Advanced Oral Surgery

upon entering I was a little bit skeptical but I was in pain and walked in with no appointment. there was a bunch of people in a waiting room but I understood there are two different practices. the receptionist explained to me that they would see me if I don’t mind waiting because there were people with booked appointments. I don’t know what utopia everybody else here lives in, but I expected to wait pretty much everywhere I go in NYC. I was in pain so I decided to stay. though I didn’t have any referral which was needed because of my insurance, the receptionist said because I’m in pain she would call it in for me. I was quickly called for an xray. to be seen took time. when I asked how long will it take, It was explained to me that some people are being put to sleep and some extractions are more difficult and take time. the nurse called me to the room. the doctor I saw was Dr.Datson. he was very friendly and explained what was needed to be done. I decided I wanted to be put to sleep. while the Dr. was talking to me, all I knew when I got up the procedure was finished. so it was painless and fast. they put me in another room which took some time, then they explained I couldn’t spit for 24 hours (yuk) to stop bleeding. I was given other instructions by the friendly assistants. I would recommend it to all of my friends.
the only reason I give 4 stars is because the entrance could have been better kept

I had to take my Mom to this office for 2 extractions. Upon entering this office off the elevator, I noticed a packed filled room. My first thought was that I hoped there were 10 surgeons here to accommodate all the patients. Although there were general dentistry and oral surgery out of this office, it did not matter. People were waiting to long. This office over books and leaves people waiting. The blonde receptionist was not helpful and seems like she is used to people complaining. It took over and hour and a half to pull 2 teeth. My mom said the surgeon gave her 3 needles prior to sedation which is backward to me. The idea is to sedate and relax the patient prior to performing any work in the mouth. My Mom walked out in a lot of pain. I am not a dentist but I know that improper placement of Novocaine will result in not properly be anesthetized for a procedure.
DC 37 union had this place on their list. I am quite sure the union can do better for their members.

This my second time coming here after the first time i waited over two hours just for them to tell me that they needed approval from my insurance. Really!?! No one could have told me that 2 hours ago? 2!!!
Now its two weeks later and they got their approval I’m still waiting in the waiting room. What is the point of an appointment and you’re still waiting hours later after yoir appointment time? I’m starting to think there is only one dentist on this side. This makes no sense at all.
UPDATE: I now give this place 2 stars for the good service from the dentist. and i yea i believe is it only him. but he was really nice and very efficient. if it wasnt for him this place would still get 1 star for their very slow wait time

I was not excited to go here Oral surgery isn’t my idea of a good time but my experience went well. The office was busy but there was plenty of seats in the waiting room and the office was clean.
The staff were very nice and I felt at ease which was a BIG plus. Overall I have nothing negative to say and would recommend my friends and family to go there.

I came here after being given a referral to get my daughters tooth extracted.
First impressions are important!
Firstly, when I called to make the appointment, the receptionist had a very thick Russian accent which made it extremely difficult to understand her. Apparently he she didn’t understand English to well either, because when I called to confirm the day before my appointment, she scheduled it for me & not my daughter.
The entrance/​ground floor of this place is horrible! The floor was sticky and dirty. The elevator was run down and the glass in the elevator window looked as if it had been punched out. The stench in the waiting room was horrible. My skin crawled as soon as I walked in. Yuck!
We waited for about an hour to be seen, but once we were inside, everything went smooth and quickly.
If people are going to have to wait, perhaps they should work on the waiting room a bit.

This place is sketchy, and that’s being generous. The entryway is dirty (garbage on the floor and dirt on the walls) and the elevator looks like somebody put a bullet through the glass on the door. I’m not joking. The waiting room is full of plastic folding chairs and I saw graffiti on the floor. Seriously, this place is sketchy.
Despite my reservations about the environment, I checked in and sat down. About 30 minutes later the woman at the desk told me that my dentist never sent over the specialty referral form and I needed to get that. After trying to my (now former) dentist to fax the form over, I grew more and more uncomfortable. 2 hours after stepping foot in the building I left without ever seeing the surgeon.
So let’s be fair here: this is not a review of the services they provided, but more of the office environment. Call me crazy, but I think that since most people don’t enjoy the dentist, an effort should be made to make people feel comfortable while waiting. Something is realllllly wrong with this place.

Long version: Let me just start by saying that I chose this location based on the good reviews left previously. Albeit there are two, it was still much better reviews than another location I had gone to previously, where the staff was professional but the procedure seemed shoddy (felt immense pain despite the anethstesia).
I made an appointment for 10 am (signed in 9:59) and clearly seeing a lot of people in the waiting room (about 15) I asked the receptionist how long the wait would be. With a very bored expression, she told me it would be quite a wait. I asked around how long, and she said 20 – 25 minutes. Even hearing that, I knew that was a blatant lie but I took my seat and waited to be called. I was called in after 12pm.
Once inside, the woman who took the X-​rays and the Doctor himself was really very nice. The procesure took less than 5 minutes and I felt no discomfort except for the shots which is standard.
I was then escorted into another waiting room in the back where I proceded to wait more while other patients came in after their extractions. It was getting to be quite a while and I had a lot of discomfort holding the bloody drool in my mouth, I got up a couple of times to ask about more gauze to a woman who kept holding her hand up and saying she’d be right with me. I waited as other people who had come in after me were taken care of while I waited. I couldn’t hold it any longer and the bloody drool got all over my sweater, at which point I became angry and confronted the woman, who told me i was not supposed to spit it out but swallow it. I asked her why she hadn’t told me earlier when I was going up to her and pointing to my mouth, and her reason was that patients don’t really remember the instructions they are given, that they forget it right away, which makes absolutely no sense because I was clearly lucid and at that point I just wanted the prescription for the antibiotics and painkillers which she had with her all along.
It was 3pm at that point, I had to get out of there, so I asked the receptionist if she could call me call service because with all the cotton gauze I was barely audible. She told me, «We don’t have a car service here. Do you have the number for one?» I told her no, I am not from the neighborhood, and did she know the numbers of any. She said «I don’t know of any, but there’s a place across the street.»
I don’t understand why someone who works at an oral surgeon’s office does not even know the number of a car service, not every patient can just drive off by themselves after oral surgery or can be escorted home. Even my general dentist has a car service number for patients who may need it, and I couldn’t believe how condescending her tone when she said they did not have a car service. NO kidding. What doctor’s office has their own car service. This woman clearly does not care about her job or the people who come to the office as this is the same woman who said it would be a 25 minute wait.
Not worth it in my opinion. I was not the only one waiting as long as I did. A woman who came in right after me also left with me in the same elevator.
I just can’t believe the amount of unprofessionalism found here.
Obviously two contradictory false philosophies at this office. One woman thinks that after a procedure patients can’t remember instructions to swallow their spit, while another thinks you’re completely fine to cross a busy street to get car service home. Nice.
I made an account on Unilocal just to write this review. Don’t be misled by the possibility of a 1 hour wait as someone else posted. Must’ve been an extremely slow day.

This place was very clean and professional. The staff is friendly and the nurses (hygenists?) are wonderful. Dr. Datson is very kind and answered all of my questions. I got 2 wisdom teeth out this morning and 6 hours later I have no swelling. The only problem was that I had to wait around for about an hour after my scheduled appointment time to get the ball rolling on the extraction. Other than that I am pleased with my experience here, especially since I am new to Brooklyn and was worried about finding an oral surgeon I can trust.

Went here this morning (3÷26÷11) for extractions. Dr. Moses Datson was the one who performed the surgery. He was compassionate and took the time to explain what was going on with my teeth and what my options were. It felt like he was seeing me eye-​to-​eye rather than the condescending vibe that a lot of medical professionals give off.
The other staff, receptionist and RN (?), were also very professional. They were courteous and also knew what they were doing. It’s a good way to start when you’re about to be sedated and have serious work done in your mouth.
I ran out twice before the procedure, once to tell my wife that I was going to receive a sedative by IV in addition to the Novocaine shots in my mouth, that I was getting 3 extractions, and that I might be more woozy than we had anticipated after it was done. I ran out the second time to use the restroom. Even though I may have stalled this well-​oiled machine, Dr. Datson joked about it saying that he had to get me while we were both in the room or I would run out again and asked me if I was sure I wanted to get it done today.
I overheard from a patient that they *only* do extractions, but I hope not because I would want to return here for any oral surgery needs. It’s only about 4 hours after and I’m feeling pretty good, will update if anything negative regarding Advanced Oral Surgery of Brooklyn occurs.