Let me start my review with two of my pet peeves, they are related. I'm of an age where I just can't understand the loss of manners and civility. Dr. Nencka goes by "Dr. Joe," and the staff assumes it's okay to call me by my first name without even asking permission. Young people don't realize the racist and colonial background to Title plus first name (Driving Miss Daisy?), or how infantile it sounds to have an oral surgeon avoid his last name. Well I got over my curmudgeonly old fashioned irritation pretty quickly because I remembered I was in extreme discomfort and the very able staff here got me in right away based on a reference from my dentist in Chicago. Yes, I live in Milwaukee, but I have trust issues. I started going to a dentist in Chicago in 1968, continued when he retired with his son, and then his young partner when the son semi-retired. In Chicago, Dr. Minkowski said I needed a root canal if there was even a chance my infected cracked tooth was salvageable, but none of her go-to endodontists would give me a reasonable appointment so she reached out to her academic connections in Milwaukee (she was a Marquette grad) and came up with this Hales Corner office. Dr. Nencka was personable, charismatic, and most importantly, confident from the start. He explained the situation and possibilities to me from the start in a language that was at my level. Unfortunately I've had a few root canals, and this one was the most skillful, the most comfortable, as well as the quickest. A very unusual combination. His assistant was also excellent, and I appreciate how the billing was handled up front. They saved my tooth. Nice office, plenty of parking. There's a bunch of dentist offices right next to each other, read the signs carefully to enter the right one. read more