I thought I'd found the perfect periodontist. All my life I've had "teeth issues", so I've always…read morebeen on the lookout for a better dentist, a better periodontist, and so on. Anything to do with my mouth/teeth was of interest to me. I'm sure I've spent tens of thousands of dollars over the years, and more, keeping up with my tooth issues. Money was not an issue . . . I could always find the money if I could find a person to do the job better for me.
This brings me to Dr. Nick Shumaker, with Northern Colorado Periodontic, on Boardwalk, in Fort Collins. I just dropped in one day and chatted with the receptionist about Dr. Shumaker. His office/waiting area was immaculate and he staff all seemed very professional, so, in spite of a lack of reviews or personal recommendations, I gave him a try.
At first, his work was great. Beyond great, as a matter of fact. I came to trust him implicity, and liked him personally as well. What he recommended, I let him do.
One day, he told me I should have one of my molars extracted, and explained why. He was right, of course . . . it just needed to come out.
Well, he did it well enough, *except* that he clipped a nerve or something that has caused major changes in my mouth. I called his office and told them of the problem. It wasn't long before he called me back. He agreed that he had (obviously) done something that he shouldn't have.
It's been over six months now, and I keep hoping that the tingling and numbness and constant dry mouth will stop, but it hasn't yet.
I gave him two stars because of the decent work he did before the unfor-
tunate clipping of my nerve. His work wasn't generally terrible.
It's not like Dr. Shumaker is a cut-rate periodontist. From his pricing, I would say he would be at the top of his profession. From experience, I will give him two-stars, nice guy or not. Nice really doesn't matter to me, as it seems to others. Don't care. I just expect the job to be done right, but it wasn't. It just wasn't.
My current dentist tells me the problem "might resolve in a year or so". Well, that's just great. (Did you catch the sarcasm there?) I can only hope that it will. In the meantime, I have found another periodontist. (There are over a dozen close by!) I guess time will tell.