Emerald Smiles

Awesome Dentist. My fear of anything dental has gone away!

I just went for a second opinion after this dentist told me that I have multiple cavities in between my teeth and it turns out that I have no cavities whatsoever! This dentist is a quack out to make money. DO NOT GO HERE!!!

I have no complaints about the dentist. He was wonderful. I went it for 2 fillings in between my teeth. The actually filling itself was not too bad, but afterwards I was in a lot of pain. I gave it a few days and finally called the office when I was still in pain and noticed a very large gap where the procedure had been done. The secretary on the phone was so incredibly rude and kept arguing with me about the pain I was feeling. She said it would be at least a week or more until I could get in and that I was probably just imagining the gap in my tooth. I told her food was getting stuck in there after every meal and it was very painful and uncomfortable and she dismissed it saying «well you should be flossing after every meal anyways.» I was shocked that she thought talking to a patient in this manner was acceptable. She finally said she would call me back in 30 minutes to figure out when she could get me in to the office to see the doctor. She did get back to me and schedule for the following morning even though I told her I was unavailable. I took the appointment just in case I could somehow get in. I never want to deal with this woman again. I believe her name was Janis.

I MUST WARN PEOPLE TO NOT GO HERE! I went in for a cleaning, which was my first visit. I was given x-​rays and told that I had some fillings that needed to be done. I was rather surprised how quickly they could get you in for a few fillings. (and now I know why). The cleanings are very basic. I wasn’t even given a tooth brush, floss, or tooth paste. That’s not that big of a deal, but I am just saying that adds to it. So after I go back for my fillings I asked the dentist which teeth he was filling and never got a response. He continues to talk to his assistant, like I never said anything. He proceeds to coninue with the process and Does my fillings. It begins with him being very rough with putting the Novocain in my mouth. That was pretty painful and I was in a lot of pain that evening bc he went so deep in my gums. It hurt for a few days & I must say I have never experienced a dentist being so horrible at numbing my mouth. I had one filling that had fallen out in my molar, so I knew at least one of the teeth he was filling. When he’s finished, I felt my molar and it was rough. I had told the assistant that I wanted it smoothed out and she went to get the dentist and came back and said she would do it. She didn’t act very thrilled. When she got done my tooth felt really dull. I have never had a filling feel like this texture. Before the assistant walked away I told her my bite seemed off. And she said well you should be fine. I told her I’d wait till my mouth was not numb anymore. Of course later my fillings were way off. I could not eat anything on the left side of my mouth it was that bad! I was in pain. I called them the next day and told them I needed it adjusted and they got me right in. Dr. Calimlin adjusted the fillings a little bit. It seemed a little bit better, till later that evening I was in so much pain. I flossed my teeth and it was hard to floss. Then following the flossing I was in even more pain. I had to go all weekend with my mouth in pain. I called them Monday, just for the lady that answered the phone to try to tell me that maybe my fillings just need time to adjust. I proceed to tell her this isn’t normal, that I am in pain and have been for the last 3 days. She then tells me that the dr isn’t in on Mondays. On Tuesday due to their hours I wouldn’t be able to go in before work so that would put it off another two days that I have to be in pain due to their horrible dental work. I HAVE TAKEN MY BUSINESS ELSE WHERE! What should have been a few easy fillings, has turned into a mess. I am currently in pain and going to see a new dentist tomorrow to have them fix his mess ups. I ADVISE ANYONE NEEDING FILLINGS TO GO ELSE WHERE. HIS CLEANINGS ARENT WORTH YOUR TIME OR MONEY! Must say I am use to a much better service! The only reason I was looking for a new dentist is because I just moved back to Ohio.

I visited this office because of what I thought was gum pain. After x-​rays, cleaning, and an examination, Dr. Calimlim diagnosed me with gum pain and prescribed me an antibiotic. He said that if the antibiotics does not ease my pain, then I will need a deep cleaning to get the gum disease out.
Well, the pain did not go away and I was still having discomfort. Rather than going back to Dr. Calimlim for a deep cleaning, I took my x-​rays to another dentist that my friend recommended to me, Dr. Pei Peng.
Dr. Pei Peng took a look at the x-​rays and quickly diagnosed that I needed a root canal not a deep cleaning! To be sure, she poked around in all my gums and even had a student take a look and both individuals saw zero gum damage. Both stated that my gums were in excellent health!
She immediately referred me to a endodontist and the next day I was able to see someone. Now after my root canal, NOT a deep cleaining, I am pain free. The endodontist determined that my nerve was completely dead and without the root canal, my dental pain would not have been resolved.
Perhaps, this office would suffice for a simple cleaning but when you have a legitimate dental issue, PLEASE go to someone else.