I would not recommend visiting this dentist, which is sad because his staff is incredible. The first time I took my children to him, his staff was excellent at making my children feel at ease, but when Dr. Howell entered, everything changed. Seeing as he's a pediatric dentist, I had assumed he would know how to get down to the kids' level, but when he walked in, all he did was sit down and start poking around in their mouths. He didn't bother saying hi, introducing himself, explaining what he was doing, or even talking in any way to them. My daughter quickly became terrified of him. Aside from his not-very-nice bedside manner, I quickly came to realize that he CONSISTENTLY recommends the most invasive, most expensive procedures possible. The end of the line for us was when my son had some cavities that he insisted needed crowns. He said the four front teeth were bad, but when we showed up for the appointment, he came out and told us it was his six front teeth. I had only come prepared to pay for the four, and he was not willing to work with us at all to pay for the work on the extra two, so I just had to have them pulled. I gave him too many second chances, and have regretted it ever since.
About Front Desk: Again, amazing staff, not so amazing dentist.
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About Hygienist: Incredible! The only reason I stayed with Dr. Howell for as long as I did was because of his amazing staff. They're SO great at helping put children at ease.
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