Wright Douglas F Dds

My daughter has been a patient of Dr. Wright’s for several years. When I first brought her to see Dr. Wright, he examined her mouth and determined that we should wait a year or two to see what happened with her teeth naturally. He did not push us into spending unnecessary money when we might not need to. Later, when it appeared that she would indeed need an expander and other work, Dr. Wright explained the entire process carefully, making sure we understood all aspects of what needed to be done. Dr. Wright spent a great deal of time with us answering our questions. He even went so far as to work with our family dentist on certain aspects of the case. \r \r Each appointment we have had with Dr. Wright and his staff has been nothing but professional. He is very punctual and his staff will book your appointment at a time that works with your schedule. Her progress has been faster and better than expected. \r \r I have been nothing but pleased with Dr. Wright’s work. I will continue to recommend him to anyone whose child might be in need of orthodontia work.\r more

My 9 year old son, Matthew has been a client/patient of Dr. Doug's practice for almost two years. Our 1st visit and now several subsequent visits have been nothing but positive. I have been extremely impressed with the flow, organization, attention to detail, professionalism, and thoroughness of each and every apt. Like Dr. Doug, his staff is always attentive, efficient and smiling. It is an extremely welcoming office unlike others I visit in my Pharmaceutical profession. Any opportunity I have to refer or recommend Dr. Doug's practice I do and will continue to do so. He is an asset to the Buffalo Orthodontia market and a pleasure to bring my children to.\r \r ~Suzanne Barrali \r \r \r \r more

I have four children, all will eventually need braces. I had my first two, one in middle school one in high school, go to Dr Wright. The two kids had opposite problems: one, far apart: the other crowded. Dr. Wright took care of both and their teeth look fantastic. His staff is unbelievable. We never had to wait..this is especially good because many of our appointments were before school. He has a bunch of offices to choose from. In an emergency, he can always have someone see you somewhere. Dr Wright's staff moves from office to office. I always see the same staff and know them by name. The kids took only 17 months to perfect smiles! My next two are about ready for braces and I wouldn't think of going anywhere else! Thanks, Dr. Doug, Pam Finley East Amherst more

I went to see Dr. Doug to have my two front teeth straightened and to close the gap between them. \r \r Suffice to say, Dr. Doug failed to explain what would happen to my teeth in order to close the gap. By the end of his treatment, which involved braces and which took far longer than he had initially told me it would, he had realigned every single upper tooth such that my upper teeth no longer met my lower teeth. That meant I couldn't chew food properly and that I developed speech problems (pronouncing certain consonants became difficult) and a denture-wearer-type whistle. The only way to correct the problems caused by his ""treatment"" would be to get braces on my lower teeth to realign all of them as well. \r \r I think Dr. Doug should have told me before treatment that he planned to realign all of my upper teeth in order to close the gap. If he had, I would have opted for a different treatment plan or no treatment plan.\r \r I later learned that Dr. Doug owes his career to his father, who was a big name at UB's Dental School and with the Erie County Dental Society. Apparently, Dr. Doug, despite his father's success, didn't qualify for UB Dental and UB's Orthodontics program and had to settle for far lesser schools. Worse, unlike his father who actually cared about patients, Dr. Doug is far more interested in money than in patients. His staff comes and goes like the wind, in part, because of his arrogant attitude. (I've encountered some of his former employees at other dental offices and they're relieved they don't have to deal with him anymore.)\r \r If you decide to go to Dr. Doug for treatment, be sure to get him to outline, in full and in writing, his plans for your teeth. Also, if anything seems to be amiss, it probably is, so stop treatment immediately and move on before your teeth are ruined! Pros: convenient locations Cons: lousy techniques; took longer than expected; did not disclose full treatment plan more