Can visiting the Dentist be almost as fun as a visit to the Hairdresser? Who knew...Yes, it can. I actually found myself sitting in the dentist's chair thinking, """"Wow, this is actually pleasant."""" My teeth are going to look FABULOUS, it DOESN'T HURT, and I'm catching up on the wild world of daytime TV. From the moment I called to make the appointment to the moment I walked out the door...the whole experience was calm, friendly, attentive and pain free.
Irena took my appointment and took the time to look into my insurance, when I thought I wasn't covered at their office; but indeed it worked out, and my insurance covered practically all of my visit.
When I walked in I was greeted by the Smiling and Pleasant receptionist, Carmen.
Within no time at all I was brought in to meet Dr. David Palushkin, who was filling in (no pun intended, hardee har har) for one of their regular dentists who was stuck in the New York blizzard. Dr. Palushkin, who was called David, calmly looked at my broken back tooth, recommended a crown and then examined my old silver amalgam fillings that I had been concerned about. We decided to remove the old silver fillings and replace them with white fillings. Dr. """"David"""" took the time to explain every step along the way and told me to raise my left hand, if I was experiencing pain. He was methodical and kind along with his two friendly assistants, Maria and Veronica.
I had a lot of work done in one day and left feeling great and no more silver fillings and a beautiful porcelain crown on its way. Upon leaving, I made an appointment to have my new crown put on in two weeks and had a laugh with Stan in the office, talking about what a Great Day I had. I'm not sure what Stan's position is, but he made me laugh.
I had been putting off going to the dentist because I was nervous and I was afraid that my insurance wouldn't cover the procedures. I left as happy as I do when I've spent a day getting a haircut and a manicure. I'm so so so happy about my new healthy teeth.
I've been told that Dr. David Palushkin may be joining the South Pasadena Dental Family. I have a feeling that the other dentists there are just as good as """"David."""" The Practice/Office seems to exude the philosophy of making a visit to the dentist as pleasant as possible.
THANK YOU, SOUTH PASADENA DENTAL.
P.S. The next morning Carmen, the receptionist, called, per Dr. """"David"""" to make sure that I was feeling alright and was not experiencing any discomfort where the work had been done, as my tooth was pretty much chipped in half prior to going to the dentist and required a bit of work. Nice to know that the Dr. was following up.
P.S. I'm a lay person and not a medical professional, so this review is from my subjective point of view and not to be mistaken for one with an actual working knowledge of dentistry. I found South Pasadena Dental after another dentist, at another practice, wanted to fill my cracked/broken back molar with silver amalgam...and that seemed WRONG to me; so I googled dentists that were in my area.
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