Review by
Smiling Patient
Stars:
2.0
on
2005-09-26
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I took my son several years ago to see Dr. Souza. Dr. Souza found a cavity and wanted to fill it. I expressed some hesitancy as my son has a LOT of anxiety about dentists. Dr. Souza stated he wanted to try the laughing gas first, I was still hesitant but agreed (I wanted my son to go under). Sure enough when we returned to do the procedure my son refused to wear the nose mask for the gas. He was frightened and upset. Dr. Souza asked me to leave the room. I agreed only because I thought my son might cooperate. He did not and Dr. Souza left the room angry and upset. He proceded to tell me that I needed to make my son behave, take him behind the woodshed or whatever (paraphrased, but he did say take him behind the woodshed). I was more than appalled, I was livid. I had tried to express my son's anxiety over this and now I was being told he was disobedient! It wasn't disobedience, it was fear, true fear. I had no idea what to say, I was soo angry. We eventually returned to have the procedure done after my son was put under but I never went back after that. A hellish experience for us both!! My son is still working back from that experience 4 yrs ago! BTW, my son was diagnosed w/sensory integration disorder that year.
out of 5 stars
