Dental Health of Wheaton

My roommate and a long time Wheatonite recommended Dental Health of Wheaton. The first time I went I wasn’t impressed but felt like I didn’t have a good enough reason to leave. Dr. McBeth tried to convince me to get my wisdom teeth out and they haven’t stopped trying. I swear, they’ve written in my file «Convince her to get wisdom teeth out.»
I ended up seeing Dr. Nihill for a last minute exam this week. First off, he informed me that I needed my wisdom teeth removed. Secondly, he ordered I have a «pano.» The dental hygienist told me to take off my earrings so that I could have a pano done. As the Dr. was leaving the room, I asked, «wait a minute, is a pano a panoramic x-​ray? Because if so, I just had one and I’m pretty sure I don’t need another.» He replied yes and asked when I last had one. I told him it was at my last visit 8 months ago. He then asked where I had had the pano done, and I said «here!» So he pulled up my file and found the pano in it. Insurance only covers one pano every three years, so the payment for this carelessly ordered pano would have been coming directly from my pocket.
The visit I had with their gum specialist sealed the deal on my decision to leave. She didn’t even look in my mouth and just started going off about how I have to get my wisdom teeth out. One of the reasons she gave me was «you’ll have four less teeth to floss.» I couldn’t believe I heard her correctly. Did she actually tell me that I should get my four wisdom teeth pulled so that I don’t have to floss them??? Then she moved on to scare tactics since promoting laziness didn’t work. She told me about a patient she had seen earlier who needed his wisdom teeth removed. It later came out that he was a smoker and never flossed or brushed his teeth (hence the terrible state of his teeth).
Anyways, I’ve done my research. There are no studies that prove it’s more beneficial to have your wisdom teeth removed. Mine have come in straight with no problems in alignment or spatially. There’s no reason for me to get them removed if I don’t want to and no reason for Dental Health of Wheaton to try scare tactics in order to make me. I informed the front desk today that I will be searching for a new dentist.

My wife and I were looking for a new dentist near our offices and Dr. McBeth is in our PPO network. We were both very happy with the dentist as well as the hygienist and the whole staff. So glad we have a new dentist we can trust and rely on for years to come!

Dr. Nihill and the staff over at Dental Health of Wheaton are true professionals. For over 30+ years my entire family has seen Dr. Nihill and continue to go. If you are looking for a place with doctors that really care about you, this is it.

I know it’s crazy to be so enthusiastic about a dentist, but I’ve had some pretty bad experiences that when I find one I like I have to tell everyone I know about them. I can honestly say I don’t dread going to the dentist anymore like I have in the past.
I’ve only been going to Dental Health of Wheaton for a few years now, but I can’t imagine going anywhere else ever again. I’ve seen both Dr. Nihill and Dr. McBeth. Both are very nice and take the time to talk to me about any concerns I may have.
The staff at DHW are also wonderful as well. All in all, going to DHW has been a great experience and I look forward to going there for years to come.