Edward T. Buford III, D.D.S

My husband and I (with baby in tow) went for appointments at 2pm in the afternoon, got there and the receptionist said he wouldn’t be in til 3, there were already others waiting there too. We waited an hour and a half and he never showed. We read reviews on here that the office was small, which it is, but I could get over that, wish all the filtered reviews saying how he is frequently late showed up in the first place or we never would have wasted 2 hours and and $ 10 in metro money.
We asked the other girl waiting in the office how she liked him, she had been going to him for awhile. She said she liked him and enjoyed his sense of humor, but that yes he is frequently late.
Other tip offs for why we don’t want this dentist include all the people hanging out in the back (I guess they are staff, but they weren’t dressed professionally and looked like teenagers), the fact that he had plaques up on his wall advertising how he won a «most eligible bachelor» award, and his weird and unprofessional paperwork (no computer either).
His inability to show up at appointments on time (2 pm isn’t early!) shows that he does not respect his clients or work. It was a really frustrating experience.

I’d like to echo Scott’s review. The staff is incredibly friendly, courteous and professional. I’ve come here for check ups/​cleanings and three weeks ago I had two wisdom teeth removed (my recovery was quick and painless).
Sure the facilities could be newer, but in my book what really matters is the skill and experience of the staff and dentist. And in this regard Dr. Buford and his staff are top notch.
Normally, I would have given Dr. Buford 4 stars, but I really think the 1 star review by Stephanie is completely undeserved.

I just went to Dr. Buford last night for a cleaning and general check up and while I thoroughly him and his staff, his facilities left something to be desired.
I walked into my exam «room» which was simply a wall with a curtain and the only thing diving me from the other «room» was a half wall – so I could see the other person. My «room» had some kind of construction happening in it with a piece of sheetrock masking taped to the wall. The corners of the floor were unclean and I’m pretty sure the technology being used has not been updated since the 80s seeing as even the light they used to look in my mouth was cracked and yellow. For a cleaning and a check up, it was fine, but I will not be returning here. When I am constantly inspecting your tools to make sure they are sterilized and clean looking – that’s a problem.
If Dr. Buford were in newer, cleaner facilities, I would recommend him wholeheartedly, but unfortunately his facilities are his downfall.

Friendly staff and very affordable, make your appointment early in the day as they tend to get a little backed up toward the end.

I can’t even begin to tell you how much I regret not listening to the advise of the other reviewer on this site. Please do yourself a favor and find another dentist.
I picked Edward T. Buford due to needing to see a dentist quickly before my insurance changed. He is the most unprofessional medical professional I have ever met.
That aside– he x-​rayed my mouth and had to x-​ray again because he couldn’t tell which teeth were which in the x-​rays. As well, I had to point out the cavity I had. Which he quickly noted would probably need a root canal without even properly examining the tooth.
Again — do yourself a favor and find a more capable dentist. I left after two hours of needless waiting.

Wow, Dr. Buford is a terrible dentist. There was nothing wrong with my tooth, at least as far as I could tell, and he told me I needed to get the filling replaced. I had no tooth pain. Then he dug out the old filling really deeply and showed me my «tooth pulp» and said «well, the root isn’t dead yet.» Then he filled it in and said that if it would be super sore and sensitive and that if I continued to have pain in two weeks I would need to come back and get a root canal. Well, true to his predictions, I’ve continued to have pain, which, according to my online research, is an indication of a dying root. Thanks Dr. Buford! I would never go there. I am now finding a different dentist and getting a consult.
Update: I had pain on that tooth for several years, and then finally it went away. I went to my new dentist, Capitol Hill Dentistry, which is amazing by the way (Dr. Alexandra has apparently wanted to be a dentist since she was 8 years old according to the person I know who knew her as a child and referred her), and they told me the root was finally dead! Unfortunately, the work that Dr. Buford did was SO BAD that I had to get a root canal on that tooth he worked on! All dentists I’ve gone to since then have been shocked at how large he made the filling and have commented that they would not have made it that large, which you need to do to use metal fillings, and then would have made it with composite instead, which would have allowed it to be smaller, and then it wouldn’t have killed my root. Un-​ffn-​believable! If you want to keep your teeth, I would not recommend going here! You will SERIOUSLY regret it! I use this experience as my lesson that if have an instinct telling you that something is off, then leave, don’t do it, even though it’d be easier/​socially acceptable to stay. I should have left and gotten a second opinion on my tooth before he did the work!