I am someone who has an EXTREME phobia of dentists as well as having a HUGE laundry list of dental work that needed to be done. My dentist in Taunton recommended Dr. Livshin first for my wisdom teeth (all four..AHH) to be pulled. Dr. Livshin was so kind, calm, and gentle through the whole process. He was so sympathetic to my fear and so so patient with my obvious jittery demeaner and chatter. He walked me through every step, making sure I was always completely comfortable. It was a smooth and easy procedure considering I was awake the whole time, and that can be pretty scary to even think about.
A couple years later a tooth broke, and I needed my first root canal (ahhhh, can we say PANIC?!?!). Dr. Livshin again was AMAZING. I didn't feel a thing as he was so gentle and skilled at his craft.
Shortly after, when forced to see a different dentist due to a horrible insurance switch, I had a dentist in Lakeville tell me I needed a root canal on my two front bottom teeth. When I went for the first procedure, she held my xray backwards and did the WRONG two teeth!!! On top of that she caused a huge absess in my chin and gums; my face swelled to twice it's size, my chin was like a hard golf ball, and I was screaming in pain if even a bed sheet brushed my face. While seeing Dr. Livshin for a follow up for my crown for the root canal mentioned previously-he noticed my pain and swelling and took immediate action. He squeezed me into his schedule and finished ALL four of my bottom teeth by correcting and completing the horrendous root canal that Lakeville dentist had initiated. I could have lost all four of my bottom teeth if he didn't go above and beyond "his work" and check the rest of my teeth during that follow up that day.
A couple years later, I had a filling fall out of a back molar, and being scarred from my quadruple root canal experience, I really didn't want to even think of the word DENTIST just yet. The tooth continued to break, and I had no choice, but I knew there was only ONE man I would call; only ONE dentist I trusted. So I called Dr. Livshin at his Norwood office for the first time, and the very sweet and accomodating secretary took my messge for the dentist. Dr. Livshin called me back almost immediately and again, squeezed me into his schedule at the last minute for a visit. I got to his office and was greeted by Vera who is so sweet. The dental hygenist brought in a room which was so high tech and clean. When Dr. Livshin came in he shook my hand, put me at ease, and did a full scan of all my teeth. He showed me EACH xray picture and explained EVERYTHING he saw. By the end of the visit I needed an extraction of the broken tooth and fillings in SEVEN of my teeth (all across my mouth). Panic set in again. Dr. Livshin went over all my options for sedation methods (which is WHY I didn't mind going to Norwood to see the Great dentist. After my last experience, sedation was a MUST if I was getting back in that chair). I decided to go with conscious sedation by pills. (Triazolam). My appt was a month away, and I did not sleep a solid night's sleep that whole month. I would write Dr. Livshin emails with any questions or fears that would pop into my head, and without hestitation he would respond with a kind and caring answer without making me feel like a bother in the least. My appointment was on a Monday, and the Friday before Dr. Livshin called me to go over everything and see how I was feeling. He jokingly told me he had all the lidocaine in the building stocked and ready for me. lol. (the man has personality to boot! :) The big day came. The team was so nice to me when I arrived groggy yet still nervous. Dr. Livshin brought me into a room and allowed my driver (my boyfriend) to sit with me the whole time. Dr. Livshin gave me one more round of Triazolam as I was still nervous. Next thing I knew, I felt a little pinch about 3 times where my gums were sensitive for the lidocaine (out of a total of about 10 needle sticks...that's not bad at all I'd say.) Apparently I fell asleep while waiting to "numb up," and would come to every now and then when Dr. Livshin would check on my comfort or need me to move my head. Other than that, I really don't remember anything beyond the numbing medicine.
Dr. Livshin followed up with me two days later, and he even squeezed me in again for a post-op follow up to make sure I'm at maximum comfort a week later.
Dr. Livshin and his team are so amazing. I wouldn't trust anyone else. They made sure I understood every single aspect of my dental health, what needed to be done, how I needed to prepare, and what to expect afterwards. Aside from a dentist who is a master at his craft, he has got such an great, caring team that make any dentist phobe (like myself) completely comfortable as well as making ANY amount or extent of procedures EXTREMELY tolerable. Dr. Livshin is the best...no contest!!
I know this doctor: 6 YEARS
out of 5 stars
