I waited a week after my appointment to write this review, just to see if my opinion would be…read morebetter when I wasn't so aggravated with the situation. No, my opinion hasn't improved.
Dr. Rohdy may be a fine dentist, he seemed knowledgeable, but I wouldn't consider letting him work on my teeth after having to deal with his office policies, misleading website, condescending manner and the rather brusque and rough hygienist.
I contacted his office on Tuesday July 7th , I had lost a crown on a molar the Friday beforehand and my dentist was out of town. His receptionist made an appointment for the next week, stating that they were "full up." I booked the appointment, but kept trying to get in elsewhere. I did finally get into an emergency dentist and have the crown replaced prior to this appointment, but I kept the appointment because my dentist wasn't close and was difficult to get in to see on my schedule.
I arrived at the office, it's a normal small dental office, was greeted and checked in by the friendly receptionist. (On a side note, I tried to use the guest WiFi, but it did not work.). I was shortly taken back to a room by the hygienist. I was rather taken aback that she thought I was there for a cleaning! If I had not had that tooth fixed, it would have been uncrowned and I would have been in pain unable to eat or drink anything but tepid water for 12 days. ( a fact that I did explain to the receptionist when I made the appointment, in the hopes that I could get in earlier) 12 days! And they thought I would be happy with a teeth cleaning and exam and to come back another time to get that crown fixed. Thank god for an emergency dentist in Federal Way.
I go ahead with the cleaning and exam, because 1. I'm there, 2. I've already had to take time off of work and 3. I do need a new dentist. She takes x rays. Then she proceeds to manually scrape at my teeth. She was not gentle, nor was this pleasant. (I haven't had a manual dental cleaning in over 20 years, every dental office I have been to has the "sonic/water jet" device that they remove tarter with). This torture is finally over, and I meet Dr. Rohdy. He gives me his assessment, and it's not great, several crowns need to be replaced, at least one filling needs to be replaced with a crown and a couple of small fillings need to be taken care of. (I was a bit taken aback, it was only 8 months since my last cleaning and exam and my dentist hadn't said anything about replacing crowns or fillings)
As I am speaking with Dr. Rohdy, a mention that if I proceeded I would want to take care of as much as possible in one visit. I fear dental treatment, like many people, and require Oral Sedation with Halcyon. He then said he didn't provide sedation. I was very puzzled, as it's listed on his website. He said that the site didn't say he performed sedation dentistry, just that sedation dentistry is an option for people, that he was "just giving people information". I thank him for his time, tell him I will look for treatment elsewhere and leave.
I then go back and check his website. How could I have confused basic information with a service being offered? In my opinion, because his website is set up to make you believe that sedation dentistry IS a service he provides. Go to his site, click procedures, and behold sedation dentistry is listed. Click on "sedation dentistry " and read all about your options for sedation. Read the entire page. See the nice little statement at the end? "To see what options are available for your visit, or if you have questions or concerns about sedation dentistry, please contact our Auburn dental office today!" That more than infers that Dr. Rodhy provides sedation dentistry.
Am I mad? No. Irritated? Yes. Dr. Rohdy wasted my time (had I still been in pain the entire time I would indeed be mad), he wasted my insurance benefits on a trip to his office when I can't have another cleaning or exam for 6 months, making it hard to find and "interview" a new dentist. He tried to make me feel ignorant because I was somehow confused by his website. His hygienist took out her aggression on my teeth and gums. But the worse thing is...this "top dentist" appears to be willfully misleading potential patients. The question is..to what end?
Is he a good dentist? I honestly don't know. But, I am not willing to take a chance and find
