Shawn Widick, DDS

"Been going to Dr. Widick my whole life!"

"first came to Dr. Widick to help with veneers that were originally bonded in Korea. It seems the preparation of the veneer was less than ideal and they slowly but surely came off one by one over a two month period. I even had the misfortune of swallowing one. And much to my surprise, the Korean lab paid for every repair I had done once back here, even though the amount exceeded the price originally paid in Korea. Dr. Widick "prepped" the FRONT RIGHT veneer and bonded it to my tooth. He also later had a brand new one made and bonded to replace the LEFT FRONT one which I accidentally swallowed one day. I also had the good Doctor refer me to an oral surgeon to have molars removed and gums and jaw prepared for implants. Dr. Widick installed the top teeth over the work prepared by the oral surgeon. By this time I spent a sizeable amount of money with Dr Widick and had teeth cleanings and deep cleaning whenever he suggested. No complaints so far.... wonderful bedside manner, cheerful and appeared to be very knowledgeable of his craft. THEN...the RIGHT FRONT veneer came off during a meal of mashed potatoes and vegetables. No aggressive biting, no hardened candies, no corn on the cob and no biting into apples. yet....the veneer came off. When I called his office to see which veneer he did from the start and which one was a re-bonded one, I was told the left one was the one Widick did and the right one was not done by Dr Widick. Angie, the receptionist on the phone looked up my history to verify this and stated that the right one had "MINIMAL PREPERATION" Those words echoed in my ear..... What does minimal preparation mean? After all, I did not remember paying minimal fees. I was then phoned by another person in the office who repeated at least a half dozen times that the doctor is not responsible! It is not his fault. I don't remember trying to point fault but asking for a bit of help as to the continuing ongoing expense. When I wrote to Widick in an e-mail protesting his office trying to say I was assigning fault... HE NEVER RESPONDED TO THE E-MAIL. I followed Dr Widicks dental advise to the letter and YET he never felt he had any obligation to answer my e-mail...... I think that speaks volume on how he treats you long term. If there is a problem, it is not his fault is the first response and not answering an e-mail is the second response. Think twice about SELECTING this type of treatment from a medical professional."