My daughter who is 5 met with Dr. Mina to have a cavity filled. Immediately upon entry she was crying because she was scared. The dentist came in and started yelling. She told her to stop being a cry baby or she would make her mom leave the room. She calmed down because of the threat, and allowed the treatments to start. She put the nitrous over her nose and she again was scared. Instead of reassuring her she would be okay, she screamed at her and counted to 3. Threaten to turn the TV off and kick mom out if she got to 3. My daughter cried silently and had fear in her eyes. After she finally calmed down, they tried to put something in her mouth to catch any fluids so she wouldn't swallow them. She was very scared of it, and tried to explain that she didn't want it. Again, instead of reassuring her, she and her assistant held her down to the table and forced the "pillow" into her mouth. She screamed and screamed and writhed on the table. She told me that she would calm down in a second. She didn't calm down. Dr. Mina told her she was a naughty girl, told me (mom) to leave the room, and said the TV was going off. My daughter screamed that she was choking her, but Dr. Mina said "you're choking yourself, don't be a baby."
We did not finish the treatment, and we will be looking elsewhere for dental work. She has no business being around children, and needs to work on her bedside manner. read more