Smith Jeremy J, DDS

I fell asleep while Dr. Smith was doing my root canal. The pain afterwards was barely even noticeable. He and the staff were very friendly and knew what they are doing.

I would love to give Dr. Smith 5 stars. I really would. He’s an incredibly nice guy, he has a very calm and reassuring demeanor, he has very steady hands (yeah, this is kinda muy importante in this profession!), and he seems to be highly technically proficient. Oh yeah, and his staff is super nice and his prices are affordable.
So what’s the problem then? He doesn’t use CBCT. Ok, so he’s old school. So what’s wrong with that? Well…2D radiography works OK and will get the job done most of the time. But god help you if you are one of the complex cases. Then the shazzit hits the fan. Mine sure did.
Let me reiterate: great guy, highly skilled, good prices, really wanted to like him. But his office didn’t have the diagnostic tools needed to properly evaluate and treat my tooth. Truth is that modern medicine is all about having the tech and knowing how to optimize its’ use in order to provide the best possible care for your patients. A 30 second CT scan could have saved me months of grief. Lesson learned.

I would have to agree with Stacy F. here. I hate the thought of having to have another one, but if I do I’ll definitely go back to Dr. Smith. There were some very important things that I got that I needed to have for this whole experience. Number one, they gave me what I wanted. If I wanted six shot, they would do it. He’s very giving with the anesthesia and I REALLY like that. Root Canals are NOT fun, at all. He did end up hitting a nerve and, yes I had that pain that we all don’t want to have. However, I immediately put my hand up and he immediately stopped. THAT was important to me. He gave me a couple more shots, which I was VERY happy about. After that, I felt NO pain at all. He even stopped after he broke through and put some numbing in the tooth. I got it done yesterday (2÷28÷13) and my mouth is still achy from the shots, but I DON’T CARE. My tooth is good, it was as painless as I could have hoped for, the ladies were nice to me, and the doc is actually pretty funny. (Sometimes I think people got to realize that you have to take part in the creating of a relationship.) I would not only recommend him to other people I know, I consider him my endodontist now.

Not a very organized office. Over the phone I was told how much it would cost 2 different root canals if they both were needed. When I came to the office, after evaluating my teeth, Dr. Smith said I don’t need root canals at all. One tooth has been bothering me for about 6months. It reacts to cold and also have pain when biting, but the pain is not very bad. Still, if I am avoiding chewing on that side, that means it’s not good. When I asked how much it would cost tooth #1, I was given a price that was $ 100 more than over the phone. I said over the phone I was given a different price. Then the asistant said that it’s because the root canal needs to be re-​treated. I said this tooth does not have root canal. Tooth #2 would have needed re-​treatment, not tooth #1. Then she gave me same price as over the phone. When I asked to get a print out with prices, to make sure next time I get the same price, she hand wrote the price on the business card. No printout. I felt the office was very old looking and I did not trust they can do a good job. When it came to paying, over the phone I was told it would be $ 65 per tooth, and I was charged only $ 58! That was a nice surprise. Due to getting multiple misleading information and Dr. not thinking I need root canal when the tooth is hurting, I am putting one star. I am not going back to this office, I picked another endodontist to do my root canal.

I sincerely hope that I will never need their services again, but I highly recommend this practice to anyone who does need a root canal. Dr. Smith and his staff were extremely nice, and the procedure itself was quicker than I imagined it would be. I wouldn’t say that I enjoyed my first ever root canal procedure, but Dr. Smith and his staff made the experience as pleasant as it could be.