John Carman, DDS

Dr. Samer Hejlawy is a wonderful endodontist. He saw me on Memorial Day for an emergency root canal. I was visiting from out of town for the holiday weekend and he was able to work me into his schedule thanks to Dr. Ana Antoniu. The procedure was 45 mins and I didn't experience any pain during the procedure. The entire staff was wonderful and followed up to make sure I was doing ok after the procedure. I feel so lucky and relieved to have found such a wonderful endodontist.

This was one of the best dentist I have ever been to, they take their time to make sure you are comfortable. They ease your pain, take away your fears and everything gets done in a timely manner. The Doctor builds up a good rapport with his patients and I loved the fact that he took interest in me taking care of my brother who has cancer. I really appreciated that! I would recommend this dentist to anyone.

I really wish I could give more stars to this place. I very much appreciate the patience and care I was shown during my appointment. I went in for a root canal on a molar. They were able to get me scheduled in very quickly. When my date came, I was taken in and everything went very smoothly. The team was excellent and very efficient. Shout out to Michelle! Thank you again for all of your patience and support.

My daughter was seen for an emergency consult on a Friday afternoon following an acute mouth injury from a fall while ice skating. Dr. Hejlawy was absolutely amazing in every way. He treated us both with kindness and compassion and his work and professionalism is beyond compare. The entire staff: Rosie, Chelsie, Keneisha & Michelle were so welcoming and helpful as well. My daughter's tooth work had to be coordinated along with a delicate stitch repair to her lip, which required the work of another specialist in town within a narrow frame of time. Dr. Hejlawy immediately assessed her injury and formed a plan, which allowed us to then see the specialist across town for completion of the stitch repair. He then braced her tooth and gave her medication and instructions for the weekend. He completed the root canal, Chelsie assisting, with precision early Monday morning. She will see him for a follow-up in a couple of weeks. We are so grateful to Dr. Hejlawy and everyone at Blue Oak Endodontics for everything they did to help us in this emergency situation.

I was referred to Blue Oaks Endodontist yesterday by my dentist for a root canal on a molar. I am extremely fearful of dentists, hence the reason I needed a root canal. I met with the secretary after leaving my dentist who was extremely knowledgeable about the procedure and she was great at answering all my questions and easing my anxiety. She squeezed me in the following day wow! If it weren’t for her and the conversation we had, I would have scheduled an appointment for a later day and gotten too scared to go back. I arrived today for my appointment and was greeted by the same sweet girl. I was immediately taken back to an X-ray and then a room already fully prepped for my procedure. The Dr. Went over my medical history thoroughly with me and also eased my anxiety. Both him and the assistant working with him had an incredible amount of patience with me and my anxiety and made me as comfortable as possible. The assistant helped my fears by explaining everything they were doing as I requested and even told me what I might hear or feel. I wish I could remember the names of the secretary and assistant because they both helped me and my experience and made it more than a root canal. I know my dentist is literally the best and he would only refer me to the same, so I had full faith in the office and the doctor and his ability and he came through. Thank you so much Dr. Samer and staff for helping make a terrifying experience a good one. You are appreciated :

I would give less than a star if I could. This place was absolutely horrible. The dentist hurt my tooth in the chair then told me he would not help me for hours because I took Valium which was prescribed by the dentist who referred me to them. They could have told me before they started poking at my tooth that they would not be helping me. Could have told me the day before that no medications were permitted before the visit. Instead they blamed me and told me it was because I turned in my paperwork after hours so they didn't know.... Really? If you didn't know, why did you ask me if I took it? You called me in the morning before my appointment. Could have told me then. I was told to take it an hour before my visit. I am extremely fearful of the dentist and Blue Oak is the kind of traumatizing place that is the reason I am fearful. Places that hurt you then scold you. Then they tried to tell me they would do me a favor by having me sit in the chair for hours and wait until they felt like the Valium wore off. No thanks I would rather suffer than get jerked around. The whole thing felt like a prank. How are you going to do that to someone who is terrified as it is. Took me a lot to get my courage up to come at all. To anyone who is scared and wants a professional experience, go elsewhere.

If you are a patient who fears all of dentistry then this review is for you. After a nightmare scenario of needing a crown on a cracked, angry tooth, I started to have bad spontaneous pain. My excellent dentist Dr. Claudine Yu a very caring professional referred me urgently to see Dr. Samer at Blue Oak Endodontics. She reassured me he was someone who would only do necessary work and had the reputation of being very caring as well. Dr. Samer saw me the very next day and confirmed I needed a root canal. As I sat crying about it, he checked his schedule and was able to do the procedure immediately he does a lot of work on an emergency basis apparently! so I didn’t have to dread it and take non-stop Tylenol for weeks awaiting intervention. I can’t imagine saying good things about a root canal because seriously it’s a ROOT CANAL, but working with Dr. Samer was a pleasure. He is very gentle and patient and validated my feelings, which goes a long way when you’re embarrassed and terrified. The work was thoroughly explained also - why I needed it and what would be done using my own X-rays to explain. Also, the staff were professional and kind, insurance was reviewed and explained before work began. The environment was calming and peaceful. I genuinely hope I don’t have to go back, but if I need another root canal I won’t go to any other place.

I had 2 root canals done by Dr. Samer Hejlawy over at the Turlock Smiles Dentistry, and I must say I have never had a root canal go so smoothly! He went through everything beforehand on what he was going to be doing and he even took Xrays afterwards to show me what the result of the root canal looked like and what was what. Dr. Hejlawy was very nice and very attentive. He made sure that I wasn’t having any pain. And afterwards he even walked me out to the front office which was very nice of him! Usually after dentists although he is a ENDODONTIST are finished with the dental work you never see them again! But Dr. Hejlawy was a true gentleman and made my 2 root canal experience a breeze! I definitely recommend him if you need a root canal or any other services that he provides. He’s a true gem! If only they could all be like him. A++

Just had a root canal done by Dr Samer Hejlawy, he is an impressive Endodontist. His knowledge and expertise is superior explaining every step and his kindness and attentiveness to my difficult situation was first class. He even answered my email when I was in excruciating pain within 5 minutes with a personal phone call. I Highly recommend! Great Doctor!!

I was referred to Dr. Samer Hejlawy at Blue Oaks from Dr.Mel at Solano dental group for a root canal, I have been having a severe toothache that would not let me sleep, and was sensitive to hot and cold, I called and made an appt with his office staff, which was a couple days later, when Dr. Hejlawy found out from his staff that I was in so much pain he called me that day and had me come down and do an exam after hours so he could prescribe me some pain medicine to help with the pain so I could get some sleep, and he also came in the next day on his day off and did my root canal. I’m am very pleased with the work he did and him and his staff, they are all very nice, they communicate very well with each other, and I would highly recommend anybody needing a root canal to go his way!!!!!!