Isai Fishkin, DDS, PA

Time to get this check up on the way. I’ve been seeing Dr. Fishkin since I was 10, he’s the best dentist I’ve ever had. He relocated a long time ago and thought he was no longer seeing patients, until my sister found his new office. That’s 2 years without him. When I found out where he was I immediately scheduled myself an appointment. When you have a Dr. That you trust and know stick with them as long as you can. Today’s a good day. I highly recommend seeing Dr. Fishkin, his procedures are pain free, I’ve never had a problem. During the 2 years of not seeing him I actually developed my very first set of cavities, and that was when I was in my late 20’s, as I mentioned ed earlier I’ve been seeing him since I was 10. He encourages heavily the importance of taking care of your teeth. I can also assure you that he is very thorough on his exams. I’ve never had a problem with him or his staff in all the 18 years that I’ve been seeing him

I found this place and went with it because you can make appointments online. Originally the appointment was double booked, but they were able to make it work and accommodate me.
Keith did a great job cleaning my teeth and was super friendly as was Dr. Fishkin. Every one I encountered was very nice.
I liked that the «goodie bag» consisted of a nice (not just generic) toothbrush, lip balm, mouth wash, Crest 3D toothpaste, and floss.

I saw Dr. Fishkin and his staff several times while I was working in New Jersey. They are wonderful. I was having an emergency and Dr. Fishkin examined me and treated me right then and there. I went back several times and always was treated with the utmost care and respect from the office staff, hygeniests and him. I highly recommend their dental practice. I am back in Vermont but I miss them a lot.

I have been a patient of Dr Fishkin for a few years now. A couple of days ago I received a bill for services that I questioned. I called the office and spoke with the Office Manager who also is conveniently Dr Fishkin wife. From the moment I got on the phone and questioned a fee I was black listed.
Part of being in the health care profession and dealing with patients is dealing with billing questions. As a patient I am fully within my rights to ask about any and all fees associated with my care. I was spoken to in a derogatory manner. I was laughed at and told basically that I was «stupid» enough to believe that a consultation was complimentary and that it was my fault I was billed.
There is no excuse in the world for the way I was spoken to and the ONLY reason it happened is because the woman handling the billing is the wife of the dentist. This is a gross abuse of her position and in any other practice she would be fired for the way she spoke to a patient.
in addition as I was originally referred by a friend I have found out that some people have been double billed or billed for procedures they did not have. I am pretty sure this is insurance fraud. I am not sure what is happening at the practice but it is not good.
If you want abuse go to this dentist if not stay away.

Dr Fishkin runs an excellent dental practice. I had an emergency after business hours and Dr. Fishkin accommodated my needs with speed and professionalism!
Keith is always attentive and gentle during my regular checkup.
Always a positive experience coming to the office.

Dr. Fishkin is everything you want in a dentist: gentle, fast, accurate, and doesn’t overcharge.
I’ve found my dentist!

Fantastic staff! I have been to several dentists in my years and each of them have done Mediocre work and I’m never truly satisfied with them. We changed dental plans and when I went to use the one dentist listed in my participating plan I realized they were in the mall not my ideal location! I finally used 1800 dentist figuring let’s see what we get had to be better than the local mall! The greeting on the phone flexibility to accommodate me and the high technology in the office tools was great! Everything explained what I had, how it happened, how to treat it and most importantly how it was going to be fixed and insurance limits as well as out of pocket affect! After the first visit I called back and set up my two kids and husband they were even better with them! Children oriented with the activities and patience! I was even able to have a crown set while my kids had there checkup! Unreal how relaxing and unnerving it was! Thank you so much I will be sending my relatives! Get ready!

Fishkin and his associates (hustlers?) are guided by fees and have thinning ethics. Shame on them. I’ve been going here for years – that is until recently when Dr. Fishkin changed the business’ priorities from quality to commission. (search «fee-​for-​service» and «overutilization» online).
Since Fishkin took over, the quality of dentistry has degraded. He and his associates push services and treatments that are both unnecessary and more expensive. They recommend treatments that require more visits and have a low success rates.
My crown fell out a less than a month after I got it. In his crooked eyes, that’s good for business (after all, he charged $ 1200 for the replacement). Though everyone is very kind/​courteous, congenial, and the nurses are equally polite/​gentle, don’t be fooled. Manners and charm do not translate to good dentistry.
Overall, dentists are unsupervised and have little incentive to do a quality job except for a code of ethics. If they do a careless job, the patient doesn’t notice as dentists can essentially «cover up» their shoddy work with fillings, crowns, and posts. Fishkin and his associates may be exploiting this.
BTW, «fee-​for-​service» (FFS) is a payment model used in health care; it gives an incentive for physicians/​dentists to provide more treatments (including unnecessary ones) because payment is dependent on the quantity of care, rather than quality of care. And, «overutilization» refers to medical services that are provided with a higher volume or cost than is appropriate. It’s a medical moral hazard.

Dr. Fishkin and his entire staff are just magical when it comes to patient care and dentistry. The office staff is second to none in attention to detail and customer focus. More importantly he and his associate have exceptional chairside manner and have been able to treat issues that were longstanding from a previous dentist and clearly explain and review the treatments. My teeth haven’t felt or looked so good in 10 years!