After reading the other reviews, my experience has been a little different. I don't have insurance and am of limited means, so when I go to the dentist, I always ask what anything costs before I have it done. However, when I get to the desk, they always have another $50-100 in charges that they add. So if I go to get a cleaning, I get an extra charge for an evaluation. If they charge for an x-ray, they charge additional fees for looking at them and interpreting the results. I had a filling fall out, and went to have it repaired. It cost me $135 for them to tell me that they couldn't fix it and referred me to have it pulled. It was not bothering me at the time, though, and a couple years later I am finally going to have to get it taken care of. For the last few years I have had to floss immediately after every time I have eaten because of the large hole in my tooth.\r
My biggest complaints are with the hygienist and the office. The hygienist is always rude and implies that I don't care enough for my teeth as she cleans them. Does your maid complain to you that you don't keep the house clean enough so her work will be easier? With her hands in my mouth I have no way to respond, so I just have to sit and take the berating.\r
Then the office is snippy. They confused my and my adult daughter's accounts and would hassle us one or the other for the other's bills. In each case, we would just pay out of embarassment for whatever the bill was and settle up later, but that is actually a violation of privacy.\r
I never had a problem with the dentist, and I saw two of them a woman and a man. They were always friendly and seemed to give complete information. It just never matched what the office said afterward.\r
I will not be going back there, a friend has recommended another dentist to me on Aurora Street.
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