Yesterday, I had an appointment with Dr. Van Beek, for a consultation, xrays, and an exam. I made this appointment because I need all my upper teeth pulled, and a nice set of dentures made. I have underlying health conditions that are causing my teeth to decay rapidly, and I continue to get infections, resulting in pain. Before we ever started, I told the hygienist what my plan was....she said she didn't think the doctor would be agreeable, and that he would want to try and save my natural teeth. She went and got the doctor, he didn't even say, hello, or how are you. He listened to the hygienist explain what I was asking for, and then grabbed a tool tilted me back and began poking around in my mouth. Then he all but said that he wouldn't do what I was asking, but wanted me to get full mouth x-rays to be certain as to what was going on. In other words, he wanted to be able to bill my insurance for x-rays, exam, and weeks of expensive and painful dental work.....which would only be putting a temporary bandaid on a chronic problem. I just took the bib off handed it to the hygienist, and thanked everyone for their time, and walked out. My appointment was at 3 pm yesterday, and it is now 1:57 am Tuesday morning. It has honestly taken me that long to calm down enough to write this review. In summary, the girls that work in there are very nice, but Dr. Van Beek is rude, and left me very unimpressed. I have lived in South Dakota for a year, after moving from Indiana, and I have met more people like this man, than nice compassionate people. We have good insurance. So his loss. My suggestion is to highly recommend that you do not choose this dentist, and make sure you have a sit down consultation with your doctor before you do anything. That way you can get a feel for them as a person, and also not waste their time or yours and your not having to pay multiple doctors for the same services. read more
