Yasin Ansari

Awesome Dentist / Dental Practitioner – JHB North

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Its been years since I have been to see a dentist (shamefully admitting that I haven’t taken care of my teeth) but there is good reason. Truth be told, I knew things weren’t all so merry, and more than the fact that health wise it was only getting worse, it was the excruciating cost that awaited me the day I said Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh to a dentist. But that was until I met an angel from dental heaven. And for this simple reason I am writing this post and giving you her details with the hope that I can do a small part in introducing you to a truly fair, honest, upfront, good affordable dentist.

The Scenario: About 10 years, being young and stupid, I had become quite adapt at being able to open coke bottle tops with me teeth. It was like magic, didn’t have an opener … NOT A PROBLEM, and a few seconds later, bob’s your uncle. Until one fine day, as I attempted to show this dashing damsel in desperate need to quench her thirst with a cold coke how versatile I was, only resulting in me holding a piece of that tooth and realizing I needed a new trick. So for the last 10 yrs I have had half this tooth, which worked effectively until a few months ago when I started experiencing this pain like never before.

My life had gotten to the point where eating was a mission, so one fine day I get my procrastinating ass up and head out to find a dentist on NO medical aid (apparently suicidal if you live in SA). So i started my search in fourways and let me tell you what a mission, and when it wasnt a mission it was just a down right RIP OFF. As my Wify works in Morningside Medi Clinic and I was in need of someone to hold my hand as the dentist reduced my molar composition from 32 teeth to 31, I chanced it to see if I could find someone in the hospital with very little expectation. I mean this is Morningside medi clinic, one of Johannesburg’s top hospitals in the center of Sandton, THE lifestyle and business hub of jozi … cheap just wasn’t going to work out. I asked around and found out about this dentist who works from a building next to the hospital. Calls and inquiries are made and all seemed above board and fair so I booked an appointment.

That morning I brushed for 10 minutes extra just to make sure. I show up and the lady welcomed me with a smile and before she said anything else I explained to her that I had been a BAD BAD boy and that I was not only ashamed but nervous to hear what her diagnosis would be once she took a look. She was chilled, explained that all will be fine. So I lay down, say Ahhhhhhhhhhhh and she starts checking each tooth out. Now there is her assistant that stood there with a pen and paper, and as the dentist checked each tooth what she felt was not ok she called out and gave it a rating between A and C. I kid you not when I tell you she called out atleast 10 times. It reached a point where I just chuckled to myself in complete fear of the cost that await me.

Once she finished checking she sat back in her chair and in the most amazing way explained to me where I was at, what needed to be done, her recommendation, the cost and the best way to approach it medically and financially. I WAS SOLD. So it turned out to be A root canal or extraction, about 5 fillings and one treatment. As I smoke and drink coffee like its free at the end of the process a bleaching would be required. This I could handle. She then proceeded to extract one tooth with week by week appointments to do the other stuff.

Considering that I had a tooth removed, the entire process was painless infact she was gentle. Sure the left side of my face was numbed out completely, but as she stood there and yanked to get this MOTHER tooth out, you could see that she was doing everything she could to make sure that I was ok. Between her constant explanations of what was going on there was the this calming reassurance that I was in safe hands.

Start to finish I was done in about an hour and walked out of there feeling a whole lot better. In an age and city where there is a constant effort to screw people over, get as much as you can irrespective of who you trample upon and values on how we treat people don’t exist, it is truly refreshing and heart warming to go through an entire process like this and walk away feeling great.

So in doing my part, if you are looking for a fantastic private dentist in Johannesburg North (Sandton, Fourways, Bryanston, Morningside) then give this lady a call and I assure you, you WON’T be disappointed.

• Dr. Raheema Suliman
• Dental Practitioner (Private Dentist)
• Phone : 011 883 – 9728
• Tel / Fax: 011 883 9622
• Email: drsuliman[at]vibe.co.za (You know what to do)
• Rochester place, Block G, 173 Rivonia Road, Morningside – Johannesburg.(Map below)

From my 31 happy teeth … Have a wicked cool one.

Yasin

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