My daughter's consultation with this oral surgery facility was scary to say the least. She has an impacted K9 and her orthodontist referred her to an oral surgeon for some direction on what to do with it. The doctor that conducted this consult, assumed we were all in on surgery to remove it. Spoke about pain medications (Percocet & an injectable med that she would receive while under anesthesia), this was not a question, it seemed like a strong recommendation & he leaned in on how "painful" this will be, directly in front of my child... the question was more around the injectable and if we would want to use that... the look on my kids face made me say "well I guess if that's what you recommend" and he clicked his pen and scribbled on his little clip board really fast. He spoke about bone grafts, didn't explain where the bone would come from... And pushed for us to schedule the soonest appointment possible, I did. Then he started to mention rules for day of surgery. Not just once, not twice, but 3 times!!! mentioned that my daughter shouldn't drive herself to surgery, she would need a ride to and from the office... this is standard of course. For patients of legal age to drive... However, my daughter is 13... did he ever look at her chart? After the whirlwind consultation I decided to schedule with a different oral surgeon and the difference in experience was night and day...
This doctor had my daughter believing she needed surgery ASAP otherwise she might have a tooth growing out of her chin!! Also led us to believe this was a rare occurrence. However, in my second consult I learned that this situation is very common and there's no immediate need for surgery nor will there be a need for bone grafts when we decide to move forward.. I understand time is money & I understand this is how doctors make a living. But I truly feel this facility seen my daughter for the monetary value rather than a child patient.