It could just be me however I won't be back. I had cracked teeth discovered on X-rays and the exam it was recommended to get crowns. Gold was suggested so I had temporary crowns placed and was in pain for the entire three weeks. I couldn't eat. I lost weight,
which was great, but not in an ideal way.
I called the office one week into the pain and was told not to worry it is normal. Then I went in for the permanent gold crowns to be placed and explained I was in pain. The dentist said he wish he knew that in the weeks prior, I told him I had called about it and he said that he was disappointed in the receptionist or assistant whom had taken my call.
His assistant placed the temporary crowns and the gold crowns with the temporary cement. She has a tremor which may be fine for assisting the dentist but I wasn't comfortable that someone with hand tremors was doing the more intricate work of placing the crowns. I'd thought the dentist would do that or an assistant who did not have a tremor.
After rolling her eyes about my interest in having Novocaine for the procedures, she stated that she gets all of her dental work without any numbing medication. To each her own I suppose but I prefer to be numb for dental drilling. She placed the crowns with a temporary cement and the dentist said my teeth just need to calm down and that his office would call me in two weeks to assess. They did not call. I left three messages and was still in pain. I was wondering what to do next.
This ordeal started in May and now it's August. I call again and the message in their voicemail said they were out of the office on vacation for the month of August.
I made appointments with another dentist and a periodontist. Both of whom said it was unusual to have pain that long.
I went to Dr. Funke just to establish care and was not in any pain prior to going ahead with the crowns. They ran an estimate on what my insurance would cover and said it would be 40% for each drilling and crown placement and a smaller portion for each gold crown themselves. They were wrong. My insurance covered 10% of one crown drilling and nothing else. Turns out my insurance pays their portion for only one crown a year. I know now to look into my insurance and not trust their estimate. Had I known I would have had one done a year. My total bill for all of this out of pocket added up to $6,300. Then an additional $1,200 I've paid to my new dentist to permanently place the crowns after they assessed me with x rays, and exams.
Perhaps I just had bad luck with Dr. Funke. I hope others have better experiences. read more
