Dr. Towfighi, considers his patients his friends and enjoys the time he spends with them. He is a very conscientious individual who feels it is important to give the most current level of quality care to all his patients.
Dr. Towfighi was raised in the Bay Area and completed his undergraduate studies at San Francisco State University. He then acquired his Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) at the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry in San Francisco. Following dental school he attended The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio where he received his Certificate in Periodontics, Masters of Science in Periodontics, Certificate in Oral Implantology and Certificate in IV Sedation.
Dr. Towfighi is a Diplomate of The American Board of Periodontology (Board Certified), Fellow of the Straumann Institute at the University of Berne in Switzerland and Fellow of International Congress of Oral Implantologists. He is well versed in all aspects of periodontal therapy including cosmetic periodontal plastic surgery, many surgical techniques for treating infectious periodontitis, and full mouth reconstructive dentistry utilizing dental implants.
He is an Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francisco, Department of Periodontology andproud member of many dental society groups including American Academy of Periodontology, The International Congress of Oral Implantologists, American Dental Association, California Dental Association, Sacramento District Dental Society and the California Society of Periodontists. He lectures to local dental groups including the Sacramento City College Hygiene program, and serves on Sacramento District Dental Society committees.
Kevin Chen, DMD, MS values his relationship and strives to satisfy the needs of each patient. Realizing the importance of patient-doctor interaction, he often spends a significant amount of time during a consult to listen and to understand why a patient is in his chair. Born in Taiwan, Dr. Chen came to the States at the age 12 and spent most of his adolescence in the east coast before settling down after residency in California.
Dr. Chen attended Boston University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology. In 1995, he was accepted to Harvard School of Dental Medicine and received the Doctor of Dental Medicine degree four years later. With his interests in Periodontics, he then continued and obtained the Certificate in Periodontics and Implantology, Masters of Science in Oral Biology, and Certificate in IV Sedation from University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Chen is board certified by the American Board of Periodontology and is an active member of the dental societies such as American Academy of Periodontology, California Society of Periodontists, The International Congress of Oral Implantologists, American Dental Association, California Dental Association, Sacramento District Dental Society, and a mentor for minority students interested in pursuing a career in Dentistry. Currently, he is a clinical instructor at Mare Island VA GPR program, an examiner for the conscious sedation permit, an expert for Dental Board of California. Dr Chen also resides on the board and is the incoming President for California Society of Periodontists.
Through her professional and volunteer experience,as well as active academic participation in Periodontal and Dental Implantresearch, Dr. Rosemary Wu is one of the most highly-skilled and well-informed Periodontists in the Greater Sacramento area.
Having provided dental implant and periodontal therapy since 2003, Dr. Wu is trained in all of the treatment options LANAP, LAPIP and Pinhole Surgical Technique and latest techniques to combat periodontal infections, enhance aesthetic desires, and reconstruct missing teeth with dental implants.
She has unique insight into the relationship between periodontal health and systemic diseases, and her goal is to address each individual's needs by providing periodontal therapy that enhances both their dentalandoverall health.
She is involved with the American Academy of Periodontology, California Society of Periodontics, Sacramento District Dental Society, American Dental Association, California Dental Association and American Association of WomenDentists.
Dr. Wu also volunteers her skills and experience with the underprivileged in the Sacramento area, as well as participating in volunteer dental and medical missions to Central America. In her free time, Dr. Wu enjoys playing tennis, bike riding, and skiing.
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Rating 3.3 out of 5 based on 12 reviews
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newest oldest highest lowestBill Holland
2 years ago
Very clean office! Any payment due is required on the day of service.
Anil rana
2 years ago
(Translated by Google) Dr. NIDHI JAIN, I LOVE YOU JAAN! (Original) Dr. NIDHI JAIN, I LOVE YOU JAAN !
Robert Oda
2 years ago
Always professional, courteous, friendly and efficient...
Robert Oda
3 years ago
Always professional, courteous, friendly and efficient...
Bill Wickersham
4 years ago
Excellent care, excellent staff, coordinates well with my dentist, lets me know what to expect cost and pain wise, works hard to get me reimbursed by my insurer (which is terrible) . I've had a few procedures skillfully executed here. I'm very happy with Dr. Pratel and staff.
Adaline Chong
4 years ago
Worst inconsistent service. Financial department is so inaccurate and very unprofessional. Lack of important instructions is communicated. So unprofessional. Gave no instructions for a serious procedure. Received a surprise bill that was supposedly was cover by insurance and received a bill of almost$500 in the mail. The billing lady Tessa lies and misinformed us of the coverage. If could I could give zero stars, I definitely would.
Allen Warren
4 years ago
This has to be the worse Dental Office in the Sacramento Area, I went there for X-ray and Plan to have some work done. To make it Short Stay away from them, I wanted to get my X-ray for another opinion and they Claimed they sent me a code with initial email. There reply it must be in your Spam, but I got 1st Email. At that point they told me I could come in and pick up X-ray, well they gave me 1 X-ray . I'm so glad I went with another Dentist. Like I said earlier Run do not use this place.
Beverly Harrington
4 years ago
I had two implants put in, and over thirteen years, they have failed three times. I also had gum replacements done more than once around the implants, and those were also not successful. I went through numerous, painful procedures over the years for nothing. Whatever you do, refuse to see Dr. Chen. Now that my insurance has been maxed out, I am unable to get them fixed. I hope he enjoyed all those vacations at my expense. Minus stars would make more sense
Kathileen Lotta
4 years ago
Where are the other 95 stars Dr. Kevin Chen has earned??? (:o){ These people are the most professional geniuses on the one side, but the best of family on the other. I should know after Dr. Chen (Kevin) having to take such excellent care of my very complicated mouth for over a year and being the MOST kind, MOST patient man (except when he's telling jokes WHILE your mouth is open LOL!, of course.) I have never been treated so kindly during some really scary times in my life. Someone gripes because they had to wait 30+ minutes? WA! Did it ever occur to you that this office deals with many very complicated surgeries like mine and sometimes there can be rather large obstacles that may take more time than usual or had been predicted? If you were some cranky, sell-absorbed person out in the waiting room that always puts themselves selfishly #1, in spite of others who might not be waking up due to complications or, say, at the time of extraction, the tooth decides to shatter into a hundred pieces and Dr. Chen has to remove each piece, one at a time, or have one hell of a problem later? even permanent damage? He has FAR TO MUCH INTEGRITY and LOYALTY to his patients to be so uncaring, so disrespectful, sloppy, to ever do that to any patient. He is a perfectionist, thank God! Come on! Put your big boy pants or big girl panties on and consider where you are and what may be going on in the back. Reaction to anesthesia? Shattered tooth that did NOT show up, even in the cone X-ray? ...Just be grateful you have the absolute best doctors in the State - at least - taking care of you or go meander down long rows of doctors who may have finished at the bottom of their classes, couldn't care less about your outcomes, and are treated as just another number who is immediately forgotten about the second you pay the bill and walk out that door. Capital calls to find out how you are doing, etc., etc., etc., because they truly are just like family. Maybe you have no idea how to care about others but they sure do. So just go down the road to someone who could care less as to results. You sound like a very self-centered person who has no compassion for others. Thank GOD Capital Periodontal Group is the absolute complete opposite. I give Dr. Kevin Chen 110% EXCELLENT! His staff gets that same score. they are so very wonderful. Talk about patient relations? They are at the top. Clearly your stammers and bellyaching have misled you in the past.
Bill Wickersham
5 years ago
Excellent care, excellent staff, coordinates well with my dentist, lets me know what to expect cost and pain wise, works hard to get me reimbursed by my insurer (which is terrible) . I've had a few procedures skillfully executed here. I'm very happy with Dr. Pratel and staff.
Adaline Chong
5 years ago
Worst inconsistent service. Financial department is so inaccurate and very unprofessional. Lack of important instructions is communicated. So unprofessional. Gave no instructions for a serious procedure. Received a surprise bill that was supposedly was cover by insurance and received a bill of almost$500 in the mail. The billing lady Tessa lies and misinformed us of the coverage. If could I could give zero stars, I definitely would.
Beverly Harrington
5 years ago
I had two implants put in, and over thirteen years, they have failed three times. I also had gum replacements done more than once around the implants, and those were also not successful. I went through numerous, painful procedures over the years for nothing. Whatever you do, refuse to see Dr. Chen. Now that my insurance has been maxed out, I am unable to get them fixed. I hope he enjoyed all those vacations at my expense. Minus stars would make more sense
Allen Warren
5 years ago
This has to be the worse Dental Office in the Sacramento Area, I went there for X-ray and Plan to have some work done. To make it Short Stay away from them, I wanted to get my X-ray for another opinion and they Claimed they sent me a code with initial email. There reply it must be in your Spam, but I got 1st Email. At that point they told me I could come in and pick up X-ray, well they gave me 1 X-ray . I'm so glad I went with another Dentist. Like I said earlier Run do not use this place.
Kathileen Lotta
5 years ago
Where are the other 95 stars Dr. Kevin Chen has earned??? (:o){ These people are the most professional geniuses on the one side, but the best of family on the other. I should know after Dr. Chen (Kevin) having to take such excellent care of my very complicated mouth for over a year and being the MOST kind, MOST patient man (except when he's telling jokes WHILE your mouth is open LOL!, of course.) I have never been treated so kindly during some really scary times in my life. Someone gripes because they had to wait 30+ minutes? WA! Did it ever occur to you that this office deals with many very complicated surgeries like mine and sometimes there can be rather large obstacles that may take more time than usual or had been predicted? If you were some cranky, sell-absorbed person out in the waiting room that always puts themselves selfishly #1, in spite of others who might not be waking up due to complications or, say, at the time of extraction, the tooth decides to shatter into a hundred pieces and Dr. Chen has to remove each piece, one at a time, or have one hell of a problem later? even permanent damage? He has FAR TO MUCH INTEGRITY and LOYALTY to his patients to be so uncaring, so disrespectful, sloppy, to ever do that to any patient. He is a perfectionist, thank God! Come on! Put your big boy pants or big girl panties on and consider where you are and what may be going on in the back. Reaction to anesthesia? Shattered tooth that did NOT show up, even in the cone X-ray? ...Just be grateful you have the absolute best doctors in the State - at least - taking care of you or go meander down long rows of doctors who may have finished at the bottom of their classes, couldn't care less about your outcomes, and are treated as just another number who is immediately forgotten about the second you pay the bill and walk out that door. Capital calls to find out how you are doing, etc., etc., etc., because they truly are just like family. Maybe you have no idea how to care about others but they sure do. So just go down the road to someone who could care less as to results. You sound like a very self-centered person who has no compassion for others. Thank GOD Capital Periodontal Group is the absolute complete opposite. I give Dr. Kevin Chen 110% EXCELLENT! His staff gets that same score. they are so very wonderful. Talk about patient relations? They are at the top. Clearly your stammers and bellyaching have misled you in the past.
matt buelow
5 years ago
I'd recommend anyone first look elsewhere before dealing with the staff here. I had to learn the hard way to make sure the dentist and services are covered by my insurance. I was referred to this office for oral surgery earlier this year and on checking my insurance their office let me know I was covered. After the operation however I received a lovely bill for about $2000, finding later that oopsie the office screwed up and I actually wasn't covered from the very beginning. Would have been nice to get some kind of heads-up that after resubmitting multiple claims to my insurance that were denied with the final barely being paid on that I could expect the shaft. Their billing person had said that it was because my insurance had changed, but records show it was the same insurer from the very beginning- she even wrote the correct insurer's name down on the consultation! Additionally, after the operation I ended up being in a TON of pain and ran out of painkillers because in their stellar post-op instructions, their wonderful staff didn't explain that I was supposed to go buy my OWN pain meds to supplement theirs.
matt buelow
6 years ago
I'd recommend anyone first look elsewhere before dealing with the staff here. I had to learn the hard way to make sure the dentist and services are covered by my insurance. I was referred to this office for oral surgery earlier this year and on checking my insurance their office let me know I was covered. After the operation however I received a lovely bill for about $2000, finding later that oopsie the office screwed up and I actually wasn't covered from the very beginning. Would have been nice to get some kind of heads-up that after resubmitting multiple claims to my insurance that were denied with the final barely being paid on that I could expect the shaft. Their billing person had said that it was because my insurance had changed, but records show it was the same insurer from the very beginning- she even wrote the correct insurer's name down on the consultation! Additionally, after the operation I ended up being in a TON of pain and ran out of painkillers because in their stellar post-op instructions, their wonderful staff didn't explain that I was supposed to go buy my OWN pain meds to supplement theirs.
dixie mara
6 years ago
This is the worse peridontal on earth!! First my 17 yr old son drove to their office for the appointment right after class he was late 10 to 15 minutes and they turn him away. The worse part is they told him and us that they do NOT want to service us anymore. What did we do so wrong to be treated like this? We are NOT fraud we are NOT serial late we are NOT bad people!! They made is feel that we are scums. Who the heck you think you are??? I hope your business go down for treating patients with absolute NO care!!
dixie mara
7 years ago
This is the worse peridontal on earth!! First my 17 yr old son drove to their office for the appointment right after class he was late 10 to 15 minutes and they turn him away. The worse part is they told him and us that they do NOT want to service us anymore. What did we do so wrong to be treated like this? We are NOT fraud we are NOT serial late we are NOT bad people!! They made is feel that we are scums. Who the heck you think you are??? I hope your business go down for treating patients with absolute NO care!!
Rebecca Black
7 years ago
Everyone is professional and truly care about each patient.
Gayle Brown
7 years ago
Love Dr. Pratel who did my extraction and implants. He takes his time and numbs you very slowly with novocaine before he moves on so you do not feel the needle as much. I so appreciate him for doing that. My experience with Dr. Pratel has been totally painless.
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