Farah Soha
I took my mom last October to see Dr. Chhabra for teeth extractions and other work after he was referred to us by her regular dentist. His office is located inside of what looks like a big, old apartment building. We had an appointment set via phone call, but for some reason we were told to wait until their office opened when it should’ve been open from the time we got there. Nevertheless, since Elmhurst is quite a bustling area, my mom and I decided to chill nearby for a while. After an hour, we finally got to go inside the building. The front desk people were courteous to my mom and me hence my 1 star rating. Yet Dr. Chhabra himself was not so courteous; as soon as he showed us his unsmiling face once we had completed our preliminary paperwork, he immediately started to talk down to us for whatever reason! My mom got so freaked out by his rude behavior that she demanded we leave the office right away! Even though I myself was annoyed by Dr. Chhabra’s off-putting personality, I still wanted to give him a chance so I calmed my mom down and asked her to do the same. We went to his treatment room so he could look at my mom’s teeth for further evaluation, however he still talked and acted the same brusque way to us as before which unfortunately proved our initial assessment of him to be correct. That’s why we left the office and never looked back! I just don’t understand why a doctor/dentist/any medical professional would ever be anything less than pleasant towards their patients, especially when a lot of people have fear about procedures being done. My mom is no different. It sucks that Dr. Chhabra didn’t make her feel safe or comfortable under his supposed care, but I’d rather go back to the drawing board and find a better person to treat my mom than have her be subjected to his highly unprofessional bedside manner any longer than necessary!