Davis, Mark V DMD

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I have been his patient for over 30 years. Very few practicing dentists have the background and accomplishments of this man. With his significant contribution to his patients, and to the field of oral implantology from its inception, I can honestly say I was fortunate to be his patient.

I have a mouth full of beautiful crown that cost a bundle of money so when I came in, I wanted a superior job done with pulling the tooth and replacing with an implant and beautiful tooth to match my others. To date, this is the worst experience (with a dentist who thinks he is especially 'talented' in his field) I have had with a dentist and I have sat in the chair of many! Don't let his soft spoken demeanor fool you, whispering as he talks. This is what happened to me:

He discussed the alternatives, a temp bridge and a cantilever tooth that was attached to the adjoining tooth or an implant with a crown. The cantilever, more expensive but would give immediate good look. I wanted the stronger, longer lasting implant. He pulled the broken tooth & inserted a flipper tooth in the gap. It was Friday so he told me it would be better to leave the flipper tooth in because any swelling from extracting the tooth might make the flipper not fit afterward. He gave me no antibiotics.

That night and next day my mouth swelled horribly. I called telling the answering service I was swelled and in pain and had sinus pressure and felt like I had an infection. They told me there was nothing he would do & to come in Monday during normal hours. Since he wouldn't see me, I went to a walk in clinic reporting what I thought was a sinus infection. I was given an antibiotic that I promptly took.

On Sunday, the sinus pressure escalated to include migraine headache. I went to the emergency room on Sunday night. I was given IV for the pain and my migraine. I finally slept that night on those drugs. On Monday morning, I came in looking like death warmed over. I could hardly open my mouth. After having to pay $600 for emergency care and $150 for walk in service, he didn't even offer an apology.

His behavior and concern for his patients was nonexistent and I felt powerless over that long week-end. He refused to go out of his way to see me much less take care of the situation.

He ended up telling me that the first instruction to his patients was to take out the mouthpiece flipper after such a surgery. I can tell you - that is a total lie! His nurse joined him with his defense. This flipper mouthpiece was the entire reason for my pain, sinus infected feeling and migraine. There will never be enough to replace the indignant non-response of a doctor toward his patient in pain.

He told me that the tissue where the tooth had been - needed to heal and to see if the gum tissue would grow back sufficient enough to take a stable implant. I waited each time he me it hadn't grown back so choose the cantilever instead. I kept saying I wanted the stronger implant.

This scenario went on for months and this is how it ended ~

It is a year later and I ended up with a previous dentist in another town finding out from him and others that a post implant should have been put in because no tissue will grow unless it can grow around the implant post. So the period of time I went without a tooth - only a flipper, the tissue was actually disappearing and shrinking because there was nothing to attach to - I was furious!



He wanted to do the cantilever and knew the tissue would dissipate thinking it force me to do it his way. He said the abutment would cast a shadow & show through the tooth if I chose the implant. He purposely allowed the gum tissue to shrink. With the help of my dentist, I now have a successful implant, attached the abutment to have a beautiful tooth. There is no abutment showing through as he warned - my dentist said you have to be talented in where to place the abutment so it will not show through the tooth.



Overall, Dr. David was very uncaring - lied to me - flip-flopped on pricing - tried to force me into a cantilever by methods unbefitting any doctor, his staff backing him the whole way. He will smoothly whisper in your face that this is not true but all I'm saying is BEWARE of the BUTCHER dentist.