I have got to say! I'm impressed! Last October, I went to Dr. Sharma after being referred by my dentist. Long story short, I had a wisdom tooth... #17 to be exact for the medical savvy, which had to be removed, as it was obstructed. Most likely, they probably might could have done it without putting me under, I'm not totally sure, but due to childhood experiences with dentists, as well as other types of surgeries I had, I was quite traumatized. I called and asked them if Dr. Sharma would be willing to sit down with me privately, and not only discuss my situation regarding my tooth, but also allow me to explain to him my bounderies if I was to let him remove it for me. I was very very demanding on the things I required. Mainly just because of the past situations. for example, I don't like people examining me, nor working on me while I'm lying down, especially not on my back. I'm not just terrified of... I'm literally full-on petrified! of needles. I don't care if it's the smallest size you can find. Even a silly little butterfly needle just about gives me a heart attack, literally. Also the fear of being put to sleep. I had a real bad experience before with the gas mask. I won't bore you with the details, but no. It wasn't a reaction nor me getting sick. It was more something very inappropriate that the doctor did to me as a kid when I freaked out over it, and since then, I've been terrified of the mask. So, yeah, there were some concerns, let's just leave it at that. Doctor Sharma was so nice and so gentle! He literally stepped me verbally through every single thing that he was going to do, and told me exactly down to a T how, and when he'd do it, and why he'd do it. Even though the morning of the surgery he had other appointments, he allowed me to lie on his chair not even drugged, no IV's, no needles, no gas, nothing, no pills, nothing! until I specifically told him Dr. Sharma... let's go. I'm ready. He let me go at my own pace, not his, and when I did get real frightenned, and did cry, he was very firm with me, I'll admit, which did frighten me at first, but once he saw he'd scared me, he apologized profusely, and stopped yelling. During recovery, he even stayed with me for a few minutes, while I was crying, I think mainly from releaf that it was all over with. He even gave me a T-Shirt: "Dr. Sharma stole my wisdom!" ROFL! And, it's flourescent yellow! My favorite color, and fits me perfectly! and is very very comfortable! I cherish that shirt like gold! Even if I gain or lose weight, or when it gets real raggity from wear and tear, I'm still going to keep it to remember him by. He could never know how much his gentleness means to me! I feel like I've not only found a surgeon, but also have found a friend. The staff called me almost every day after my procedure to check up on me and see how I was doing. I thought that was so sweet of them! They really honestly did *not!* have to do that! When I told them I wasn't emotionally ready at this time to have the other 3 teeth removed, as at some point, they're gonna have to go too, apparently, they were so understanding! They didn't even push me once! It wasn't even an, "OK, but, we're telling you... you're gonna regret." Nothing like that at all! they just said if you need us, please know we're on your side physically, emotionally, and psychologically. We're here for you, Christopher, so just let us know if we ever can help you again. These guys have landed a permanent A plus in my book! I've never been so impressed with a surgeon before! Dr. Sharma really made me feel like I was cared about, and appreciated. I'm touched beyond belief that he'd be so kind. I'd highly! recommend him if you need anything done! The only drawback was, he told me, I'd be back to normal in two weeks roughly. It actually took a month almost exactly, ironically enough. Hey! he's not to blame for that though. Everyone's different, and I totally get that what he said was only just that... a rough estimate! So believe me, I don't hold that over him for even 1 split second! He did fantastically! read more