The first thing I will say is that if you want your child to have a major lifelong fear of the dentist, Dr. Gordon is the dentist to take them to! I took my son to Dr. Gordon in Maineville for a few years for his regular checkups. I thought he would be a good dentist to take him to because he works with handicapped kids. My son isn't handicapped but I believed he would be gentle and talk my son through the visit. At the beginning of our first visit, I had to sign a form stating that Dr. Gordon may need to use devices such as mouth clamps, arm/leg straps, etc. I thought it was odd, but I signed it anyway. Every time my son went in for his regular cleanings, Dr. Gordon would use a mouth clamp on my son. My son would cry and choke when he used the clamp. The last visit we went to, Dr. Gordon had one of his assistants hold his face still, another assistant hold his legs, and he made me hold his arms all while he is sobbing uncontrollably! I felt awful! After he was done with the cleaning, he had the nerve to state that my son needs to be checked out for behavioral issues. Well of course he has issues...you've traumatized him! Dr. Gordon had my son so fearful to go in for a checkup that I couldn't even mention that he was going to the dentist without him sobbing uncontrollably. We now go to Dr. Gennantonio (he's AWESOME!) and he and his staff take the time to talk my son through the procedures and make him feel at ease. Dr. Gennantonio is so good, he doesn't have to use a clamp. Imagine that!
Cons: Rude, doesn't know how to interact with kids, rough
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