I had a tooth that ultimately required a root canal but he didn't recognize this and instead put in a filling. In the weeks following the new filling, I was in constant pain and the filling fell out twice. Fillings don't fall out. I finally saw a specialist on my own who did a root canal. Once Dr. Budnick learned I had a root canal done elsewhere without his knowledge, he called me personally to discuss. Nice touch from the man (and staff) who never called once during my weeks of agony to see how I was doing, even though I was in there once per week to either have the filling replaced or the "bite adjusted".