Addison Dental Associates

Dr. Michael is my favorite doctor… by far. She is very personable and kind, which makes going to the dentist not so terrible. She gets to know you and really spends her time with you. In other words, you don’t feel like just another patient, you feel like she truly cares. When I walk out of her office, I actually have a smile on my face! That’s a first for leaving a dentist’s office for me!
She also gives very pro– active advice that I love. You don’t have to wait until something bad goes wrong to get her sound advice. Teeth are so extremely important and I want to make sure that I am going to someone that is giving me the best care. I feel very confident that not only is she caring for me better than others, she makes me have fun while doing it. Can’t get any better than that!

I need a ton of work done, and it’s going to be extremely costly. Dr. Michael is working with me to make sure I can afford it. She is also extremely friendly and personable. She just did two root canals on me and I’m going to need two crowns. She’s always concerned about infection. I’m lucky to have found such a caring dentist.
To the person that has an infected bump, it may not have been infected at the time Dr. Michaels looked at it. You yourself should have asked for a second opinion or stressed the importance that it was to you.

My prior dental work was for basic cleanings, only two cavities and removal of all four wisdom teeth. Two previous dentists and an oral surgeon could not get the novocaine to work more than 20 seconds on me. I only got through the wisdom teeth extraction due to being under anesthesia; I woke up to a hell of pain.
Enter Dr. Michael’s with a thorough explanation of her qualifications and how she wanted to approach my dental work. She dealt marvelously with my clinical anxiety and ended up doing a deep cleaning and two fillings. She numbed my mouth fully for approximately an hour, explaining everything as we went. Her assistant Lisa was great too. My partner has been seeing her for over a year now to deal with some issues. We’ve dealt with some delays but those are outside her control and rescheduling is handled in a very timely manner (within a week).
She has done all our cleanings herself thus far and develops a rapport with her patients that I’ve never had with previous dentists. I’m used to just seeing them during a brief review of my x-​rays and they poke around my mouth for all of 30 seconds. Not so with Dr. Michael, she’s in charge of your dental care start to finish.

I don’t love giving negative reviews for any place, let alone a doctor or dentist. Let’s be honest, in those situations if you didn’t have a positive experience it’s usually pretty obvious who is at fault. That being said I tried so hard not to leave this review but after leaving the appointment I had today, Addison Dental hit strike three with me.
Rewind back 3ish years to when I found Dr. Michaels. I had recently moved to the Chicagoland and was so excited to find a dentist near work. She was nice, funny and made me feel comfortable about the list of dental work I needed. I had a few root canals and crowns done. After my last root canal I noticed a huge bump in the gums under the tooth. After bringing it up to Dr Michaels, she tried to figure out what it was but ultimately wasn’t concerned, so I forgot about it.
Returning to the present: One day a crown that was completed by Dr. Michaels fell off… after less than 3 years. This should not be happening. I visited my new dentist, got it replaced and shortly after while I was biting into a tortilla chip, a DIFFERENT crown completed by Dr. Michaels cracked in half. At that point I was frustrated but still wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt.
Within the last few weeks the bump on my gums that I brought up to Dr. Michaels years ago really started to bother me. After mentioning it to my dentist, he recommended I see a specialist immediately. It was after this appointment with the specialist today that I decided a review was necessary to warn others. Not only is the bump a huge infection that is a result of a root canal but the TWO teeth over the bump that Dr. Michaels did root canals on need to be extracted. Just in case you’re keeping score that’s two failed crowns that needed to be replaced and two failed root canals that will require me to get the teeth pulled and the infection treated. Do yourself a favor and find a different dentist.

After several bad experiences with dentists in the addison area, I took my family to Dr. Michael. My 13 year old was terrified of dentists after a bad experience and she made him very comfortable and there was little pain involved. I went to get my bottom teeth pulled and a plate made. She evaluated my teeth and said I would regret getting them all pulled. She then gave me three estimates ranging in price. One saved my mouth, another saved tow teeth, another removed them all. She said she knew which one I was most likely to pick, but she urged me strongly to go with the more evasive estimate. She worked with me over time to make payments. She even did six QUALITY root canals in ONE HOUR! She was amazing. she was right, too… I would have regretted my initial decision and am glad I went with restoring my teeth. She and her assistant have a great demeanor and sense of humor, making the entire experience pleasurable. They were awesome about helping me navigate my insurance as well.