Wonderful dental experiences just aren't stories you usually hear. But Dr. Lowe's office is fantastic.
The office itself is lovely and serene - starting with a water fountain and flower pictures in the lobby. The color scheme appears to be deliberately planned to be calming, there is pretty piano music playing quietly around you, and I was offered aromatherapy and light shields for my eyes to even further relax me. When getting the filling work done by Dr. Lowe herself, there was even a heated massage chair to relax in.
The staff - from the front desk, to the hygienists, and Dr. Lowe herself - are all far more pleasant than any other dental office I've ever been to, and the front office folks have been so helpful when dealing with all of the silly paperwork for FSA and insurance and blah blah.
I won't admit publicly how long I put off dental visits. I knew I needed some work (old fillings needing to be replaced, a new filling), but I knew the first thing would be the deep cleaning (root planing) that has to be done when you've put off dental care & cleaning for too long. It's time consuming, expensive (even with good insurance), and a bit painful after the numbing wears off. Dr. Lowe's office can't fix those bits of it - it still takes time, it still costs a lot, and it still hurt after the novocaine wore off - but damned if they didn't try to make it as pleasant as any dental work can be!
I won't put off the dental care I need so long next time, now that I know it can be this much better! read more