I should have read the reviews before making a dental appointment here. Is there a button for negative stars? Prior to this experience, I have never had a bad dentist and don't mind going to a dental appointment. I showed up to what I thought was going to be a routine cleaning, but instead had tons of X-rays done, unnecessary prodding, was treated rudely, and was scammed and told I needed to pay over $1,000 when my teeth are perfectly fine. First, they sat me down and started poking my teeth and had me do X-rays. I already had X-rays from my last dentist that I could have sent to them, but they didn't care. Anyways, I have been told before that I have a small mouth. The hygienist doing X-rays made a comment about that and that maybe she should switch out the device she was using, but then she said "we will make it work." She then stuck a too-big instrument in my mouth, and my eyes began to tear up from the pain. She then took out the instrument and did the same X-ray on the OTHER SIDE even after I said it hurt. Next, they had me move to a standing position to do X-rays in a different room. At this point I was making sure my insurance covered this and asking if it was necessary. They said it was covered and I was hopeful that they would get to the actual cleaning part of the appointment soon so I went along with it. Just to show how unprofessional the staff there is, I heard them gossiping about something and then they asked a question about what day it is or some question that I knew the answer to. I couldn't help it but chime in with the answer, and they started snickering and LAUGHING. "What is this poor girl doing; who is taking care of her?" they were part-asking and part-just making fun of me. SO RUDE and UNPROFESSIONAL. My hygienist finally returns and takes me back to the chair and I assume we are getting to the routine cleaning part! Instead, she has the dentist, (Krystal Moore seen on the papers below), come and look at my teeth. She talked to me like I was a child (I'm 22) about all the sealants and work I needed. I explained to her that I have only had 1 or 2 cavities in the past but have flossed and brushed regularly for the last year or so. I wasn't expecting any problems and was confused because even when I didn't floss regularly, no dentist ever treated me so poorly and said I needed that much work done. She made it sound that without a bunch of preventative work done, my teeth were going to fall out, shrugging off my claims about me brushing/flossing regularly as "no that doesn't help." SHE LITERALLY SAID THAT. She also said that I would need cosmetic work for a barely noticeable chip I have on my front tooth. She had the dental assistant write down almost every other tooth of mine as needing work. I trusted her so I just agreed at the time. She then said for me to go to the front to make my next appointment. Oh, and also she wrote me a prescription for a special toothpaste too. At the front desk, I get a copy of the dental work I need done... a total of ONE THOUSAND AND SEVENTY DOLLARS (Pictured below). I have NEVER before needed that much work on my teeth, and I usually take good care of them so I was more SHOCKED than anything. I tried to schedule my next dental appointment (one to ACTUALLY clean my teeth like I thought was going to happen this time) and they didn't have an appointment available for a long time (yet they were quick to have me come in for this scam of an appointment). What a WASTE OF TIME. At this point, I started crying. I have NEVER BEFORE CRIED AT A DENTIST OFFICE.
Upon reflecting and talking to dentists and hygienists that me and my family know personally, they said that these dentists are without a doubt trying to scam people and that none of the work they wanted to do on me was necessary. In fact, one dental hygienist I spoke to said she only recommends sealants for cavity-prone CHILDREN and would have never recommended that for me. I was fortunate enough to realize I don't need all of this dental work and can find another dentist. However, not everyone has this option or the education to know when they are being taken advantage of. Especially since dentists' and doctors' are in a position of power and trust, it is far too easy for them to take advantage of people who have less. I really hope no one else goes here and gets taken advantage of like how I almost was. Hope this helps. Go to ANY OTHER DENTIST OFFICE AND YOU WILL HAVE A BETTER EXPERIENCE needless to say I am on the hunt for a new dentist now... read more