After much deliberation and personal correspondence with Dr. Kardovich, I'd like to clarify some things that I had previously written about his practice.
First, I would like to say that if you live in the South Bay area, Dr. Kardovich is the best orthodonist you will find. He will even see you years after your braces have been removed to help you maintain your retainers and get back on track if you have slipped up on wearing them (which I had quite a bit).
The review I had written was regarding a visit I had a few years ago. The visit transpired as follows: I went into his San Pedro office, and was according to his records "13 minutes" late (my official opinion is that I was 2-10 minutes late, which would be negligible in most offices). However, I had driven from San Diego and although having budgeted plenty of time, I ran into rush hour traffic in San Diego County, Orange County and Los Angeles County.
Through personal communication, I was edified that their office prides itself on timeliness and not making clients wait. Often orthodontic check ups can be a mere 15 minutes, similar to a meds check up with a psychiatrist.
Me being 13 minutes late evidently did indeed affect their morning schedule. For that, I apologize. However, their staff, including Dr. Kardovich seemed quite perturbed at my tardiness. In fact, they made me feel so badly about this incident that I had formerly had given him a "1 star" and wrote a lengthy description about the rudeness of his staff.
The truth is Dr. Goode's practice, which is now Dr. Kardovich's practice is definitely the best in San Pedro. In fact, even after years of not seeing me, they adjusted my retainers for FREE. They really do hold up to the standards of excellent orthodontia.
Unfortunately because of my lack of upkeep, I will have to get adult orthodontia, even though I only had braces in the first place to close my gap. Yet, if you know anything about getting braces, a gap requires a lot of adjustment to all of your teeth. I am still glad that I did not get veneers, because the idea of physically manipulating the structure of my teeth is chilling.
However, the closing of my gap increased my confidence immensely. And, although my bottom retainer doesn't really fit, my upper one does so my gap is still closed. But, I will soon need braces again to prevent the erosion of my teeth. I have a great dentist in San Diego
(Dr. March--see my review) who is referring me to her preferred orthodontist (Dr. Barton).
I would like to apologize to Dr. Kardovich for my angry review, and reassure him that overall he's great. And, perhaps, his staff were having an "off-day" and my tardiness was indeed more influential to the efficiency of his practice than I could understand.
If I still lived in San Pedro, I would likely have approached them face to face about that day to clear the air. And, I would have likely been in his chair once again to fix the excellent work he did as a teenager that I have let unwind throughout my twenties.
So, Dr. Kardovich, I do hope that you accept my apology and grasp the sincerity of this new review. And, I wish you and your practice the best as well. read more
