I went to see Dr. buzza twice, and I honestly felt that he was more concern with receiving money than about my actual needs. He tried to convince me that I needed a costly treatment or that I would lose my teeth in ten years, I left his office crying and never returned. I went and got a second opinion and my gums have never felt better, without his treatment!! Dr. Buzza is a very horrible dentist and should get his priorities and morals straightened out. I also don't agree with the fact that I had to pay up front and my insurance company would then reimburse me, what's the point of having insurance if you won't be using it properly! read more

5 stars across the board for Dr Buzza. They provide extremely professional dental care at an affordable price. Dr Buzza came highly recommended. The woman who cleans my teeth is the best ever, and she is pretty... rize up! read more

I'm not quite sure where the bad reviews are coming from! Dr. Buzza has been our dentist for two years and you can't even believe how completely AMAZING he and his office staff are! Super friendly, helpful and go the extra mile to make sure you are well cared for. I am consistently impressed with how proactive the staff is. I highly recommend this dentist for the awesome dental work & amazing staff. read more

Karen is the best dental hygenist on the planet, super kind, non-judgemental and sweet! I am so thankful I can go to her for cleanings of my super sensitive teeth! read more

Very professional & friendly staff, doctor Buzza as done multiple dentistry from crown to night guard & replacing old filling, I highly recommend him. read more

Super nice, awesome office and okay dentistry as long as you don't need anything non-standard. I had a tooth ache. He said I needed a root canal. He did the root canal and it failed. It caused me a lot of pain both during and for years after. Okay - sometimes root canals fail. I just had the tooth extracted because I couldn't suffer any more. The oral surgeon noticed some wires sticking out at the base of the root of the tooth that did not belong there and could only have gotten there during this root canal. Go see an endodontist if you need a root canal. This office thinks they can do everything but you are way better off with someone who does root canals or implants all day long. I had to leave his office because he only was okay when it was easy and he messed up every difficult procedure on me. He also placed one of my crowns crooked which caused side effects and a problem because there wasn't enough seal at the gum line so I ended up suffering a lot and then having that replaced. It's not worth the money to have not good dentistry and, the other reviewers are right, it sure seems like the primary concern is to get paid. read more

I started going to Dr. Buzza's office this October, seeking a fast, less expensive way of straightening my teeth, luckily I found Dr. Buzza's office who offered something called an Inman Aligner which cost waaaaaay less than traditional braces and Invisalign. It's now December and I already see a HUGE difference in my teeth about 85 percent straight. Every time I've gone to Dr. Buzza's office I have been treated very well, everyone there is super kind and friendly, and very welcoming, when I told them I was interested in the Inman Aligner they never tried to pressure me into something more expensive. They listened to what I wanted. So far I give Dr. Buzza's office 5 stars. read more

I was in need of a new dentist and thought 27 great reviews was a good place to start. Coming from a family with more than one dental hygienist in it (not including my late grandmother) I have always maintained great personal dental health. I floss and brush twice daily (I probably floss more than I should). After my initial cleaning here the hygienist told me that I had periodontal disease and that my teeth could eventually fall out if I didn't get a deep laser cleaning. Freaked me out a little but sometimes my gums do bleed more than usual when I floss and can be pressure sensitive on occasion so I was receptive. After that the it was the doctors turn to look at my teeth. She literally spend 20 seconds in there and told me my teeth were "perfect". As I was paying my co-pay the women at the desk presented me with a plan for a $1500 deep cleaning and asked when I'd like to schedule it. I said "I think I'm ok on that for now" as I wanted to consult my relatives in the industry to the situation and get a second opinion. Literally, all three women at the desk looked at me like I was crazy for not taking their pitch. Oh well... no biggy... maybe I'm just overthinking it. My work schedule is not consistent so it's hard for me to schedule exact times six months out so I asked them to call me when I got near to needing a cleaning. I consulted my family to learn that periodontal disease runs in our family. My sister and my mother also have it. So did my dental hygienist grandmother. I also learned that if I could just do the trouble spots instead of my entire mouth I should be able to save some money and that the progression of the disease would most likely stop if I maintained regular cleanings. My mother has gotten regular cleanings her entire life without any deep laser cleaning and still somehow manages to have a beautiful smile of all her original teeth. -fast forward six months- I get a phone call from the hygienist inquiring if I would like to make an appointment as I was overdue. I said yes. She immediately asked if I would do the deep cleaning and I said no. She persisted to ask if I was sure and I informed her that I had spoken with my family in the industry and that I would prefer to just schedule a regular cleaning. She said to me "Well, you need to go talk to them and get educated". I could not even believe this women was trying to hard sell me on a $1500 cleaning package. I'm from Chicago lady, I was born with people trying to hustle me. You can keep your cleaning package, your dental office and your entire hustle. It stinks worse than gas station cool water cologne. I will never let anyone in this office touch my teeth again. Save yourself the hassle and go somewhere else. They reached out and apologized. They offered to have me see a different hygienist which really was beside the point as I got the vibe from the entire office the first time I went in there. You need to gain trust with people before you try to hustle them. I'm just glad I saw the red flags right away. I will be moving on and I suggest anyone who reads this, does too. read more

The biggest money racket I've ever seen. They got 1500 from my insurance, then another grand or more from me all for I extraction and 3 filling.. The 2 filling on my FRONT teeth where yellow from day one and one still is , the other fell out within a few months and I had to pay to have that redone, another snall filling also fell out and I've had to pay to have that redone AGAIN.. And this all happened in 2014 and when I went in to get the sutures out from the one extraction I told the lady my front filling are almost banana colored, and she just changed the subject and said it'll even out, meaning my other teeth wld turn yellow I guess. So after it's all said AMD done AMD I paid them over $2500 for very minimal things, I got a bill forover $7oo more dollars for whatever reason they tried saying AMD I wasn't about to pay them MORE money after how bad the work was, except the extraction. That's the only part I didn't have trouble with and need to have re dome. But there's no way I'm paying more AMD I got a letter today from another collection agency saying I need to pay over $900 now and remind u this from 5/2015 . So what they are doing is trying to ruin my credit more by continuing to send me to collections after they already have 3yrs ago. This one I'm gonna dispute. I m tired of these places getting way over paid for horrible work. It's understandable of I had it all done AND then didn't pay anything, but these people got a few thousand dollars out of me, not to mention my step son getting fillings done there too, he goes elsewhere now and big shocker, he didn't need even half the fillings Dr. Buzza said he did hmm... sound pretty off to me... But I'm disputining this once AND for all , I have pictures And proof from my new, awesome dentist who's had to fix almost all the work Buzza did on me and I paid them a lot of money for this bad, non lasting work. So I paid double for the same work now they are still ,3 + yrs later trying to ruin my credit I've worked so hard to actually get it fixed good right agun And I brush AND floss atleat twice a day if not more really good again .. Point is, Right is right. And what they are doing to me is not right at all! I will say, the office is really pretty with all their free little things for you to take home , well believe me they aren't free . Dr buzza himself is really really nice and I hate doing this because he was such a nice person and all the nurses and front staff are all beautiful and supper friendly but unfortunately I think it's all just for show so they can get as much money out of you as possible. Like I said Right is Right and what's going on at that renal office is NOT RIGHT . I can't wait to disputes this ridiculous claim of them saying I still owed over $700 and I never even was told why got a breakdown as to why I owed more, jus a bill in 2014 saying pay this.. Well, I can't afford to pay for something that I already had to pay again to get the work Dr buzza did fixed by another dentist.. And If your looking for an honest ,Amazing denist call Stoney point dental Tthey are the best by far in my opinion and I'll never go to anyone else again. But unless you have ALOT of money to throw away, I would stay very far from Dr Buzza'a practice. It's a complete racket and not right how they can make mistakes and then send u to collections to try and ruin your credit over and over for 3+ yrs to get MORE money from you . But I will say that the staff is very friendly and nice AND Dr. Buzza is super nice as well and he prob has no idea that I told his employee (office manager I think ) about the discoloration of my2 my front two fillings or that with in 6no my big front fil read more

Best dentist around!!! High quality care. Very friendly staff. I got my wisdom teeth out and they handled me very well, as I was very nervous about getting my teeth out. It's very easy to make appointments as well. read more

I've been going there for years. The staff is always friendly. I normally hate going to the dentist but they do an amazing job. I just got an implant and it looks and fits perfectly. read more

Called and left a message Tuesday evening, received a call back promptly the next morning, and had a consultation for my wisdom teeth this morning. Not only was the staff sweet, accommodating, and helpful, they set me up with a referral to an oral surgeon and provided amazing, complimentary service this morning. They answered my questions and did the best they could to help me. Best experience i've had at a dentist office my whole life! read more

Karen the dental hygienist is really great. However, Dr Buzza seems to focus his efforts on new patients and not existing ones. When I first went to him, he was attentive and seemed to be very professional. In fact, he seemed so good, that I had my entire family start going to him. But, after about two years, we noticed that he slowly started to lose interest in dealing with established patients. It got to the point to where we had to ask the hygienist, Karen to basically beg Buzza to spend 60 seconds during regular cleaning appointments, for him to give a quick dental exam. After noticing a general degradation in the practice, our family left. We now go to a Dentist that consistently gives a quick dental exam after every cleaning just as a matter of standard practice, rather than one who only seems wonderful at first. Additional Note: Lately we have been receiving mailers from Buzza's office that say, "We've changed..." and to come back and try them out at a discount. So, the issue must have affected more patients than just us. read more

I have went to this office for the past 7+ years and often wondered why after each appointment there seemed to be more and more work needed and each time work was done on my teeth and my husbands teeth there seemed to be more issues around the corner which equaled thousands of more dollars of work need. After my last appointment being told I needed 3 crowns, a retainer with future jaw realignment which would add up to $7k + (oh did I mention my insurance pays 80%?! cha ching in the dental world) yes huge money maker for them I am sure to squeeze every pennie out. I decided to get a second opinion and come to find out all I need is ONE FILLING all covered by my plan. Pretty crazy to think of all the teeth myself and my husband have had drilled to nothing just to get more money out of my mouth and probably completely un necessary. Never again. Go somewhere else and save your teeth. Pretty work cosmetically, maybe, but necessary... NO not at all. read more

the absolute worst dental experance in my 57 years....the staff was nice but when the assistant came to give me the shot to numb my tooth....she missed...several times. i have never had this happen...ever! the next was the crown...joke....no gold.."we dont use it...we dont like it" "we use something better"..when all was done i get a card with a big"5 year warrenty on the crown....i have gold crowns in my mouth 25 years old without issue.....sham dentest with a fancy office.....save yourself money because he is very expensive and go to a good dentest......never again for this was a "buzza" kill! read more

Like many other reviews, my initial experience was good. I went in for a consultation on the new teeth-in-a-day procedure and found out it was way to expensive for me. I told the manager my maximum budget, and she still quoted me a load of work that went way over that amount. I did agree to a deep cleaning and cleanings every three months. Today, after my cleaning, I was told that their insurance company considered me a "risk" because I continued to refuse to get the thousands of dollars of work they say needs to be done. I have not seen either dentist, Dr. Buzza or Dr. Landeros, since my initial visit a year ago; everything was done by hygienists. I think they no longer wanted my business because 1) I have no insurance, and 2) they couldn't get any more money out of me. I must say that Renee, one of the hygienists, is very good and would highly recommend her. read more

Do not go to this dentist!!! I too would give no stars if I could. Horrible, horrible experience. The worst dentist experience ever! Dishonest and I ended up paying a small fortune for work that I felt they did not performed at all. Do not go to this dentist. I wish that I had listened to the negative reviews and saw the truth in them. They don't care about you as a patient; they just want to squeeze as much money as they can from you. They recommended several procedures and was very underhanded about how much they would cost. They told me that the insurance company would pays 80% and that I would just have to pay a copay. Turns out I was stuck with 100% cost "because the insurance company doesn't tell us what they will pay exactly"?!!!! I tried to cancel the appointment but they said I would have to pay 75% of the time that was booked for my procedure which would be $750! Such intimidating and fradulent practice procedures. They spent 45 minutes on me for a deep cleaning when the procedure normally takes 2 houres for 4 quadrants according to other dentists that I consulted. Plus I just recently had a teeth cleaning from them less than a month ago. Felt like this was just a second teeth cleaning and just a way for them to make more money because they billed it as a "deep cleaning". Also I too was so numbed after my procedure that I couldn't feel my mouth for at least 3 hours after. I had root canals and crown implants procedures done on me before and I was never that numbed out. Save yourself the money and headaches, do not go to him!!!! read more

Dr Buzza is not my regular dentist. I received a mailing which offered "second opinions" I had received conflicting info from two other dentists and called to schedule a second, make that "third", opinion. I expected a cursory exam but to my great satisfaction, the process was unhurried and thorough. First his assistant took pictures (not xrays) and displayed them on the monitor. Then Dr Buzza examined my teeth and used the images to point out what he was seeing. Interestingly, he found that I do need a crown but on a different tooth that one of the other dentists identified. He explained why that tooth was not an immediate problem and I could see in the image exactly what he described. Neither of the other dentists identified the tooth needing a crown but it was clear in the image that I had decay at the margins of a huge filling in a rear molar. Yeah, this is probably more than you wanted to know, but making these choices is important. You may wonder why no x-rays. I have had 2 sets of x-rays in the last 4 months. I will ask the two other offices to email the x-rays to Dr Buzza. With the x-rays, the images, and his exam, he will prioritize a recommended plan of treatment. He is not presuming that I am changing offices, nor was there even the mention of it. Neither did he discredit the other dentists opinions but he did in great detail explain his opinions. Disclaimer: Seventeen years ago, the afternoon before my daughter was to perform in the Nutcracker, she let out a scream...a wire in her orthodontic had popped loose and was stabbing her cheek. The orthodontics office was closed on that day of the week. I knew of Dr Buzza's location passing it daily. Being close to our house, I took my daughter there on chance. Dr Buzza graciously interrupted his schedule and remedied the situation and yes, the show did go on. No charge. I would add that the office is tasteful and comfortable, and I found the staff pleasant and engaging. I was seen within 5 min of my appointment time. read more

WARNING! Most horrifying experience ever. Dr. Buzza is rude and arrogant. And his sedation dentistry is a joke. He says he is good with nervous patients, but in reality he is just drugging everybody. He has no bedside manner or people skills. The first time I went he made me wait 1 hour and 45 mins before being seen. His assitant kept burning me when curing a filling and I kept screaming that it burned and they kept forcing the curing light on me. Then I went in for a tooth that was sensitive and the front desk lady gave me Xanax (I don't even know if that's legal-for a front desk person to be the Doctor's pusher) but anyways they gave it to me and then he looked at me and then told me he didnt have time and i had to make ANOTHER appt to get it fixed and so they drugged me on Xanax for no reason. Then I went home -completely forgot that I had been drugged by the dentist and started feeling really dizzy. He only looked at me for 2 seconds and the Xanax hadn't even hit me yet. So It hits me at home and I needed to go out to run an errand and started driving and suddenly felt like I was going to pass out. And I rear ended some lady cuz I was so out of it. I called the dentist after I remembered what they had given me. Not even an apology. My sister called them and my husband went in to talk to them and they were rude and didnt give us the time of day. How can you give someone a mind altering drug and not even ask for their allergies or medical history? And then send them off driving to their possible death. Thanks alot Buzza! If you appreciate your life and want to be treated like more than potential roadkill steer clear of this place! read more

If there was less than zero I'd give that. Over sell over sell over sell. I got a root canal (that I doubt I needed) quite a while ago and experience discomfort when biting that I never did before. STAY AWAY. read more

Very friendly staff, professional business, and very clean office! I was in and out, and making a appointment..they are very flexible!

My friend's front crown came off while on vacation. His wife called several dentists in the area and Dr. Buzza's office was able to see him right away. Dr. Buzza did an excellent job, the staff was professional and friendly, and most important, the crown stayed on until the vacation was over. If I lived closer Dr. Buzza would be my dentist! read more

This ofifce is the place to meet your Dental Needs!!! Dr. Buzza and his staff are as best as they come! The girls make you feel so comfortable at your appointment and Dr. Buzza is so amazing at his dental work!!! He creates and maintains the most amazing smiles!!!! read more

Wow, after reading some of these reviews, the only nice thing that 90 per cent of the people say are for the staff! I agree to a point. Yes, Dr. Buzza is charming and funny and comes across as caring in the begining, but after that he seems like he has no time for you, and he acts like he is aggatated by your return visits(even though you have to be there. I chose this Dr. due to the fact that I'am terrified of Dentists, and they offer sleep dentistry. I felt that I would be taken good care of, and that I would not be so scared. But now I don't even want them touching me anymore! I met with the girl to discuss my options for the dental work that I needed, and the cost of everything. They make it sound so nice unti you hear the price!!!! Yes,I didn't have dental coverage for years, due to the fact that I couldn't afford it. How can anyone afford it! They basicaly made me feel awful, and that my only finacial option was to have my teeth removed. Yes, ALL of them. Well, the day I had the surgery, they asked me how my azma was? While they are knocking me out, before I could get to much out except that I don't have azma! She replyed that I had marked that on the form?!!!! The next thing I know I'm home. I do remember waking up a few times telling them to STOP!!!! YOUR hurtin me!!!! and that they were holding my arms down! OH MY GOD!!! I had to return the next day for "the check-up," Never saw the Dr. just the assistants. I told them that my dentures didn't fit right. They were to long and to thick! They made me gag and they said that they couldn't do anything about it. I told them that I didn't think these were mine, but they assured me that I would get use to them and to keep wearing them. I reminded them that they had taken 3 impressions because they were not coming out right. Same response. Well, I came back in a week to have the stiches removed, and tried to talk to them about all the issues I was experienceing. I felt like I was talking to my teenagers, goes in one ear and out the other! They made me feel as if I was making it all up! Until she saw the blisters and sores in my mouth! All I was told to do was keep rinsing with salt water and use the stuff they gave me on the dentures to add comfort. Well, they added more padding to the dentures and finally shortened them after again being told that she couldn't do it. I told them that my face was still numb, and that when I wear them I get a soar throat, and my face swells up. They never told me why, just hurry in and out of the room, keep putting the dentures back in and they even made another impression! Now I'm starting to wonder what the heck"???? I asked about maybe getting more anitbiotic's when I was taking my last one, and I was told no, I didn't need anymore. (that was the week of the surgery). I go back again still not able to wear these damn things, and still the same problems, except that now I have a very big whole in the back lower area and my jaw bone is exposed. What the heck is going on!!! Still get the run around. See Dr. B. and only for 4 sec. and they work more on the dentures that I can't wear still. I ask about the numbness, I get a lame answer about how the denture must be pushing on my upper lip wrong. I ask about the whole in my gum, and I get a matter of fact answer as to how they will just numb me up and stich it up. Also each time I was there, I was there for over 2 hrs. and very little help. When I left this last time I was so upset that I even let them know how upset I was and that I feel I was pushed into making a terrible choice.How I cry everyday, and how I 'am in pain everyday. I asked what next? and she said well, I guess we will have to see you every week until we get this right. No one made a appointment, and no one gave me a perscription for more antibiotics. and no one has even called. Don't go to this place, it seems wounderful at first, but it is just a big money pitt and they don'[t really care. read more

Don't be fooled by the toothy smile next to this review. My wife and I were long time patients of Dr. Buzza, but no longer. After holding routine cleaning appointments for six months, only a few days before our appointments, my wife and I received a casual voice mail to inform us that they had decided to close the office during the week when our appointments were scheduled. It seemed unprofessional to both of us to be canceling appointments only a few days before. They don't seem to be too concerned about keeping our business since no one has bothered to call us to reschedule over the last five months. Even if they did call, the larger problem is the limited hours that Dr. Buzza and his staff works. It must be nice to have a three day weekend every week of the year and only work until 3:00 or 4:00 PM the rest of the days. I don't know if anyone has ever told Dr. Buzza, but us working stiffs can't make a mid afternoon appointments. It would seem golf, over customer service, has won out. read more

Most of my dealings with them were very good but they run a super high tech operation where everyone seems to be rushed and they're obsessed with squeezing ever penny they can out of your insurance. That ended in three separate disasters after which I gave up on them. First was when they sent me home, all numbed up after a major piece of work. After a couple of hours something began to feel very wrong. That's when I stuck my finger in my mouth and found that they'd left my mouth packed with cotton batting and plastic shields. I called and asked if they were supposed to be there and I was told no and was apologized to. Next, they insisted that I had to spend all of my insurance money on a possibly cracked rear molar that has no opposing tooth. They ended up spending more than half of my year's insurance money and I had to pay cash for cleanings for the rest of the year. Shortly afterwards, while getting a cleaning, the hygienist noticed that a filling had fallen out of another tooth that they had just pronounced as healthy. They offered to fix it for cash but alas that would be very expensive and they had already spent all of my insurance money for the year by the beginning of February. While I was waiting a year to get that tooth worked on, another tooth that they had pronounced healthy cracked and broke. When I called and explained what had happened they said they were awfully sorry and that was too bad but no one at the front desk indicated that my complaint was going any further so I told them to cancel my next appointment and I am currently looking for another dentist. read more

My family and I have been a patient of dr. Buzza's for many years now and we couldn't be any happier with the experiences and treatment provided by his office. They are very welcomimg and friendly and MORE than accomodating in regards to appointments. The front desk team is warm and all smiles upon entering. The newly remodeled office is absolutely amazing and all of Dr. buzza's equipment is very high tech and up to date. The office is clean and the assistants and hygienists are wonderful. It is obvious that Dr. Buzza takes a tremendous amount of care when choosing his staff. His assistants are talkative and help in the easing of any fears while in the chair. Last year, I actually decided to have some cosemtic work done myself (4 front teeth were crowned) and even though I was extremely nervous, I decided that I didn't want any sedation. On the other hand, the assistant that helped the Dr during the procedure was the best I could have ever asked for so I really didn't need anything at all but her by my side!!! In seeing these other reviews on here about Dr. Buzza's office, I am very confused as to these people possibly writing about the wrong place??? I have never experienced any negativity in this office and I can't imagine ever having a bad experience. This place is GREAT, no doubt about it :) read more

I went to Dr. Buzza for the specific reason of having jaw pain. The first visit was impressive. I saw Dr. Buzza for only about 10 minutes. He took a quick evaluation of my problem and said I needed a deprogrammer (looks like a retainer & helps the jaw realign correctly). I made the appt., they made a working model of my mouth and I received the deprogrammer ($550). I wore it 2 weeks as instructed and returned for the second appointment. At that time another impression was made. Dr. Buzza barely looked at the second impression (1st one didn't work). I was told that I would be contacted in a week or week and a half to come in and discuss with Dr. Buzza what he thought the solution would be. I waited 3 weeks, no call. I phoned the office and when the assistant called back, SHE gave me a solution that I was not comortable with. I was then given an appointment to talk to the doctor (they said). I thought about the response and the money and cancelled the appointment. I then found another dentist and he wanted me to get the working models of my mouth from Dr. Buzza to save me money. When I called the office I was given several excuses as to why I could NOT have the models. I phoned 4 times. Luckily I didn't have the rest of my family spend any money with Dr. Buzza. It appeared to me that he is more interested in quantity of patients than the quality of care he gives. I would definitely not recommend him. read more

I did an extensive review for a dentist that offered sedation dentistry and accepted my insurance. I had a dental emergency and contacted, then went the same day to see Dr. Buzza. His office, staff and also Dr. Buzza were extremely nice, almost too nice, and told me to come back in 5 days after antibiotics had treated majority of infection and gave me pain meds. I needed both a tooth pulled and a root canal. I was in considerable pain, but waited the 5 days to return. After arriving for my appt., I was suddenly called into a rear office and asked how I was going to pay my bill. I was more than a little shocked, as I have very good insurance, and have never had to pay the (usually not over 20% of total) "co-pay" amount until AFTER the insurance has paid, which they have always dine within less than 2 weeks. Not only did this 'bookkeeper' demand I pay up-front, but told me my insurance would not cover most of the 'extras' and said my copay alone was over $1400! She then pulled out a calculator and went over 3-4 various treatment options at various price ranges. She said i had to pay BEFORE my appt, or they would have to reschedule.! Trying to decipher her payment options was more complicated than doing my personal business taxes in 5 minutes. I am a fairly intelligent person, but she was punching numbers and 'explaining' so fast, it was impossible to follow her. I was in pain and not expecting this, so I quickly picked the cheapest of the 4 options. When she still demanded at least $1000 right then, I got upset. She then said I could borrow the money through a credit agency they worked with and could get approval in a few minutes online. I was so desperate and anxious, I agreed and was approved for the $1000 (you then pay directly to the loan co. Who pays the Dentist the full amount up front for you, in monthly installments with interest), which allowed me to continue with my appointment. I was sedated (which I discovered LATER cost $750 and is not covered by insurance, I am sure they make a tidy little profit off this). I do not remember the rest of the appointment, but I was in a great deal of pain for several days, and, in fact, the entire side of my face started to swell after 5 days. I went in for a follow-up appt to remove stitches, and an assistant (not Dr. buzza) immediately started poking around my super-tender mouth, etc. she was condescending and insinuated that I was having pain because I wasn't keeping my mouth clean enough! I had been rinsing several x a day with salt water and listerine in an attempt to stop what I knew was a new infection. I would not allow any more poking or scraping (I wanted sedation for a reason!) and asked for more antibiotics, which I got. Long story 'short' (ha!) the pain lasted almost a month. At my final appointment, I opted for the simpler and cheaper form of oral sedation, 10mg of Valium taken an hour prior. It helped a lot, and I remember very little of the actual procedure. This time, as I was leaving, I was pulled aside and told I owed ADDITONAL money as they had made an error in what they thought my insurance would pay them. I don't recall most of the discussion, as I was under effects of sedation and pretty "out-of-it".- but I did try to argue that I owed them anything and my account was settled at that point. They somehow talked me I to writing a check for several hundred$$, my driver (you must bring w/you if using sedation) later told me they wanted my credit card, which I did not trust them with and they only took my check as a final option as I was going to not pay anything then. The next morning, when I realized I had written this check, I called my insurance co. Not only did they assure me that I did not owe anything, but their office had tried to 'double bill' for the same procedures on several things (initial exam, X-rays, etc) by using different dates and descriptions, but insurance denied it, also suggested I file a formal complaint with State Board of Dentistry for unethical practice (demanding payment while I was on sedation medication). Overall, I am very upset, I don't even know if Dr, Buzza himself did any of the actual work! It could have been a trainee for all I remember! BEWARE OF THIS SUPER SNEAKY, 'SMILE IN YOUR FACE-THEN STAB YOU IN THE BACK' -OR, IN THIS CASE, MOUTH! There are plenty of other dentists that offer oral sedation, which is adequate for most people. Make sure you get the costs and billing procedures explained completely in advance, before your appointment. Have a witness if possible, and DO NOT get suckered into Dr. Buzza's Overpriced sedation or copay scams..(he has to pay for all that xpensive office equipment and advertising). read more