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December 2023 by betsysiwula
Think twice before getting a root canal by Dr. Cho. He looked at my tooth and said he “felt good he could do it and save the tooth” but that there were no guarantees. I trusted him and used him instead of a endodontist (specialist of root canals). The extreme drilling he did cracked my tooth! He showed me the x-ray before-- where there was no crack-- and the x-ray after his root canal, which clearly showed he cracked my tooth. He then told me that my tooth needed extracted, which he did. Unfortunately, the dissolvable stitches he put in after the extraction (which were supposed to last 10 days and dissolve) popped out after three days, threads with knots, and fell out. I was in pain for 10 days, it was Thanksgiving week, I was out of town and tried to manage the pain with ibuprofen & naproxen. I’ve Never had such a complication before with an extraction!I wrote to Dr. Cho about this and never heard anything back from him. Very disappointing! I came back after a month for him to remove the extraction membrane. I told him how rough the procedure had been and he mentioned he was not going to use that type thread again. He gave no apology or recognition of my feedback! I firmly believe that if I had gone to an endodontist specialist-- whom fine-tunes root canals, this saga would never have happened and I’d still have my tooth! So now, after thousands of dollars spent with Dr. Cho, I am looking at spending thousands of dollars more for an implant. UGH, I should have done more research before blindly trusting Dr. Cho! No, I will not use his services for the implant, he’s got 2 strikes already, I won’t wait for 3 strikes, he is out!BTW, this is no reflection on Dr. Cho’s office staff. They have been professional and efficient throughout, hence the two stars.Betsy Brandt
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November 2023 by Blaise Basara
Dr Cho is absolutely incompetent! 3 weeks after my appointment for 4 fillings, I am in more pain then when I went in; the work will have to be redone and they are unwilling to refund me for the botched operation. Ive never seen such an unprofessional practice. From using untrained nurses, to joking around while working, banging his tools inside my mouth and admitting to making a mistake while doing the surgery. I have submitted a complaint with the state Dental Board and I urge anybody to do the same to make sure that this grifter can no longer practice.
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October 2023 by Blaise B.
Dr Cho is absolutely incompetent! 3 weeks after my appointment for 4 fillings, I am in more pain then when I went in; the work will have to be redone and they are unwilling to refund me for the botched operation. Ive never seen such an unprofessional practice. From using untrained nurses, to joking around while working, banging his tools inside my mouth and admitting to making a mistake while doing the surgery. I have submitted a complaint with the state Dental Board and I urge anybody to do the same to make sure that this grifter can no longer practice.
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September 2023 by Isobel Rippel
I am writing this review for my mom after she had a terrible experience with Dr Cho’s office. She went in for a root canal and a mistake was made by Dr Cho and left my mom with major complications and the need for more dental work to be done. She proceeded to lose the tooth, have an infection for weeks, and had bruising from her face all the way down her neck. Initially Dr Cho was remorseful and agreed to cover the cost of the added dental work but shortly after he changed his tune and now only agreeing to paying $1500 out of a $5,000 dollar procedure. Again she would not need this procedure if it was not for his mistake. His office has not been receptive with us at all to get this resolved. At this point we have no choice but to pursue legal action to get the cost of the dental procedure covered.
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August 2023 by Isobel R.
I am writing this review for my mom after she had a terrible experience with Dr Cho's office. She went in for a root canal and a mistake was made by Dr Cho and left my mom with major complications and the need for more dental work to be done. She proceeded to lose the tooth, have an infection for weeks, and had bruising from her face all the way down her neck. Initially Dr Cho was remorseful and agreed to cover the cost of the added dental work but shortly after he changed his tune and now only agreeing to paying $1500 out of a $5,000 dollar procedure. Again she would not need this procedure if it was not for his mistake. His office has not been receptive with us at all to get this resolved. At this point we have no choice but to pursue legal action to get the cost of the dental procedure covered.
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May 2023 by D F.
Just moved to Santa Fe, and noticed an issue with a tooth. Called Dr. Cho and they could not give me an emergency appointment for four days. I had an abcess on a tooth but hey sure see you in four days when it has to be extracted and you make more money for the extraction....not.
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April 2023 by Elizabeth W.
Seems friendly and to listen, at first...don't be fooled.Admittedly, fit me in on short notice. I had been told previously I needed a tooth extracted and had been having trouble getting other dentists in area to do anything but take more x-rays and not actually follow up on fixing anything...and since I was looking for a TMJ specialist, I figured maybe I would get lucky to find someone that understands it and takes emergencies. He questioned as to why I thought I had tmj and treated me like I was suspect.Talked me into just deadening tooth with what he later referred to as bleach. That it was worth trying to save with a future root canal.I had emphasized that I have multiple chemical sensitivities and am allergic to iodine. The irrigant leaked all over the rest of my mouth and down my throat...burning the inside of my mouth and throat. I cannot help but wonder if Iodine were not in it...or if not what else it might be. He used my chest as an instrument tray. I had to knock the stuff off my chest and went to sink to throw up.He patched tooth up telling assistant to just stuff it with cloth? then to cover like a filling. After done he said tooth could not be saved and to cancel future appointments. I was sick afterwards, I think I must have been in some kind of shock. I took antihistamines and called poison control the day after. This is a thing that happens apparently and I was lucky I was doing better is pretty much what they told me. It will take a couple weeks to likely feel better. They were not wrong.I believe he and staff ignored the signs of my having a reaction to the irrigant.It was hard to get anyone to work on tooth or extract following the procedure, which I see someone else mentioned, seemed aggressive...I feel there may be a not step on the toes of other dentists work mentality or the like here? I think a bad call was made and he did not follow proper protocols of chemicals, nor being able to adequately keep solution in the dam.As for a nice place...noooomaybe outside and front desk. But the water stained ceiling with old calendar flowers barely hanging off of it creeped me out more than calmed me...an old hang in there kitty with tacks would have been less tacky.After focusing my attention on hunting for access to extraction and while searching for a decent local dentist, I finally got the crumbling mummy tooth out, out of town.I decided to write when finally healed from the delayed extraction , asked for refund. The staff called me and tried to cover for him...like leaky dams are normal. That I did not follow up. BS. I wrote again to ask what chemicals were used, so as to never be heaving with a burning throat at a dentist in future.No word back.Santa Fe seriously needs a dentist overhaul.
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April 2023 by Paula Young
Dr Cho is a very skilled, talented dentist with an excellent staff. They all work to make sure the patient is happy with their dental work. The patient’s needs are their priority. He is the best in town.
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February 2023 by Jan McTolf
As a new resident to Santa Fe, Dr Chou and his staff quickly put me at ease and provided a wonderful experience. Rita, hygienist, was thorough and explained her procedure quickly and professionally. She was so nice and I look forward to visiting with her again. Needless to say, I am pleased to be a patient of Dr Chou.
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February 2023 by Liz Cervio
Dr. Cho has been my dentist for 22 years. He is one of the best dentists I've seen over a lifetime of being in that chair! And his office staff and assistants are wonderful.
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January 2023 by Jeff Worth
My Experience with Dr. Cho and his staff has always been great. I really like this dentist. Best I have ever known. One time he met me at his office on a Saturday morning RE: an emergency. He turned on the rock & roll and fixed me. Very good Dr.
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January 2023 by Steve Vierck
Dr. Cho and his staff are excellent. In my experience, which included getting an implant, they are very good at what they do while also being courteous and pleasant. Just had my semi-annual teeth cleaning by the hygienist, Rita who is top notch.
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January 2023 by Bob Griffith
My wife and I have been going to Dr Cho for the last 20-plus years. He is a kind, funny, cheerful person who is also a speedy and a very effective dentist. You can imagine we've run the gamut of dental treatments and procedures, over the years.No one enjoys a visit to the dentist, but Dr Cho ensures the next best thing - a pleasant, pain-free encounter. His tooth hygienist, Rita, always does a splendid job cleaning our teeth most efficiently.
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January 2023 by Melody Shull
Rita was great and did a thorough job cleaning my teeth. She was meticulous in her work and spent time cleaning up around every tooth. She was professional and pleasant! I will be back!
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January 2023 by Maureen Blum
Dr Cho was fantastic. He squeezed me in with my broken tooth on an obviously busy day. He and his staff were courteous, professional and efficient. I am grateful for the excellent care I received.Maureen O’Reilly Blum
