John P Melinski, D.M.D., P.C.

I’m so happy there is finally a way I can explain the awful experience my son had with Dr. Melinski. When he was four years old I took him to Dr. Melinskis. I actually heard about his practice when my son went there on a Merrick Woods nursery school trip. Not a brilliant reason, but Dr. Melinski kept telling me my son had cavities that needed to be filled. I couldn’t understand why he would have so many cavities but I trusted him and kept bringing my son for appointments. Well the last time I brought him I could tell he was in a lot pain when Dr Melinski was working on a tooth. I intervened since it was obvious my son was in pain and the doctor was becoming impatient. DR MELINSKI THEN TOLD ME HIS CAVITY WAS SOOO DEEP HE NEEDED MY PEDIATRICIAN TO GIVE HIM APPROVAL TO PUT HIM UNDER ANESTHESIA IN ORDER TO WORK ON IT AND BESIDES THE RISKS INVOLVED WITH ANESTHESIA IT WOULD COST ME $ 1,000 OUT OF POCKET. HE TOLD ME HE DOES THAT ALL THE TIME AND THAT HE HAD 5 KIDS THAT MORNING THAT HE KNOCKED OUT!!! I IMMEDIATELY FOUND ANOTHER PEDIATRIC DENTIST WHO LOOKED AT THE TOOTH AND INFORMED ME THAT MY LITTLE BOY DIDN’T EVEN HAVE A CAVITY!!! PRETTY SCARY. I wonder how much unnecessary work my boy may have had to endure before I realized what was going on… THIS IS MY REPLY TO DR. MELINSKI’S RESPONSE BELOW: Everything I said is 1,000 percent true and if anything it was understated. I will never forget the look on my pediatrician’s face when I told him you wanted to put my son under anesthesia for a cavity! He stood there wide eyed shaking his head back and forth. Nor will I forget the shock I felt when the new pediatric dentist told me my son didn’t even have a cavity! I wonder how many children are being put under anesthesia in your office right now. Shame on you.