D Ross Atkinson, DDS, MS, PA

Dr Atkinson travels from his office in Hot Springs to do work in different offices around Northwest Arkansas. He happened to be the only perio that my insurance Metlife would cover and he did my dental implant at the Monarch dentistry office in Fayetteville, AR. He is pretty nice and very thorough, but most of my communication was with his nurse Carol who is AWESOME. Very empathetic, very good bedside manner, spends time with you, and very good at giving you lots of information and answering questions. She kept in touch with me via phone and mail. During the actual procedure they were really able to put me at ease. I was getting a tooth implant up front because I had been born without an adult tooth there. Everything was easy — they placed the IV without any pain at all. In minutes I was floating away to sleepy land and then I woke up and almost everything was done. I did hear some drilling at some point but never felt anything. The procedure was much easier than I expected and I don’t have a whole lot of pain at the moment. Time will tell how things go as I heal for the next 6 months. I have another appointment scheduled with them in 1 month just so they can check things out, then I will be handed to my regular dentist to eventually get the abutment and crown.
All around, it was a good experience and I shouldn’t have been terrified. The only reason they didn’t get 5 stars is because scheduling is a little tricky and slow just because they only come to this location about once a month. Other than that, I highly recommend!