I met Dr. Villafana over 20 years ago, and have been his patient as have my entire families dentist since then. My experience with him and his staff is very significant, as when I met him, I had just learned about the dangers of mercury fillings. After my initial consultation about removing my 13 mercury amalgam fillings, I choose to go to a local dentist, because I didn't want to take time in Dr. Villafana's chair, since I knew he was treating cancer patients, and very sick individuals. I didn't realize at the time, just how serious to remove mercury fillings was, like many others, after reading the book "It's All In Your Head", by Dr. Hal Huggins... I just wanted them out!!! Well, I went to the other purported holistic dentist, where he proceeded to remove all 13 large mercury fillings with ZERO protection, no mask, no oxygen, no dental dam, no gloves, no nothing! He then told me oops, 2 fillings were so deep that he said that I needed 2 root canals, however, he couldn't do them right away, because his daughter had a softball game! I couldn't believe what I was hearing, after this dentist just put temporaries on both teeth, he sent me away with the 2 colored images and I immediately called Dr. Villafana...Dr. Villafana asked me if my teeth had been medicated and I told him, I didn't think so...He then said come to my office and I will see you now!!!
Dr. Villafana waited as I was about 2 hours from his office, and it was now early evening. Dr. Villafana, had taken my original X-rays, so I pressured him and asked if this dentist over drilled my teeth and the honorable man that Dr.Villafana is, didn't want to throw the dentist under the proverbial bus. After my insistence, he simply quietly said, "Well he could have been more careful to not have drilled through the dentin!", I was outraged, but Dr. Villafana proceeded to tell me, maybe we can save these teeth from extraction, because I had read about root canals and knew that no way was I going to have them...and he said I am going to open these temporaries, medicate your teeth and put you on a supplement program...there were additional instructions that I followed to the letter, and he said, maybe the dentin will grow back and the teeth will still be vital...I did everything he told me and low and behold -I still have those teeth, and the original restorations of biocompatible resin that he did so many years ago, are still there...Dr. Villafana has treated my entire family over the years and has proven himself to be a brilliant oral surgeon and an amazing human being...He saved my life and my teeth, which put me on a path as an activist to work on a global ban on mercury in dentistry. I am indebted to this man forever...My greatest most sincere thank you...God Bless you, your wonderful family, and incredible staff...Thank you for your dedication to really saving lives!!!
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