Please let me take a moment to comment about my experience with Pafford Endodontics. I was referred to Dr. Pafford's practice by my regular dentist when it became apparent that I needed a root canal.
Over the years, I had heard horror stories about root canals and how invasive and painful they could be. It was only because of the pain I was feeling that I made the appointment with Pafford Endodontics.
When I called to make the appointment, Michelle took the call and set up the appointment. My appointment was scheduled so that I was only in pain a matter of hours, not days. And the paperwork necessary from me as a new patient was done online and was totally convenient and easily completed. I did not even have to print anything out-- it was all done via secure email!
Upon arriving at the office, I was immediately made to feel welcome. The wait to see Dr. Pafford was non-existent, too. It was as if they were waiting for me to just walk in. While the waiting room is very comfortable, the patient rooms are incredible! The patient rooms are large and the windows offer the most beautiful panorama of downtown and midtown Atlanta!
The staff is totally professional and friendly. The assistant who worked with Dr. Pafford ushered me into the patient room and everything was ready for the root canal to begin. When I met Dr. Pafford for the first time, I was immediately put a ease. He spent a few minutes consulting with me about what was about to happen, and then as the procedure moved along, he told me everything that he was doing.
Possibly the most surprising thing to me was the state-of-the-art equipment that Dr. Pafford uses. He employs a "microscope" (which isn't like the typical microscope used in biology labs) that allows him to pinpoint with incredible accuracy the problem. On my first visit for the root canal, the drilling was completed, a medication was put in place to eliminate the infection, and a temporary filling was put in the tooth-- all in a timely fashion! Equally important was that there was no pain whatsoever.
The follow-up visit a month later was something that I really did not think about. After the experience of the first part of the root canal, I know that I had nothing to fear, that I would feel no pain, and that I would be treated totally well. That's exactly what happened, too. I now have a completed root canal with an implanted post that will strengthen the damaged tooth and a permanent filling.
To wrap this up, I have nothing but superlatives to say about Dr. Pafford and his entire staff. While no one ever wants to have a root canal, it was not nearly as bad an experience as I had anticipated. Dr. Pafford and Pafford Endodontics is definitely #1!
Bill W.