I went in for a wisdom tooth extraction with the expectation Dr Eckert would be performing the procedure I was surprised when his son with only a few years out of college showed up to perform the procedure. The son then proceeded to change the sedation treatment after I had already signed the forms and was hooked up to EKG and oxygen. I caught the switch before the operation went through and after Dr Eckert's son pushed back on me and I decided to walk out of their office. I've since been to another oral surgeon and that dentist said that only one wisdom tooth needed to come out and the other three had complications due to their proximity to facial nerves, that if damaged could cause facial paralysis. None of this information was given to me at my consultation with Dr. Eckert and I went in expecting all four teeth removed. What Dr. Eckert did was careless, unprofessional and unethical. I'm glad the procedure did not go through otherwise the son could have caused long term damage had he not had the experience to do the complicated procedure on the upper wisdom teeth. read more

Sitting at home (33 miles away) less than three hours after extraction of a wisdom tooth that Dr. Eckert described as "fractured, with deep roots, near a nerve and very close to an existing crown" (in other words, he gave me every possible warning about what could go wrong), I am ASTOUNDED at how seamless and soothing the actual procedure was, both in regard to the extraordinary care taken by his staff---shoutouts to Lillia for her compassionate scheduling efforts, Kristina and Katrina for their impeccable teamwork---in preparing me for the procedure, and to Dr. Eckert's astonishingly smooth performance of the extraction. His calm, engaged manner, always answering questions, and checking in about my comfort, made the experience that much more meaningful. The caring, empathetic professionalism of these folks reminds me of the Michelin (restaurant) Guide, in that they colloquially rate restaurants as "worth a stop," "worth a detour" or "worth a voyage." I felt that this experience was entirely worth the journey. read more

Don't listen to the negative comments! I had an impacted wisdom tooth and started having really bad pain about 10 days ago, I saw Dr. Eckert exactly 1 week ago and had an appointment to extract all 4 wisdom teeth 2 days later. Now, 5 days post surgery, almost good as new. Really gentle and patient doctor who answered my every worry and eased my anxiety as much as possible, his nurses are also top notch. Surgery took 30 mins, felt like 5 on Valium, and he called the next day, a Saturday, to make sure I was feeling ok. I'd go back here if I had more wisdom teeth for sure!! read more

Dr. Eckert did an amazing job with my wisdom teeth. I was somebody who could not do this surgery without sedation... I put it off for years until I couldn't wait anymore. He was warm and gentle durning my consult and was quick and very efficient during my surgery even though I am pretty sure I cried the entire time!! If this was a review just for Dr. Eckert I would give 5 stars. I gave 4 as his front desk staff are quite literally insufferable. I would recommend going to see him for all oral surgery needs, just be warned of the girls at the front... very difficult. Thank you Dr. Eckert! read more

Dr. Eckert is a gentle, patient doctor. He has treated me and my wife in numerous dental and oral/medical conditions. Also, the front desk staff are great, they're efficient and cordial. His assistants are knowledgable and the office seems to run smoothly. The assistants get along and unlike many other offices I've been in, there doesn't seem to be any shenanigans among the staff. It's all business in this well oiled machine. I'm blown away by some reviews here. These bad reviews don't reflect the experience I've had over the last 10 years, those people wouldn't have been happy anywhere else COVID Update: The office is super super clean! They have hands-free hand Lysol pumps outside of every little exam room even though the rooms are right next to each other. The operatories were clearly renovated for COVID precautions with air filters and fans. Dr. Eckert's office is the safest office I've been in since the pandemic. I've been a repeat patient for infections, bone grafting and implants and will never go to a different doc read more

Will not even try to go here to see if the clinical staff is more upstanding than the receptionist staff. Had one of the most appalling experiences speaking to a receptionist who was quite disrespectful and did not seem interested in answering questions about scheduling a first time appointment. Her patronizing and bored one word answers quickly turned into even more condescending and inappropriate noises in response to asking if the doctor had any availability besides the two days she offered. I assumed it was a bad day for the receptionist but ended up asking around to see if other people I know have had similar experiences at this office. Turns out this is just how they typically treat people. Seems like online reviews have also confirmed this as well. If you want patients to come to your office I suggest retraining front desk staff in basic manners or please hire individuals with even an ounce of compassion who don't treat patient interaction like a chore undeserving of effort and kindness. read more

Both of my children have been to Dr. Eckert at the recommendation of our regular dentist for tooth extractions. The care was excellent, quick and easy. My only caveat is that both times I ended up with charges that were not covered by my insurance. The first time, when I questioned the charge for nitrous, Dr. Eckert removed it which I was grateful for. The next time I came in, I knew to ask for novicaine instead of nitrous and that was respected. But x-rays were requested and then I was charged $250 for them. If I had been told ahead of time that they would be helpful, I would have had them sent over from my regular dentist. So beware! read more

We had some worst experience using their service for a tooth extraction procedure. The dental office prescribed some pain reducing service not covered by our insurance and they proceeded without providing information to us. Later on, we called our insurance company and they said no pre-treatment plan was submitted and the dental office can also provide other alternative options which are covered by our insurance company. We then called back and the dental office lied and said they submitted it but did not have time to get it processed. We thought initially this is a reputable practice but will avoid it in the future. Definitely not a good place to visit if you plan to be serviced by professional people who did not even check insurance coverages before treatment. read more

It's always difficult to have to go to the dentist, let alone an oral surgeon. I was completely dreading it as I had pain for a couple of weeks and I was absolutely not looking forward to the procedure. As a matter of fact, I was dreading it .. big time. I've never been overly concerned about going to the dentist but the pain had me quite anxious. From the moment I arrived, everyone had me feeling relaxed and cared for. Tracy, the nurse who assisted Dr. Eckert, is an absolutely sweetheart!! She answered all my questions and was very caring. I so much appreciated her that day! I mentioned that I was very concerned with the Novocaine shot as I had recently had a root canal done and the dentist (someone else) was not at all gentle. She said they could give me 'laughing gas' in addition to the shot. That relaxed me big time and the procedure was absolutely painless. Dr. Eckert was very nice and answered questions that I had. After the procedure I sat in a small recovery room where I had the option to lay down or sit down. I was there for a few minutes only, as I had no bleeding and was ready to go. Tracy went over everything with me, answered my questions and escorted me out. She is really extremely nice. I went back today, a week later, for my follow up appointment. Everything was fine and I was in and out in just a few minutes. Keeping my fingers crossed that I do not need to see an oral surgeon again but if I do, I would definitely go back. You should not hesitate to go to Dr. Eckert, I believe you will be very satisfied. read more

Oral Surgery in general is never pleasant experience. Whether you have to get those annoying wisdom teeth as a kid or in my case, in your late twenties, you may not have the best time. You don't know what to expect. I recently had to get mine out and of course, I was kind of terrified. I had a quick consultation at Dr. Blaise's office and found out I had to get the bottom 2 out. His schedule was pretty open so I was able to go in the following week. The day of the surgery, his staff was very friendly and the nurses there put my fears to rest. The office was nothing spectacular, but with a Oral Surgeon's office, what do you expect? As long as they have plenty of magazines and a "Wheres Waldo" book, I was set. Everyone there, including Dr. Blaise, was easy to talk and very friendly, keeping everything really informal. It was a good experience. I had to wait in the chair a bit before the procedure, but once they started, they gave me oxygen and some Valium as they started to go to work. I didn't have to go under which was kind of a relief. While I was "under the influence" the nurses chatted with me as Dr. Blaise worked to get my teeth out. Granted, it was semi-uncomfortable, but it was quick. The whole procedure lasted about 10 minutes. After it was over, I chilled out in the recovery room. Granted, it was just a tiny little pantry-like place with no art of the wall, but having a place to lie down was really nice. I was too busy focused on how uncomfortable my mouth was. The staff made sure I was ok and checked on me ever so often. They brought my gf in and gave me the breakdown of what I needed to do after the procedure. They made sure we understood what I had to do and explained everything fairly well. All in all, I definitely recommend Dr. Blaise as a good Oral Surgeon. The whole notion of getting your teeth out is very unpleasant, but he and his office make it less difficult, especially since the physical pain is all you have to worry about. read more

Been here three times for extractions - Dr. Eckert and his team are always very caring and concerned about my comfort. High marks for the friendliness of the staff and the surgeon! I am confident I will be comfortable and well cared for despite such a stressful procedure! read more

Experiences couldn't be better at Dr. Eckert's office. Professional staff from the front desk to the doctor. Minimal waiting, and compassionate care explained very clearly. Thanks! read more

My husband was sent there to remove a wisdom tooth but the doctor was willing to remove all of the wisdom teeth. My husband expressed his concern and asked for the removal of the one that was a problem to confront a very rude, unprofessional,impolite dentist that told him to go see another doctor. I understand that he was upset about my husband listening to other's opinion but not a reason to be that rude. I don't blame my husband, there are so many dentist willing to do big dental work just to make big money, patients are just walking dollars for them read more

My experience with this dentist was terrible. He cracked a tooth during extraction that resulted in his cracking the tooth behind it as he struggled to remove the first tooth. The second tooth required extraction, but NEVER would I have Dr Eckert perform any further work. He caused an undue amount of pain and expense ruining my teeth. Implants will be about $10k or I will suffer with plastic appliances to deal with the damage. Dr Eckert's response? "Too bad" read more

Getting my wisdom teeth extracted here may be the most painful, inhumane experience of my life. The staff was of the utmost unprofessional in which I have ever encountered. I received a letter in the mail the DAY BEFORE the procedure letting me know the cost was going to be many hundreds of dollars with my insurance, I looked at the bill and there were mistakes on it, such as a deductible that I already paid at a previous appointment with my regular dentist. I called and explained to the receptionist that the bill was wrong and that I couldn't pay that amount with a days notice, that I also wanted to check with my insurance, as there were mistakes. The receptionist told me that the surgery would be canceled if I could not pay everything by the time of the surgery. I managed to get the funds together within 24hrs, though now I wish I didn't. The unprofessional conduct continued as the staff was laughing and chatting about their personal life as they inflicted severe pain on me. I could not breathe during the procedure because they over used laughing gas on me, so instead of lessoning the amount that they used, they stopped using it completely. Not enough Novocain was used. As a result, I could feel it intensely as he attempted to pull out my tooth. I was screaming in pain and he just continued pulling, I begged him to stop and give me something for the pain. He proceeded to threaten me that he was going to stop with my tooth cracked and half extracted and told me I could come back or go somewhere else, because he didn't appreciate being yelled at. I was yelling for him to stop pulling my tooth when I could feel it as the most intense pain I have ever felt. I told him that I already paid for this and I would not be able to return to have this experience again. I had to beg him while in severe pain to finish the procedure and to give me proper Novocain. The last tooth that was extracted, they literally had to hold me down from my body shaking vigorously from the degree of pain, panic, and fear I felt from the extremely unprofessional treatment I endured for close to an hour. Update: The dentist did call to check on me on a Saturday morning and I did survive the experience. Though I am still nervous my jaw might be broken. I feel things could have been handled a lot more professionally before and during the procedure, but I have added a second star because I was really upset yesterday after such a traumatic experience and today after some reflection, as well as the phone call, I realize some things just don't go well. I recommend people be put down for this procedure, I really wish that I would have. read more

If you're looking for a compassionate and skillful oral surgeon, keep looking. I was limited in my selection of oral surgeons by my insurance policy and based on this one experience, I'm changing my health plan immediately: this is calloused warehouse medicine at its worst. Last summer, I had a consultation about my one remaining wisdom tooth and booked an appointment for a date in October. During that evaluation, I made it absolutely clear that I have difficulty keeping my blood pressure up when required to fast in the morning and that I'd had two fainting episodes for standard cholesterol testing. This was passingly acknowledged, and I was told *not* to have anything to eat the morning of my surgery. When I arrived there yesterday, having fasted, my blood pressure was indeed too low for the prescribed "twilight" cocktail of intravenous drugs that might have made the procedure tolerable. The doctor suggested that I reschedule for another date, and eat a full breakfast. I explained that I couldn't readily schedule another day off of work due to this mistake, and that my insurance authorization would run out in two days' time. Had the doctor listened to me during the initial consultation, what ensued might have been avoided. I was given a soda to drink in the recovery room, which I was given to bring my blood pressure back in line. It did, but I was forced to wait within blow-by-blow earshot of another surgery on a 19 year-old whose yelps, screams, and plaints I could hear very audibly alongside the loud buzzing of the surgical saw. Honestly, I think it was sheer terror that brought my blood pressure back up. At some point, I heard one nurse say to another "be sure that door is completely closed." Hearing another patient's distress was horrifying. Having endured that episode, I was not willing to reschedule and relive this event a second time, so the doctor attempted to complete my procedure with laughing gas and novocaine, which were, in the end, grossly insufficient. When I cried out in pain, the doctor told me I was being a "nervous nelly" and covered my mouth so that I would not, in his words, "scare everyone out of the clinic." Was I stuck in a horror film or a Moscow medical clinic in 1970? I ended up having the extrication done in the most primitive way possible-- with a nurse holding me in the chair and far too little anesthetic. I was faint after wards, but they would not let my mother into the recovery area until she asked, pointedly, a fourth time. I was cold and trembling, but there were no blankets offered. It seemed that the nurses just wanted to keep me quiet and clean me up before I went back to the waiting room, where all the other patients awaiting procedures were seated. The recovery area, by the way, is one that all patients, in route to surgery, must pass and see before their own procedure, which is as poorly designed as the non sound-proof surgical rooms. Don't want to hear cries of pain while you're waiting for your procedure? Look elsewhere. There is nothing like seeing bloody, drugged, weeping patients lying in self-protective fetal positions in route to your own surgery. It seemed that there were several patients scheduled for the same time, and the nurses seemed wearily perfunctory and jaded. This practice is not run with the modicum of kindness and compassion one would expect, and I would not recommend it to anyone under any circumstance. Look elsewhere; I certainly will. read more

Was referred by Scali dental for a complimentary consultation for wisdom teeth extraction. Subsequently I received a substantial bill including charges for an x-ray that never occurred. Called the office and questioned the $200 x-ray fee. They dropped the fee, never apologizing, instead taking a matter of fact approach. WATCH the billing, or they will rob you blind. read more

Just had a fully exposed tooth #17 extracted by Dr. Eckert with help from a very capable staff. Wish I hadn't worried so much about having it taken care of. Absolutely painless and removed with remarkable skill. Fair price too. Thanks Dr. Eckert and crew. Happy client! read more

Terrible place. You are better off going to a first year dentistry school. They also scam you on payments and even threaten to take you to court when they have agreed to take insurance as full payment. Horrible...stay away. read more

Just wanted to make sure people know how nice the staff and nurses are here. My son had his wisdom teeth out today and had a minor complication. When I called and they heard how much pain he was in, they said , "come right over". What I didn't realize was that I called 10 mins after they closed. The office manager and nurse who worked with my son during his procedure stayed late to wait specifically for us. They were very professional and courteous. They assured him he was going to be fine. Took care of him and sent him on his way very quickly. Not many places will even answer the phone after hours, much less stay late for a frightened kid. Very much appreciated. read more

I was there today and had the upper and lower right Wisdom teeth out...I was freeked out but the Dr was nice and the nurse was awsome...Anyone who says they had a bad time in this mans office is crazy...I do Auto Body for a living and it cant be easy for the Dr to get these teeth out so unless you plan on going under where ever you go expect some pain..I was there at 930 this morning and i feel fine and one of mine did not come out easy but i am very pleased with this office and if i have to do the other side ill be going back to Dr Eckert.... read more

Ok, so I had an emergency extraction done here not too long ago. I've had this done before so I thought I knew what to expect, but this guy 1)Left me in the procedure room for almost 50 minutes after having popped in, shot me with novocaine and telling me to sit tight while he "gave it a few minutes to work". FYI, novocaine takes about 5 minutes. It did give me enough time to notice that all the equipment in the room looked like it hadn't been replaced since 1975. 2) When he did come back, he got right to work...which is nice except that he didn't check that the novocaine had indeed taken effect (sometimes they miss the nerve, and I've never had a dentist NOT check!) before coming at me with the forceps. 2) I saw both him and the nurse for a total of 5 minutes while they rushed in, tooth the tooth out, and then hurried me out. Oh, but the nurse did say "Well, that could have gone better" since it was a bit difficult. I stood up too fast and was blacking out until I managed to sit down, and instead of being concerned the nurse just gave me some gauze and a paper with some instructions and said I was free to go. And no, I didn't have anyone check on me to see if I was still conscious and ok to drive away. 3) He gave me no antibiotics, saying he didn't think I'd need them. Well, I got an infection, which I got diagnosed with after being in INTENSE PAIN starting a week after the extraction that wouldn't go away or respond to ibuprofen. So...take your chances with this guy. Just be aware that you might get more than you bargained for. If you are skittish about the dentist this is DEFINITELY not the place to go as he sure won't put you at ease!! read more

I went in for a double extraction. Scheduling was a breeze. Unfortunately it was busy the day I went and ended up waiting a half an hour. As I was waiting I was thinking to myself "they're gonna hear about this on Yelp" but my mindset was quickly changed as I was finally allowed access into the restricted area. I was ushered into my treatment room by a beautiful and very pleasant brunette woman. Doctor Eckert came right in to greet me. I found him to be a gentleman. No anxiety, no bad vibes. He shot me up with novicane and let me go numb. 3 minutes later he was back. 3 minutes after that my two teeth were out and I was being stitched up with confidence. No pain, no problems. He then gave me a script for penicillin and asked if would like a script for pain. I said "sure." I was then taken to a small room by a real cool, intelligent and confident woman (not sure of her title, nurse or assistant perhaps. I think her name is Tracey) . She gave me gauze, thorough aftercare instructions and the ability to leave. Synopsis: Quick, painless positive experience. Also Cvs is right next door so I popped in and got my scripts before heading to the car. read more

Straight to the point and painless.

Dr Eckert is my hero. After having a wonderful experience with him in 2001, I called their office immediately when I suddenly was in a lot of pain and needed another procedure done, and they accommodated me right away. It was seamless beginning to end. I will never go to another oral surgeon! Can't recommend highly enough. read more

im 48, been to many Dentists.. Saw A Previous Oral Surg, before this one this Doc this The Best Ive ever seen, I had my Wisdom teeth out here 15 years ago also ! the DOC is Friendly , the Staff as well. you will be treated with respect ! i cant believe some of the ratings here, All Dentists offices are full , & if you dont pay your Bill,they will come after you ! I cant blame them there !! I will tell al lmy Friends & Family to come here ~~!! Best in the Business !! read more

Several terrible experiences here both myself and other members of my family (including an elderly member who was treated like dirt). The problem seems to pervade the office as both dentist and front desk people are unprofessional and rude and don't communicate necessary information in a timely and efficient manner so we had to schedule and re-schedule several appointments. Very frustrating, go elsewhere. read more

The office runs very efficiently and the surgical nurses are very kind and compassionate. Dr eckert is kind and gentle and made the whole experience easier than I had expected. I had 5 teeth extracted at once and he even called me the next day to see how I was feeling. To my surprise the recovery was smooth, I only took Tylenol and followed his after care instructions to ice and rinse and was never uncomfortable. If you are looking for a dentist this it it. read more

I woke up one morning in excruciating dental pain. Being super stubborn, I waited several days to see if the pain would get any better. In fact, it got worse... way worse. I knew it was my wisdom teeth. I have been told on several occasions to get them taken out but never listened. When I couldn't take the pain anymore, I call my regular dentist who was on vacation and none of the people covering for her could see me for several days. I call Dr. Eckert's office and was given an appointment the next day. After the evaluation, he confirmed that it was indeed my wisdom teeth and he could take them out as soon as the next morning. His office took care of my insurance referral, explained my benefit and what would be my responsibility for payment, and I was on my way. The next morning, I was in the exam chair. The nurse was very caring and understanding that I was pretty nervous about going under anesthesia. Before I knew it, I was out, had my wisdom teeth pulled, and the pain was GONE. I was back to work 2 days later once the swelling subsided and healing was a breeze. I didn't need more than a little Tylenol the first day. I highly recommend Dr. Eckert and his office. Very friendly, informative, and accommodating. I couldn't have had a more smooth procedure. read more

I am not sure why would someone give 1 star for this place. Dr. Eckert is a nice man and I would recommend him for extractions with no hesitation. I went in for consultation and within a week, I had my oral surgery scheduled. He explained the whole process and recovery at the time of consultation. I got the estimates from his front desk and how much would be covered by my dental insurance. I removed 3 of my wisdom teeth and I was completely shut down with general anesthesia. I was nervous about it but Dr.Eckert and the nurse made me feel comfortable. After the surgery, I was given detailed instructions by his nurse and made sure I am ok to leave. There was swelling for few days on one side which happened to be the complicated tooth. I did not need prescription pain killers for not more than couple of doses. But make sure to get the pain medication ASAP as it will start to pain once the effects of general anesthesia goes away. I had to deal with bleeding on and off. It got resolved in couple of days. Dr. Eckert called me the next day of the surgery which happened to be a Saturday. I missed his call and I called back to reach his on call team. The person mentioned doctor will call back within 30 minutes. As mentioned I got the call back and we talked about my overall status of recovery. He put me at ease on the symptoms that I was facing with bleeding and swelling. Be prepared to take on liquid diet for couple of days at the very least. Within a week, I was back to eating all kinds of food. read more

I had a emergency extraction done here today. I read this yelp thing and took the chance seeing how he had more good reviews than bad. I wish I just stayed in pain till my regular dentist could take me. First of all this doctors never asked me if I wanted " twilight" sedation or anything . He came in the room looked at my X-rays then administer the Novacaine so roughly I swear I almost left I should have!!! He stuck me with the needle so hard and so fast I was in shock! Then he removed my tooth in the most aggressive with to much force instead of technique and skill. I was like WTF !! My regular dentist does work or pulling my teeth in the past I never felt a thing and I couldn't believe it was finished so quickly and painlessly and my doc wheeled me out to my ride personally and puts my seatbelt on!!!! This dentist here is way too harsh and rough and very cold. I didn't feel at ease at all it was by far the worst experience I've had at a dentist. This is everything I feared it would be. I highly highly recommend dr jefferey Tocci in Wellesley! Now he's the best in every way possible!!! The assistants here were nice and tried their best to help but it didn't help much. As soon as I got to my bf in the waiting area I immediately started balling my eyes out making the pain worse but I was so traumatized I couldn't keep it in anymore. I'd avoid this place at all Costs!!! read more

I had a great experience with these guys. First off, the painkilling treatment during the operation was absolutely perfect - to me it was like a light nap, with no pain or discomfort, and I was fairly lucid and cogent shortly after coming out. On top of that, post-op pain in my mouth was really minimal; with only 1 vicodin tablet shortly after getting home, I felt no pain in my mouth (besides from swelling the following day). I had to take no more vicodin tablets besides that. In fact on the day of the operation, before the swelling kicked in the following day, I really felt totally fine, and was able to get quite a bit of work done. Feeling in my jaw had come back within in a couple hours, and once I was able to eat and drink I was right as rain. All told, I couldn't have asked for a better experience. As warned, swelling kicked in full force on the following day, and got precipitously worse through next morning. Icing helped a lot initially, but at some point didn't do much. read more

Overall it wasn't pleasant, but the staff had been nice during and after my wisdom teeth pulled. My biggest issue with them is the Letter from the Law Office of Olinsky saying I have an outstanding balance of $248.40 that I payed over 6 months ago. If they can't keep their billing records straight, how do they keep the other records straight?! No bills have been sent since I paid, but they can go to the extreme of Legal Representation?!!!? read more

If I could give less then 1 star I would. He may be a fine oral surgeon but after 1.5 hours of waiting I left without being seen. This dentist needs to learn to manage his schedule better. His staff should not use the excuse they are a surgical site when clearly they overbooked patients. read more

I had my four wisdom teeth extracted by Dr. Eckert on 1/15/15 following a consultation on 11/17/14. My anxiety about the procedure was two fold 1) The mixed reviews about this office/Dr. Eckert made me feel uneasy. However, this was the oral surgeon that I was referred to by my dentist so I sucked it up and figured EVERY oral surgeon is going to have the amazing reviews and also may have some negative ones 2) I haven't been having major issues with my impacted wisdom teeth and wasn't sure if I really needed to have them out. My consultation with Dr. Eckert on 11/17/14 was quick and to the point. He explained the procedure and talked to be about the pros/cons about taking out my wisdom teeth as a preventative measure. I probably waited in the waiting room for about 20 minutes, but isn't that usually expected? I found that Dr. Eckert was pleasant. On 1/15/15, I was called in for my scheduled appointment about only 5 minutes after I arrived. An assistant (I'm not actually sure what her title was) led me back to the room. I explained to her that I wanted to call my fiancé from the front desk because he took my phone and I was hoping to listen to music and she assured me that I wouldn't even need the music. I told her that I was under the impression that although I'll be heavily sedated, I'd be aware. I further explained that I wanted to block out as much noise as possible (a lot of people had warned me about the nasty sounds of hearing my teeth being ripped out and I have vivid memories of having my adult teeth pulled out as a teenager before getting braces). The assistant assured me that the general anesthesia was actually strong and would knock me out. I was reluctant to trust her, but I remembered that a friend had told me this about her experience of having all four of her wisdom teeth extracted. The assistant got me all set up with heart monitors and a blood pressure monitor. Dr. Eckert came in, inserted the IV, and put on a mask that I believe was pumping valium or laughing gas; he told me I'd start to feel it within 15 seconds. Next thing I remember was waking up and being escorted to another room to lie down. A different assistant brought my fiancé in to sit with me. She explained the aftercare and I was on my way! Recovery ended up being a breeze. I didn't even need the vicodin 24 hours post-op, I was totally fine just taking ibuprofen. I would absolutely recommend Dr. Eckert. The experience was pleasant and painless! read more

I went to Dr. Eckert for a simple x-ray and left in tears. The office staff was incredibly rude and humiliated and interrogated me in the waiting room full of people about an insurance issue. After I left I called and told the dentist about my experience. He said he was sure his staff didn't mean to "humiliate" me and tried to sell me on using him for my oral surgery. read more

Dr Eckert is amazing, please don't read the negative review about him, I made that mistake and read them and was so scared to go and have 4 wisdom teeth out. Ok so I'm 33 and had 2 normal wisdom teeth fully through and 2 boney impacted ones and I decided to go under general anesthetic. I've had no surgery ever done in my life so being put to sleep and having 4 big teeth out I was petrified. I read the reviews on here and some of them were dreadful and I thought maybe I was making a huge mistake. So the day of the surgery I went into the room, I told the nurse how scared I was she was great, she calmed me down and attached me up to heart monitors, blood pressure and carbon dioxide monitoring machines. Dr Eckert came in he was so calm with me, such a gentleman he knew how scared I was as I started to hyperventilate. He spoke to me and the nurse they told me to concentrate on my breathing and they calmed me down. I had oxygen mask on and they put the IV in my arm (I didn't even feel it) and Dr Eckert administered the brevitol which is the general anesthetic. He told me in 15 seconds I would start to feel sleepy and I did and felt myself falling asleep. I woke up and was taken down to the recovery room where the nurse made sure I didn't fall asleep or put my head down, my husband came through and shortly after that Dr Eckert came in and told me how well I had done and I was really brave. Which I thought was lovely of him. Dr Eckert is Chief of Oral Surgery for Mount Auburn Hospital he's the best of the best. I had no swelling no serious pain and the my wounds look great nicely stitched up. He did a great job and he is such a nice man. I would highly recommend him and will definitely be going back if I ever need anything done. read more

Highly recommended! I'd been having problems with my wisdom teeth for a couple of years now, and finally gave in that I needed them (all 4) taken out. I came in for a short evaluation on a Monday, and scheduled for that following Friday, so that I would have the weekend to recover. In the evaluation, Dr. Eckhert was both very friendly and professional, explained what he would do, and set me completely at my ease. Then, in the days leading up to the surgery, my parents tried to dissuade me from getting out all 4, and told me I shouldn't get the full anesthesia because of potential "complications". Well, I am SO glad I didn't listen to them! Any of he bad reviews that are here on yelp are by people that decided to just go with the local anesthesia or laughing gas - and of course they were in a lot of pain! I came in early for my 10 o'clock appointment, they started on me ten minutes early, I was asleep for the whole thing and then less than half an hour later, boom, I woke up, and it was all done! Since then, I've been very rigorous about following my recovery instructions and haven't had any issues with pain or swelling. Great doctor! Couldn't recommend him more, but make sure to get the full anesthesia, even if your insurance may not cover it! read more

Dr. Eckert and his staff are great, don't listen to any of the negative reviews. I would recommend him for extractions with no hesitation.

He charged me $650 for a 5 minute visit. He said the bill would be covered by my insurance. It wasn't , and I was stuck paying the bill. I would not go back. read more