I never liked going to the dentist. As it ends up, I developed an absess, and being new to the area, asked a co-worker who he would recommend. I am glad I did. He and his family go to Dr. Smiga, so I decided that despite my aversion to the dental chair, I couldn't take the pain any longer. The very day I called and explained my situation an extremely friendly and helpful receptionist, told me she could squeeze me in that afternoon. She also advised me to park around the back, and cautioned me that the entrance and exit to the back of the building, were both one way.
When I arrived, I checked in and began filling out all the new patient paperwork in a small, but comfortable waiting room. With as filled up as the schedule was, I was taken to a room suprisingly quick. Dr. Smiga stopped in my room within 5 minutes and chatted me up a bit to find out what was wrong. He is an extremly friendly and such a nice guy. He was very concerned with my pain and assured me that he would take care of it quickly. I had a bitewing xray and within two minutes he was back in the room to perform a root canal. He numbed me up quite well, unfortunately, due to the infection it didn't _ completely numb me up, so when he drilled the back of my tooth, I almost jumped out of the chair. He assured me that in three seconds, I would be pain free. I was. I could have kissed him. I had been in pain for a week. My entire new patient appointment, including a root canal took only an hour. Dr. Smiga and his staff are all very nice and friendly. He is obviously an expert in his field. We even discussed his charity work traveling to foreign countries to do volunteer dental work. I would recommend Dr. Smiga to everyone. I can't get in for a cleaning for 3 months, but that's understandable being how great he is. It's worth the wait.