We were so excited to find Dr. Joby and his friendly office! Everyone seemed so nice and the office was small but cute. I scheduled a consultation with Dr. Joby specifically to request that he never use Mercury/Amalgam fillings and ALWAYS used nitrous for my child. Two weeks later, I took my child in for two fillings. Dr. Joby and his asst. were not patient AT ALL with my 6 year old. The gave numbing gel then immediately did the shot, causing my son pain & anxiety. When he cried, he was told he needed to stop. How I wish I had taken my little boy out of the chair right then and there! There was no nurturing or compassion & they worked without even giving him a few words of encouragement, nor did they give nitrous despite my requests. My son got ouf of Dr. Joby's chair & told us all it was the worst day of his lfe. :( He is normally a very mellow child, but he cried all the way home. \r
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He also used MERCURY AGAINST MY WISHES! When he toffered to ""drill it out"", I asked him if he followed the IAOMT protocol for safe mercury removal; he admitted that he was not familiar with it. (International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology or visit IAOMT dot org ). Dr. Joby's office treated me HORRIBLY when asked to remove the insurance charges, telling me mercury is safe and besides the fillings were ""tiny anyway"" and that Dr. Joby told them I'd said no to the nitrous ""when he asked me"". :( I am so disappointed that anyone in a position of caring for children would not only lie, but refuse to take any responsibility in something that was clearly a professional error. \r
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The worst part? My little boy who onced loved the dentist , is now anxiety-ridden thanks to Dr. Joby and his hostile staff. The worst choice I have ever made as a mother was to bring my chid there. I pray that our experience might at least help someone else's child avoid being vicitimized in Dr. Joby's chair.
Cons: Uses mercury in children, not compassionate, very impatient, hostile staff, no parking
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