Kelly Cardenas on Facebook 2 years ago
02/02/2021, 09:39 AM
I took my daughters to a well known pediatric dentist office here in town to try someplace new.
(My youngest is sensitive and has some anxiety especially medical related things.)
My girls and I get cleanings and check ups every six months. The pediatric dentist and hygienist was great with the girls. Very friendly and a nice place. At the end they handed me a summary for work needed on both. My oldest needed 8 fillings and my youngest 6 fillings!!! They also called for sealants. The estimated charges were over $1300 with insurance. I was not shown much in detail about what was needed, just “here’s some areas that need work, get scheduled when you can”. Something felt off. It didn’t make sense that all the sudden all these cavities popped up. I knew something wasn’t right... either the last dentist missed things or this estimate is aggressive. We called the office to inquire further about the recommendations but not much changed.
So I got a referral for another place from a friend. I took my oldest yesterday for a “second opinion appointment” and this dentist (Ramirez) took x rays and spent time looking at the estimate and showing me each area and why fillings would actually be more harmful than good. He didn’t charge us anything. He showed me on screen using filters how the areas weren’t cavities, they were areas where the enamel was getting weak. He said “if this were my daughter, I would not do any of what was recommended here. She needs to floss well and stay up on hygiene and we will look at these again and keep an eye on them, but at this point, I would do more harm than good removing good tooth material to get to the area where the enamel is weak.”
Mr. Margo Ramirez at Medical Center Dental Group was awesome. The office is beautiful and clean. The staff were very friendly. The dentist was very thorough and helpful. He answered all my questions and didn’t make us feel like it was an inconvenience to help me understand. I will be getting my girls and my cleanings done there from now on. Totally worth the drive!