Dr. Polhemus is very nice and does a great job; however, the one and only time we had a true emergency, his appointment staff was less than helpful at getting my mother (who had seen him before) in for treatment. It was close to a holiday, which made things more hectic understandably, but her tooth was broken, VERY jagged and needed immediate attention. Since she was on blood thinners and could bleed to death very easily if her tooth cut her tongue or mouth, my opinion was that she should be seen quickly. After a couple of days, I finally gave up, called another office, who saw her the next day, and had the repair done in less than 20 minutes. My mother and I BOTH stopped going to him as a result. Perhaps they didn't deem it as "necessary" as we did, but, if so, they don't understand the seriousness of anticoagulant therapy and need to educate themselves. It should also be noted that he doesn't do his own root canals, which many dentists do themselves. I went to an endodontist and paid $600 for a root canal -- by the time we paid for my husband's dental & endo bills, it was about $2,000 thru Polhemus' office.
As long as you can guarantee no emergencies in your future & can schedule well in advance, you'll be just fine.
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