I was referred to Oral Surgery Specialists (OSS) to have a wisdom tooth extracted. During my…read moreinitial consultation, Dr. Walzer said they needed to perform a 3d x-ray even though he already had an x-ray in hand from my dentist office. During checkout I found out that the 3d-xray comes at a cost of $310 and it's a medical procedure (out of network) and the surgical center wanted their $310 prior to me leaving the building. This left a sour taste in my mouth, and I thought about going elsewhere for the surgery. However, I was already too deep at this point. Fast forward to surgery day. I checked in at the front desk and was told that I needed to pay my estimated charges prior to me going back for surgery. I woke up from surgery still a little groggy from the anesthesia. I vaguely recall someone saying they took a tissue sample of my gum while I was unconscious. A month later I received a $450 bill for the tissue sample extraction and biopsy medical procedure (out of network) that I never agreed to. Is this even legal??

At my semi-annual checkup, my dentist said the implant is loose and I will have to go back to Dr…read more Kufta. Should be no charge but told me not to do anything until they promised it would be no charge. And in no circumstances should I go through the entire painful process again. There are some minimally difficult corrections they can do and it should definitely be "no charge."

8yrs ago I saw the younger Dr, He told me I had a mouth full of cavities that needed immediate…read moreattention and that within 6mo I would have serious problems. I had a lot of questions about what I was seeing in the X-rays and the answers weren't satisfactory; he was pushy and against my better judgement I let him drill the one (I had never previously had a cavity). This caused a lot of anxiety and hadn't been to the back to the dentist since until today. As for the 5-6 others, it has been 8yrs, I finally just went back. I have only 1 small cavity now that just started to form. Get a copy of your X rays and get a second opinion. There are online services that do that now. The filling he did was fine, just understand the doc is probably going to drill unnecessarily

I'm sure this dentist is great, but I wasn't able to see them…read more Skip if you have MetLife. This dentist is listed as in-network, and the receptionist confirmed this when I made my appointment over 3 months ago. But I showed up today and was told "Sorry!" Massive waste of time.

this service provider tends to bill insurance companies for charges not rendered nor requested by…read morethe patient. I specifically requested a specific service which was a basic cleaning. They billed my insurance for specialty cleaning. This not the first time I have had this issue with Waugh Chapel Dental. They are stealing. Nothing but up charges.

This is an excellent dentist with top of the line equipment. His staff is very good also. I just…read morewas suspicious about some of the work plans that the dentist and his staff proposed to me. I was self-pay, but the dentist offered a financial payment plan that dramatically reduced the cost of cleanings (2 per year. at about 50% of the listed fee) and x-rays ( every other year). So why am I complaining? My long-time dentist, Dr Berger sold his practice in Annapolis and retired... I suppose if I hadn't left Maryland in five years ago and I miss him I suppose that if I had not moved to NC 5 years ago... my trust level would have matured by now. By the way all of the dental work was superb. L

Dr. Nino Barbaro DDS and his staff are amazing!!! The Dental Office is modern and very well…read moreequipped with all modern medical dental equipment!

The dental assistants and hygienists are professional, kind and excellent at what they do. Dr…read more Barbaro is pleasant, but I had to return more than once after fillings and a crown came out--work originally done there. My husband was ultimately "fired" as a patient after raising concerns directly with the doctor about the front desk's cold and unwelcoming treatment toward people of a certain hue--an experience my daughter also shared. Aside from one newer staff member who was friendly and helpful, this behavior went unaddressed. Instead, my husband was promptly dismissed as a client. I initially overlooked the front office's behavior because I really liked the back-office staff. But just as the doctor chose to side with his employees, I chose to side with my family.

Dr Ritter is a very caring dentist. Listen to his patients…read moreand recommends what is the best treatment for each person.

Love, love Dr Ritter!!! Great practice and really the best around! We have been going to him for 10…read moreyears now

I have been a patient of Dr. Woods for about 13 years or so. When I retired and moved to another…read morestate, I could not bring myself to find a new dentist because Dr. Woods and the staff have been absolutely wonderful to me for all these years. I still travel about 1 1/2 hours for my dental appointments with her. It is totally worth it. Excellent customer care and service, and I continually recommend Dr. Woods and the dental staff to everyone that I know. Christine M.

Dr. Richter is a 5-SuperStar, I am a VA patient and struggle…read morewith that, but any time I need a fix and urgent dental advice, she was on it. Such caring staff and management system, scheduled me in right away and actually talked to me and gave me all my options and with what my insurance would cover. Convenient, timely, and approachable, a true professional, and with the supportive team to back it all up.

Today was my first time with Tanzania Davis Dental in Bowie, Md. I had a great experience. Both…read moretechnicians and the hygienist was great. Dr. Davis is amazing and thorough. If you are seeking a good dentist for your six month cleaning come and schedule an appointment. You will be satisfied.

I've had a great experience during my recent appts with this practice. Whoever is at the front desk…read morehas been kind and helpful. Meeka, one of the hygienists, is an absolute joy. She is super sweet, calming, and explains everything she's doing as she's doing it. Dr. Davis is great too. All around great experience.

This has been my family's regular dental office for quite a few years. Initially I was very…read moreimpressed with the facility and we had no issues. It has only been within this year that we have run into scheduling problems. The office has cancelled appointments twice on me because "the hygienist wasn't going to be available that day" and then the next available appointment isn't for another 4-6 weeks. If we have needed a follow up appointment after a regular scheduled visit it can take that same 4-6 weeks to get another appointment. They do run pretty much on time and are efficient when you do arrive for an appointment. Plus they were able to get my husband in within 24 hours when he urgently needed to see a dentist which I did appreciate and gave them an extra star for that.

WARNING TO POTENTIAL PATIENTS & NORTHROP GRUMMAN EMPLOYEES…read more Be VERY wary of the amount of 5-star reviews you see on Google. Many of them are lacking in any details or descriptions of the procedures done and don't tell you anything much like Amazon reviews. It's almost like they're buying reviews. Jai Shin seems to hope you're naive enough to not question what they're doing in your mouth, especially if you've had bad oral history. I had been going to this place for around 4 years after I moved to Maryland, and at first it seemed fine with the cleanings and being told I had some cavities to fill. But then he mentioned I needed a root canal, which was the beginning of the end. This root canal hell spanned 2-3 years before I found peace and left for a better dentist: 1. The root canal procedure itself was very odd. I'm no stranger to root canals and I know for a fact Jai Shin didn't use a tooth dam to prevent my saliva and other contaminants from entering the exposed tooth or a magnifying glass apparatus to even see what he's doing in the back of my mouth. He was very casual and not completely focused on doing the root canal, and initial x-rays showed the biofilling PIERCED THROUGH MY GUM TISSUES before fixing it. My gut was telling me something was wrong, but I had excellent dentists in my life prior to this so I gave the benefit of the doubt. 2. The installed crown afterwards POPPED OFF during normal eating sessions only a couple of months after installation. My two 8 year old crowns have NEVER had this issue and they're still going strong to this day. It was poor cement adhesion explained away with poor excuses. 3. Almost a year later after the root canal procedure, it failed as I had a reinfection there again. Jai Shin told me it was rare/uncommon for this to happen, and yet there we were not even a year in, with bleeding and throbbing gums. They had then referred me to a periodontist that only had a slot to see me in a month, so I went with someone else that could see my issue sooner and the reports were not good. Then I got it checked by Sterling Endodontics and they confirmed it needed to be retreated, which they did PROPERLY the next day. 4. It was pointed out by the Perio that the prior crown that popped off was not giving full coverage over the tooth, leaving a gap for food to enter. The new crown creation by Jai Shin was a hassle and took a while to get it right, but at least now it seems like he actually put effort since he could probably sense I could see through his facade and was done with him. It doesn't end there though. A cavity that was found in my other molar was never mentioned by Jai Shin and caught by my new dentist who has since properly fixed it. Thankfully one of Jai's dental assistants made me aware of the potential of that cavity back then so I kept note of that. It would have become another root canal, and I suspect Jai was withholding this on purpose to ruin more teeth/get more money out of me. I am also very suspect of whether I really needed a root canal from Jai knowing what I know now. Another review here mentions he was lying to them about her child's teeth having cavities that needed to be done. Unfortunately for him, she worked with dentists and knew what to look for. And so, so, SO much more that can't fit in detail in this review. Billing issues that take months to resolve, rough administration of numbing shots, questionable crown applications, charging for Xrays and not doing enough Xrays at the same time vs endo and new dentist, his wife coming in with incorrect statements/assumption on my mouth instead of himself, etc... Jai Shin also seems to care a lot about his reviews instead of his service since early on he would spam people texts to leave reviews. I also noticed another reviewer mentioning that Jai Shin spoke to them at their next appointment regarding a review they left. In which case, hello. Do better, seriously. Don't be a Jensen Huang. If you've read through all of this, thank you for your time. I'm seriously trying to warn you of this dentist because I don't want people to suffer as much as I did.