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    Rick S Johns, DDS - Rick Johns Dental

    5.0 (5 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Lynn Karr, DDS - LMK Pediatric Dental Care - Meet Dr. Karr!  Serving NWI for 25 years and counting!

    Lynn Karr, DDS - LMK Pediatric Dental Care

    2.2(10 reviews)
    4.6 mi

    I scheduled a dental appointment for my child with Pediatric Dental Care only after calling to…read moreconfirm they were in-network with both of our dental insurance plans. Their staff told me they were in-network -- but for some reason, I received a bill for $1,100 because they were actually out-of-network the entire time. They stated on the phone after the fact they are not in net-work with ANY insurance. When I disputed the bill, their office deflected responsibility, pointed to a form I signed after being misinformed, and refused to put anything in writing -- including my request not to send the balance to collections so I could try to work with insurance on paying anything more. We've spent weeks trying to resolve this calmly, including phone calls, emails, and escalation to insurance. They've refused to take accountability and just go in circles. What's worse is I've since learned other military families in the area have had the same experience. This seems to be a pattern of either staff giving out false information or intentionally misleading patients who rely on insurance to make medical decisions to then make more money. I've now filed formal complaints with the Indiana State Dental Board, Better Business Bureau and Attorney General Consumer Protection office. If you're a military or insurance-reliant family, I strongly caution you to get everything in writing before trusting this provider. This experience has caused financial stress and anxiety we should never have been subjected to. Update: After weeks of back and forth, two hours after posting public reviews regarding my billing dispute, I received a phone call from Dr. Karr herself. During that call, she made it clear that the only reason she was reaching out was because of the reviews -- not because of my repeated email outreach or my earlier attempts to resolve the issue. She refused to acknowledge that her staff could have given me incorrect information regarding insurance coverage and blamed the insurance companies for the balance due. She claimed that writing off or adjusting the charge would be "insurance fraud," which I have since learned is misleading. At no point did she accept any responsibility, nor did she offer a resolution other than asking me to make payments or getting care credit. I left the call feeling invalidated, patronized, and more concerned than ever about the misleading practices at this office. We left the 45 minute conversation with her telling me she was going to speak with Amber and follow up with me next week. I feel sick to my stomach about this whole situation.

    VERY DECEITFUL!! My…read morefamily and I just moved to the area and were looking for a pediatric dentist. When I called Dr. Karrs Office, they told me our insurance was out of network but they will still "follow the fee schedule", I asked them to explain what they meant and they told me we would owe about $8-$10 per child, so I scheduled my 3 younger children. They had their appointments, I was told my son needed a tooth pulled and they would do it right then. I asked how much this would cost and they said "oh, only a little bit more". I asked for a specific amount but they wouldn't tell me. On my way out, they told me my balance came to $150!! I was very frustrated, but was in a hurry to get the kids to their activities, so I paid it and left. THAT WASNT THE WORST PART!! I am now getting bills for $180!! Apparently, they gave all 3 of my children fluoride treatments (which they knew were NOT covered by an out of network insurance) without asking me. They just did it and it was $60 per child additional. I had several conversations with the front desk staff explaining how this isn't fair, its sneaky, and it is NOT how to run a business. They didn't care and I'm still expected to pay an additional $180 when I was told it would be $8-$10. We will NOT be going back!!!

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    Tyree C Joseph

    Tyree C Joseph

    1.2(6 reviews)
    1.5 mi

    The staff is never friendly. Both ladies that come out to talk to you and get your child are never…read morenice. One of the ladies is completely rude and very condescending every time I've gone there. She even laughed at me one time and made fun of me in front of the other customers because I said I couldn't believe my 7 year old child's teeth that they removed had the entire root attached. She said it's always like that. I said well I have 5 children and I've never seen a whole giant root when any of them have lost a tooth. When I was there last week she kept calling me honey and talking down to me. I said, "I don't understand why you are talking to me with this tone." She claimed that my 6 year old daughter had a cavity that I never got taken care of. I'm like what do you mean, I was here for our last appointment and I was told she needed two teeth fixed so here we are. She said last year you were here and she wouldn't open her mouth to get her cavity fixed. I said no, she wouldn't cooperate that day for a cleaning. She said well she needs 3 teeth fixed, and honey we can't do all that today. I said okay, well I wasn't told that, I thought she was getting the two teeth fixed today that I was told about. She said my daughter needs two root canals with silver caps, and one tooth capped in the front. My daughter doesn't even have any teeth pain, but she needs root canals?! Sounds strange. The lady said to me, "If you come with your daughter and she doesn't open her mouth and do what we say then we can't fix her teeth next time. I said well do 6 year olds usually listen and cooperate for you? She said I don't know. She said that my daughter would be getting numbed with a needle in her gums, and I doubt that could happen without her completely freaking out. Same with my 8 year old son. They scheduled him for surgery at the Dyer hospital for next week; they said he needs 4 root canals done with silver caps and multiple fillings, but she can't tell me how many. My son doesn't even have any tooth pain. They have already put multiple silver caps on his teeth at a prior hospital visit 4 years ago. I decided to cancel their appointments and get a second opinion and never return. I've always not liked going there because of the terribly rude staff, but Dr. Tyree has done such good work on my son's front teeth that were capped and that's why I continued to come. Dr. Tyree did a beautiful job on my son's front teeth with white caps when no other dentist was willing to do it because they said he didn't have enough of the teeth left to work with. A few days ago he did an excellent job on my daughter's front tooth with a white cap; her tooth had been chipped so he made it whole again. I asked if my children could get white caps on the back teeth instead of silver and she said no because they would have to be specially made and would cost $1500 per tooth. I feel like maybe they do excessive procedures that aren't necessary, and make separate appointments to get more money from the insurance. I drive an hour to get there so that isn't convenient for me, especially since the tooth that they fixed on my daughter only took 5 minutes, so why couldn't they just fix the other two at the same time. I know they had the time because they had a cancellation. Also they will not let the parent go back with the child ever. I've seen at least four parents get into arguments with them about that and storm out very mad without their child being seen. Any other dentist I've gone to with my five children have always let me go back with them. I'm just done with them.

    Zero stars if I could. My child had some work done, after I reluctantly agreed to his treatment…read moreplan, my child ended up in the ER the same night nearly hospitalized. He denies the procedure had anything to do with what had happened. The following week one of his freshly placed fillings fell out, my child had to go back and have that replaced. 6 months later my child is still dealing with the aftermath of his shotty work. We're having his work corrected by another dentist. Would never recommend this Dr. Tyree to anyone. My child should have never had to have additional traumatizing work to correct his mistakes.

    Barbara J Merlo, DDS, MS - Front of the bldg

    Barbara J Merlo, DDS, MS

    3.0(4 reviews)
    2.0 mi

    I have been taking my children here for the past 11+ years. I was always complimented on how polite…read moreand well behaved my children were, I assumed we had a good relationship. I have received no communication back about scheduling appointments. They keep saying they'll call me back once they talk to the doctor, yet never do. When I call to check in, it always seems like a bother and the reason I wait on a call back is because they say I "missed an appointment" in the past (don't recall), but I believe it's personal. A family friend we referred to got a lawyer involved for an abuse case against them. I took 5 of my children here and they are not understanding of life! To not give any warning of being dropped at the time of us going there, then threatened to be dropped when I simply call to schedule, is very confusing. I wanted to stay with this office purely to keep my children with the same dentist since they were toddlers but there have been quite a few red flags here. My son overheard the ladies in the back call a little girl a "B****"!! I was shocked and apologized to my son for having to hear that. Mind you, adults are not allowed to go back with their children.. My youngest son was terrified of going back to the dentist.. He came out with red marks and bruises all over his hands and arms. When his father called to question it, they said they strapped him down with velcro (without our consent). Our son was terrified from their aggressive actions and though I regret it.. We still continued with their office and made excuses for them assuming it was our sons adhd. We assumed it was unintentional and asked next time if our child is scared, to go get one of us so we can calm their nerves instead of forcefully strapping them down. Next, a family friend took their child, paid thousands of dollars out of pocket, just for the same thing to happen to her child. Only worse! The pictures of abuse are so frightening. He had burns on his mouth and hands!! It was before his 5th birthday so now all his pictures from his party showcase this horrific memory. We had endless questions from our family. I will not bother calling back, but now I've decided to share our unfortunate truth. I was going to keep it to myself since we've had such a long relationship, but it seems like the right thing to do is to inform on what really goes on behind the scenes. I believe not every child is treated the same, there's favoritism. We will find a safe dentist who truly cares about the wellbeing of their patients.

    Dr. Barbara J. Merlo at Children's Dental Care, grabbed my daughter's arm and tried to pull her and…read moreput her in the chair when she was crying after being taken back to to x-rays and was scared because it was her first time at that office. I communicates that she has issues with strangers and cries easily with them when making the appearance. I was trying to talk to her and calm her and she spoke loudly and sternly, saying, "Come on, get in the chair!" My daughter began crying even more and held on to me tighter. I picked her up and set her in the chair. While I continued to speak calmly to my daughter she became impatient and said, "are we done here?" Oh, I forgot the first part. When she walked in the room her first thing she said was that my daughter has eight cavities and that they need to be taken care of so that the school doesn't call child services on me. Now I have take my daughter to the dentist at least twice a year since she was two. They never told me she had a cavity until a couple is weeks ago and I made an appointment at this office because they specialize in pediatric dentistry and they are close to our home. It was a shock she would say something like that. I told her that her last dentist let her sit on my lap in the chair while they looked at her teeth. I thought that might help her crying again. She responded with she is too old for that now. That is when she grabbed her arm and tried to pull her and put her into the chair. I asked her not to do that as my daughter is scared and it is not helping the situation. My daughter just cried louder and held me tighter when she did that. I was just incredibly shocked by the impatient, uncaring, and abrasive manner of a dentist who has worked with children for years.

    Rick S Johns, DDS - Rick Johns Dental - pediatric_dentists - Updated August 2026

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