I hadn't been to a dentist in about 8 years. My last couple of visits had been courtesy of military…read moredoctors while I was in the service, and their service sucked. Nothing like having your wisdom teeth pulled, then pulling fragments of your tooth out through bloody sutures yourself two days later. I can't say I was terrified of going, but certainly wasn't looking forward to it.
Since I got great health and dental insurance through work, and based on recommendations, the wife made me an appointment at Dr. Haeussner's office. SO glad she did, and SO glad I went.
It's a little hard to find the place, but once you walk in the building, it's clean, organized, bright, and filled with great employees. I didn't have to wait long before I was brought back to start taking x-rays and get prepared for my checkup and cleaning. The lady quickly took all my x-rays, and I was stunned to see everything is now digital. No more sitting around waiting for the x-rays to develop before they tell you to do it again, it just pops right up on the monitor- very cool. I knocked out 5 x-rays in about 10 minutes, and we were all set for the checkup.
Dr. Haeussner came in- introduced himself, we talked teeth for a bit, then he went in to check everything out. Very gentle, very professional, and let me know that I was in pretty good shape aside from a desperate need of a cleaning and a little patch on a filling. We shook hands, and I proceeded on with the cleaning from another lady who was very, very good. A little painful, but it was my first cleaning in probably 15 years. My mouth felt like a million bucks after it was all over.... it's been a few weeks, and my mouth still feels super clean and SO much healthier.
I had to go back a few weeks later for the touch up on the filling. A little drilling and smoothing, but absolutely no pain, and I was in and out in under 30 minutes. I LOVE this guy!
Does anybody really enjoy going to the dentist? No. But you might as well go to the best and keep your teeth and mouth happy. Dr. Haeussner and his staff are definitely top notch, and I'm highly recommending him for anyone in the St. Augustine area. Very friendly and professional staff- they will take care of you and your family, whatever your dentistry needs are. Definitely glad we got the recommendations and decided to stop here, and I will be back every 6 months for my cleanings.