So the saga continued, yet, I just ended it!
Last update for the corny crew at eastern dental. After a year-long battle of getting extensive dental work, I can't say that I have much to show for it.
The final straw occurred last month. The first time I went in, for what I thought was for a long overdue root canal that was really bothering me. I was called to the back, and was asked: "when's the last time you were here? When was the last time you had X-rays?" Mind you, I was receiving their services on an ongoing basis for a year. Within that year, they managed to bill my insurance over and over again for multiple X-rays to see the same thing. Anyway, after I answered her questions, she told me that they were going to schedule me for a cleaning and another set of X-rays, but they couldn't do it that day. That day that I'd scheduled off to be there. You mean to tell me that I just wasted an entire day with nothing to show for, AGAIN???
Fast forward past the cleaning and X-rays, and we're at the most ridiculous part of my rant, the periodontist. So, the guy checked my X-rays and told me that I needed to have an extraction replaced by a dental implant on one of my molars that were chipped. I asked the guy to explore all options with me, and he said that there were two options since the tooth wasn't salvageable: an implant or a bridge. Me knowing my insurance coverage, I asked that he draft a treatment plan with both options in mind, so that I can figure out the affordability of my situation. I then proceeded to the billing department. This clown gave me an option of the dental implant, ONLY. She then lied and told me that it would take several weeks to get an estimate on a bridge. A bridge!! Seriously?? Mind you, a bridge is covered 100% by my insurance, which she could see from her insurance booklet, but her absolute refusal was baffling, and was my last straw. Til this day, I haven't received an estimate on that bridge, and it's been almost a month.
Now I've moved on, and let me tell you, I couldn't have made a better decision. Let me tell you why.
1. Garden state dental thoroughly assessed my case. They found out that an extraction may be the prognosis, but that couldn't be determined by the X-ray, rather, exposing the tooth would be the best way to proceed.
2. I'm able to make multiple appointments at once. Not once a month, like eastern. I've had 3 successful appointments in the past 2 weeks.
3. They care. They take their time. They value yours. They respect you.
If you're at eastern, GET OUT! All of the negative reviews aren't just stories. They're real life nightmares.
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