I highly recommend this practice for root canals. I recently had two done by Dr Dean and had expected the worst after hearing so many horror stories. The first tooth never hurt either before or after the root canal and was more preventative. So when it didn't hurt after the surgery, I just thought well it just wasn't that bad. I was still very apprehensive about the second tooth because it had a lot of rot and was a back molar. I thought with its placement and condition that I would be in for quite a different experience than with the first tooth, so much so I thought of having it extracted. The first time I went in to talk to Dr Dean about it, I decided to proceed with the extraction, but it seemed too drastic and I came back for the root canal. To my great surprise and pleasure, the tooth stopped hurting the minute Dr Dean did the root canal. Not only did the procedure not hurt with either root canal, there was no pain after. I highly recommend this practice for root canals. Comfort is very important to them and they know how to calm anxious patients. The second one I curled up under a big blanket, kicked my shoes off, and had a very pleasant experience. I would definitely go back again should the need arise - which of course I hope it doesn't. But I do highly recommend them. read more