John M Yancey, DDS

Buyer Beware! As read in another review Dr. Yancey gouged my tongue, my wallet and destroyed my teeth. Dr Yancey also practices dental work in Johnsburg, IL. I also experienced rude staff member as well. Dr. yancey did $ 10,000 low quality work. 10 months later I am looking towards having faulty $ 6,000 bridge he placed removed. Some of Dr. Johns M. Yancey’s work can be viewed in my profile picture top dark yellow ones is Yancey’s work. I spent around $ 10,000.00 for some crowns and a front bridge. Dr. Yancey reminds me of a used car salesman always changing his story and then saying he never said it. All of the crowns and the bridge have a different color. Two of the crowns looks like they were made in someone’s basement. Gums receding 6 months later although I keep my teeth clean and flossed daily. Dental bridges have never felt right and I have a lot of sensitivity now from them and have had it less than a year. I could of just had braces rather than bridge and just had one of my front teeth fixed instead of a 6 tooth bridge. I was never informed of this by Johnsburg Dental by Dr. John Yancey or Dr. Conrad W. Mazeski. The bridges that were placed were not re-​glazed after adjustment which makes them feel unclean and feel majorly plaque covered. Dr. Yancey said he had a special polishing bit so they did not need reglazed. Equipment is dirty and outdated which made me uncomfortable and I should of went with my gut feeling then to go somewhere else.
Before having any work done I would recommend doing lots of research on what you are having done. Get the dentist to give you an itemized list of what exactly they are going to do and the products manufacturer name, warranty, and material they would be made out of. Johnsburg Dental gives a very vague list of work to be done and do not list specifics of quality and types of metals to be used.
When asking Dr. Yancey the type of crowns and bridges that were placed in my mouth he always tried to avoid the question and would say polish-​able metals. That could be lead for all I know.
It is clear that legislation should be more stringent in the state of Illinois to make disclosure to dental patients more clear and outlined what their options truly are.

I went in to Dr. Yancey for four wisdom teeth extractions. I’m not a fan of going to the dentist but he and his staff are very friendly and easy to talk to. The plan was to have all four teeth removed the same day but the first soft tissue tooth they began on ended up being a doozy. They had a very difficult time removing it and it took over three hours. Nevertheless, I was impressed with their work and although uncomfortable (not in pain, mainly nervous), both Dr. Yancey and the nurse allowed me to take breaks and made sure I was ok throughout the process. Dr. Yancey also checked in with me on the phone the day following and had me come in a week after to make sure everything was healing properly. I’m confident that it was not their lack of expertise that was the issue but simply the positioning of my tooth. I went back in at a later date to have the other three removed, all of which were a piece of cake compared to the first! All in all, I’m satisfied with the experience I had with them.

Worst dental experience ever! While having my wisdom teeth removed, he slipped with the drill, gouging my tongue. He never said anything just sent me on my way. I ended up with an awful infection and so much pain! When my husband called to get help, the receptionist was rude to him, telling him I should be fine. My husband demanded to speak to the dentist who finally prescribed an antibiotic. I think you’d be better off not going to the dentist than to see this one!
And, if you’re going to have your wisdom teeth out, go to an oral surgeon. So much better!