Hitzel Dental

Nice and friendly, great cleaning. As enjoyable as a Dentist visit can be. No complaints

Bought a Groupon for teeth cleaning, x-​rays, and exam.
I now know why some people have anxiety about going to the dentist.
Cleaning felt like a water boarding torture session with a bright light shining in my eyes (rather than using the typical bright overhead dental light the hygienist wore one of those LED headband lights which deliver a much higher level of blinding to the torturee). Started with 4 x-​rays (only 4 covered in Groupon — used some old school metal bite bar — never seen before but it’s quite clumsy and heavy in your mouth) then on to the torture session. Plaque removal included the sonic water pick tool and very rough scraping, then the painful testing to see if my gums are receding (which I’ve only had 1 time before from my longtime dentist), polishing that lasted a minute but somehow hurt my checks, then very gentle/​efficient flossing. Throughout all of this the hygienist was splattering me with water and mopping off my face and I nearly gagged twice from water being shot directly in the gag reflux area. I left with the 2 plaque spots on my lower teeth still there after pointing them out twice during the scraping because I just couldn’t take it anymore. Longest hour of my life.