Edward J Kendrick, DDS

After a visit to the JCCC Dental Hygiene school found me in need of a dentist to fill my cavity, my friend recommended this place to me. I was looking for someone who was okay with me not having insurance and, more importantly, someone who wouldn’t charge me for another exam since I’d just had one done very recently (obviously!).
I called on a Monday afternoon and the receptionist, Tammy, answered even though she was at home (this office does have kind of weird hours)! How’s that for service? Though she could not set up an appointment or price my filling exactly, she was happy to talk about what I needed done and said that an exam would not be necessary with the X-​Rays and papers from JCCC being sent over from their exam. Wow; what logic!
When I arrived at the office for my appointment, I noted that it is not extremely nice and up-​to-​date, but it is clean and it serves its purpose. It is weird that the little rooms are so open and close to the front — I could see the front desk from mine, but after awhile, I didn’t even care.
My hygienist (whose name I didn’t catch) talked with me about my past experiences and my anxiety surrounding getting this cavity filled. She wanted me to be comfortable and trust that they weren’t going to hurt me. They were really good about communicating what was going on step-​by-​step, which is a big part of me being comfortable, and even offered to let me watch in a mirror (no, thanks!). I never felt any pain, not even when he instructed me to let him know if I felt anything.
Afterwards I talked with Tammy and the hygienist, as they did not have more patients to check in and work with due to the early closing day. I learned that they do offer a fluoride-​free alternative to polishing as well as Tom’s strawberry toothpaste if you’re looking for natural or fluoride-​free alternatives to the dental cleanings! She even let me know how much a cleaning/​exam is in case I wanted to come back (since I don’t have insurance).