Kohn Donald W DDS

Steer clear. The hygienists are not friendly at all, and downright rude. Dr kohn himself is strictly all about the $$$. My 6 year old son had 2 cavaties filled. They fell out less than a year later. He then told us that my son might need surgery and would develop an abscess if not treated immediately. It was going to cost us thousands of dollars for this fix.
I decided to get a second opinion.
The second dentist simply stated that we just needed to get the fillings replaced and there was no abscess. No type of surgery was needed. To even put a 6 year old through surgery was just absurd, when it was a simple fix of refilling a couple of lost fillings. This brings me to my next complaint. My insurance company would not cover the filling replacements on the same teeth within less than a calendar year. My second opinion dentist had stated that I should return to Dr. Kohn to have the fillings replaced. I shouldn’t have to pay to have them replaced by a different dentist. I said no thank you. I would not return to Dr. Kohn if he was the last dentist on earth. I mean that! I would rather pay out of pocket and get my kids fillings redone, at another dentist, than to return to Dr kohn. Steer clear of Dr. Kohn. Please!

Very surprised to read a negative review. I met Dr Kohn years ago. He treated my son for ten years and was always very good with him. My son had a root canal after he fractured his tooth playing on the school yard. He was awake during the procedure and felt nothing! He was very gentle. After watching Dr. Kohn enjoy his job and do excellent dentistry, I decided to become a dentist! Again, I am very surprised to read a negative review.

My wife and I got the impression by his demeanor and concern with maximizing income that he did not like children or their paerents. After our son’s first appointment (5 years old at the time), he recommended 6 caps (his fee around $ 5,000) and that the procedure be done under general anesthesia at the hospital; we were shocked as we did not believe our son had significant problems. In addtion to his staff not being very helpful, I asked to speak with him for 5 minutes as we had never experienced ths before especially our child going under general anesthesia. Dr. Kohn seemed aggravated but agreed. He then met with me for 5 or 10 minutes and sent me a consult bill for $ 150 for that brief meeting. Our fault for not getting second opinion but we proceeded with the caps only to have all 4 of the non metal caps break and chip within 2 – 3 years.