Reviewing the Clifton Heights PA location. Will NEVER return to this location again.
Arrived 30 minutes early, waited nearly an hour past my appointment time for X-Rays. Tech who did them made faces at the discoloration of my front tooth when she saw it, then got sent back to the waiting room again.
Whatever male administered my evaluation was unprofessional, rude, and imo punitive. Seemed to have 0 interest in helping me, or sharing any information with me like my presence there was inconvenient for him. Made nearly 0 eye contact with me at any point simply talking at his computer.
I have tremendous anxiety surrounding the dentist which caused me to put off the visit for way too long and meant I needed considerable work done, including surgery. I was honest and upfront about the anxiety and here's where things went down hill, I was honest about being a smoker. As soon as he found that out, his tone changed from can't be bothered to downright talking down to me.
I was there with a shattered molar and exposed nerve screaming with pain in my mouth, for which he offered ibuprofen lol Upon explaining that I couldn't even take anti anti-inflammatories because my knee fills up with fluid due to having both Miniscus removed, which causes the bones to rub together when the fluid drains, I was basically told to expect to be in a lot of pain then because I'm a smoker so apparently can't receive any type of pain management despite that not being the case from any other Dentist, Doctor, or Emergency Room visit I've ever had...
I even received a different consent/acknowledge form to sign at the end that included a customized "I acknowledge that because I'm a smoker I will receive no pre or post op pain management" which had to be signed in order to move towards making an appt for surgery. So apparently because i'm a smoker, he expected me to suffer through having 4 wisdom teeth, a shattered molar, and an Odontoma removed without any kind of pain management telling me I have to knock off the the smoking or expect to suffer, nor was I offered anything but Amoxicillin for my already extremely painful shattered molar.
I get it, smoking is a bad habit but since when is the result of seeking help from a medical professional for extreme pain and need for surgery supposed to result in basically being punished and told to suffer. Barely relayed any information to me, told me he'd pull my teeth but didn't tell me which or why, and told me to expect to be in a ton of pain in punitive fashion because I'm a smoker before walking out of the room like he was relieved to be done with me.
Definitely seems like the best way to treat a patient who came in pre explaining how intense their anxiety is surrounding the experience. Worst experience at a dentists or with any medical provider anywhere I've ever had. You don't punish, brush off, or speak to patients like they're below you who come in for help, for any reason. This isn't the dark ages. read more