Brentwood Endodontist - Alexander Hakim DMD

I was referred to Dr. Alexander Hakim from Dr. Kourosh Maddahi’s office last year. Needed to have a root canal. I was nervous about having the procedure, but Dr. Hakim was so friendly. My tooth extraction was a difficult one because of how deep my tooth was and the angle. But he was very attentive, asking me how I was doing and just very kind. I knew I was in good hands. My follow up also went very well. I believe it was 3-4 months after the root canal. Their office is also quite nice. It is on the 10th floor, so if you don’t do elevators, it’ll take a bit to walk up. I’m not sure if there’s a parking garage for this building. We’ve always parked on the street across from the building, and near the 7-Eleven. Would definitely recommend Dr. Alexander Hakim, especially if you’re nervous about having a root canal. He’s very thorough, but as gentle as can be.

I was treated by Dr. Hakim several years ago for a root canal. The crown eventually wore out so I decided to replace it (currently seeing another Dr.). Yesterday, when the current dentist I'm seeing took out the old crown to prepare it for a new crown, she found cotton ball pieces still left inside the tooth under the crown. It'd be an understatement to say, we both were in utter disbelief and absolutely horrified. Dr Hakim had left or forgotten the pieces of cotton balls that is apparently used for root canal inside the tooth and closed the crown WITHOUT removing the cotton pieces first and filling the tooth with the correct materials in the final session. I showed up to all appointments I was given. So all these years, I've had these cotton pieces inside my tooth that could have possibly harmed me not knowing what he has done. Now, it's costing me more to remedy the tooth with built up infection around it. I'm still processing this horrible finding. I took a photo for proof. My apologies for attaching it (a bit gross) but it's important to me to be an ethical reviewer. Be careful. I won't ever recommend him.

Dr. Hakim is not only an excellent Dentist but he genuinely cares about his patients and puts them at ease during the involved Endodontic proceures.

Dr Hakim and his staff are highly skilled, kind and patient. I have anxiety/stress issues that were in part related to a motorcycle accident. I didn’t think I could handle the procedure but he helped coached me through it. Could recommend him higher.

I can’t say enough about the fantastic job that Dr Hakim did on my root canal. He used the latest technology and it was done in one go, no crown required. It was two hours of work, but it went so well that it seemed less than half that amount of time. During my second visit, Dr. Hakim truly went beyond the call of duty. While he operated on the neighboring tooth (where the root was inflamed), he noticed that the first tooth was also inflamed. He cleaned it out right away and added bone material, but only charged the fee for cleaning one tooth root. At 6:30 that evening, the doctor called and asked how the surgery was, which I truly appreciated. He truly has a kind heart and cares for his patients. Best of all, the day after the surgery, I had no pain or swelling. My experience convinced me that Dr Hakim is highly skilled and took my needs very seriously. He showed consummate professionalism and concern for my well-being, and I am very happy with the job that he performed.