I would DEFINITELY advise anyone looking for a dentist to bypass this place! The turnover is high and the schedule super overbooked. I came in for a filling in a somewhat deep cavity. He was actually replacing the old amalgam one for a composite filling. OK, sounds simple enough. I go in and sat in that chair for over an hour while he worked on other clients.
He came in to numb me. And As he carried the needle to my mouth, anesthesia literally spilled from the syringe onto my arm! He didn't acknowledge it until I said something. He had a hygienist named Devy that was a total dunce! He kept having to tell her to redo things. To fill a syringe, or sit out a certain material or tool. And while I sat there numb and vulnerable, a receptionist comes to the room to tell him that a patient is on the phone in pain and that their crown fell off! He was calm and nonchalant about it. Unfortunately for me, it was a foreshadowing of things to come.
After going home and the anesthesia wearing off, my mouth was in EXCRUCIATING pain! I tried cleaning it frequently w/ salt water and taking pain meds. But it wasn't improving. I returned a week later and Dr. Kolderman advised me that I had an infection and he gave me some mouth wash. At the end of the visit, I requested a copy of my panoramic x-rays. The hygienist and receptionist said that they would look into it and call me back b/c they aren't sure what the process is to release them. No surprise, I never heard back. And when I called back, I got the run around.
After 3 days of the mouthwash, still no improvement. So I called for antibiotics. He prescribed a 7 day round and improvement was minor.
I have recently gone to a new dentist and he recommended that I get my tooth pulled or a root canal b/c of the infection! He said that Dr. Kolderman probably hit a nerve since I was not having pain prior to the filling. The new dentist referred me to an oral surgeon b/c it's a wisdom tooth and very rooted. I will have to be put under. Great!
This experience could have been avoided if Dr, Kolderman would have just slowed down and took his time as he worked. Instead he was rushing and flustered. I think it's time for him to retire. read more