TOMAS ANDERKVIST DENTAL GROUP MADE MY LIFE A NIGHT MARE. AS A RESULT OF UNNESSARY SURGERY, I LOST 2 UPPER FRONT TEETH. I CRY EVERY DAY.
I became a patient of Dr. Anderkvist when I had a minimum wage job. I was also a single mom and had no child support. I asked him if he accepted Healthy Families/MediCal. He said that he doesn't and offered me a 10% discount to mitigate the dental costs.
COSMETIC DENTISTRY: MISMATCHED COLORS.
Every time Dr. Anderkvist used mismatched colors of fillings, onlays, and crowns. One day, due to this gradual process, I realized that my white teeth turned yellow: A2, A3, A4, C3 and C4. He never asked my opinion whether I like the color. And that's exactly how MediCal clinics operate.
LOSS OF GUM TISSUE.
I have sensitive teeth due to the loss of enamel. Dr. Anderkvist had a practice of delegating some of his responsibilities to his staff. His dental hygienist, Sarah, applied highly abrasive material (so-called "brush and bond") to my tooth. I already had a severe gum recession. The loss of another 2 mm of gum tissue was significant! He never apologized or admitted the wrongdoing.
GOLD RUSH: DENTAL VENEERS.
I was a patient of Dr. Anderkvist for 15 years. I fully trusted Dr. Anderkvist Dental Group. I never questioned him about any procedures he recommended. He breached doctor-patient trust in the most unethical and inhumane way.
VENEERS IS NOT A COMMON KNOWLEDGE
One day, he recommended veneers. As usual, I said ok. I never heard word "veneers" before just as I never heard other dental terminology. This is not the area of my expertise. In addition, English is not my native language. He told me that Dr. Tabachnik will be performing that procedure.
Dr. Tabachnik did not provide any explanation of what veneers were. She just started the "veneers" procedure. The appointment lasted for several hours. This was and is the most traumatic experience in my life! I endured infernal torture. For 1 hour she was drilling my teeth. I stopped her and asked what she was doing and what's wrong with my teeth that it's taking such a long time. She provided her usual lighthearted reply: "Oh, I need to prepare the teeth... ", then she paused, and clarified "just drilling off a little bit". It was already almost 2 hours of the procedure, when I asked her again: "What's happening? What are you doing?" She responded in her lighthearted manner: "Oh, I need to remove the enamel because the veneers would not stick. The enamel is slippery." Then she told me that it was the time to attach veneers. When I got up and saw myself in the mirror, my heart sank. Instead of my teeth, I saw narrow stripes resembling teeth. Dr. Tabachnik destroyed 40% of my teeth structure!!! I felt sick on my stomach. I felt dizzy. I felt pain in my knees. I lost the ground under my feet. I almost fell - I had a hard time to balance. I had tears in my eyes. Dr. Tabachnik mercilessly pretended she didn't notice anything. When everything was finished, she again, in her usual lighthearted tone of voice said: "Ok. All is done. You can't use your teeth to bite or chew any hard food. Porcelain veneers are fragile; they break easily. They should last for 10 years if you're careful. You'll need to replace them before they wear out."
At that time I was carrying lots of financial responsibilities and credit card debts. Perhaps, in Anderkvist and Tabachnik's upside down world dentists are below level of poverty and artists are upper middle class.
It is clear that they plotted this hellish plan. Dr. Anderkvist made up the scenario and Dr. Tabachnik - orchestrated it. She executed my "verdict" in a cold-blooded manner. My natural teeth were absolutely perfect! I WANT MY TEETH BACK!
The only person who truly cared about me at Tomas Anderkvist Dental Group was dental assistant, Teri. One time she noticed that my front teeth were loose. She told about it to Dr. Anderkvist. He looked at my teeth, saw them wobbling, but said nothing.
After the veneers surgery, I asked Dr. Anderkvist why I got the veneers and why he didn't tell me what the whole process entailed, the outcome, inconvenience and losses, and that veneers are irreversible and I'll have to replace them every 10 years. He looked at me but replied nothing.
I suffer great inconvenience having veneers that deprive me of important life functions: biting and eating. I eat like a Middle Eastern person, using my fingers. As a result of partially detached, worn out veneers, I developed anxiety, depression, and sleep deprivation. I fear that they'll fall off and I'll lose them. I lost joy in life. I cry every day.
Veneers have tripled in price since that. The cost of getting new veneers are now almost equivalent to my annual income. My MediCal provider advised me to extract both teeth and get partial dentures.
Dr. Anderkvist's license should be suspended and he deserves to serve time in jail and get himself veneers. read more