I found Dr. Crowder randomly in a Google search for dentists. I decided to trust him because he shares a last name with that of my beloved orthodontist, which I found coincidental, because my orthodontist is 3 hours away. Turns out - Young Dr. Crowder is Older Dr. Crowder's son! Storytelling aside, here are the facts:
1. Dr. Crowder's hygienists are great at cleanings. I have never left with bleeding gums, and when they lecture me about flossing, they don't make me feel like a horrible person.
2. Unlike some dentists, I never feel like Crowder uses x-rays excessively. While I understand that they're occasionally necessary, I never like to have many of them in the general vicinity of my head, and he willingly obliges.
3. My last paid-for-by-dental-insurance appointment was shortly before I got laid off, and I told him so - so he went ahead and repaired and reinforced the portion of my front tooth that I broke when I was little. Since it would have inevitably broken within the next year or so, doing the repair early saved me a considerable chunk o' change.
4. Cleanings sans dental insurance are only $100!
5. He uses anesthetic to fill cavities!!!! Is this normal? Maybe it is - but my old dentist never did that, and getting cavities filled was a no-good terrible horrible very bad experience. Not only does Dr. Crowder make sure you're nice and numb, he uses a topical anesthetic before injecting your gums, so it's completely pain-free.
6. Every dental chair comes complete with a flat-screen TV and endless cable channels, so you can watch HDTV or Oprah or whatever to your little hearts' content, all while having your choppers shined, buffed, and polished by Crowder and his staff.
In short, Dr. Crowder is a reasonably-priced great dentist, and just an all-around nice guy. Highly recommended! read more