Congressional Dental Care
Ali Sarkarzadeh, DDS:
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Dr. Sarkarzadeh, is a very excellent dentist. I have had several procedures done by him, over the last few years, including several fillings, crowns, a root canal, and an extraction, and each time the procedure was an absolute success. He is always very kind and patient and seemingly relaxed, always making it easy for me to also relax, but he is also thorough with information as to what to expect and why the procedure is needed, including pictures and x-rays showing the problems. Also the office always works very well with my dental insurance, and in most cases, my insurance was able to cover the full price. And the staff is also always very pleasant and accommodating as well. I would highly recommend this dentistry office to anyone who needs help with their teeth,

About a year ago, I was confronted with my first major dental issue. I decided to give Congressional Dental Care a call, because they were offering a first time patient deal on cleanings and x-rays. On the day of my appointment, I was pretty anxious, but it turned out to be a good experience. The office is really nice and peaceful, and they have TVs everywhere, which I love because they are a great distraction. The best part about Congressional Dental is the dentist. Dr. Sarkarzadeh is really nice, and he does not pressure you into anything. He simply explains your options, and lets you decide what you want to do. After about a month without improvement, I decided to move forward with the procedure. To my surprise, the procedure ended up being quick and 100% pain free. The recovery was also relatively quick and painless. The other great thing about Congressional Dental is its admin staff. The admin staff at Congressional Dental is very nice, professional and competent. I appreciate how they run the office smoothly and efficiently, so you can just focus on your dental issue. I recently came across a similar dental problem to the one I had a year ago, but this time, I did not hesitate to have the procedure done, because my previous experience was very positive. My recent experience was just as positive, and I am very grateful to Dr. Sarkarzadeh and his staff. I highly recommend Congressional Dental Care for their nice, helpful and highly competent staff, and I look forward to using them in the future.

My husband and I went here for an impacted wisdom tooth extraction and a root canal. They are excellent! Very good at what they do and they make sure you aren’t in any pain. They even do follow up visits to make sure everything is healing nicely. Just be aware that they need payment in full upfront (with reimbursement from your insurance).

It was with no small degree of trepidation that I made my first visit to Congressional Dental Care a couple weeks ago, and it will be with a great deal more that I’ll be back there tomorrow. But that’s the point of these five stars: after a decade of woefully neglecting my teeth, the fact that I am returning to a dental office, as it turns out to begin a brutally costly series of treatments, stands as the highest tribute I can pay to the quality of care and service I received at Congressional Dental on my first visit. From the moment I entered the practice’s quietly attractive office, I was made to feel at ease. Everyone I encountered at Congressional Dental exuded professionalism, efficiency, and competence, but just as conducive to the good first impression was how just plain nice each individual seemed, from the welcoming receptionist to Maria, the wonderfully personable technician who took my mouthloads of digital x-rays with notably gentle care, to Naz, the director of operations who thoroughly explained the cost options of each prospective procedure, to the quite impressive Dr. Ali Sarkarzadeh himself, who made clear precisely why each procedure will be necessary with a welcome absence of tsk-tsking. I am not the least bit happy about any of what is to come for my mouth over the next few–I hope!–weeks, but at least I feel confident that I made a fine choice of dentist in Dr. Sarkarzadeh. From the very first, his good humor and obvious smarts made me feel both comfortable and not condescended to, and he delivered what was in truth very bad news about my periodontal health in a way that made my prospects for dealing with it seem both undeniably urgent and also somehow less terrifying. What’s more, with dazzlingly efficient clarity Dr. Sarkarzadeh detailed precisely how counterproductively I’ve been brushing my teeth this last half-century, explained exactly how to do so, and since I have conscientiously remade my dental toilette into a downright Zen-like experience, caressing each tooth with gossamer-soft bristles in a delicate round sweep rather than violently scrubbing back and forth and ripping my own enamel off–which is not how Dr. Sarkarzadeh put it. Among the reasons I like him as a dentist is that he didn’t make me feel nearly as embarrassed by my poor dental habits as I should. What I liked best, however, was the matter-of-fact way he asked what my immediate goal for the visit was, before seeing the myriad horrors evidenced by my full-mouth x-rays. After all, I had gone to Congressional Dental Care that day solely because a foul back molar had shattered days before into such a sharp shard it had lacerated my tongue into pullulating agony–and within minutes of my saying so, Dr. Sarkaradzeh had slickly ground my razor-sharp remaining molar down to a nice rounded lump that instantly relieved the ulceration to my tongue. Alas, it is with genuine distress that I have to accept that the tooth cannot be saved, but I feel certain that Dr. Sarkarzadeh knows his stuff, and thus tomorrow morning I will be returning to Congressional Dental Care to have my hopeless molar extracted. After that I face deep periodontal scalings that promise to be as painful financially as they will physically, a mouthful of fillings for an embarrassing array of self-inflicted cavities, and the fitting of pricey occlusal guards to stop my grinding my teeth at night, which will no doubt prove even more necessary given the fresh stress over my dental health and how I’m going to pay for all this. But again, the point of these five stars is that I am indeed undertaking this hideous dental adventure I have dreaded for a decade, and that is simply because Dr. Sarkarzadeh and his staff made it clear that I must via thorough explanations and evidence, while putting me enough at ease to make the prospects tolerable. I quite like that no one at Congressional Dental tried to sugarcoat anything–neither the extent of my dental woes nor the hit my pocketbook will take to fix them. My only concern is that Dr. Sarkarzadeh may not agree with my insistence on at least a temporary prosthodontic–a removable partial denture, say–to replace my soon-to-be-missing molar virtually immediately, for which I have many reasons I trust he’ll take the time to listen to. In the end, that is the main reason I’m going back to Congressional Dental, and pledging my own all-out effort to listen to my new dentist and do everything I can to improve my dental health: I have the sense that Dr. Sarkarzadeh is the sort of high-quality professional I can work with, and who will do right by me. So far, so good, and we’ll see. As my treatments at Congressional Dental progress, I will update this review regularly to let readers know whether I still believe Dr. Sarkarzadeh and his staff deserve these five stars for a very reluctant new patient’s impressively confidence-inspiring first visit, bad news and all. Here’s hoping for a whole series of great reports!

I’m not a fan of the dentist, but Dr. Ali and his team have really made going to the dentist tolerable for me.  They are pleasant, responsive and helpful.  They are often willing to see my family or me on a same day basis for items of particular concern or that are emergencies.  Dr. Ali has a good manner and is direct about what he thinks, and Galina has helped me at least tolerate the x-rays (no small feat).

Awesome service. I love Galina and Dr. S – they truly are the nicest people in the dental profession. Dr. Sarkarzadeh is an honest dentist, and probably the best dentist in the Rockville area. He has taken care of me and wife numerous times, and every time we have our appointment, we are greeted with smiles and hello like we are family. It great to be in such great care and company. I’m glad their website let’s people like us, that are always on the go, book appointments online. Makes life so much easier!

Let me first say this is the most fun I’ve had at the dentist in years! Dr. S and his team are the best! They made me feel right at home and took great care of me. The dental hygienist was the best! Dr. S was very informative and told me everything I needed to know about my wisdom teeth and some other cosmetic things I may want done…invisalign(sp)! I encourage you to go to this dentist! You won’t be disappointed! Go right now! Eat yourself some Oreos and popcorn so that you can have the most enjoyable cleaning your mouth has ever had in life!

So I hadn’t had any dental work done in some time(over 5 years) due to financial and other personal reasons. I was referred to congressional dental by a friend after I’d broken my tooth flossing. I was in tremendous pain and they were able to see me immediately. I ended up needing a root canal in which Dr. Ali completed with no issues at all. In addition, they have worked with me on a plan for my upcoming dental procedures, in which I will need many. The entire staff is incredibly friendly and welcoming. They are honest, and the work they do is top notch. Would recommend to everyone 10/10!

Dr. Sarkarzadeh and the whole Congressional Dental team have a great combination of professionalism and congeniality. I always receive warm, friendly welcomes when I come in and they are all very compassionate and sensitive to each of their patients needs and circumstances. I have gone here for several years now and would recommend them to anyone. The convenient location across from Twinbrook, near a bus stop, and just off of Rockville Pike (as well as close to multiple pharmacies) is a major plus. Lastly, they have some nights where they stay until 7:00PM for those who need later appointments and sometimes open as early as 8:30AM.

Great dental service! I was impressed with how well my issues were explained to me, but I was more impressed with how nice the staff is. They worked with my insurance company to reduce my costs for surgery which was a huge help. On top of all that, the very helpful staff up front is very easy on the eyes!

I had my first ever dental procedure done by Dr. Sarkarzadeh. Since I had not had any major dental work done, I did not know what to expect. The procedure ended up being quick and 100% painless. My recovery was even relatively painless. Dr. Sarkarzadeh also talked me through every step, which made me less anxious. Congressional dental also has an excellent staff. The staff is competent, friendly and helpful. I would definitely recommend Congressional dental for a positive dental experience