Disclosure: This is an unsponsored post. All opinions are those of Jamie our ‘Money Momma’.
We see so many questions and posts about where to find a good dentist. People are inquiring all over the boards. It’s those frequent posts paired with Jamie’s amazing experience that she had just had with Rothstein Dental that prompted this one.
Terrified does not even begin to describe how the dentist makes me feel. I have no idea why or how this fear came to be. Nothing bad has ever happened to me at the dentist…ever. Nevertheless, the terror crept in when one of my back, right teeth began to hurt so badly that I was forced to make the dreaded call to the man with the drill.
Rothstein Dental has very convenient hours, sometimes opening early, sometimes closing late. I waited until 9:00 when I knew someone would be answering the phones and was told that since I was in pain, I should go ahead and come over right away and they would get me in at 9:10. This was one of many ways Rothstein Dental impressed me. Unfortunately, I was not able to take them up on their accommodation because 2 year old (S) cannot be dropped off at camp until 9:15. Not to worry. They understood and set me up with a 10am appointment with Dr. Michael Rothstein.
I arrived at 10am terrified as usual. They took me back right away and even tried to help me relax by offering me bottled water and soft music. I barely had time to press play before Dr. Rothstein was in the room beginning the exam. After some X-rays and a thorough exam it was determined that the tooth would need a root canal. HERE is where the real fun began. I was in the office on a Tuesday. Root canals are done by Dr. Blum, the root canal specialist, on Wednesdays (standard practice in most offices), and we were leaving for a 10 day beach vacation that Friday. Talk about bad timing!!
It’s dangerous to let a necessary root canal procedure linger more than a week or so because there is a risk of infection. Since I was not going to be in Rockland county the following Wednesday, they got me in to see Dr. Blum the very next day. There wasn’t even a hesitation to accommodate my vacation. The very first thing they said was “we will get you in tomorrow”. In addition to needing to be seen immediately, I also had a VERY small 2 hour window in which (S), my 2 year old, would be in camp. In order to fit me in, they had to rearrange the entire next day’s schedule. This meant calling every single appointment Dr. Blum had the next day and changing the time. I was seriously impressed but more than anything just so grateful for how accommodating everyone in the office was. That was no easy feat.
For the record the root canal itself, it was a totally painless procedure. They were aware of my dental fear and without my even having to ask took great care to make sure I was totally numb, understood what was happening, and knew exactly what the follow up care should be. I left without pain less than 90 minutes after I walked in the door. Dr. Blum gave me some pointers to keep the pain at bay. I can happily say I ate all the food I wanted on vacation without any pain in my tooth.
We are now excited to tell you all that Rothstein dental is offering an exclusive deal for all RocklandNYMom.com readers of 50% off any teeth cleaning booked during the month of September and 10% off any cleaning booked thereafter. Rothstein Dental takes most insurances and can be reached to make an appointment at 845-634-8866. Visit http://www.rothsteindentistry.com/ for more information on Rothstein Dental.
