DISCLAIMER!
I wrote this review two years ago and forgot to submit it. Remembered to do it because I got a call from them reminding me to come in for my next "cleaning"... two years later....
I feel bad posting this when the economy is down and because of how this could affect this business so please do note that this experience is from 2 years ago! (11/2009)
At the same time people should know where they are spending their hard earned cash sooo... decided to go through with posting this.
I also had a female dentist (whose name I unfortunately cannot remember), maybe they have more than just her though? They may have gotten better. I won't be finding out since my first experience was bad enough and have since found a much better dentist I trust. So hopefully people who have good experiences here will post reviews to dampen mine.
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"I want to give this place 2 Stars, but 'Eek! Methinks not' is 1 star according to yelp and 'Meh. I've experienced better' doesn't seem quite harsh enough.
I walk into my 9:30 appointment at 9:15.
Fill out paper work and wait till 9:50.
(I've been sitting in the waiting room for 20 minutes (past my appointment time) wondering what is taking so long since there was only one other person who had walked in after me, but went in first. Whatever, I think, 20 minutes isn't that bad a wait even if this place is oddly empty. Basically just looks like it just started which in itself is totally fine.)
X-rays take about 15 minutes.
I wait, listening to the other patients dental situation. Both his door and mine are completely open so it is easy enough to listen in since there is nothing else to do!
Dentist asks if he wants a root canal... I thought this to be a little odd. Are they supposed to ask or tell you what you need? (Not being sarcastic, really don't know, but I thought they tell you...)
I listen to him getting his root canal. Sounds scary... lol.
I have never felt fear in at the dentists till today and it wasn't even my root canal!
Somebody comes to ask me how I am and how old I am at 10:30. (Turned out to be my dentist.)
10:30.
I sit around for another 20 minutes.
10:50 Dentist graciously appears and offer a limp handshake.
She tells me I have perfect alignment and asks if I have had braces. No, I just have naturally perfect alignment thank you very much. lol... anyway, she tells me that I have jaw clicking and that I need to "Eat soft food." "Do you like sushi? Eat softer sushi." I'm wondering... is there hard sushi and what is jaw clicking...?
Before 11:00 she is out the door.
Sweet looking woman comes in and flosses my teeth.
I am thinking.. what did she just do? Was that my cleaning? I've heard of quick cleanings, but.. under 10 minutes including conversation?? No, good bye was said yet, so it must have been something else. Then I hear, "She's all done, send her home" Sweet looking woman comes back and tell me I'm all set.
Except I'm not all set. I have some questions.
I tell her that I chew my food a lot and maybe that would explain whatever led her to tell me to "Eat soft food."
"Eat soft food." she tells me... again.
I chew... I mean a lot, like a tiny bite of a burrito I will chew over 50 times. "Soft foods." she reiterates to me like I'm an idiot. I think a burrito is pretty soft... I mean baked beans, rice.. guac... (I keep that to myself...) I try to explain again. Fail.
"Listen, when you eat mashed potatoes you chew 1, 2, 3, and swallow right?" Denist asks me. I reply, "No, actually I would probably chew mashed potatoes at least 10 times..." She looks frustrated. Mind you I'm not pulling an attitude, I'm no dentist and wouldn't dream of telling her how to do her job or be smug to someone who has had half my lifetime's worth of education.
I could go on, but why bother right?
Either I got the worlds fastest cleaning or it wasn't thorough and I had to wait over an hour to get it, whatever 'it' was.
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P.S. Secretary is only nice to Spanish people apparently? She is pregnant... maybe that causes her to be rude to... me." read more