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| - Oh.Em.Gee!!! I've never been so excited (and a bit nervous, to be honest) to go to the dentist. Excited because I've heard -- and also did my Yelp homework to read reviews about Creative Smiles prior to making my appointment. And nervous... Well, for one, it's the dentist... And two, umm who wouldn't be nervous when the dentist is super good-looking?! Never in all my years have I had such a handsome dentist work on my smile.
Upon my arrival, I was greeted and warmly welcomed by Maria, who checked me in, pronounced my name correctly (extra brownie points for you, Maria!!!) and gave me paperwork to fill out. Nothing too extensive or crazy, for those of you who hate filling out new patient paperwork.
Next I was introduced to Sonia who was going to give me, as Dr. Beyea put it, the BEST teeth cleaning of my life. And indeed it was!!! Sonia was super awesome, very personable, and sweet. She was extremely gentle yet thorough with cleaning my teeth, making sure she got all the coffee/tea stains off. She even checked my gums, which you would think that all dental offices do, but quite honestly this is the first time a hygienist took the time to check my gums, and literally every tooth! Sonia was so attentive with cleaning my teeth! Thanks, Sonia!!!
Then Dr. Hottie, I mean Dr. Beyea came in to check my teeth. All was great... Except one tooth that had a dark spot on the x-ray and given me some problems in the past. (My last dentist told me to "wait and see if the pain goes away" -- great advice from a dentist, huh? Especially when it looked worrisome on the x-rays.) Thank God that when Dr. Beyea came in and looked at that tooth, he suggested and recommended that I allow him to fix it! Imagine that -- a dentist who actually fixes teeth! **gasp**
I was quite honestly expecting Dr. Beyea to tell me to make an appointment to come back and get my tooth fixed... But no. To my surprise, he introduced me to his assistant, Kayla, and told me he would fix my tooth NOW. How awesome is that?!
So now here comes the "fun" part... "If you like piña coladas, and getting novocaine" (it's the remixed dentist's version of the song. Haha). Kayla asked me to go into the next room over, and Dr. Beyea came in and started with numbing my tooth/gums... With piña colada flavored numbing gel. (Yum, btw!) Then, of course, the novocaine, and drilling of the tooth. Fun times! I flinched a few times because apparently the tooth had some decay underneath a filling and was close to my root, but Dr. Beyea managed to fix my tooth in less than an hour -- and he saved me from needing a root canal in the near future.
Needless to say, I've found my new dentist. Everyone in the office is so kind and knowledgeable, and very efficient. My whole visit was wonderful, from the moment I made my appointment (neat fact: they send out text reminders to confirm and then to remind you of your appointment) to getting my teeth cleaned, tooth fixed, and even the whole check-out process.
I made my next check-up appointment with Dr. Beyea and his staff upon leaving. I had such an amazing and positive experience that I will not be returning to my previous dentist again. I mean, everything at Creative Smiles was on point -- including the melodic, calming, peaceful vocal trace music playing in the background while you're getting your teeth worked on.
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