I do not recommend Charley Hewett. At my conciliation I was told I would have braces for 12 months. At 14 months I asked how much longer. A simple question all patients would ask. Unbeknownst to me Mr Hewett internalized that question as pressure to remove my braces. I travel frequently and never complained or not shown for every scheduled appointment. I was excited to have straight teeth and made multiple remarks on how important it was to me and I didn't care how long it took. I just wanted them to look great. A couple of appointments after I asked how much longer Mr Hewett said next appointment we will remove your braces. The big day was finally here. I flew in town allowing three weeks just to make sure there was ample time. I was excited but noticed my front teeth were not in line. I asked Mr Hewett ...he agreed and adjusted them. Charley told me they will move quickly and scheduled me the following week to remove my braces. I asked " are you sure it will be ok?" He assured me it will be fine. The day arrived to remove my braces. When they were off I immediately noticed huge spaces between my front teeth. Of course, I had to point it out. Now in my head I see flags.... why am I...the patient ...having to point out these issues? Why isn't the orthodontist seeing it himself. He manually strung and pulled my teeth together then glued a bar to the back of them. Still they werenot tight together you can see the bar between them. They barely touch. They are not in line so I have shadows. One front tooth is crooked so he took a device and tried to sand it down to reshape it. At this time I was very frustrated and didn't know what to do. I was in the chair so I really couldn't take a good look at the results. When I got home I examined my teeth closer. My bottom teeth were still crooked. I have large spaces between my front teeth. The bottom of my tooth touched but spread out to my gum line so it looks like I always have food in my teeth. On the left side there is a beautiful curve. On the right side it goes straight back making the exterior of my mouth droop. While waiting for my follow up my puppy chewed my retainer. I was out of town. I called the office to see if they could make me another one. I receptionist said "we probably can because we scanned your teeth."I said "I don't remember being scanned."She said "that's what was scheduled. " turns out they never scanned or took pictures after braces. I shared with her all my concerns to make sure enough time was scheduled for my next appointment. In the meantime ,I found a orthodontist and He scanned and replaced my retainer. Went to my follow up appointment with Mr Hewett. Of course he said my teeth look good to him but he can fix the lower crooked tooth with a retainer.
I have had several comments about my Orthodonics work. "
he's not a very good orthodontist. He didn't do that great of a job"
I would have done it a little differently
There's room for some improvement
How you have the bar affixed to your teeth they will eventually get more crooked because it isn't glued to each tooth
Moving forward... went to get my bottom retainer to fix the crooked tooth
To my surprise Mr Hewett laid into me how frustrated he was with me. That I pressured him into removing my braces and he didn't appreciate me talking to his staff. I should go to another orthodontist. ARE YOU KIDDING ME. CHARLEY HEWETT MADE THE DECISION TO PREMATURE REMOVE MY BRACES. WHICH CAUSED A MULTITUDE OF HALF A..ED SOLUTIONS. SINCE WHEN DOSE A PATIENT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OR CONTROL ON WHEN YOUR TEETH ARE READY TO HAVE YOUR BRACES REMOVED. THEN TO TOP IT OFF ....BLAME THE PATIENT THAT YOU FELT PRESSURED...WHICH NEVER HAPPENED. POOR RESULTS IS THE PATIENTS FAULT???
IF you are looking for an orthodontist that you need to manage your results than Charley Hewett is perfect for you. Personally,I feel if you hire a professional you shouldn't have to point out simple things like.... that tooth is crooked, the spaces are uneven, should the over bite be so different from the lower teeth, shouldn't my teeth be touching and not have spaces between them, one side of the mouth is curved the other is goes straight back, making one side of your mouth droop. Accept being scolded about expressing your concerns and accused of pressuring when asking the simple question " How much longer until my braces can come off?" read more