Let me start by saying I am the WORST dental patient in the world. I dread going to the dentist and haven't been to one in over a decade. There were times in the past where I had to go through multiple hygienists due to the fact that it was impossible to take x-rays because of my gag reflex. Recently, I discovered that I had a chipped tooth in my mouth and was afraid to check it out. A friend of mine convinced me to go and see Dr. Wong as she goes to him for her dental needs. She insisted that he's really good and "it won't be that bad." A week after dealing with getting food stuck in my chipped tooth every day, I finally decided to give in and made an appointment. To my surprise, they were able to see me the same day! I went to their office which is conveniently located in Saint Francis on Liliha Street (with lots of parking) at 4pm and Wilma greeted me kindly. I completed my paperwork and provided my insurance information to them. Darci came out and promptly assisted me with my x-rays. After evaluating my x-ray, she told me that I would likely have to remove my wisdom tooth. What!? That was not the news that I wanted to hear, but Darci reassured me that Dr. Wong was good and I wouldn't even feel the shots (I found that hard to believe.) She said that he gives little kids shots all the time and they are fine (I am worst than a little kid when it comes to dentists and shots though.) I went to the waiting room to await the prognosis. Dr. Wong came out and introduced himself. He confirmed that I need to remove my top wisdom tooth and advised me that it would be an "easy extraction." If I did not remove the tooth, I would have tooth aches and other issues in the near future. Dr. Wong was able to accommodate removing my wisdom tooth immediately. I did not want to go through any pain but I was already there and had I left, I may not have returned until it was too late. I asked Dr. Wong if it would hurt and he insisted that it would not hurt him at all. I felt relieved because my main concern was the doctor's pain tolerance level. He reassured me that it would be fine.
I decided to go ahead and get it over with since I was there so they got me situated in the chair to start the procedure. Deedra and Dr. Wong explained to me what was going to happen and to my surprise, I didn't even feel the numbing shots. They got me all numbed up and were ready to start the procedure. Dr. Wong went to work and before I knew it, I had one less tooth in my mouth. I honestly didn't even know that the procedure was complete until he showed me the extracted tooth. After seeing the removed tooth, I felt fortunate that I took it out. All in all, it was as painless as could be. Deedra gave me thorough instructions on how to care for my wound after the extraction along with the necessary supplies including gauze and pain killers.
I went home and followed the instructions and didn't even need to use any pain killers. The staff at Dr. Wong's office even followed up with me to make sure that I was okay the next day. That was awesome as I don't often get any follow up from my dentist. All in all, it was as great of an experience as I could have asked for considering I spent the afternoon at a dentist removing a wisdom tooth. You could say that it's like "pulling teeth" getting me to go to the dentist but this time, that is literally what happened. My experience with Dr. Wong and his staff was so great that I am actually going to see Darci for a cleaning in the near future. Good luck Dr. Wong, I'll be back! read more