""Dr. Blumenkranz is AWESOME. But not because of a procedure, but because of what he DIDN'T do. \r
I had severe dental pain and he saw me right away. While I had a cracked filling on one of my teeth, he could see no reason for the pain I was in. He told me, """"Sorry, but there's nothing wrong with your teeth. Maybe your sinuses?"""" \r
I went to the ENT, he gave me some antibiotics and sent me on my way. In a couple of days, though, I was back to Dr. Blumenkranz with terrible pain in my teeth. Still he wouldn't drill. He said there was no evidence of a dental problem other than my pain, and that wasn't good enough. He said, """"Next stop, Neurologist."""" \r
In fact, he even said he had seen a case like mine a long time ago and it turned out to be a neuralgia. He prescribed some meds for the pain, gave me his cell phone with instructions to call him and report on my condition, and sent me on my way. \r
Long story short - I have since spoken with my internist (so many doctors!) and he agreed wholeheartedly. Turns out, he too had seen this pain before, but he pointed out that whenever someone sees it, the patient has already had tons of unnecessary dental work. He said I should thank Dr. Blumenkranz for being so disciplined and professional.\r
And that's it. I love the man for NOT doing dental work on me. He really is an incredible doctor, but an even better person. He treated me with such care and humanity. I hope I never REALLY need him, but if/when I do, I'll be back happily to the best endodontist in DC.""\r
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