If I could give negative stars I would. This man completely ruined my oral health which contributes greatly to the ill physical health I am now experiencing. I saw him at the request of my dentist who said I needed a root canal. Barrett did a root canal and then a year later, when I was still having problems in the same area, he asked me back and said it was actually the tooth NEXT to the one he drilled and the one he drilled was now infected and would have to do BOTH teeth. Additionally,(b/c he felt badly, no doubt about having taken the wrong tooth in the first place) he asked if any other teeth bothered me and I said«yes; an old root canal in front… BUTDON’T TOUCHITPLEASE.» After he put me under he not only redid the first GOOD tooth he took and then the REAL problem tooth, but the front one as well AFTER I TOLDHIMNOTTO! He gave me WAY too much gas and I had a panic attack in the chair and couldn’t get out of there soon enough. This man drilled into the wrong(healthy) tooth, charged me almost $ 1000 then drilled into the SICK tooth AND an old root canal ANDCHARGEDMEANOTHER $ 1000!!! I was so traumatized for months after that I couldn’t even work. Everyone I knew told me to sue him, but it’s not my nature and I just couldn’t muster the energy anyway after that HORRIFYING experience. There are SO many other endodontic choices, if you’re reading this, please be careful with this provider. And get a copy of your x-rays to take home with you JUSTINCASE you end up with a similar problem. My teeth are irrevocably ruined –I’ve since been to see excellent dentists who say they can ONLYPARTIALLY fix the problem he caused,(discolored gums, severe pain in the original and surrounding areas and THREEINFECTED roots) but it would cost me in the $ 1000’s of dollars and not only can I NOT afford it but I am scared witless of anesthesia and another procedure now. This man annihilated a perfectly good tooth and didn’t bother to admit his mistake and went on to completely disregard my wishes to leave another tooth alone and left me, now, with THREE infected root canals WHILETAKINGMYMONEY!!! Root canals are dangerous and not to be taken lightly anyway because all body meridiens come back to certain teeth and their health can be indicators of other bodily issues. Removing teeth, ESPECIALLY unnecessarily so, leads to other health problems. I now have a horrible chronic disorder that is exacerbated by these infected root canals. BEWAREBEWAREBEWAREBEWAREBEWAREBEWAREBEWAREBEWARE
Rose R.
Place rating: 5 Portland, OR
Actually, his name is Thomas Barrett and he is an awesome endodontist. First of all, he answers his phone on the weekends. He is a good listener and I felt comfortable telling him about how I react to anesthetics and he came up with alternative solutions. I had a complicated root canal that he made seem effortless. It was as gentle as those things can be. He gave me a rose after my appointment, which was totally sweet. But the very best part of his clinic is his dog, Rosie. If you give her scratchies before your stupid root canal, you will totally feel better.