I don't know if Dr. Levin is taking new patients, but if you live in the area, you should break up…read morewith your current dentist and start seeing Dr. Levin.
I have been seeing Dr. Levin for years, essentially since I got my braces off back in high school, I'm now 28 years old. He has always been honest, never pushy, and never trying to sell me things. His cleanings are thorough, you will for sure feel the clean teeth for days.
Also, I say this in THE BEST and most respectful way possible, but Dr. Levin is a total nerd. He totally loves what he does and he's a nerd about it. I want ALL of my doctors to be like this. I want a doctor (be it teeth, GP, or eye, my cat's veterinarian or whatever else) to be interested in what they do, and not just looking at me with dollar signs. This is something I can personally attest to. One time, I tried to tell him that I really wanted an implant for a tooth that I was having pulled, and he talked me out of it, and it hasn't caused me, or my many years of orthodontics any trouble! Smart man.
RECENTLY I sucked it up and went to visit a new dentist (I have since relocated to the Boston area). Until then, I never understood why people disliked the dentist....I have never felt distrustful of my dentist before, but I left my *new* dentist, called my mother, and started crying. This dentist told me that I needed all kinds of dental/gum work and that it was a 10/10 emergency and that i needed to make an emergency periodontal appointment and that I must book it immediately or that I would lose my teeth. My mom told me to call Dr. Levin. She actually said "Valerie, Michelle, and Dr. Levin are the nicest people, and they care about their patients best interests...and I know you aren't a patient anymore, but I'm sure they'll be glad to help you out." (As a side note, they also told me when I moved that they would be willing to see me still, when I'm home, and if my insurance was ever not covered by them that they would be willing to work with me financially). SO I called the number, that I know by heart because Valerie (the receptionist) has always had to flag me down and remind me to schedule my cleanings...and they were SO NICE.
NOT only did they ask me to have my Xrays and gum photos sent over, but Dr. Levin called me back promptly. The office that I had been seen at here in the Boston area had some issues getting me the photos via email, so when a few days had gone by both Dr. Levin and Valerie called to check on the status of the XRays. When I finally did get the Xrays sent over, they called me back, and offered to see me when I was going to be home next. They even had me booked a week ago just in case I'd want to have them take a look after they saw the Xrays.
I cannot even express my gratitude. I've been a bedside ICU nurse for 5 years and I've been bedside for two very lengthy hospitalizations and end of life of both of my grandparents, and I've almost never seen this kind of out of the way kindness from a practitioner. I live 450 miles away, and these people literally took hours to ease my stress and make me feel better, and help me save money that I don't have to sink into unnecessary dental work.
This should be your dentist, and everyone's dentist.