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Upper West Side Dental

3.6 (59 reviews)
Open • 1:00 pm - 10:00 PM

Services - Upper West Side Dental

Cavity treatment

Dental exams

Tooth filling replacement or repair

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second tooth opened up, showing infection and puss after root canal
Dahyung O.

I am not one to write bad reviews for businesses, but I am writing this one because this needs to be addressed and customers at Upper West Side Dental have a right to know. I got treated by Dr. Shirley in the summer of 2020. I have nothing to complain about his service - he came into the clinic during COVID for special circumstances (I was experiencing blinding cavity pain in my back teeth), was kind and courteous throughout a very long operation. At the moment the pain did go away, and although it cost a fortune, I decided not to think about it. However, I later visited several other dentists (when COVID lockdowns were lifted) and discovered how poor the quality of operation I received from Dr. Shirley was. One, he could not figure out which of my two molars was causing cavity pain so he operated a root canal for BOTH teeth. This cost me over $2,000 dollars out of pocket as I was a student without dental coverage. It turned out later on (at another dentist I went to afterwards) that the problem was the backmost molar that had cracked and was infected. Two, his root canal on my FIRST tooth, when it was taken out completely (it was unsavable after 2 months so another dentist had to take it out for an implant), showed that the nerve fillings (those little bars that go in place of nerves) was PROTRUDING OUT OF THE TOOTH. It didn't even fill the nerve it was supposed to fill. The other dentist told me he hadn't seen such operation done for a root canal in his whole life. This happened 2+ months after the operation. Three, (This is the final straw that made me write this review) after a whole year after, I took an dental x-ray and was told that the SECOND tooth he operated a root canal on was showing signs of infection and swelling inside. So the root canal was not done properly the first time, and the infection had been piling up ever since. **The first pic** is the pic my other dentist took of when he opened up the tooth Dr. Shirley operated on. As you can see, there is puss coming out of the nerve endings. I had to spend an additional hefty fee performing an additional follow-up root canal. All in all, the TWO (one of which unnecessary) root canals Dr Shirley performed, neither was done correctly. I am regardless thankful for him taking care of the imminent pain I was experiencing. But finding out over the months that the procedure was only a temporary fix at best, and was essentially really poor operation, made me very upset. I cannot believe I paid over $2,000 dollars **receipt attached** for two root canals where neither was properly done. If looking for more than an aesthetic dental procedure, especially root canals, please consider this review before going to Dr. Shirley.

He is every bit as nice & friendly as he looks. 12 stars.

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“Shirley examines every tooth, with his dental assistant noting the patient's gum scores for future reference.”

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