I had gotten two wisdom teeth out by my dentist and had started to feel extreme pain in my jaw
after the 3rd day. I was pretty sure I had gotten dry socket on my lower left jaw. Finally on the 5th day I could no longer wait (I wasn't able to take time off work earlier) and my dentist wasnt open on Sunday. I called a hotline for emergency dentist in Florida and I was referred to Dr. Oswicks office. I called the number and was happy that someone answered the phone. I really thought it was strange that the Dr. Oswick answered his own phone but thought that he must keep a small staff on the weekends.
He told me the initial cost of the visit would be 42 dollars and anything else he did would be
extra. How much extra he could not say. I drove an hour to get to his office and was feeling confident that he could pack the dry socket for me so the throbbing pain would end.
His receptionist was really nice and then told me that my visit would be 199. I was really surprised
at the price and before I could ask why it was so high Dr. Oswick came out of now where and told me to open my mouth. I pointed to the spot where the socket was and he said he needed x-rays. I told him I just got my wisdom teeth extracted and I had a dry socket. He strongly insisted that I get x-rays done and to pay the 199. I was already in tears from the intense pain and eager to get everything over with I unfortunately paid the 199.
Dr. Oswick was very rude. He demanded that I take out all my piercings (I have lip ones with plastic
retainers in) there was no need for me to remove my piercings when my normal dentist doesnt have a problem with it and does x-rays without the removal of them. He talked to me like I was stupid when doing the x-ray. Everything he said was in a derogatory tone.
After the x-ray I was told to fill out my information and he asked if I had insurance. When I replied
no he said of course not rudely and walked away from me. Still, desperate to ease my pain, I filled out the paperwork and waited for him to return. When he did, he pushed me down in the chair and started to examine my mouth. Not once did he ask about my pain level. He only asked who my normal dentist was and what day I had the extractions. He was VERY ROUGH with my mouth. He spent more time looking at my other teeth than at the dry socket. He then handed me a mirror and proceeded to lecture me about how bad my teeth were. He made me look at every little thing
he deemed to be wrong with them. Dr. Oswick stressed that a lot of work needed to be done. If I had such impending bad teeth that needed immediate attention Im sure my own dentist whom Ive been seeing for years would have mentioned it to me.
He then told me that he didnt think it was a dry socket (he barely looked at it). He told me that
I had tons of bacteria in the hole and judging by the rest of my mouth he was not surprised.By this point I was shaking so hard from anger. He humiliated me. He spoke down to me in every way possible. As if it couldnt get any worse he handed me this lamented sheet with pictures of people with oral cancer and started his lectured all over again, telling me to take note, that if I didnt get my teeth taken care of I would get oral cancer. Im 26, not a child. My teeth are not bad. Even without insurance I still go regularly to my dentist.
I felt like he was trying to sell me his service. I was in even more pain when I left because of
his rough handling and treatment, I broke down in the hallway as soon as I got out of his office. I will report him to the BBB. I want to try to get my money back but judging from other reviews this would probably be impossible. I went to my normal dentist as soon as he opened and he was angry that I was treated in such a way. I HAD dry socket and he packed my mouth for me. It took him less
than 2 minutes to assess the situation and pack the socket. I find it hard to believe that Dr. Oswick, who has been in business for years, would fail to tell the difference between an infection and dry socket.
This was truly the worst experience of my life.
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