Village Family Dental/Orthodontics

Sep 2023

Just know what you're sitting down for before you come in there so you don't get stuck with the surprise $140 bill for x-rays when you just came in there expecting a cleaning. Very pushy on getting fillings and other treatments done, and not very informative of the charges.

Dec 2022

My childhood was wrought with health issues related to radiation. As such, my health choice is not to do x-rays unless it is an emergency. Village Family Dental Associates' website said it "provides optimal care and takes x-rays every 3 -5 years." The operative word is "provide"; it does not say x-rays are mandatory. I surmise it is not mandatory as a friend who also frequents this office chose not to do x-rays and his dentist complied. A friend who goes to a different practice chooses not to do routine x-rays and her dentist said "up to you." I have on a couple of occasions relented to routine x-rays when heavily pressured (3 years ago) but I have also demurred on the grounds of principle and health. After 15 years of having my teeth cleaned at the Black Earth office as well as undergoing a major tooth transplant to replace a broken tooth (that required x-rays to which I assented) and paying over $10,000 during said period, Dr. Hanna said I was no longer welcomed because I did not want to have x-rays, as my last ones were 3 years ago. "You're dismissed," she said. I suppose I will look for a dentist who says "Up to you" instead of "You're dismissed."