So my family of four has been going to Dr. Christopher Wilson for over ten years. Last April I had 5 teeth done in an hour. Seemed very rushed and lots of banging gums teeth and lips with instruments. Was in pain on one tooth immediately after the meds wore off. Had been in pain before after a procedure I just figured between rushing and just the work done it was normal. This was right before easter weekend so I suffered through and didnt get back in to see him for ten days. So bad at one point I took 4 t3 and it barely touched the pain. Go in and find out he needs to do a root canal on the tooth now instead.
So they charge my insurance for the first procedures and then they tell me I wont be charged for the second because the first wasnt right. The tooth got a temporary filling and still isnt done today.
A week passed and I got a bill for the second procedure that was supposed to be free. I call and they tell me my insurance is all used up and I will have to pay for the procedure. Confused because I still have coverage AND it was supposed to be free I ask for all the paperwork that pertains to me and what I have paid and what insurance has paid etc. The receptionist act apprehensive then says ok Ill see what I can do.
A month or two passed I heard nothing. I figured they had sorted it out. Then I got a collections agency notice for it. I contact the collection agency and insurance they say contact the Dr. cause it makes no sense.
I go in to the dentist office and ask for the paper work I requested to begin with and she tells me: "wait til you see it. It's going to blow your mind. Thats why i never sent it to you good luck wrapping your head around it." So i get it and its just an itemized list of procedures and what has been paid by both myself and my insurance. Not anything I didnt expect and very clearly states the item not paid is the one i was told would be free.
So I contact the manager of the dentist office and she is very defensive and acts like I am the one not taking responsibility for this (in those exact words). And that maybe I should go elsewhere. She says that if I pay for this one (the one that was supposed to be free) then I can get the root canal for free. This feels super shady to me and makes no sense. So I contact the insurance they tell me hey they never even sent that procedure to them and they can cover it if they do.
I call the dentist back tell them what the insurance guy said and the dentist office calls insurance. 30 mins later I get a call back from the same supervisor apologizing that the same receptionist never even sent the form to the insurance and that I could come in on the 28th of Oct to get that tooth fixed free of charge!
Wow great finally! But everyone I talk to says get it in writing (including my gut at this point) So I go in ten mins before the appointment and ask for the bill up front so I can see its all on the up and up. The same receptionist again tells me she doesnt know what the supervisor offered me and that she would have to contact her to "find out exactly what she promised you."
So I sat in the waiting room. They came out to get me for the appointment and i had to tell her I would have to wait til they figure out what they are doing. 20 mins passes the receptionist was nowhere to be seen. I told the other receptionist to give me a call when they figure it out as I live very close and can come right back.
An hour passes no call. I call the office and get an answering machine saying they are not open. Odd. So I waited two days to hear from them and nothing. That's today. Today I call and the same receptionist pushes me off onto the same supervisor who Im told was supposed to call me two days ago and never did. I say ok great well get her to call me to which she replies: "oh she is on vacation for a couple weeks, and I will have to remove myself from this situation because its up to her"
...IF you have read this far, Im done. With this wall of text and with this dentist. Really when a dentist has a dog running freely around a medical facility I should have known better. read more