Brookline Endodontics

I had an emergency root canal over the New Year and had the most amazing experience with Dr. Fiza Singh. She called me before our apt to make sure that I was OK and not in too much pain. Once I met her at the office, she was calming, professional and most importantly, insanely good! I highly recommend her. Not to mention she followed up with me several days after (on numerous occasions) to make sure that I was OK and comfortable. I can’t thank her enough! She was the best!

I unfortunately had to have a root canal on my tooth. I can’t say enough about Dr. Singh. She took the phone call from my husband when I was in distress and suggested care until we could get in to see her. I didn’t have to wait long, she came in early to see me the very next day. She made me as comfortable as one could be in a situation like this and performed the procedure I required. I feel so much better and want people to know Dr. Singh is who you want if you’re in tooth trouble.

Went here for emergency root canal work for a tooth infection two weeks ago and was treated by Dr. Fiza Singh and her assistant Julianne. I’ve had root canal work in the past on a different tooth and I have to say this has been a much better experience! Dr. Singh and Julianne explained the process and what I should expect and made sure the procedure was completely pain free! The followup visit the next week was free — they made sure to check the work and how I was feeling. Overall an EXCELLENT EXPERIENCE — the tooth finally stopped hurting!

TERRIFIC DENTIST EXPERIENCE, COULDN’T HAVE ASKED FOR BETTER: I was really afraid to have a root canal. Dr. Singh was recommended to me, so I had a consultation with her and she was great. It turned out I wasn’t able to schedule the root canal on a day that Dr. Singh was available, so I scheduled the procedure with Dr. Yuri Shamritsky. He did remarkable work. Seriously. Just from a pain point of view I was really worried because the last dentist (who he filed the tooth down and put a temporary cap on it) couldn’t get my jaw numb enough after 5 shots of Novocain. I was still able to feel the work slightly, which made me nervous. Dr. Shamritsky was able to completely anesthetize the area in two shots. I didn’t feel a thing. Not only that, he was incredibly nice, seemed incredibly skilled, worked very fast, and kept me informed with what was happening. It was a difficult tooth with a crack in it, and I had heard that if anyone could save the tooth it would be Dr. Shamritsky. And he did it! It was such a painless and pleasant (as pleasant as going to any dentist can be) experience that I’m absolutely not afraid of the idea of every having to have another root canal. If I do, I genuinely will feel comforted that Dr. Shamritsky is around. Weeks later I went to a dentist to have the permanent cap put on, and both the dentist and the assistant were looking at the X-​ray of the work that Dr. Shamritsky had done on my tooth, commenting on how remarkable the job was. The dentist said Dr Shamritsky is both and artist and a scientist.

I hate dentistry. It’s expensive. It’s painful. It’s time-​consuming.
But I hate shooting pain through my jaw that makes my front teeth throb, my ear ache and my neck tense for weeks on end.
I called my regular dentist who said I shouldn’t even bother coming to see her — I needed a root canal.
EEP!
I called up Brookline Endodontics at her suggestion and told them my story. Despite it being late in the day, they scheduled me for first thing in the morning and said I just needed to come in with my insurance information.
Fast-​forward through a night of riotous pain to me white-​knuckling a clip board with intake information and getting the bad news — my insurance will only cover half. GUUUUUH… But on the plus side, unlike EVERY OTHER ORAL MEDICAL FACILITY EVER, Brookline Endodontics extended me an in-​house, 3-​month payment plan with no interest. SWEET. HUGE weight off my shoulders…
And then I got into the chair.
Now, I am willing to stick a flaming torch in my mouth. I’ll gladly shoot flames out of my mouth, too. But I HATE having needles in my mouth.
Dr. Bradley was amazing. He explained the whole procedure to me from start to finish. He was jovial, casual, had a great bedside manner and walked me through the whole event. I was a bit anxious going into it, but as soon as that Novocaine hit, I was so incredibly relieved.
He drilled down into the tooth, chatting and professional the whole time. I have a follow-​up on Monday and then it’s back to my dentist for a fill and crown that afternoon. I’ve avoided dentists my whole life, and if not for the high price of oral care, this experience has proven to me that there’s nothing to fear.
On top of that, the office has called me every other day since the procedure to make sure I still feel okay. They’re really awesome!
I have already recommended this place to a few friends. It’s spectacular.

I was referred to Brookline Endodontic’s by my dentist. I saw Dr Fiza Singh, This was my first root canal and the procedure was painless.

I have a mixed experience with this office. .
I was told by my general dentist and by my cosmetic dentist to re-​do the root canals in my molar tooth before the process of bridge placement. I did not have any pain or discomfort with it, but two different doctors told me that it must be re-​done if I would like to use it for a bridge.
First experience (negative review — I would give it just zero stars):
I set up the first appointment with Dr. Yuri Shamritsky as I thought for a treatment. During that appointment he told me that the visit was ONLY for the initial consultation and for an evaluation and a PLAN treatment, which was a surprise to begin with.
I told him that I needed to re-​treat the root canals of the tooth in order to place the bridge on it. He took the XRays, and he specifically told me that the all 3 root canals of that tooth MUST be re-​done, because of: 1) short fill: 2) old materials which are prohibited to be used in the USA now; 3)“the re-​treatment is expensive and it does not matter how many root canals were going to be treated in that tooth (molar) one or all of them, because the cost would be the same”. I agreed, because two other doctors had the same opinion.
He scheduled the root canals re-​treatment just in a week after the initial consultation, and it was Friday. The re-​treatment of the tooth lasted 40 min. I was told to take Advil in case of any pain and to put a permanent filling in this tooth within one month after this treatment .
I have a crown on that tooth and he told me that he tried to remove it before the treatment to save a crown. I said that anyway I was going to put a bridge on it and I did not need that crown. He replied that he FORGOT about the bridge…
After that day I was just dying with a shooting tooth pain all the weekend long! … The pain was UNBEARABLE. Advil did not help at all. I have never experienced this kind of the pain AFTER ANY dental treatment, including the extractions!
My face became red, hot to touch and pain was shooting in the ear…
I could visit the office only on Monday, and another doctor — Dr. Singh –prescribed me a strong painkiller and antibiotics. The pain took a week to subside. I could not sleep, eat and even drink because of the pain and swollen neck lymph nodes. Dr. Shamritsky did NOT call me back to check how I was doing after his treatment and after his colleague put me on antibiotics!
Finally, after ALL that painful experience, time and money spent, I visited my cosmetic dentist in order to start the process of the bridge placement.
However, I was SHOCKED to find out that the work was NOT DONE!
Dr. Shamritsky did just 1 root canal instead of of 3 as it WAS PLANNED during his consultation! He never told be that he had done only one canal and did not treat the whole tooth! My cosmetic dentist sent me back to endodontics to finish the treatment!
Second experience (positive review — five stars):
Dr. Singh completed the tooth re-​treatment.
She did multiple XRays during the treatment (which is good for a successful treatment). The remaining 2 root canals were also INFECTED! That’s why I had a pain: I was left with an infection before!
It took 2 hours to clean it up and to prepare the root canal for a new filling. I was really sorry not only for myself but for her as well, because she was expecting a baby at that time. I know it’s was not easy for her to perform such a difficult and long treatment. I would like to THANK her for that job!
She immediately prescribed me antibiotics and painkillers. I was getting ready for the second round of PAIN!!! BUT… I did not have ANY PAIN!!!
The office stuff called me twice later that week to confirm I was doing all right after the treatment and scheduled the follow up appointment.
It’s been a week after that treatment and I hope this is the end of such a looong and painful story.
My jaw is still a little bit swollen at the side of the treatment and I have a bruise, but it’s turning yellow now))

After a referral by my husband’s dentist to this group for a suspected root canal, we were pleasently surprised when Dr. Shamritsky said there was no infecton, just a canker sore. 5 stars for the proper diagnosis and not a ticket to charge us $ 1,200 for a procedure that was not needed. Friendly staff and nice office. Highly recommend!

Dr. Williams is great. He is one of those old-​school endodontists who has seen it all and can give you a diagnosis when other dentists have failed. He has a very kind personality and explains everything to you in detail before it’s done.
Most importantly, he is honest and trustworthy. I now need dental surgery due to a bad root canal done by another dentist at this practice (who is no longer there, I might add!), and Dr. Williams is not going to charge me anything for the surgery. Clearly, he wants to make sure that every procedure done in this office is successful.
Dr. Sarkis, another dentist in this office, did my dental surgery procedure and it solved my problems. More importantly, he did a wonderful job with the novocaine and the procedure didn’t hurt at all, even though other people have told me that it does hurt. Bonus points for being a really nice guy who explains everything to you in detail and gives you all of your options.