Review by
Smiling Patient
Stars:
1.0
on
2012-01-30
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I took my 10 year old daughter to him as per the recommendation of her dentist. She needed to have an extra front tooth extracted. Dr. Biondo never explained the options to us before starting the treatment, and he wrongly assessed the procedure would take 20 minutes, when in fact after 2 hours of drilling through my daughter's palate he had to terminate the procedure as he was unable to find he tooth. At that stage he informed that that a CT-scan would have been helpful to exactly determine where the tooth was located.
Before starting the treatment I asked him for the cost, to which he said not to worry as he was a participant with my dental insurance, and refused to give me a clear amount.
When he finished stitching my daughter, he presented a bill for $1,309 and told me I needed to settle such amount before leaving. When I asked him for an explanation of the charges, particularly I asked him whether he was charging for the extraction, he replied he deserved to be paid for his time, and confirmed he was in fact charging for the extraction. I had no choice but to pay the full amount, which later I disputed
out of 5 stars
