Read review posted by zaza on Nov. 25, 2008, 4:42 p.m. for Dr. Stephen Needle - Oral Surgeon

Dr. Stephen Needle DDS - Oral Surgeon

3.5 based on 12 reviews

Rating out of 5 stars

Santa Monica, CA

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I would strongly caution anyone considering Dr. Needle against choosing his services. While appearing comfortably self-assured and patient-friendly, my experience with Dr. Needle revealed him as inconsiderate, unskilled and non-patient safety oriented care provider. I had a wisdom tooth that needed to be taken out, which I had been told would be a complicated operation as it was big in absolute size and given my mouth's size, and inverted by 90 degrees. Dr. Needle failed to notice it's size, and argued that the infection around it's crown does not render antibiotics necessary. He also omitted to inform me how to take care of the resulting wound in addition to salt water rinses. As a result I developed an infection at the extraction site 3 days after the procedure, which spread to my eye and ear. Moreover, the second and third surgeons I consulted agreed that the wound was not properly stitched due to which it has not closed 5 months later. I was a cash patient by the way.

I know this doctor: 5 months

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