Van Blaricum & Newkirk, DDS

Five stars from me and I’ll be driving from SE Texas for my dental work from Dr. Van Blaricum. He has been my dentist for at least 20 years and I’ll be darned if I’m changing just because I’ll be living 16 hours away. To date, at 66, I have had 1 cavity filled and had a crown put on a cracked tooth. I was terrified when I walked into the office not knowing what to expect. I had asked several people what I was in for and got everything from the bulging eyes and vigorous nodding when I asked, «Does it hurt?» to «I nearly passed out from the pain!»
I almost didn’t go. But, I knew I had to and Dr. Van Blaricum had my crown on in no time and it never hurt at all. I had brought a book to read and had hardly read any of it when it was time to put the crown on and after it it was a breeze. I really can’t say enough good things about the great team and teamwork at this dental office.

Had a bad visit. Terrible cleaning of my teeth. Was not informed that my dentist wouldn’t be there when I finished. I asked to have my dentist call and instead I got a message from the office «manager». I would like to talk to the person in charge, which in a small establishment like a dental office is the dentist. This lack of personal responsibility was the major issue for me. Lastly I was charged for my visit for a standard cleaning that has always been covered 100% by my insurance for the last 5 years. I will find a new dentist.

I was in town and unexpectedly had a dental issue. I was thrilled that they were able to get me in that day and the staff was really nice. However, since they were already in my mouth, I asked them to take a look and see if my stitches (completely different issue) were able to be removed. He cut them out, which was nice, but then all of a sudden I’m charged $ 71 for 5 seconds of work?! A little communication goes a long way, and warning someone of ANY charges, especially when I was already concerned about how much the emergency was going to cost, is the right thing to do.