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This review is the absolute truth but was recently removed by Yelp.
I have reviewed this dentist in many other places so if this is removed again it is of little significance.
Dr, Shah clearly has reviews removed that make his office look bad and leaves only the good ones.
One must indeed wonder why he goes to such measures and should therefore find a different dentist.
I have filed a formal complaint with AZ Board of Dental Examiners about Dr. Shah and he knows how it makes him look...so should you.
Dr. Shah extracted tooth #30 to prepare it for an implant.
During this procedure he removed tooth #30 and placed the implant into the bone on the same visit rather than return in 2 moths to have the implant put into place....which is normal.
Later his dental assistant told me this was her idea that she suggested when her nephew, cousin, son...one of her relatives had the procedure done.
Not sure what the rules are that a dentist is compelled to follow while placing metal objects into folks' jaw bones. I would think they are decided by some sort of board and not simply suggested by an assistant and then used on patients whenever they so choose.
The process continued and was eventually finished by another dentist putting the actual tooth in place.
I was asked to return to Dr. Shah's office in a few months for a follow up visit.
Before I returned the surrounding tissue had been infected and was quite painful for quite some time.
I called Dr. Shah's office a few weeks prior to my visit and was told, in a rather condescending way, by the receptionist who answered the phone to make an appointment with my family dentist to have the painful tooth looked at...although Dr. Shah is responsible for any follow-up issues that might occur since he is the dentist who extracted the tooth and placed the implant.
Since I had no dental insurance that was not an option so I waited for my appointment.
Dr. Shah agreed I had some infection and he prescribed an antibiotic.
After 2 weeks I went back for a follow-up appointment still in much pain.
When I saw Dr. Shah he told me he could do a few things including open a small flap to see what was going on underneath.
He poked and prodded around and concluded the pain was due to an exposed nerve on an adjacent tooth.
The pain, exclusive to the tissue surrounding tooth #30, was being caused by an exposed nerve on an adjacent tooth.
At the time that rationale sounded like a HUGE load of rubbish....a does even today.
He told me to make an appointment for 1 month from then and he cut me loose even still in quite a lot of pain.
He told me to check with my family dentist to have the adjacent tooth with the exposed nerve looked at.
On my way out, angry and in pain, I chose not to make another follow-up appointment due to his absolute nonchalance and complete indifference to my pain.
He did not offer any explanation as to why an exposed nerve on an adjacent tooth would cause pain only to the tissue surrounding tooth #30 yet caused NO PAIN to the tooth from which the nerve was allegedly exposed.
He completely washed his hands of me and sent me on my way...in pain.
I made an appointment with another dentist that was paid out of my pocket since I no longer have dental insurance.
This dentist told me, in no uncertain terms, there is no exposed nerve on the adjacent tooth and that the pain on tooth #30 was due to more inflammation and infection. He said if I did not act FAST I would lose the tooth, the implant, and the nearly $3000 I have paid out of pocket along with whatever my former insurance company paid.
I sent Dr. Shah an email message on his own web site to which I received no reply whatsoever.
I went to Dr. Shah's office and was told I could only leave him a written message...I was not allowed to speak with him.
I left a message with his receptionist asking Dr. Shah to call me "urgently".
That was 3 weeks ago and he has yet to call me.
I have begun my formal complaint about Dr. Shah with the Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners and will do so with whatever other avenue that exists to have him investigated.
There are LOTS of dentists in the metro-Phoenix area.
My advice would CERTAINLY be to keep looking for one if you are reading this review.
His actions say he is only interested in your money....not your health or level of pain.
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