After having a series of strokes, I mistook this dentist for my regular dentist who had been next door at the time, in a prior location. Having had 5 fillings done by him, all with ongoing issues, I was in to have another tooth looked at and an adjustment to the one done 4 months prior that continued to hurt despite them saying it would "just take time for the nerve to calm down" when I had called to ask about it continuing to hurt, as that had never happened with the fillings I had with my previous dentist. He told me the only option was to have my tooth extracted (and pressured me to do that without giving me time to consider my options), made adjustments to the prior filling unsuccessfully (making it worse), then upon checkout did not give me ANY statement showing my charges, simply a verbal total. The woman at the desk got quite angry when I simply asked to see my bill. She would not even look at me, told me she would "just take off" some of the charges, to which I responded that was not what I was asking, I merely wanted to see my invoice... which she NEVER gave me. She asked me if I wanted my credit card receipt, but that is not an invoice nor does it show what the charges are covering.
I understand everyone is going through something. The day prior, I had taken my mom to have surgery on a very aggressive cancer we have been fighting. That is no excuse to take it out on a patient, nor any other person. It definitely doesn't excuse the way I was treated throughout this entire experience. Despite my personal struggles, I wasn't doing that to anyone. I was questioning, but still kind. This is a business that shows the problems start at the top and work their way down.
I did question him wanting to completely remove a tooth without further discussion. He clearly had no interest in having someone question his word. Removing a tooth is not a move a rational person would make without taking time to get more information. If simply asking questions about YOUR OWN dental care or wanting to SEE your invoice are merit to send a letter like this from a dentist, maybe he's in the wrong business?
From the time I got home that day, I found my old dentist, booked an appointment with her, got in to have it checked, and found out I was correct and that the tooth IS sound to repair, confirming my suspicions that I should ask questions and get a second opinion. My actual GREAT dentist is also having to do repairs on the teeth this guy worked on, as he actually made them worse. She also looked over his records where he had told me over half of my teeth needed extensive, EXPENSIVE repairs and found that it was not correct. He was recommending I have unnecessary repairs on teeth that are sound. After she did full mouth x-rays, my dentist found I have 6 teeth that need work, and 5 of them are teeth this terrible dentist "fixed".
If you or someone you care about is considering going here-- JUST DON'T!!! Do yourself a favor and go to a professional, caring dentist who does the kind of work you should expect for yourself or your loved ones, and treats you like a person not someone he can use to extract money and teeth. There are too many great dentists around to have shoddy dental work done by an arrogant, bad actor who is the type of business that makes people unnecessarily afraid of dentists. The only dentist that has ever given me anxiety is this one. Feel free to ask me for my recommendation on a GREAT dentist that's only 15 minutes away from this location. read more