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Dr. Lauren Friedman worked on me in stages. First she cleaned my teeth, then she worked on my cavities. For the third stage, Dr. Friedman did 4 root canals. Then the real work started with building up my teeth, so that I could chew my food. Then she did my last root canal and filled my cavity in a very short tooth. Most of the work was done with little or no pain. And right now my teeth look great. I highly recommend Dr. Lauren Friedman.
I know this doctor: 6 months
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Dr. Friedman broke my tooth, it was extremely PAINFUL, then denied doing it and charged my insurance A LOT. He threatened to send my bill to collections if I didn't pay.
About Front Desk: They were confused, very young, didn't speak English or Spanish.
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About Hygienist: Hygienist seemed totally untrained and incompetent.
Hygiene time: 30
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Dr. Lauren Friedman
on Nov. 21, 2013, 7:10 p.m.
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I am a physician who was treated by this dentist once, 5 years ago. I had excellent dental insurance, and, in addition, presented to her office with a specific problem (small cavity which needed filling). She did this adequately. However, she also acquired a full set of unnecessary x-rays. She also argued with me that I should get teeth whitening, caps, and other unneeded cosmetic work done "to take advantage of my insurance money." Health care practitioners with this attitude are what is wrong with this country.
To make matters worse, I just today (5 years after I last heard from Dr. Friedman) got a bill from a collections agency. I never received any notice of funds due in the past, and have a credit score of 800. The amount is relatively small, but I am so angry about this ridiculous billing practice that I would rather spend ten times the amount fighting her than pay what I feel is an incorrect and unjst bill.
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Dr. Friedman is a seasoned professional with many years of experience.
New patients will be impressed with Dr. Friedman.
After a thorough check up she would create a personalized dental page that has patient information, any future developments to look out for, and any procedures that may be needed. Not everything is immediately necessary, but a big picture allows the patient to plan out their long term dental care as needed. I have come to trust her work.
I had two wisdom teeth extracted and multiple fillings/cleaning over time with Dr. Friedman, and every time her impressive skill, clean working environment, and good atmosphere would be evident.
She recently cashed out of her practice, and I noticed that she became more distant and impersonal. Her usual attention and care approach to the patients seems to be on the backseat. I feel her work is now driven largely by how much insurance the patient has left, rather than what they really need. My last two visits for fillings, I felt, were rushed, though quality as usual. I understand her being at the sunset of her professional duties, and she has earned her retirement. For me, however, I will start looking for a dentist who is more attuned to patient needs
I know this doctor: 1.5 years
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Oh my. I went to Dr. Friedman because she was on my dental plan, and it was a terrible idea. She did about twelve fillings that I later found out were unnecessary, and her tools/methods were extremely outdated. Her staff was nice enough, although none of them spoke much English and seemed very afraid of Dr. Friedman. They didn't seem to be very knowledgable, either. the fillings were quite painful at times, although she was generous with the nitrous oxide. She certainly doesn't seem to care about patient comfort--don't come here expecting anything other than novacaine injections and gas if you request/threaten. She did do my insurance forms well, though, so I ended up paying relatively little of her (none too cheap!) fees.
I know this doctor: 2 years
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Dr. Friedman wasn't particular stellar in her interactions with the patient- she did all the customary greetings and standard superficial conversation on how life was going, but it didn't seem like she was genuinely concerned with me and it was as if she was going through the motions just to be polite. I was missing that warmth that's absent from such a cold, sterile visit to the dentist that many other doctors try their best to soothe you with.
As far as treatment goes, she did a good job of doing the work that she did do. I had a lot of work to be done and my insurance was capped at $1,000/yr so she started to do work split into three visits [i had two minor cavities and i was convinced into getting sealants (i think) on all my surfaces]. The first two visits were all the sealants and i think she saved the cavities, which were hiding behind my very back teeth, for the last visit. But on my last visit she had realized that she ran up my insurance on all the sealants and wasn't able to cover the cavities under my insurance. So i opted to wait until the next year to get the rest of the work done, but i ended up getting a different job and losing my dental insurance. It's been two years and i never got those cavities filled...
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