Edwin S Getz, DMD

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Pros:
Dr. Getz & Getz are good dentists and nice friendly people.
Cons:
Very Old Technology: Modern technology has made things like xrays much more simpler/​painless/​efficient. But here everything is done old fashioned way.
Rude Staff: While the doctors are nice the staff is really really rude. For every single visit to the doctor you are probably interfacing with the staff at least twice so it is important (for me) that they are at least professional and polite. The staff here is either too stressed or over worked or i am not sure what — but it can get stressful to deal with them especially if you have a problem or need anything. In my case i needed them to fax me the doctor’s note and it took 3 days and 4 phone calls. I eventually had to remind her that I am a paying customer and deserve better treatment especially given that i am in pain and have to take care of a baby at home — that got me what i needed.
like the First reviewer I was also asked to get some cosmetic work done but then I told the doctor that i am ok with slightly imperfect looking teeth as long as they are healthy. He did not agree with me but I did not feel overly pressured to get those services.

This was upsetting. Not only is it stressful to start a new job and take time off to do routine checkups, it’s also PAINFUL to spend close to 3 hours listening to your dentist yammer on about online dating, Carl Sagan, and his international forays in dentistry. Entering the office, I was acutely aware that this was going to be bizarre. It was incredibly similar to going to my grandparent’s house as a kid. Shades of brown, taupe, ivory, and gold scattered around a house converted into a dental office. There may have been a doily atop the television in the waiting room. And yet that toilet paper cozy that looks like a doll in the bathroom never made an appearance. see:
Initially, I was impressed by the technology and the conversation. Then I looked at the clock and realized I had been in the office for 2 hours and still hadn’t had my cleaning. Xrays were taken, as well as photos of EACH. INDIVIDUAL. TOOF. Seriously? I go to the dentist every 6 months for my cleanings and am pretty much aware of what’s going on in there. Years of comments of how I need a night guard to prevent my jaws gnashing against one another and how im not flossing deep enough have turned me into a hardened dental perfectionist armed with my Oral B Triumph and Vanilla Mint Listerine battling plaque and the gum disease known as gingivitis. I’d also like to point out that there wasn’t a hygienist. ???I dont even know?
By the end of my appointment, I was suggested braces (I’ve already had them), veneers, night guard, and numerous other unaffordable cosmetic work. Edwin had convinced me that my mouth was a rotting cesspool and I had a laundry list of cosmetic procedures and routine decay removal ahead of me. He noticed my lack of conversation and attempted to assure me that he wasn’t trying to shake me upside down til my rusty pennies scattered across the floor.
I can’t speak for his twin brother, Marshall or the other resident dentists. But I had my xrays mailed to me and I headed to Irina Pogosian at 999 Summer St for a second opinion where I was told my teeth were very healthy and her only suggestion was a preventative night guard and she could present me with options if I wanted any cosmetic work done. No decay, no nothing.