Choosing Dr. Haney as my orthodontist was a huge mistake that I very much regret. Stay away from this orthodontist!!
I left Dr. Haney's care at the end of February 2017. I was supposed to have braces for about two years, but I ended treatment after eight months. I was in constant pain, my bite was getting worse, and Dr. Haney's only solution to the pain and bite was to extract two of my lower teeth. Extracting teeth was never discussed in the treatment plan, and, was strongly recommended against by my dentist and an orafacial myologist. Since I did not want to lose teeth in my lower jaw I had no other choice but stop treatment.
Dr. Haney left me with damage to my enamel (from a crude application of glue to "protect" my enamel, followed by an equally crude removal of the glue by Dr. Haney). He also left me with a bite that was worse than pre-treatment; this resulting mis-alignment created near-constant pain in my lower teeth and jaw, and actually changed the appearance of my face, and how much I could bite down and close my mouth.
During treatment, Dr. Haney would not give me details about my treatment plan. He brushed off my concerns about pain and my worsening bite for months, until finally I broke down in his office and refused to leave until he addressed the problems.
The day I ended treatment he would not answer any of my questions about my treatment, only responding with "I don't know," and "I followed the standards of my profession".
When I tried to get all of my records, his office would dodge my calls and ignore my emails. They would deny documents existed, tell me they could not access them, or would send me partial elements. I had to threaten to report him for HIPAA violations more than once to retrieve my records (which still had missing elements). During this whole process Dr. Haney refused to speak with me or answer questions.
Currently I have braces again with a new orthodontist, and my experience has been extremely different. I have no pain, my teeth are aligning without problems or any need for extraction. My bite has greatly improved, the results are so much better.
AVOID Dr. Haney, he is not competent or trustworthy. Getting braces with him was traumatizing, damaging, and an incredible waste of time and money, one of the worst experiences of my life. read more