Writing this review shocked, trembling and with tears in my eyes. I've seen Dr Scott Van Zandt for a couple of years now for my routine dental exams. I've always been pleased and appreciated his bedside manner. So much so, that I'm even worried to post this because I honestly liked him as a person. I don't know if something is happening in his life ? To make him change? He did a routine x ray that showed a "tiny cavity" in between my back molars. Although I had no pain or symptoms of a cavity, he suggested drilling it out and placing a small filling. I came for the procedure, and he seemed a bit off personality wise. Speaking fast, kind of pressure speech and gruff. But as a medical provider myself, I thought "we all have days where we aren't in a great mood". After the procedure I asked if there were any restrictions for that day. He said "no". So I ate as usual. But when I ate, it hurt to chew using the tooth he did the filling on. I assumed this was normal but called to make sure. I told the clinic that if the pain persisted for more than a week or 2, I would return for a follow up for him to look at the tooth. Well, my pain has not subsided. So I went in today. He was very unfriendly, not like himself when calling me back. He had another man with him that I assumed he was training . This gentleman was to take an x ray of my tooth but kept getting the image wrong and having to repeat the x ray - he took 4 rays. Dr Van Zandt said the tooth was fine and maybe it was a bite issue. I told him the tooth does not hurt when I bite /clench my jaw as that tooth in particular doesn't make contact with the opposite tooth. It only hurts when chewing food. He did a bite paper strip which confirmed what I said, that the tooth wasn't making contact -- thereby ruling out that it wasn't my bite causing the pain. But he said he wanted to "grind the tooth down anyways" that "maybe that would help". I replied "I have a question" and before I could ask the question he interrupted saying "do you not underhand the words I'm saying to you?" . I was stunned. As a medical provider of 20 years myself, I could never imagine treating a patient like this just for trying to ask a question. I told him it also hurts to floss that tooth now and when I flossed for the first time after the filling it felt like a piece of hard material broke off. He said "no you're just making stuff up." At this time, I said , " I don't feel comfortable moving forward. You're being very aggressive and it's concerning me and it's not like you. You're hurting my feelings the way you're treating me. I don't know if you're having a bad day, or if you're offended that I'm having pain since you did the filling -- I didn't say you did anything wrong. I'm just in pain and wanted help" . He said "good luck having anyone fix that tooth". I'm so shocked and sad. I can only think that something terrible is happening with him. But at this point I would recommend no one go to Tanglewood /Evolution dental. read more