I was very satisfied with my dentist/dental care until the ownership changed hands a few years back. I have since found a new dentist and I am quite happy, but I do want the public to be aware of the concerns I had with the current practice at Oakbrook, which have been echoed by many other people I know. I had felt a bit of a shift in how they operated when the new ownership took over but I was on board to see how it panned out. It did not pan out well. At first it was little things like "upselling" that got on my nerves. Then they told me I needed a crown, which was shocking considering I had no issues with my teeth and I was never informed of issues prior to the new dentists taking over. I was always told my teeth were in excellent health. But we try to trust our medical professionals, and really that's all we can do if we are not medical professionals ourselves. So I scheduled the crown appointment, but I felt uneasy about it. In the meantime my high schooler (who was freshly 18) had a check up that he went to by himself. I warned him ahead of time to turn down whatever extra services they offered him, because I knew they were going to try to upsell him (they had been doing it to me for months). Sad that I even had to do that....and unfortunately, he caved to a cancer scan that my insurance didn't cover. How awful to take advantage of a young person - they made him feel like it was important for him to have this scan, which is obviously so unnecessary for a child or anyone who does not have any dental issues or risk factors for mouth cancer. That upset me so much that I decided then and there I was DONE with them. I cancelled all upcoming appointments, including my crown appointment, and I found a new dentist. Fast forward to my first checkup with my new dentist - and they said I absolutely did NOT need a crown. To think - Oakbrook was going to perform an invasive, expensive and UNNECESSARY procedure on me! That is so low down and shady, I cannot even believe a medical practice would have the gall to operate that way. And I'm not the only one who this has happened to. I worked with 4 other people who all jumped ship for the exact same reasons - these dentists were telling them they all needed major dental work and it made no sense based on previous medical history. Second opinions PROVED that they did NOT need these procedures, and each person cut ties with Oakbrook due to mistrust of their practices. It is so horrible that a medical professional would take advantage of their patients for monetary gain. This is not an opinion, it's a fact. If a second opinion proves that there is not an issue, and years of good dental health have followed, then the only explanation is that these dentists are performing or attempting to perform unnecessary procedures (presumably for monetary gain). There are people who won't question and blindly trust their medical professionals. I was almost one of them, but they showed their true colors and I'm thankful for that. It's not fun to try to find a new dentist, you never know if you'll like who you choose, but it's worth going through the process. I am happy with my dentist now, who has NEVER tried to sell me anything or perform unnecessary procedures on me. read more