Kurtzman Gregori, DDS

I warn you to stay away. I went to him for years but was always wondering about some of the work. But he seemed friendly enough that I assumed the best. One day, a relatively new guy (maybe a new dentist) did the initial review. he looked at the x-​rays and showed me the dark spot indicating a cavity. He pointed out the nerve, roots, and cavity area. Then Dr. Kurtzman walks in and says a root canal is probably needed. I asked him to explain. I am an engineer by trade and pretty analytical. I not mystified when talking to doctors. The picture clearly showed the cavity was nowhere near the nerve, which is also what his new guy had said. He stammered around then said he won’t know for sure until he gets in there with the drill on the cavity but it «could» be worse. I hesitantly agreed to come back to let him open up the cavity and let me know what is then necessary.
I come back on the appointed day, fairly certain that he had overstated the potential but willing to let him address the cavity first. At check-​in, they ask me for a $ 3,000 check to pay for the root canal. I ask him what’s up and he again insists that I will need one for sure. At that I walked out.
I immediately went to my wife’s dentist, who she raves about. I didn’t tell him anything other than ask for a checkup. He took one look and said I had a small cavity, which he confirmed with an x-​ray. No appointment needed. In fact, he said there wasn’t even any need for novacaine. I asked if there was any chance at all of there being anything more. He laughed. Tiny little cavity he said. He drilled for a brief time, filled it. I’ve been going back to him ever since. He’s never tried to get me to spend thousands of dollars on unnecessary treatment.