Larry E Tragesser, DDS

I would not recommend Dr. Tragesser.
I came to his office from another dentist in South Knoxville because that dentist was far and he messed up my tooth and went on vacation, leaving me in pain for a week.
First, before I even came to the office, his front desk staff nagged me to DEATH reminding me about my appointment. I was left three messages before I called back to say, yes, I had received their message and was still planning to come. They do not stop calling until they hear from you and in fact they called both my cell phone and the front desk at my office looking for me until they heard from. EXTREMELY annoying.
The main reason for my poor review is that I believe Dr. Tragesser does more work than is necessary to make money. I went to his office for a cleaning, six months after I had gone to another dentist and he claimed that I needed seven fillings. SEVEN. Now, I’m no dentist, but I had had less than five fillings in my life up to this point, so seven seems like a tall number. Add to that the fact that my teeth were examined by another dentist less than a year prior and no concerns were voiced.
Anywho, I blindly agreed to all the fillings and ponied up the dough. The next time I went to his office after all the fillings were done, I was told I needed a special mouthwash which I could buy from them for $ 25. I moved shortly thereafter and after thinking about it I realized what a moneymaking operation this place was.
His staff is very, very nice and he himself is very gentle and kind. Their office is in a cool building. Still, I would NEVER recommend this dentist to someone else in good conscience.