Downtown Dental: Kowalczyk Ryan DDS (Co-Wall-Sick)

Dude's shady. Cheap or old equipment from a different era (for example X-rays are actively painful like biting on plastic action figures). Worse, he knowingly catastrophizes in order to sell more procedures. After my X-rays showed no issue, he explained to me that I actually had around 10 to 12 cavities on one side of my mouth. He then sent me home with 25 dollar extra-flouride toothpaste. When I got a second opinion, that dentist said my mouth was fine. Zero cavities. His beer is better than his dentistry.

Permanently damaged my tongue. They said it may take up to six months to get the numbness in my tongue to go away after doing a routine scaling and cleaning. I waited that amount of time but the numbness never left. Went to an oral surgeon who said I had permanent nerve damage and said he may have been able to help if I had come to him within the first few months of the damage. Asked Dr. Kowalczyk if his insurance would pay for the damage. He said it is the risk you take when you visit a dentist. They won't return phone calls or emails. I am a nice guy and don't complain often. Don't trust this dentist!

After years of going to the same Dentist that all of my family always went to, I finally decided to branch out and try Downtown Dental after it was recommended by a friend, and I am thrilled I did! I hadn't realized before my experience with Hygienist, Ashlee, and Dr. Kowalczyk how poor all my visits to the dentist before were! Ashlee made sure that I was comfortable at all times, let me know what steps she was taking, and even made sure I enjoyed the music that was playing! After Ashlee had done a thorough review of my x-rays and the process she had taken in the cleaning stages, she introduced me to Dr. Kowalczyk who was friendly, honest, and let me know in terms I actually understood, the processes I needed to follow to maintain my freshly cleaned teeth, and how to care for them in the future. Thank you Downtown Dental for showing me that that Dentist isn't supposed to be a scary experience!