My second experience was even worse. I had ex-rays and a cleaning, and right away they want to do a deep cleaning which is not covered, 2 or 3 crowns, which are not covered and a couple bridges, again...NOT COVERED! I even asked him point blank, "what would a crown cost?" He would not tell me. When I said those things were out of the question because I am on disability and do not have the income to pay for these things, or the power to borrow on that scale, which would be in the tens of thousands, he got even more arrogant, rude, loud and obstinant. He very loudly told me that he had to submit all his suggestions to my insurance wether they would cover it or not or he could lose his license. I'm not sure, but this sounds like a crock to me. Dentists for the most part are all about the money. If they weren't, they'd be driving Chevy's and behaving like true healers helping people who can't afford their ridiculous fees. Needless to say, I left there very pissed off and I will most definitely be going elsewhere. I have always questioned why dental care is not covered under regular medical insurance, when it's known that poor tooth and gum health can lead to heart and lung, even brain disease. Why is it that health insurance covers brain surgeons, but not the "elite dentists"??? It's like a cult, or a secret society...creepy and disturbing.

Aug 2023

I had two out of three root canals get abcessed because they never fully cleaned out the root chambers which caused me to be on antibiotics for over a month and have to have an apicoectomy on the two teeth by an oral surgeon. I now have a mouth full of stitches and my face is swollen and painful!!