Maritza O Jenkins, DDS

BUYER BEWARE! I really wish I could give negative stars for this place. I chose to come here before leaving for college a year ago, to get a cosmetic issue with my front teeth fixed because of the giant «GENTLE DENTISTRY» sign out front. But this woman is far from gentle.
Let me stop and say that my front teeth are fixed. They look good. For her dentistry alone, I would give four stars. But her bedside manner was absolutely atrocious, verging on that of a horror movie (at least for those who fear the dentist.)
Before coming here, I had a moderate fear of the dentist. I had always gone to another dentist who would allow me to listen to music and use nitrous oxide, which helped me to handle the situation with ease. But his strong point wasn’t cosmetic dentistry, so I decided to find somewhere else to go.
Maybe she was just having a bad day, but the day I went to Dr. Jenkins, she was rude, rushed through my examination, and scolded me for my snack choices (apparently pretzel sticks are too hard for your teeth).
On Maritza Jenkins’ website, it is stated that «Dr. Jenkins offers nitrous oxide but is rarely called on to use it.» That wasn’t my experience in the slightest. I asked several times for nitrous and she refused. After they had given me novocaine, I waited in the chair for the procedure and could see into the «room» across the hall from me. I could see a woman’s feet jumping up and down on the chair from pain, and heard muffled shouts of «Ow!» coming from that direction.
At this point, I began to have a panic attack. I was, once again, refused nitrous oxide. Because I had already had novocaine injections, I didn’t want to leave. So I stayed, only to have Dr. Jenkins drill into my teeth before I was sufficiently numb, not stop when I asked for breaks during drilling to regain my composure, and then use her hands to COVER MY MOUTH AND NOSE TO KEEP ME FROM BREATHING while I was in the chair when I began hyperventilating and crying.
So, yes, I walked out of her office with pretty front teeth for college. But would I do it again? No way in hell. I haven’t been back to the dentist in a year because I am too scared. Now I can’t even walk near a dentist’s office without getting apprehensive. If you have even a slight fear of the dentist or want someone gentle, STAY AWAY.