David Ettinger, MD DMD

I recently moved up to Wilmington and saw my new general dentist a few weeks ago. They informed me that my wisdom teeth *definitely* needed to be removed as soon as possible, as they looked impacted. They referred me to Dr. Ettinger at Delaware Center for Oral Surgery & Dental Implants, PA to perform the surgery. Today, I got the opportunity to meet with Dr. Ettinger and was impressed with the entire experience. I was brought in and he quickly saw me, performed a few quick tests to determine whether I would actually need the teeth removed, and explained exactly what he was doing in great detail. He even let me hold a mirror so I could watch one of his testing procedures. Afterward, he let me take a look at my x-​rays and described, in depth, why he didn’t believe I needed surgery. This is in stark contrast to some professionals I’ve seen in the recent past, who do very little to explain their reasoning and assume I will treat anything they say as gospel without a real reason. Expedient, professional, pleasant atmosphere and good news — can’t really ask for anything more!

One of the rudest people I have ever met in my life. He acted extremely arrogant after I had to wait for him to return from lunch for 45 minutes and proceeded to «attempt» to insult my education. It backfired on him, which was humorous, and I walked out of the office never to return. He was no help whatsoever, it seems all he knows is how to perform implants. He needs to work on his communication skills and learn how to listen to people rather than insult them.