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Please read about my experience before seeing Dr. Talis, or returning to Advanced Dental Care to have any work done.
A couple of months ago I made an appointment at Advanced Dental Care to have my first check-up in almost two years;naturally, I was a little concerned about what I would hear from the Doctor, but I have only had one cavity, so I figured it couldn't be that bad. When I first arrived, I was really excited about having my teeth cleaned and even more excited about getting the visit out of the way. I went into the back with a (not friendly) practitioner who took my x-rays, left, and returned with Dr. Talis. While she was reviewing my X-Rays, she began questioning me about my eating and drinking habits: do you smoke? do you drink coke? do you eat a lot of sweets? I responded ""no"" to all of her questions to which she again asked, ""and you don't drink any coke?"" She then explained to me that I have ""a lot of cavities"" - About thirteen, ten of which needed fillings. I was then led back to the registration area where I was asked to check out in the waiting room, because the receptionist was over at that particular window. (My teeth cleaning? Apparently you have to make a separate appointment for that.) And then myself and the receptionist proceeded to make my appointments for my various fillings in front of a room full of people.
I left dumbfounded, and after a day of shock, decided to make an appointment for a second opinion. I did call Advanced Dental Care twice, prior to going to see Second Opinion, but discovered upon arriving, that my records had never been transferred...
...anyway, a (friendlier) practitioner took me into the back where she cleaned my teach before the dentist came back. Upon poking around in my mouth, the doctor told me that she didn't see anything but couldn't be positive until she saw X-Rays. I was promised that I would get a phone call once she received them and was able to review them.
The next day, I called Advanced Dental Care for the third time to have my records transferred, including Dr. Talis' diagnosis. Almost two weeks later, after never receiving a phone call from Second Opinion, I looked into it and discovered that the records still hadn't come in. At this point, I was suspicious as to why, after three phone calls, my records still hadn't been transferred. Success came after the fourth call. A week later Second Opinion called me to deliver the bad news: I had ONE cavity.
I was in even more shock when I got to Second Opinion to have my filling done, and she decided that she was going to take an X-Ray of her own. Surprise. No cavities.
From 10 to 0. Second Opinion explained that Dr. Talis used electronic X-Rays, which tend to blow things up bigger than they really are. She explained to me that she uses electronic X-Rays when working with certain patients, and that she has to be careful when reviewing them since they allow you to see every little crevice. ""Really,"" she said ""it just comes down to judgement.""
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