Sorry but this was the worst experience I have had at a dentist. I am 65, spent many hours in dentist chairs. I have fillings, 6 root canals, caps, crowns, a bridge and implants. So I feel I can adequately evaluate. Dentist had the bed side manner of a rock, never engaged or told me what he was doing. In fact he made it clear I was a terrible patient and was totally irritated with me because I could not unlock my jaw and open wide enough. When he asked me to move my head to right side, it was not far enough for him. He huffed and stood up and made it clear this was difficult for him. Doing root canal, he hit a nerve and I about jumped out of the chair. Instead of stopping to add more numbing juice, he just kept going until I had to tell him to stop. Then instead of gently using the needle to numb as he inserted the needle, he jammed it in the nerve and said, sorry just what I have to do. The whole time he talked about how he needed to leave to attend other matters as he had a life. Did not stay for complete procedure. Once he prepped the tooth, he told the assnt you have it from here. Fine but he did not say a word to me about what was left or anything. At that point my tooth was hurting worse then I had ever had a tooth hurt. I told him several times, nothing. Then the dental assnt was the worst. Started out they could not get the right equipment I. The room, constantly running in and out. Pearly never worked with this dentist before, had no idea what he wanted or needed...was like the keystone cops episode. Dr asked her to hold down my touge, instead of holding at the front she kept jamming the instrument in the back of my throat and gagging me, every time the dr would get more irritated at me. I literally considered half way through the procedure to just get up and leave, it was that bad. The dental assnt kept trying to clear my mouth with a long straight plastic piece instead of the round suction, she just had no idea. I finally had to tell her to stop using that and use the other round suction. So she did, stuck it in my mouth. I had to take it out to tell her to turn it on... when she was doing the scan for the crown, knowing my tooth is killing me at that point. She kept hitting my tooth with the equipment. Finally someone else came in to belt and took over. While the dr was doing the root canal, she decided I was to flat on the table and that was why I was gagging. So when the dr stepped out she raised the table. He came back in and told her to put it back. She started to and he said just leave it so he could get started. While he is working she started moving the table again.... Then dr wanted an X-ray to see the position of the root canal, simple right. Took her almost 20 minutes to get one X-ray. She did it over and I we again, not getting the right angle and killing my mouth. At the end, after enduring at least 20 minutes of the prepping and scanning, smacking my tooth, ma hung going down and having someone else again come it to help, they asked another dr there to give me another shot...after everything is done and I was in so much pain. They just did not care. And, the dentist that did the work never asked or offered anything after the procedure for pain or infection. I asked the second dr for a prescription for something stronger then just Tylenol and he gave me a prescription.
So, dentist just irritated I made his work hard and did not want to be there, zero communication except to tell me what I was doing wrong to make his job harder. Dental assnt completely incompetent, no other way to describe. And just for context, since I have had so many procedures with several different dentist and specialist, EVERY SINGLE ONE told me what a great patient I was and how I made their job so easy.
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that was my post three weeks ago. now for update
although they say same day crown, clearly they did not do that as dentist was in a hurry to get out. so went back two weeks later. put me in the chair, have trouble getting temporary out, but ok just want to get done. then they come in and numb me again. then they pack around the tooth again. at this point I am very confused but again I just want to get out of here. They scan again. then they ask me if I can come back later in the day? What? yea, they don't have any material to make the crown. so I asked why it was not already made as the did all the scans last time I was there. they only then informed me they lost all the previous scans and had to start over. now, why would you not tell me that when I arrived and explain the situation, would have been much more agreeable. But to not tell me anything until I question them is just extremely unprofessional.
I will never step foot in this place again and be sure everyone I know does not. I went to another dentist to get the crown done, paying for the crown a second time...worth it to not be tortured by these unprofessional folks again. read more