Hudec Dental

(This is the other location, Broadview is the main location) I went to this dental over 15 yrs ago. This was when they would advertise on TV about the different medicaid insurance they accepted. This was their target back then. At the time I carried one of the medicaid plans they accepted. I called to schedule a cleaning, which was my first time ever seeing a dentist. I remember my teeth before I ever visited there. I was into my teeth, I took care of them and was please how they forming and settling into place in my mouth and were beautiful. At my visit X-rays were taken, soon after I was told I had 9 cavities and would need fillings. That was it, no one explained a thing to me and I did not know what fillings where at the time. I went back and had the fillings done and I was shocked and confused because there was silver in my mouth and I did not understand why. My teeth where no longer what I knew and at the time my mind did not catch up to what was taking place. I was in my early twenties at the time. My wisdom teeth where growing in and an appointment was scheduled to extract them as well. When my six month appointment came around again I was told now I had more cavities that needed to be filled. I felt this was strange because how is it that now six months after the first set of fillings I now have 10 or more so that need to be filled. My first set was at the bottom, now they wanted my top. I went along with it because honestly I didn't know any better. My first set one dentist filled the bottom "cavities" my second set I remember there were about 3 or 4 dentist numbing my mouth working on each side to drill and fill my teeth. I could remember feeling overwhelmed and uncomfortable. They were like vultures around me salvaging what they could. They all seemed to be merry. When I did ask about my dental care after all the fillings no one would give me an answer. They were mute and I felt like I had zero involvement in my own procedure...before, during, nor after. I went to Hudec at another location several years later and received the seem unethical service due to needing a filling replaced that was loose. Till this day I know I didn't need any fillings at all. Through the years I felt there was nothing I could do so I felt I had to live with it. Well, that was until I began to think about what really happened and process it. I want to share my story so that someone sees it and hopes that it may help. I didn't know at the time that I was going into a situation where the dentist at Hudec Dental didn’t focus on preventive care but more so invasive procedures. I didn't know that medicaid would be used as a weapon for the advancement of dentistry at the cost of one's health and anothers gains. I now know that all dentistry isn't equal and your dentist should be able to partner with you when it comes to your care and be honest and truthful instead of omitting the truth. If something doesn't feel right trust it isn't. This is my experience and this might be the only way I can do something about what happened to me. By helping someone else.

While I had to wait longer than expected, once inside, things ran smoothly. I especially found the hygienist to be thorough and quite capable. The assistant and doctor were good too. I knocked one star off because of the longer than expected wait, not due to staff, who may have had either an emergency or a late arrival prior to my appointment.