This review is based on Dr. Carlson ONLY. DO NOT EVER USE HIM AS YOUR DENTIST. I would give negative stars if I could. I was under the impression that I had my filling appointment with the dentist who checked my teeth but apparently he quit the practice in-between the cleaning and my filling appointment this past Friday. I was unaware Dr. Carlson would be doing my procedure until I was sitting in the chair the day of my appointment. I have never had great interactions with him, due to his superior complex and if I knew he was going to be the dentist I would've rescheduled.
The procedure was extremely uncomfortable because he rushed through it. At the end I told him that my bite felt off, he ignored my complaint and said that "It's just the bonding agent. It should feel fine later." He didn't even take the time to check. I came back to the office 4 hours later due to the Novocaine wearing off and then I could definitely tell that the bite was off. When he came in he didn't say a word. He just tilted me back, adjusted my bite and asked if I had anything to eat which I said no and then very condescendingly said that if I ate something then this supposed "bonding agent" would've normalized my bite. When I left I could tell the bite was still off and my teeth were very sore and had a sharp zing going through my one tooth, but I just said maybe it's just because I had two fillings done at once. That night I could definitely tell the bite was severely off due to my top fitted mouth guard not fitting properly and anytime I would grind my teeth I got an excrutiating pain.
The next two days being the weekend I couldn't eat on that side of my mouth due to the pain and sleeping was extremely uncomfortable. I was hopeful I would be able to call this morning and have my normal dentist who typically does all of my dental work fix what Dr. Carlson did but my luck kept getting better. My dentist is on vacation and I had no other choice but to see Dr. Carlson. As you can imagine I'm already pissed off that I'm coming back a THIRD time when he should've listened to me the FIRST time I was in the damn chair. I had to take off work AGAIN and drive all the way back to MD from VA to see this awful dentist. Then the REAL nightmare began. The hygienist who was in the initial appointment was very kind and asked me what was wrong and I told her that maybe there was a crack in the filling and that the bite was off and I couldn't eat on that side, etc. and so forth.
He came in and told me to put my upper mouth guard in which I did. He checked the bite and then took it out. He then asked "which tooth is hurting." I said a generic answer of just everything is hurting and I was explaining and he cut me off and slowly and condescendingly as if I was a child repeated "Which....tooth.....hurts..." I just said I don't know it's one of the two you filled. Mind you they can blow air on your teeth or use the back of one of their tools to tap on the teeth to figure out which one it is. He just stuck the colored paper in my mouth and told me to tap and grind side to side. After the first two times of doing that I just broke down and was sobbing uncontrollably due to the pain. He not once asked me if I was ok, if I needed a minute, or rethought his course of action. The hygienist was the one who asked if I was ok and that's not even her job to do, she's not the one causing it. Once he was done he asked very coldly if it felt better and to have a good day. THAT'S IT. It took every fiber of my being to not cuss this guy out.
His lack of sympathy and compassion for a patient is utterly disgusting and appalling. I can't imagine if he were to work on a child. I have never once cried so much from a dentist before in my entire life, but I guess he just thinks I'm being a dramatic and emotional woman. He talked down to me and disregarded everything I said. I feel bad for the women who have to work alongside him. So, in conclusion don't ever subject yourself to this arrogant, narcisstic asshole if you don't have too. I NEVER write reviews because I think everyone has bad days, but his actions and behavior towards me is unacceptable as a medical professional and he should ashamed of himself.
I hope Crofton Dental will reprimand him once my formal complaint is made. read more