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| - First off, who knew Walmart had a dental center? I found this place on Groupon. I don't currently have dental insurance with my school health insurance so this Groupon was perfect. I did have a little trouble finding the office the first time because I was not aware it was located inside of a Walmart. I was probably 15 minutes late the first day because I was circling around in the shopping center for 30 minutes looking for it. I kind of wish when I booked the appointment someone had told me it was inside Walmart.
I really like the dentist here. I forgot her name but she is younger, blonde, and really nice. I have come here so far for 2 check ups with cleaning and for placement of crowns. I previous broke my front two teeth when I was in elementary school and have had some old school fixes that were starting to chip at the surface. This caused me to have cavities inside my front two teeth. The dentist recommended that I replace them with crowns since they were getting so worn. I was a little hesitant because I have been quoted for this before in the past and it has always be in the $3000 range and I don't have that kind of money right now for something that isn't an emergency or a needs to be done right now kind of thing. Turns out, it would only cost $1600 for both crowns and if I paid for it today they would through in free whitening for top and bottom. Sign me up and take my money!
I left the first day with temps and was a little upset because they looked horrible. It looked like I had one gigantic front tooth instead of two and it was two different colors, the color of the temp and the color of the glue inside. I was so embarrassed to smile. I did mention to the hygienist that I didn't like the color difference, but nothing was done about it and I thought maybe that was they way it had to be. Two weeks later, my permanents were ready but they were the wrong color (not the office's fault and I am not mad), so I had to get temps put on again for another two weeks. I mentioned to the dental hygienist (different one than last time) that I didn't like the fact that last time it was two different colors, so she took some cavity filler and colored the both of the teeth completely to make them one unified color. She also took her time to sand them to make them look like two separate teeth. They looked a lot better than the previous temps I had. They didn't look great but they looked good enough for me to smile and laugh.
I had my permanents put on today and they look amazing. I am so happy I had them done. They match my natural, now whitened, teeth color perfectly.
If you don't have insurance, they offer a "smile plan" that cost $60 for the year and it discounts the dental work and procedures significantly. I was looking at the cost of stuff and it's a really good deal.I will continue to use this location, especially while I don't have insurance.
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