I still have another appointment set up for next week and to say I’m looking forward to it would be a lie. What I am looking forward to though is the care I know I will be receiving before, during and after. Every one of the professional TEAM members were calm, inviting, caring and communicative. The doctor herself 🙌🏻 So grateful to have found someone with good bedside manner who made me feel like an individual without judgement. I don’t have insurance but am willing to continue to pay out of pocket for the quality of care like I received yesterday. Thank you so much! Edited to add, the follow up appointment in which I was to get my tooth extracted ended up in a failed attempt. There were multiple red flags for me that I ignored and told myself was just my nervousness! There was no communication from the dentist, I had to ask questions (which is obviously not something you can do while getting dental work done). It was as if I wasn’t even there, she was just there to do her job and get the tooth out however she does what she does. I was making grunting noises due to the discomfort and pain I was feeling while she continuously explained to me she “hadn’t even started yet, once we start we can’t stop.” When I tried to ask about and explain that the pressure felt like she was ripping my jaw up along with the tooth in front of the one that was needing extracted, I was told I was making her too nervous, she didn’t know what I was feeling and I needed to see an oral surgeon because she just didn’t feel comfortable. After the dentist left the assistant came back in and put a temporary on my tooth that the dentist had broke while trying to pry my tooth from my gums for what felt like forever! I was made to believe this was going to be an easy extraction, with what I would say was the most painless numbing shot I have ever received, but now, it has not only left me with distrust and fear but my cheek/area and jaw haven’t felt the same since the numbing wore off. I apologized so many times for this not working out and making her feel uncomfortable enough to stop what she literally does every day for a living. Maybe it was an off day, I don’t know, I just know I have felt defeated ever since.
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