Avra Dental is a general and cosmetic dentistry practice in Ventura, California, located in Montalvo Square Shopping Center directly across South Victoria Avenue from the Ventura County Government Center. Our practice is led by Dr. Tariq Jabaiti, DDS, a faculty member at the USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, and supported by associate dentist Dr. Jordan Malinoff, DDS, along with our hygiene and front-office team. More than 800 patients have left reviews across Google and other platforms, with a 4.8-star average on Google across over 494 reviews. We do not upsell. We do not shave down healthy teeth for veneers. We do not run late on purpose. We take care of one patient at a time and explain every finding before we recommend any treatment.
A faculty-level dentist, in your chair, not a corporate chain manager. Dr. Jabaiti teaches the next generation of dentists at the USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, one of the country's top dental schools. That credential is not a marketing claim. It is a teaching appointment held by a small number of practicing dentists, and it means the standard of care you receive at Avra Dental is the same standard taught at one of the discipline's flagship programs.
We tell you what you need, and what you don't. A large share of our new patients come to us after a corporate dental visit where they were handed a treatment plan they were not sure about. We are not paid on treatment volume. When you come in for an exam, we will tell you if a filling can wait, if a "deep cleaning" recommendation was unnecessary, and if a crown is actually a watch-and-wait situation. The $100 second-opinion consultation exists for exactly this reason: bring us the X-rays and the quote, and we will walk you through what is real and what is not.
No-Drill Veneers, done by a faculty cosmetic dentist. Traditional veneer prep shaves down healthy enamel, sometimes aggressively. Prepless veneers, when the case is right, preserve the natural tooth and bond a thin shell of porcelain on top. Not every smile is a candidate for prepless work, and we will tell you straight if yours is not. When it is, the result is a natural-looking smile transformation without irreversible damage to the underlying tooth.
Doctor of Dental Surgery and faculty member at the USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry. Dr. Jabaiti treats general, cosmetic, and restorative cases, with a clinical focus on prepless veneers, full smile makeovers, dental implants, and emergency dentistry.
His approach is built around clinical precision and honest explanation. Patients regularly mention in reviews that he walks them through every finding, shows them what he sees on the X-rays, and waits until they understand before recommending anything. One patient, a 45-year emergency medical provider, wrote that we showed "integrity and ethics rarely found in Medicine today." That is the standard we hold ourselves to with every chair.
Dr. Malinoff is our associate dentist and works alongside Dr. Jabaiti to provide general dentistry, preventive care, and treatment for patients of all ages. He shares the practice's no-upsell standard and the same patient-first approach in the chair.
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Carol is the hygienist most of our patients see first, and she is one of the most-mentioned names in our reviews. She is known for taking the time to teach, not just clean. If you have not flossed in three months, she is not going to lecture you. She will show you what is happening at the gumline, explain what to do about it, and adjust her recommendations to your real life.
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A few things make a measurable difference in what your visit looks and feels like.
Extraoral dental suction system. A hospital-grade air-filtration unit positioned outside the mouth. It captures aerosols generated during cleanings, drilling, and ultrasonic scaling before they enter the room air. The result is a cleaner, safer treatment environment, which matters for immunocompromised patients and for anyone who became more cautious about clinical air quality after 2020.
Digital X-rays. Lower radiation dose than traditional film, and the images appear on the screen in front of you. We use them to show you what we see, not to talk over your head about it.
Prepless veneer technique. A cosmetic option that preserves natural tooth structure when the case is appropriate. We will tell you honestly whether traditional veneers, prepless veneers, or professional whitening is the right path for the result you want.
Same-day emergency capacity. We hold time in the schedule for urgent cases. If you call with a severe toothache, a knocked-out tooth, or a broken crown, you will not wait three weeks for an appointment.
Most new patients book the $220 New Patient Special, which includes a comprehensive exam, a professional cleaning, and digital X-rays. There are no surprise add-ons. The exam takes the time it takes, usually 60 to 75 minutes, and we will walk you through anything we find before you leave the chair.
If you need additional treatment, you will get a written, itemized plan with costs and insurance estimates included before anything is scheduled. If you do not need additional treatment, we will tell you that too, and we will see you in six months for your next cleaning.
Avra Dental is located at 1708 S Victoria Ave, Suite B, Ventura, CA 93003, in the Montalvo Square Shopping Center. We are directly across South Victoria Avenue from the Ventura County Government Center, which puts us within a short walk for county and state employees on a lunch break.
We primarily serve Ventura, with regular patients commuting in from Oxnard, Camarillo, Ojai, and the broader Ventura County area for cosmetic work and second-opinion consultations.
New patients: Book the $220 comprehensive exam, cleaning, and digital X-rays. Call (805) 941-1001 or book online.
Second opinions: Bring us the treatment plan you are not sure about. The $100 consultation includes a full X-ray review and a straight answer. Call (805) 941-1001.
Dental emergencies: Call (805) 749-4930 for same-day care.