Dentists - Waldorf, MD

"My entire family are serviced here. "

"Horrible!!! This place is absolutely useless!!! I went last spring with my son who had 4 retained baby teeth. Dr Fitchett saw him and said he could not remove the baby teeth and we would need to consult an orthodontist. We then went to a pediatric dentist in Alexandria, who removed the baby teeth the same day as the consult with no issues. I went in for a cleaning and exam with Dr Fitchett who spent NO time looking at my teeth, so they just got polished. Against my better judgement (due to the difficulty of switching dentists with our DMO) I went back for one last appointment today. My teeth were polished, not scraped or cleaned thoroughly or even examined. But I also brought my children back. My daughter (who is 6) had a filling which has been replaced THREE times in 6 months by this office, again has fallen out. It happened yesterday and with our appointments today I assumed they could quickly fix it while we were in there. Dr Fitchett said she is not his patient so he could not do any thing?!? Why was he even seeing her then if he couldn't do anything?!? He is the MOST USELESS dentist around. Run, far away!!!"

"TL;DR: I was misdiagnosed with six cavities. I sought a second opinion and I only had one cavity. They may be over diagnosing and overcharging patients for procedures. UPDATE: They billed my insurance $972 FOR A CLEANING. A STANDARD CLEANING. So my initial suspicions of them over charging patients are correct. Please save yourselves and do not go to this dentist. I cannot emphasize this enough. +++ I had an, interesting experience at this dentist a few months ago to say the least. I went in for a standard cleaning, which should have taken me more than 1 hour, but I was there for 2.5 for some reason. The x-rays took forever, I feel like they were training new people which is understandable and I tried to be patient but after a while I became slightly annoyed. (I'm someone who has a bit of anxiety about the dentist, so I dont like spending too much time there.) Here's the interesting part. Like I said, I went in for a cleaning and I had suspicion that I had a cavity so I wanted to get that checked out too. After my exam, I was told that I had 6 cavities. SIX. This startled me, and honestly didn't make sense at all. They tried to schedule me for fillings - but since I did not enjoy my experience I choose not to go back there for the fillings because I knew I needed to be more comfortable and relaxed. About a month later, I went to a different dentist for a second opinion on my cavities. Like I said, I knew I probably had a cavity. But 6 just did not sound right to me. The new dentist told me that I only had 1. Obviously, I was shocked and relieved. I even asked him if he was sure and he said yes, only 1 small cavity that would be very simple to fill and that my teeth and gums overall were extremely healthy. HE LITERALLY DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY ANYONE WOULD SAY I HAD SIX CAVITIES. So - my concern about this office is that they may be overdiagnosing patients and in turn, charging them for procedures that they dont need. If I had to pay to get 6 cavities filled (even with insurance) I would have been spending a lot of time, money, and discomfort in the dentist chair. Thankfully I was wise enough to listen to my gut and seek a second opinion. I saved money and ended up with a better dentist. So, just be careful."