My child was a patient of Richard Mandelaris for 7 years; however, this past year we experienced discrimination with him and his office. \r
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While Richard Mandelaris is an excellent dentist and we have always appreciated the care he has provided to our family, I refuse to take my children there any longer because he promotes discrimination.\r
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Our family has California's Healthy Family Delta Dental and because it is "government insurance" we can not have an afternoon appointment, as those appointments are "reserved for non-government issued insurance".\r
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Trying to discuss this policy with Mandelaris he simply stated that the policy was not up for discussion and will not be changed under any circumstance. \r
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The front office receptionist stated that the afternoon appointments were in high demand and that they are reserved for patients that have employer paid insurance or self-pay insurance.\r
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I was very upset at this policy as I feel that this dental office feels that my child's e
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