I've always had good experiences here in the past, everyone's usually friendly and welcoming. But…read moreafter today, I'm extremely upset and disappointed. I brought my husband and our 22-month-old daughter with me to my appointment. While I was getting my cleaning, the staff was being nice to her, gave her toys, and kept her entertained, which I appreciated.
However, when we were getting ready to leave, we noticed one of my daughter's pigtails had been CUT OFF and both of her hair ties were missing. When my husband asked about it, the response we got was that no one knew what happened and that they "don't even have scissors there." That answer is not only unacceptable, it's insulting. My daughter is a toddler, she doesn't know how to use scissors, and she never pulls out her hair ties. Someone there cut her hair, and no one had the decency to tell us, or even own up to it when confronted.
I'm not even that upset that her hair was cut, accidents can happen. What I'm furious about is the dishonesty and the complete lack of accountability. If something was wrong or if something got stuck in her hair and they felt the need to cut it, the absolute bare minimum would be to inform us first as her parents, not silently make that decision and then act clueless afterward.
This situation was handled horribly, and I'm extremely disappointed in how it was swept under the rug. I expected better.
I added pictures of how her hair was before we got there and after we left.
UPDATE 5/2/25:
After posting my original review about the disturbing incident involving my daughter's hair being cut during our visit, I finally got a call, today, now days later. And when the dentist finally did reach out, instead of offering an apology or showing any concern, he spoke to me in a defensive and borderline hostile tone.
He immediately said he "trusts his staff," that he personally questioned everyone, and of course, they all denied it. Then he had the audacity to say he found it "odd" that this happened while my husband was there, as if we were trying to pull some kind of scheme. That accusation was not only offensive, it was completely out of line.
He didn't let me speak, didn't ask what we experienced, didn't express any empathy, and absolutely no care about what happened to my child. He just told me to transfer my care elsewhere, canceled all my future appointments, said "take care," and hung up the phone like I was the problem.
Let me be clear, someone cut my daughter's hair without permission. She is 22 months old. She cannot consent. No one asked us beforehand, and no one told us afterward. Whether they want to admit it or not, this is extremely serious and potentially considered battery under the law, as it involves unauthorized physical contact with a child. And to be treated as if we did something wrong or made it up is absolutely outrageous. I'm beyond furious. I didn't want to escalate anything, all I wanted was a little honesty and accountability. Instead, I was treated like a liar and pushed out of an office I was suppose to trust. Because of how dismissively and unprofessionally this was handled, because of how this was handled, we will absolutely be taking this situation further.
