It had been about a year since out dentist had moved out of town and I had a husband that wanted a female dentist with small hands (she has that). I was in No pain and had NO problems or issues at this point other than part of an old filling had come out and I knew eventually it would stay to hurt, so I made an appointment for a cleaning and to have that filling looked at. The cleaning was as good as a cleaning can be. The rest of the visit went downhill. After injecting the novacaine twice all the way through my gums to where it was squinting directly onto my tongue (mind you I told her the first time it happened and she still did it again). The new filling in, she had me bite down on a piece of paper and grind my teeth, then she sent me home. Later that night when I tried to eat (after the novacaine had worn off), I realized that the only two teeth that could actually touch to chew with were the molar with the new filling and it's counterpart below. I called first thing the next morning and explained it to them and it was two weeks before they got me back in to fix it. I ate a lot of soup during that time. I do love soup but I love meat too! When I went back to get that fixed, she said that I had several cavities (she hadn't mentioned before nor had my dentist the year before). Naive and trusting as I was, I let her fill them. After that experience, it took me a loooong time for me to get the nerve up to even go get them cleaned again. Fast forward a few years, first dentist appointment cleaning since then, not one cavity! That's now been several years ago and (knock on wood) teeth are still doing well with no cavities. Some folks love her, I'll never go back or recommend her! read more
