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    Gallagher Kullen DMD

    5.0 (1 review)

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    Lawrence Ryan, DDS, MD

    Lawrence Ryan, DDS, MD

    2.9(7 reviews)
    0.2 mi
    Established in 2000
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    Dr. Lawrence was professional and had a direct approach, which I appreciated…read more What I don't appreciate is his staff talking poorly about me in front of my children. They were wildly unprofessional. There was some commotion because I didn't have my (new) dental insurance cards with me that had my son's name on them. If having the cards on hand is so dire, feel free to send a standard email prior to a first time visit detailing all paperwork needed. I will never go back. The outright rudeness happened in front of the Dr. While I appreciate HIS professionalism, if that's who he chooses to employ- I think it says everything I need to know about that practice.

    I would like to share my experience at this office. Before this visit, I had never undergone any…read moreform of surgery, and unfortunately, my experience here was deeply distressing. During my consultation months before the procedure, Dr. Lawerence reviewed the steps involved, which initially seemed reassuring. However, he also chose to detail every possible complication that could occur. While I understand the importance of informed consent, the manner and extent to which these risks were presented caused me significant anxiety, especially given my pre-existing anxiety disorder and severe surgical anxiety. Despite my attempts to express these concerns, I did not feel supported or understood by Dr. Lawerence. Instead of offering reassurance, he continued to mention what others believed could go wrong, which heightened my fear of undergoing anesthesia. Additionally, both he and the office staff instructed me to refrain from using cannabis after midnight the night before surgery. Upon arrival, however, he informed me that the cannabis would still affect the procedure and anesthesia. This made me feel as though I had already done something wrong, further increasing my distress. After taking time to calm myself, I was brought back into the procedure room, where I experienced a significant anxiety attack upon sitting in the chair. Throughout this episode, Dr. Lawerence continued asking procedural questions, seemingly disregarding my visible panic. The nurse, on the other hand, was consistently kind and attempted to help me calm down. Once the questioning ended, I was still in the midst of a panic attack when the team placed the mask for laughing gas on me. Because of my inability to breathe normally, I could not inhale the gas, which intensified my panic. Instead of offering support, Dr. Lawerence told me that this reaction was simply part of "new experiences" and that I "needed to do it" because I was 21 years old. His comments were dismissive and condescending, and I explained that his approach was making the situation worse. When I asked him to stop speaking to me in that manner, he abruptly ended the process, stating that the procedure would not take place. He then informed my mother that it could not be done because of my behavior. Overall, this experience was traumatic, and I will not be returning to this practice. The bedside manner was severely lacking, and as someone who had never undergone any type of surgery--not even a tooth extraction--I felt there was no compassion or support for my understandable anxiety. I cannot recommend this practice to anyone who requires a more supportive, patient-centered approach, particularly those with significant anxiety.

    Hebron Center Dentistry - Dr. Alison Nicholes, owner

    Hebron Center Dentistry

    3.6(20 reviews)
    5.7 mi

    I can't be more disappointed in the lack of care from Hebron Center Dentistry. Dr Javed created a…read moreserious issue with my crown, ignored my concerns about infection, and left me in excruciating pain. I met privately with Dr Nicholes to discuss my experience, and she disappointed me further. I am writing my full experience for complete disclosure. Dr Javed recommended that I replace an old crown that was having no issues. She prepared the tooth, put on a temporary, and scheduled the permanent for a month later. Do the research, this exceeds the recommended time for a temporary. Pain set in a week before my appointment. (Everything I have read states that the crown may have been ill fitted, or damaged) I let the office know the morning before my appointment, that the pain was excruciating. The receptionist said that the Dr. would get back to me. Since I didn't hear from her, I went to my appointment the next day, confident that the permanent crown would solve the problem. After a cursory look, she said that she would need to refer me to have a root canal. This was a Friday afternoon, so I'm concerned about the continuing pain over the weekend. She suggested that she could take off the temporary, and secure the prepared crown with temporary cement and that might mitigate the pain a little. She needed her assistant to remove the crown, as the Dr. was unsuccessful at doing it herself. The odor that permeated the room as the temporary was removed was pungent. I questioned Dr Javed about the smell and mentioned my concern about bacteria. Her response was that it was just the normal smell of temporary cement. I have been researching this issue and absolutely everything points to bacteria and infection. I left the office literally weeping in pain at 2:30 that day. At 3:43 I called the office to question whether I should be put on an antibiotic. Office was closed, but the machine said to push 2 for an emergency, which I did. At 6 pm the crown popped off, so I called again, pushed 2 and waited. Every 2 hours overnight, I piggy-backed ibuprofen and Tylenol, which only dulled my pain. Dr. Nichole's (the owner) later commented that tooth pain is "special". And yet, no return phone call. Saturday morning I started searching for emergency dental care, which I received at Columbia dental. First, the root canal, followed by 14 days on antibiotics to treat the stubborn infection that had been described as "normal cement odor" In total, I suffered 6 days of excruciating pain, followed by 14 days of persistent ache and swelling. I would not be writing this review had I not met with the owner, Dr Nicholes, yesterday. She doubled down on the cement odor which dumbfounded me-there was, in fact, a raging infection that was ignored, treatment was delayed , and pain escalated. She informed me that they do not have emergency care outside of office hours. At the time, it was stated on their website and confirmed when I called on the phone and told to press "2" for emergencies. Her comment was that she was out of the country. When Dr Bussiere opened this office years ago, I recommended all my friends and family. He was so knowledgeable, open, and even administered Novocain without pain. The office called me after procedures to make sure I was feeling ok. It with a heavy heart that I must revoke that recommendation. Hebron center just doesn't care the way it used to.

    I have been to Hebron Center Dentistry twice. My initial appointment and cleaning was nice, I was…read moretold I needed a crown. My second appointment was the preparation for the crown end of November. That afternoon a three month ordeal of daily pain, three infections and courses of antibiotics, several visits where I was referred to two additional dentists (one to attempt a root canal, and the second to finally pull my tooth last month). During this entire time Dr. Nicholes showed no empathy whatsoever, just handed me referrals, pretty much pushing the problems onto someone else. My recent email to the office was unanswered. So yeah, I don't recommend this dentist to anyone.

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    Hebron Center Dentistry - Beautiful clean office

    Beautiful clean office

    Hebron Center Dentistry - Massaging chairs, a coffee bar & flat screen tvs

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    Gallagher Kullen DMD - generaldentistry - Updated May 2026

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