HUGE lesson learned - DO NOT go to a dentist out of convenience, be willing to travel for the reputable ones whose priority is patient care not advertising. I have never been more regretful going to a ""professional"" than I am with this guy. I agree completely with both Anisa W and Hawaiimassage916. In addition to what they said, my needs were NEVER met the first time around, I continually had to go back in to fix something that wasn't addressed the first time. After I got my braces off my teeth weren't polished nor was the cement removed all the way. I would rather wait for my insurance to pay for my next cleaning then go back to that place. His whole 'car giveaway' was a total scam, we wasted a precious Friday night as we were told we were 'finalists'. When we arrived to the movie theatre we were handed a yellow ticket, which yellow were never actually in the running, the red ones were. If it wasn't a scam they would have let the 'finalists' pick their own color ticket. As a parting gift we received a trial size mouthwash and two movie tickets, which didn't work when we tried to use them a few weeks later - gross. My other two family members were told they needed periodontal cleanings, which they said resembled a regular cleaning just a whole lot more expensive and a less impressive outcome. The insurance girl needs to be sent to insurance and customer service training. My teeth are worse now than after having his so-called braces - my bite is off now, which may require 'real' braces in the future. I had to go to another orthodontist to have 'real' retainers made because this dentist expected me to wear bleach trays out in public. As a 'congratulations' gift for spending $3000 on these braces I got a balloon and a bag of tootsie rolls - what dentist gives out sticky, sugary candy?...THIS ONE does!!! I was told my secondary insurance didn't cover adult braces, which they would have after a year. I would have been more than happy to wait. Buyer beware!
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