Lennie M. Checchio, DDS

I have another dentist for normal dental stuff, but he referred me to Dr. Checchio when I got my wisdom teeth out when I was 19. Dr. Checchio did a good job. He does this stuff all the time, so it was routine for him. He did it under general anesthesia, so I didn’t have to deal with being awake for the procedure. I’m glad of that because some of my friends who went elsewhere and had their wisdom teeth pulled under local anesthesia have some horror stories. Anyway, even though 2 of my teeth were impacted, Dr. Checchio got them all out, and I wasn’t in any pain afterward, so I didn’t need the pain pills he prescribed. I was just a little swollen and had a bruise on my cheek, which is normal for fair-​skinned people like me. The only criticism that I have is that Dr. Checchio did my procedure at Nazareth Hospital, which is one of the worst hospitals in the city. For my teeth procedure, the anesthetist was very nice, and the nurses were nice when I was going under, but the nurses when I came out of it were not helpful. I was just waking up, and they were asking me if I was in any pain. I wasn’t exactly sure what was going on, so I groggily said, «What?» They took that as their cue to give me morphine, which I did not need, and which made me throw up once they sat me up. Of course, throwing up made my mouth throb like a bitch, so I was pretty angry with the nurses. But that’s not Dr. Checchio’s fault. Anyway, aside from where I had my procedure done, I have no complaints about Dr. Checchio or his skills as an oral surgeon. I’d definitely recommend him.