There are a lot of dental clinics in Ghatkopar. The star rating is one of the least useful ways to tell them apart.
Very good experience and the Doctor was very polite and explained everything in detail. I would totally recommend it to others in this area.Saurabh Iyer — Google review
To choose a dentist in Ghatkopar East, match the dentist’s qualification to the treatment you need, check that instruments are sterilised and X-rays are taken in the clinic, ask for a written treatment plan with costs before anything starts, and see whether the dentist will tell you when a tooth can be saved or a treatment can wait. Reviews help, but read what patients describe rather than the star rating.
For a check-up or a filling, convenience genuinely matters, and the nearest good dentist is a fine choice. For a root canal that has already failed, advanced gum disease, an impacted wisdom tooth or implants, a longer trip to someone trained for that specific problem is usually worth it. Decide which kind of visit this is before you start comparing clinics.
Every dentist has a BDS. An MDS means three extra years in one speciality, and the speciality is the part that matters. An orthodontist is the right person for braces and the wrong person for gum surgery, however impressive the board outside looks. See BDS or MDS: what the letters mean.
It is a fair question, and a good clinic is glad you asked. Instruments should be cleaned and sterilised in an autoclave, sealed in pouches, and opened in front of you. Needles, suction tips and gloves should be single use. If the question makes anyone uncomfortable, that tells you something.
Digital X-rays at the chair, and a full mouth OPG, mean decisions are made with the picture in front of the dentist rather than on a guess or after a separate trip to a lab. For implants, ask about a 3D CBCT scan as well.
Ask for the diagnosis, the treatment and the total cost in writing, including anything likely to be added later, such as a crown after a root canal or a graft before an implant. A plan you can take home, think about, and show someone else is the mark of a clinic that expects to be trusted rather than rushed.
Ask whether a tooth can be saved rather than replaced, or whether a treatment can safely wait. A dentist who sometimes recommends the smaller, cheaper option is a dentist whose bigger recommendations you can believe.
Many of the well known clinics in Ghatkopar sit between 4.8 and 5.0 stars, so the rating barely separates them. What helps is reading what patients actually describe.
Many clinics run a morning session, close for the afternoon, and reopen in the evening until around eight. If you work regular hours, check that the timings leave you a realistic slot, because the treatment you keep putting off is the one that becomes more expensive.
For patients travelling from abroad there is a fuller list in choosing a dental clinic in India.
For anything expensive or irreversible, a second opinion is ordinary practice and no insult to the first dentist. Take your X-rays and the written plan with you, so the second dentist is looking at the same information instead of starting again.
Dr. Manthan Desai’s clinic is at Shop No. 09, Nand Ashish CHS, RB Mehta Marg, Ghatkopar East, next to Naturals ice cream. Open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 am to 9:00 pm. Every question on this page is one you are welcome to ask here. See directions and hours.
Match the dentist’s qualification to the treatment you need, check that instruments are sterilised and X-rays are taken in the clinic, ask for a written treatment plan with costs, and read what reviews actually describe rather than relying on the star rating.
Ask for the diagnosis, the treatment options including any smaller or cheaper ones, the total cost in writing, who will do the procedure, how instruments are sterilised, and for implants, which brand will be used.
They help, but the star ratings of established clinics are often very close together. Read whether reviews mention the treatment you need, whether they are recent and spread over time, and how the clinic responds to criticism.
Yes. For anything expensive or irreversible it is normal practice. Bring your X-rays and written treatment plan so the second dentist is working from the same information.
Pressure to start the same day for non-emergency treatment, discounts that expire quickly, implants planned without imaging, reluctance to name implant brands or materials, and no written estimate.
Send us a message. If it is something simpler, we will say so.
