I am a big fan of Dr. Blumenkranz. I was terrified to get a root canal but I unfortunately needed two of them this last month. Dr. Blumenkranz did them both painlessly. He's a bit quirky, but in a good way - he can be a little surly at times with his receptionist, but it's actually just sort of comic relief and rather amusing. I genuinely liked him and the experience was actually kind of pleasant. Never thought I'd say that about a root canal! I found him to be very knowledgeable and honest. I didn't even need to take painkillers after the procedure.
I will issue a suggestion: you should try to book him earlier in the day because he can get slammed later. The first of my two root canals, which began in the late afternoon (I think it started around 4:00, and probably because of that convenient after-work time he had a packed office), took over 2.5 hours because he had to keep leaving to deal with other patients. The second, which began at noon, only took an hour because he stayed with me the whole time. So book early if you can.
Now if only I could find a good primary care dentist who accepts my crappy Aetna DMO insurance (which, by the way, Dr. Blumenkranz takes!)....
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