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What a long, expensive, disappointing and painful experience this has been. In Oct'13 I lost two fillings from my teeth. Based on past visits I eventually chose to go and see Dr.S. AGAINST what I had asked for, which was an extraction on one of the teeth he all but refused to do an extraction so he replaced the fillings @ 235.00/e. On the third day after getting the fillings my mouth began to hurt in the area of where he did the fillings. The pain was random, but severe. After several phone conversations and visits he could not find the source of the pain. All of these event's took place between 2-11-14 and 4-15-14. For 8 weeks I have been in pain and Dr.S only response is to write pain med scrips, and tell me to go see an endodontist. An endo visit is 100.00 then it is another 245.00 to be sent back to Dr.S for an extraction. Allow me to clarify something; I was NOT in any pain before he put these fillings in my mouth. Now I have to stay on Antibiotics and Narcotic Pain meds just to function, and all because he doesn't like doing extractions. He does not even stand behind his work. When I confronted him and his staff about this problem, they ALL began stonewalling me and saying it wasn't their fault- even after I begged them for an extraction and not fillings. So, here we are a little over 9 weeks later, and Dr-S and his office staff have pretty much refused treatment to me, correct these faulty fillings, or refund my money. Meanwhile, I'm still in pain and all they are concerned with is MONEY! This is a REALLY SAD situation because this practice WILL lead you to believe that they are nice and are concerned about you, but at the end of the day they are like all the rest,only concerned about maximizing profit , and MINIMIZING your wishes and well-being. Oh yes, if you choose to go here never question the ALMIGHTY Dr.S or ask for a refund for shotty work, or you to will be oustted. This is the very reason people do not like seeing physicians.They Pretend to care, Pretend to listen, but show only greed and discontent for patients that stand up for themselves. I hope the money that you took from my families budget is serving YOU well DR.S, because all these crappy fillings have given us is a harder financial situation and a still painful and hurting mouth/teeth.

Don't fall for their lies, and deceit. Do more searching and try to find someone that is on the up-and-up if that is possible.

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