Kathy L Davies, DDS

I was referred to Dr. Davies by my dentist for a root planning (aka: deep cleaning). Her office is warm & the staff are friendly, motherly figures.
However, the incredibly high bill (I would’ve had to pay $ 1,000 AFTER my Duke dental insurance covered everything) and her office’s refusal to compromise left a bad taste in my mouth. She was charging me for an «educational instruction» that my insurance did not recognize & would not cover. I asked her if she could just give me pamphlets, she said no.
She also told me that I would need to get this root planning twice a year, meaning I would be paying over $ 2,000 out of pocket on top of regular dental cleanings.
She spent a long time measuring the depth of my bone loss and charged me for that and told me to make another four appointments for the actual cleaning. That first appointment alone cost me $ 70 out of pocket.
Even though Dr. Davies seemed like she cared, I realized that she didn’t care enough to work with me on pricing. When I asked about ways to reduce the incredible expense, her office said there were no other options and if the price did not agree with me, I should go elsewhere.
So I did. I ended up shopping around and going with Dr. Courtney Davis of Lane & Associates. I pay ¹⁄₃ the out of pocket costs and Dr. Davis actually cared enough to work with my schedule & my needs.