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    Marian C. Pilecki, DDS

    1.0 (1 review)
    Open • 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

    Services - Marian C. Pilecki, DDS

    Cavity treatment

    Dental exams

    Tooth filling replacement or repair

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    Drs. Dick, Potempa and Riad

    Drs. Dick, Potempa and Riad

    3.9(10 reviews)
    4.4 mi

    I had a horrible experience at this dental office and I don't recommend it…read more I believe this was my dental office for a year. I had come here a couple of times for a cleaning and some x rays complaining of tooth pain. There was a specific doctor I had seen on this particular day for tooth pain. I don't remember her name and she didn't work much longer at this dental office after this incident happened. I went in for tooth pain on this particular day. When I got to the office, they did a visual check of the area where the tooth was that was in question. I couldn't pin point exactly which tooth but had an idea. It turns out, I was correct on which tooth was causing the pain. The technician took an x-ray and brought me back to the room to wait for the dentist to look at my x-ray. *I didn't see the x-ray that day! The dentist didn't ask or offer me to look and I didn't think to ask. The computer was behind my head. The dentist proceeded to tell me she didn't see anything on the x-ray and saw no visible signs of decay or anything unusual. She told me to come back in 2 WEEKS if the pain persisted or didn't get better. Welp, 2 DAYS later, I woke up with serious pain and swelling of the right side of my face! The side where the tooth was in question. I scanned around the left side of my mouth with my tongue to discover something that felt like a PLUMP BLUEBERRY! Oh, of course it's Saturday and I have school all day! I called the dentist and said I needed to be seen right away and explained the situation. They saw me in 30 min with a different dentist and she informed me I had a tooth abscess and they needed to drain it immediately. It was so tender, swollen and painful they could barley numb me to drain it! It took quite awhile and a lot of pain!! I asked why the previous dentist didn't catch the start of this 2 days earlier. She said it's not always possible to see the start of an abscess. We looked at the x-ray together and quickly discovered the tooth in question was not even in the x-ray that was taken!! The technician didn't get all the way to the back of my mouth and the tooth that has the abscess wasn't included in the x-ray! Why the first dentist didn't catch this is beyond me! I was livid! I said, well there's no way to know if it could've been caught because the tooth isn't even in the x-ray. They ended up waiving the emergency fee and charged me for the draining of the abscess and a couple other things. With that being said, I was charged some other fee or a higher fee than normal for this procedure because it was an emergency visit. Insert eye roll. Oh and insurance only covered part of it because it was an emergency visit. Insert another eye roll. Anyways, I kept coming to this dental office as long as the new dentist I saw would be my dentist. I had a root canal done, maybe 2. Don't judge me. She was great, but I could not stand the receptionists and BILLING! After almost every visit, i'd receive a bill in the mail saying I owed more money even though I paid what they said I owed at my appt. Please, get it togethe

    I've been seeing Dr Potempa since I was a kid. He's easy to talk to and doesn't give you any BS…read more He's the type of provider that doesn't push anything you don't absolutely need. It's this trust and reputation that keeps me coming back. Even at a time my insurance didn't work here I still came and paid out of pocket because this office is that good. I cannot recommend this place more.

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    Aspen Dental - Lockport, NY

    Aspen Dental - Lockport, NY

    1.5(23 reviews)
    4.4 mi
    Available by appointment
    Emergency services

    Crooks. Dont go here!!!!!! The staff are liars and will say anything to get you out of the door. I…read morecame here to get dental work done and they said they accepted my insurance. They are going after me for $1100 because they say that my insurance didn't exist.

    I had made an appointment a couple weeks ago for 11-4-2024 at 4 pm/ I was contacted by the office…read moreon Friday 11-1-2024 at 12:08 pm and the call was 2 in and 36 sec long where the girl on the phone look my insurance information and confirmed everything for my monday appointment. I received a text on thursday at 12:07 pm to confirm my appointment. I also got a text message on Sunday at 1:02pm telling me about my appointment at 4pm monday. I arrived at 3:50 for my 4pm appointment and was told by the girl at the desk that my appointment was cancelled because my phone number wasn't any good and they couldn't get a hold of me. I told the girl i talked to someone on Friday and i showed her the call on my phone as well as the text message and she said well there is nothing that can be done it wont allow me to put the appointment back in. I called the Lockport location and was given a " FILL IN " manager who couldnt do anything either. Reached out to Jessica Ahlstrom the Regional and got the clasic blow off response. I apologize for this negative experience in the Lockport office. I will follow up with the office and provide the appropriate coaching to the staff around what a new patient experience should look like. I appriecate you reaching out and giving me this feedback directly. They obviously do not care about customer service so why continue to go there STAY AWAY

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    Boulevard Family Dental

    Boulevard Family Dental

    2.9(11 reviews)
    5.0 mi

    Pleasant reception, and hygienists. No long wait times. Dr Zingaro is always friendly and…read moreprofessional I like that he is from the area.

    I had a very mixed experience with Boulevard Family Dental…read more First, the positive: the clinical staff were wonderful. The woman who brought me back was extremely friendly, helpful, and welcoming, and my cleaning itself was great. The doctor was also very friendly, personable, and pleasant. I genuinely have nothing negative to say about the people who actually provided my dental care. Unfortunately, the issue that really soured the experience for me was the office's $5 "office copay" policy. Their paperwork states: "There will be an office copay of $5.00 per visit which covers all oral hygiene and procedural instructions, oral hygiene aids and all disposable items used during your visit." What I found particularly frustrating is that this $5 fee applies even when you have a routine cleaning that is covered by your dental insurance with no copay. In my case, I have dental insurance and my routine cleaning was covered, yet the office still wanted to charge an additional $5 office fee. My biggest issue is that I was not informed about this fee when I was choosing the practice or signing up as a new patient. I didn't discover it until I received/picked up the new-patient paperwork the day of my appointment. In my opinion, a fee like this should be clearly disclosed before someone becomes a new patient, especially when it is something that will be charged at every visit regardless of what their insurance covers. Had I known beforehand that I would be charged an additional office fee for things like disposable supplies and oral hygiene instructions, I absolutely would have taken that into consideration when choosing a dental office. I expect a dental office to bill my insurance appropriately for the services provided, and I don't think patients should be surprised afterward by an additional office charge that wasn't clearly communicated when establishing care. The handling of the $5 charge at checkout also added to my frustration. The front desk woman seemed annoyed that I wasn't happy about the fee and told me she would zero out the $5 charge. However, when I went to check out, another woman at the back desk attempted to charge me the $5. I explained that the front desk had told me it would be removed, and she responded that she hadn't spoken to her about it. They ultimately did not charge me the $5, but the fact that I had to explain the situation twice was frustrating and unnecessary. Again, the actual dental care and clinical staff were great, which is why this isn't a completely negative review. But I strongly believe this $5 policy should be disclosed upfront, before a patient chooses the practice and completes new-patient paperwork. For me, the issue isn't the five dollars itself -- it's the principle of being charged an additional office fee for every visit, even when the visit is covered by insurance, without that fee being clearly disclosed at the time I was deciding whether to become a patient. If I had known about this policy beforehand, I would have chosen a different dental office.

    Marian C. Pilecki, DDS - generaldentistry - Updated October 2026

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