For years, I went to The Valley Dentists in Hadley. They're fantastic and I love them. Then my insurance changed, and I had to find a new one. I was due for a cleaning recently, so I made an appointment with Dr. Tremblay in Easthampton, because he's within walking distance and takes my new insurance.
I am NEVER going back.
First, they kept me waiting for an hour. My appointment was at 11, I didn't even get called back until 11:45, and no one actually saw me until noon. Then Dr. Tremblay came in and was an enormous jackass. First he took my glasses off without asking me, or even giving me any warning (really, thanks for respecting my personal boundaries, doc), and put them LENSES DOWN on his instrument tray. Yes, because I really want the things I put next to three of my mucous membranes and that I rely on for sight next to a bunch of mouth crud and sharp objects.
Then, while cleaning my teeth, he kept resting the palm of his hand on my eye. He actually rested his hand on top of my left fucking eye. And both he and the hygienist (who polished half my teeth...what the fuck was the point of that?) delivered, verbatim, the same oral hygiene lecture four times. Four separate times. WHY.
Also, you know how every single dentist ever has a little bitty water spigot they use to rinse the crud/polish off your teeth, and a little vacuum to suck it away? This guy doesn't. He doesn't have those things. For the first time in my 29 years of life, they had me periodically lean up and over, and rinse my mouth from a water cup. I don't know what the fuck kind of podunk strip mall dentist office this asshole is running, but I just...I don't even.
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