Dr. Lorie Brinson, DDS

I found this dentist through my insurance provider list, and went to her because she was close to where I live. She pulled an abscessed tooth which sent me to the hospital for 5 days, required surgery to drain, and I spent a month on antibiotics. She basically 'washed' her hands of and totally forgot that I even existed; absolutely no follow-up on her part to even check to see if I was still alive! This is not the kind of treatment that you'd expect from a medical or dental professional; heck for that matter, the kind of treatment that you'd expect from any kind of professional. Her indifference and 'quality of care' before, during, and after my first and only visit to her was unsatisfactory. I would not recommend this "Dentist" to anyone. more

We switched to Dr. Brinson after spending too many years with an HMO dentist who found less than 15 seconds to spend with us after the cleaning. Dr. Brinson started my first visit by taking 18 (!) xrays, doing the full cleaning herself, and a full oral exam. She did the same for my five year old daughter. When it was recommended that I either crown or fill a tooth, she ran me through pros and cons of each, citing exact costs and didn't try to encourage one procedure over the other, though the profit levels were vastly different to her. I can't recommend her highly enough. She's kind and gentle, thorough and patient, as well as reasonably priced for doing all the "grunt" work herself. more