My experience with Dr. Courtney Linenberg was not a positive one. In my opinion, she is very young, not experienced, and extremely conservative in her diagnosis. My dentist and I were SURE I needed a root canal (all the signs were there) when I went to her office she did a couple tests and sent me off without a Root Canal and told me to come back in a week after taking antibiotics to test again - the visit with her lasted all of 10 minutes. Because I was in pain and travelling out of the country soon, and at my dentist’s referral, I went to see another specialist, Dr David Dane (I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIM), he did the same tests that Dr Linenberg did and in seconds knew I needed a root canal. He performed the procedure thoroughly and told me there was quite an infection, and had I gone flying with this tooth the way it was, I would have been in excruciating pain due to the pressure in the cabin from flying. I was thankful to have tooth cared for properly. Unfortunately, because Dr Dane's calendar during normal business hours was full, I had to pay an extra $300 for a nighttime emergency appointment – in addition to the normal fee for a Root Canal. Then, to add insult to injury, I received a bill from Dr Linenberg for $70 out of pocket (and she had already received $110 from my insurance company for the Consultation). When I called their office to ask them to please wave/write-off the $70 fee and explained what had happened I spoke with Nelly and she said she spoke with Dr Linenberg and they decided that I was responsible for this $70 cost (reluctantly, I finally paid this fee). But, going to her was a very expensive mistake; I ended up losing $180 ($70 out of pocket to her directly and $110 that could have gone towards my root canal and cap – because I was maxed out I had to pay a substantial amount out of pocket), plus the emergency fee of $300 in addition to the normal cost of the Root Canal. Personally, I would steer clear of her and look for someone less conservative in practice with a bit more compassionate with regards to billing, especially when their diagnosis was wrong and the patient in pain. Needless to say, I am not a fan and do not recommend her.
out of 5 stars
