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Here is a post that I wrote some time ago regarding another inquiry about a visit to Royal Dental almost a year ago:


"My husband and I went to Royal Dental recently and left very unsatisfied. We chose this office due to it being on the list of providers on our new insurance. Dr. Gaitan was out of the office so we saw his associate, Dr. Fisher (Fischer??). He was very nice and he did a quick exam. The hygienist was another story. I can't recall her name but she is an older woman, rough around the edges, and very rough in our mouths. My gums were extremely sore for a week following the cleaning. This is the first time in my life where a cleaning did not include some scaling. I am not sure if our insurance only pays for an "economy" cleaning or if she just didn't want to bother to do it. Most of the pain we experienced came from her brutal use of the saliva "vacuum" (I don't know the proper word for this tool). It was a large, plastic tube that she kept pressed tightly against our gums....OUCH! We both spoke to her several times about the fact that she was hurting us but she didn't seem to care and justified all of our complaints with defensive remarks. We will be looking for another dentist and an office where compassion and gentleness is practiced."

As for Dr. Johary, this guy shouldn't be practicing dentistry. He was the first dentist I went to when we moved here 13 years ago. The dental assistant who worked on me was clearly someone off the streets with no dental training whatsoever. Upset that day with the way his assistants were performing, Dr. Johary called a meeting somewhere in a back room. I was left in the chair with an impression tray full of hardening material in my mouth. A long time passed and the girl didn't return to remove the tray. I finally yanked it out, blood and all. I can't speak for this practice since my experience, but I will never darken that doorstep, ever again.

We also have Preferred Care Partners insurance and will likely try a provider from Ocala next. If that move doesn't produce a decent dentist we plan to self pay, just as we did before the PCP insurance. This area on the provider list is where PCP could stand some improvement.