Benjamin Xqn
map-marker Dallas, Texas

Great service, friendly and caring staff

Updated by user Jun 09, 2011

Went for a relining in May. Everything went great. They relined my dentures and they fit perfect. Bottom ones are loose, but they do never fit right from what a lot of people tell me. The uppers are starting to give me trouble, but I\'ll just go in. They also let you walk right in. You don\'t have to make an appointment.

Other places you\'d have to call them to schedule an appointment that could be 2 months away and you sit there with pain when eating to loose fitting dentures.

Again, I\'ve seen other reviews that were negative. Affordable Dentures seems to be a place by place business. Some people may have an awful experience, some people like me, have a great experience.

Original review Apr 23, 2011
In October 2010, I had both upper and lower teeth removed. I spent several months going around to denture places, but none of them seemed pleasing enough and I felt they only cared about my money and not the perfect smile I was wanting back. I found out about Affordable Dentures through a waitress at a breakfast joint, who had gotten her dentures. I went there and their receptionist was nice, and sweet. They took me back and gave me several models of dentures and pricing plans. As well as payment options. These people were the most nicest and caring that I've dealt with in a long time in the dentistry field. After I picked my plan and payment option, they did molding. Afterwards they told me they would call me if there are any issues or if my teeth are ready for pickup. They called me 2 hours later to come and pick up my teeth and it cost me only $1,100. Other places I could have gotten the same teeth, paid up front around $2,500 and waited 4-6 weeks for my dentures to be made and delivered. I've seen other reviews. I've had bad experiences with dentists. I had one earlier this year with Aspen Dental. Not everyone experiences the same through things in life. I really do reccomend Affordable Dentures to anyone looking for cheap and fast service and friendly and caring individuals. I've also been in several times since to be fitted and adjusted and those appointments were free of charge.
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Guest

I don't see the location of this Dallas office. Sounds like a great experience!

I would drive for hours to get to a place that was this nice. I drive 45 minutes to get to A.D. in Mesquite with Dr Blair. I have been there for three visits.

I am due back today to pick up my second set of temporary dentures. So, far they have been cordial but I get the feeling they are all very inexperienced and it scares me. Dr Blair told us that he has been in practice for three years and yet when I looked up his license in the ADA it says he got his rank in 07/02/2012, just over a year ago. He strikes me more as a shy person and definitely could use more people skills.

His lab techs make me feel like I am a "guinea pig" that they are still learning from. Even though, Dr Blair left my gums looking like they have been hacked at by a butcher, I like him and feel forgiving towards him, I am more worried about how successful the comfort and look of my dentures will turn out, and I did end up in the (emergency room the day of the extractions). This temporary set makes my smile unrecognizable and my family is not happy with that. I am hoping that with patience, I will end up with what I am praying for.

I hope I am not being too easy on them and at the same time don't want to seem ungrateful if I am left unhappy with my permanent dentures.

I wish Dr Blair much success, however from what I have seen, he has a long ways to go. A good reputation can be a long time in the making but a bad one can happen over night.

Guest

I wish I had read this review before I went to Aspen Dental to have my insurance maxed out plus a lot of money out of pocket and still no dentures I can use. Aspen has ruined my life as I can go out and eat in public.

I go to my car to eat

lunch at work. It is the most horrible experience I have ever had.

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Anonymous
map-marker Indianapolis, Indiana

I now sound like a drunk when I speak

I have spent 4 days in *** trying to get my temporary and permanent plate to fit correctly. After all of this and a day after I called back to explain that my upper lip is hanging off of my face and I was told by the Jacksonville office that I signed off on them...when I tried them on I was asked to sign a document, I was not aware that document meant that was it..I thought it was that I had received them.

Of course I signed off on them I was sitting in the office 2 days straight 10 hours each day. So I file a complaint with the better business bureau and they agree to either replace or refund. I selected refund and no place did it say that I would have to return the plate.

Tell me how a 600.00 refund is going to get me a replacement...really...these people are unprofessional, ignorant and should be closed down. Sad part is that the Afforable Denture in Rockford, IL did a brilliant job on my wife's emergency set and I was really expecting more.

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Guest

In reading your response I take it you must work for this company. I agree that he should return the no good dentures.

I sent my no good patials to the parent company.

Ihave not received a dime. I took action that will bring attention to these scam artists.They are all about the oney and could care less about a person not being able to eat properly which is essential to life.Another thing is that not everyone that goes into these offices are uneducated and ***.They hide behind laws that are designed to protect the public.This is about to change.

Guest

You sound drunk right now!!!! Why in the WORLD would you ask for a refund and then expect to keep the dentures.

Would you walk into wal mart and say "I'd like my money back for this flat screen tv BUT I'd like to keep it!!!!" and why would you sign a consent and not read it.

Each affordable dentures is individually owned by the dentist that works there. Not all of them run the same.

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sincerelysandy
map-marker Conway, South Carolina

Be Smart - Stay Away from Affordable Dentures, Myrtle Beach, SC

The "dentist" at this place is bizarre. His approach to clients is rude, distant and lacking of basic human kindness. My son and I were in this office and because my son didn't understand what the "dentist" was saying and had the nerve to ask him to repeat himself, he got angry, walked out of the room. A short time later, the dental assistant came in and told us the "dentist" didn't want to treat my son, that it "just wasn't going to work as he didn't feel he had a good relationship with this client." If you want to feel like an animal being herded from stall to stall then Affordable Dentures is for you, but if you want professional care then I suggest you look elsewhere.
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Guest

All the comments are true the dentist in MB is one off the most rude professionals Ive ever dealt with. Thank god he refused to do my dental work.

Guest

I totally believe it. He is rude and obnoxious.

If you don't respond to his "commands" on sitting up or tilting your head IMMEDIATELY he disciplines you like a child.

I was talking to a lady in the waiting room who was almost in tears because of the way he treated her. My ex also he was s ***.

Guest

Do yourself a big favor and stay away from Affordable Dentures in MB SC! The dentist is incompetent, rude and could care less about treating you and your needs properly.

I purchased a ValPlast partial with two teeth for cosmetic purposes after an extraction was done.

The size of the teeth are smaller than a 1 year olds and look ridiculous! The dentist there told me he can't do anything about it!

You prepay beforehand and get what they give you and if you are not happy...too bad!!! Stay Away if you know what's good for you!!

Guest

:cry

My husband went there today, the dentist didn't make sure he was numb, he was in more pain after having his teeth removed than before he walked in the door. He said the dentist shouldn't even have a license.

To top it off he nicked my husband under the chin, now tell me why he even had sharp instruments in that area.

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Ticked O Fcj
map-marker Dayton, Ohio

Affordable dentures rip off

On April 24th, 2011, I had a single tooth extraction, as well as a partial lower denture made at Affordable Dentures in Lima, Ohio. The Dentist was a Dr. Cline. I was not given a local anesthetic as you would expect, only a spray on the gum area. The Dentist tried to pull the tooth and broke it in half. After excruciating pain, he then pulled the second half. All of this without proper Novocaine or medication. He said "you can stand a lot of pain can't you?" After that, he then attempted to fit the partial plate that this company made for me. It did not fit and was shabbily made. I tried to insert this partial plate one time before I went to bed and it broke. I certainly wouldn't have been able to eat with this partial! All of this exasperating experience and excruciating pain for the amazing low price of just $410.00! I instantly contacted their corporate office and left a complaint. Now, I have to go to a real dentist to have this botched procedure corrected and have a new partial plate made. One that fits and one that won't break the first time I wear it. Never call Affordable Dentures! This company is neither affordable or pleasant to deal with.
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Guest

thanks- for posting. I was wondering what the downsize is.

Sorry for your pain.

I have had dentist work on a tooth without proper pain medication and I wonder if it is malpractice. To cause such pain.

Guest

what did the headquarter told you ?

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Linda R Szf
map-marker New Orleans, Louisiana

Affordable Dentures bait and switch

I went to Affordable dentures to have two teeth removed and purchase a flipper. They would not provide a temporary flipper or partial. They instead, wanted to pull all my teeth and sell me dentures. BEWARE! they are in business to make money and sell dentures not help people with their teeth. The dr. barely even checked my dental xray before she tried to intimidate me into a full pull. The first words out of her mouth were all your teeth need to be pulled. She did not check my teeth physically. My teeth are not all loose and even if they were, I should have the right to purchase a temporary flipper. Bait and switch.
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Guest

Did this to me years back then gave me a partial that kept breaking and they didn't uphold the warranty and when I reported them for it I somehow got poisoned for making the dentist mad and ended up sick for months shortly after ....

Guest

Drop teeth and broke them on 11/25/2013, went to affordable dentures on veterans hwy. arrive at 8am 11/26/2013 and was told no more patient would be seen until 12/2/2013 because of holiday and they were short staff, they posted notice at 8:40 a.m.

and announced manger was not in YET. There was 3 other people with same problem we watch as the staff was just standing around.

Affordable Dentures on Veterans Hwy Metairie, La is not concern about their patients only the money.

Guest

this complaint reflects what my previous post said. She was told that a flipper was not the better treatment.

Her other teeth were unsound. That is not bait and switch.This is ethical dentistry. No one is bullied, they are informed.

Affordable consults are $20. She was told no so she libels the practice?

Guest

I am tired of dealing with ignorant patients too. Maybe Linda should have gone to the local dentist....he would have told her the same thing and charged her 10 times more!

Guest

Linda Raya,

I love people who talk about things they know nothing of. You said you went to "have two teeth removed and purchase a flipper." What made you think you need 2 teeth removed?

This is a medical office not somewhere where you order off a menu. Sometimes it takes just one second to look at the x-ray to know that the patient has severe periodontitis and all teeth need to be extracted. Patients need to realize they don't get to dictate treatments. How can the patient know how to treat when they have no knowledge?

The job of the dentist is to tell you what you need, not to do what you want them to do. In fact, they will be liable if something bad happens later on even though it's what the patient wanted. It's like you going to a doctor and he finds out that you have high blood pressure. But you tell him you only want medication that will INCREASE your blood pressure because you're ignorant and you don't know what you're talking about.

Is the doctor really supposed to make you happy and give you the medication that you want??

Please use your brain before you start posting complaints online. If you have questions or concerns, your time would be better spent communicating with your doctor about those issues.

Guest
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You are so rude. pissed off dentist I hope you get pissed on and lose your license you ***. One day someone is gonna punch you in the face, maybe break your jaw, hopefully you lose some teeth

Guest

Linda Raya,

I love people who talk about things they know nothing of.

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Anonymous
map-marker Burlington, Vermont

Affordable Dentures Tacoma,Washington

Ihave seen all the pissed consumers, but i am here to say that Dr.derbe in tacoma wa. affordable dentures did right by me, i didnt like the upper denture and he made me another, he pulled 9 lower theeth and did great there to. he has a little different chair side manner, but he does what he said he would, so i thank him P.E.Jones april,2011 so i am sorry to all those folks that had a bad experience elseware, maybe you should fly to washington, and not expect miricle for pennys anyone else around here was twice as much money, with no garrentee eithier
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Guest

Very disappointed in how Dr Derebe treated me on my first visit. I was the ONLY customer in the clinic, but he was short and snippy with me from the get go.

The staff apologized for him and were very nice when I said there was no way I could have this dentist work on my mouth with his bad attitude. Walking out the door I passed him and said "I'm sorry but I don't care for your style" and he rolled his eyes and mutter something--obviously he could care less that I had 2000.00 cash to spend that day.

Guest

I was terrified to go get dentures......I had to have 10 teeth pulled! Dr Derebe was very good.

He made sure I was not feeling any pain, and he worked quickly. I still have to go have adjustments and the final dentures in about 6 or 8 months, but so far everything has been really good.

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zhli
map-marker Erie, Pennsylvania

Poor denture by Saiat Nallari D.D.S. Category: Dentists 7067 Tiffany Blvd Ste 260 Youngstown, OH

I paid thousands dollars for my full dentures at affordable dentures located at 7067 Tiffany Blvd Ste 260 Youngstown, OH 44514 (Saiat Nallari D.D.S.) The quality of the material they use in making the dentures are cheap & bad. In less then a year my denture broke twice and they refused to replace it only repaired. I paid them thousands dollars for the full dentures but got ripoff by the cheap materials. Also, their service is not good at all. They did not give me any water to clean my month after each exam or working done inside my month, it was very uncomfortable, yet, the water station located inside the office always has the sign for OUT OF ORDER. I had to go in the restroom to clean my month.
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Guest

I understand what you are saying, I was there 2 weeks ago and had the same feeling. the dentist gets kind of angry if you are scared of the injection.

poor information. he put in my partial and left the cabin without saying a word, not good bye, no information what will happen and they charged me $20 for consulting which was only telling me what he could do. it should be included the price. That dentist is actually only pulling teeth all day long.

he doesnt do real tooth work.

The work is done by the girls and the technicians. It is not worth the money...I dont recommend it at all

Anonymous
map-marker Longview, Texas

Did not receive adequete post care

I had 2 complex teeth removed on 02-03-11 and developed a dry socket on the weekend and could not contact them in any way. Contacted them on Monday 02-07-11 at 8:00 AM telling them of my pain and was told I could not see someone until 10:00 AM. After arriving and telling them of my pain, I had to wait almost 2 hours to be seen.I will not go back there or recomend them to anyone!!!! The Affordable Dentures that I went to 3081 Highway 31 East,Tyler,Tx 75702.Phone# is 903-533-**** Blake G. Sinclair,DDS.
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Guest

What ever you do dont recommend anyone to conroe ,texas as they have a no cumminication policy and if you try and ask them for something or tell them something they just reply with , we are the experts and we will do as we please , or shut up

Now i have a totally different *** and will grind me teeth all the time , there goes what bottom teeth i have as they will now be destroyed by the poorly made denture . Service is a whole other story , there wasnt any and i am in the process of now dealing with lawyers on consumer rights.

Guest

The reason you get your dentures at such a cheap cost is cause AffordableDentures screws their employees bad. I have been with Affordable for over 5 years now, with little to no thankx for my talents as a lab tech or my speed. We produce roughly 10-20 sometimes 30 dentures a day between $400-**** a set depending on style. Yet you know what i get on salary? 32k as a lab tech and thats with bonuses! Add the *** benefits packet to that i might make a total of 36-38k a year if you even use the insurance at all. Which i dont. So lets take 20 sets at average of $600 a set, thats 12k a day. we are open on average lets say 200 work days in a year. so 12k times 200 is 2.4 mill a year. So yea, real close figure cause we made 2.2 last year. We have 2 dentist, 2 desk ax, 3 assistants and 4 lab members but only 2 of us are full technicians. So 11 employees in all. Now lets exclude the dentist and say 9 employees times 32k a year is only $288,000. So either the dentist are over payed, which i know there not cause even the 2nd doc is *** about pay. So lets give the docs 200k each a year. Still thats only 688k total and thats saying both docs make A-lot. Still where is the remaining 1.7 million???? So take what ever number you want from that for over head??? and you got your numbers, now times that by 150+ labs. Still this company is makeing way to much for me to be this under-paid, under-rated and over-looked. To top it off you cant dicuss your pay with each other, so who do you talk to when your regional manager never comes around and when he does all he says is shoot me an email which i have already done with a laughable response. a 2% pay increase!!!!!!! 2 percent for 5 hard working years. O by the way i make 32k NOW!!! thats after that pay raise LOL.

What sucks the most is there are only 3 labs in this town, so to advance my career i need to move, but how do you save anything too move with a wife and 2 kids on 32k salary????? Wish i had never started with them or atleast asked for more money to start with. Untill then as an employee i would say stay away from them, seriously all they want is your money $$$$ they could give a *** less about you as a patient. But still we employees dont get that money so being underpayed like this makes me as a person not care about the patient, all i want to do is finish my work and go home. There once was a time when i loved my career and helping people but untill i get out from under affordables boot thats just a dream.

So Basicly thats what happens to the quality at affordable, they ruin good workers to the point where they dont care cause they are over worked bad and like stated before way underpayed. If they where to start paying their employees what they are worth, odds of it are you would get way better quality dentures and service.

So on your next visit mention this fact maybe even print it and post it on their wall and we might get our point across pleaseing both us employees to better serve and please you the patients...

Guest

The reason you get your dentures at such a cheap cost is cause AffordableDentures screws their employees bad. I have been with Affordable for over 5 years now, with little to no thankx for my talents as a lab tech or my speed.

We produce roughly 10-20 sometimes 30 dentures a day between $400-**** a set depending on style. Yet you know what i get on salary? 32k as a lab tech and thats with bonuses! Add the crap benefits packet to that i might make a total of 36-38k a year if you even use the insurance at all.

Which i dont. So lets take 20 sets at average of $600 a set, thats 12k a day. we are open on average lets say 200 work days in a year. so 12k times 200 is 2.4 mill a year.

So yea, real close figure cause we made 2.2 last year. We have 2 dentist, 2 desk ax, 3 assistants and 4 lab members but only 2 of us are full technicians. So 11 employees in all. Now lets exclude the dentist and say 9 employees times 32k a year is only $288,000.

So either the dentist are over payed, which i know there not cause even the 2nd doc is *** about pay. So lets give the docs 200k each a year. Still thats only 688k total and thats saying both docs make A-lot. Still where is the remaining 1.7 million????

So take what ever number you want from that for over head??? and you got your numbers, now times that by 150+ labs. Still this company is makeing way to much for me to be this under-paid, under-rated and over-looked. To top it off you cant dicuss your pay with each other, so who do you talk to when your regional manager never comes around and when he does all he says is shoot me an email which i have already done with a laughable response.

a 2% pay increase!!!!!!! 2 percent for 5 hard working years. O by the way i make 32k NOW!!! thats after that pay raise LOL.What sucks the most is there are only 3 labs in this town, so to advance my career i need to move, but how do you save anything too move with a wife and 2 kids on 32k salary?????

Wish i had never started with them or atleast asked for more money to start with. Untill then as an employee i would say stay away from them, seriously all they want is your money $$$$ they could give a *** less about you as a patient. But still we employees dont get that money so being underpayed like this makes me as a person not care about the patient, all i want to do is finish my work and go home. There once was a time when i loved my career and helping people but untill i get out from under affordables boot thats just a dream.So Basicly thats what happens to the quality at affordable, they ruin good workers to the point where they dont care cause they are over worked bad and like stated before way underpayed.

If they where to start paying their employees what they are worth, odds of it are you would get way better quality dentures and service. So on your next visit mention this fact maybe even print it and post it on their wall and we might get our point across pleaseing both us employees to better serve and please you the patients...

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Jowanna Vbn

Wasted time

Found the site online and they had posted denture (set) starting at $445.00. So I call to set an appointment cause my teeth are in bad shape. Anyway got up around 5am and headed out, it was an hour drive for me. get there fill out all the paperwork,go back and take the extra then waited for bout 25min. After that they called me back for the doctor to examine my mouth. Did that and he beginned to fit the moldings of my teeth and all so they could start making the sets. After that I go back out front and wait another 30min. Then the secretary calls me and say. Your total will be $3,465. My mouth dropped open. I couldn't beleive what she had just said so I asked her why is it that much. Mind you I was expecting to have a bill of around $1,200 tops since they say affordable dentures.She says well you needed teeth to be extracted before the dentures could be placed. And I knew that But she never said they would be charging me $89 for each extraction. But before that she had prompt me to buy the denture package which was starting at $869. I was fine with that but she never told me that the package didn't include the extraction of my old teeth. I don't see how this can be called affordable when you have to pay so much for the extraction. I feel if your going to buy dentures from your dentist then they should at least give you a discount for extracting your teeth if its not any complications. all my teeth are loose anyway. so I know it would not have even taken 1hr to get them all out.Then I had to pay $110 plus gas for unsuccessful visit to them.I think they should be more informant before they begin the process on any person. It's also negligence on my part for not asking her myself.anyway I don't see how they can carry the name of affordable dentures with that kind of prices. the poor will just have to be toothless. If you have teeth take care of them please!!!!
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Guest

I am not sure how you could be so mad at the company for the cost of the extraction. It plainly states on the site, the cost of extraction, per tooth, and that the extraction is NOT reflected in the cost of the denture. Maybe you should read the full disclosure before choosing any service.

Guest

How many toothed do you have¿

I had one tooth and I got it knocked out at a bar for nothin.

Saved a lot of money at your local red neck bar for rapid tooth removal.

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Anonymous
map-marker Rock Hill, South Carolina

Tooth keeps comming out. affordable dentures 2441 cherry rd rock hill sc 29730

my name is Gary Reddick on 3/10/2011 I had a set of dentures made. I have a problem with 1 tooth keeps comming out.

as of 4/14/2011 the same tooth has came out 3 times. I want to know if you think that this is a good representation of the way Affordable Dentures does business? Cemeron Longstreet managing Dentis License Number 4331. it is very inconvenient for me to keep going back an fourth to the dentist office.

I would like to know can you help me with this problem? your help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You. pissed consumer Gary Reddick

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Guest

I suggest you contact the administrator over the franscize I too WAS!!! a patient of the rockhill office and was very upset with their service ..........consultation was the only time I recieved courtious service there...

ps!! my teeth broke also!!!

Guest

I suggest you contact the administrator over the franscize I too WAS!!! a patient of the rockhill office and was very upset with their service ..........consultation was the only time I recieved courtious service there...

ps!! my teeth broke also!!!

Guest

also went to the one in palmbay fl and they r a joke.....ending up getting refund and going to a real dentist...

Guest

It keeps comming out cus the opposing tooth is hitting it to hard in a lateral or protrusive movement of the jaw. they need to fix it then make sure its not hitting to hard in the movements of the jaw.

AD means cheap dentures it dose not mean quality. you get what you pay for!

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ouch!!! I guess i'm staying away from that place.

I will live with my missing teeth until I can afford a good dentist. I don't need any aggravation!

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Anonymous
map-marker Ramsey, Illinois

Kicked out and cops called would'nt give me my records

I went in to get the mold for my dentures made,I filled out the two page form with all my private information on the pages.I was then called into the office and sat down and waited for someone to come in.A male employ or the guy who ran the place came in and started yelling at me for telling him and his staff not to talk? l explained to him that I had never seen or talked to anyone there except for the receptionist and I sure did not say that to he as she told me to fill out the sheet.L started leave but when we got back to the office reception area he would not give me my information sheet and put some on the computer.he asked me to
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Guest

The South Burlington VT branch kicked me out and put a no tresspass order on me because their 60 day free adjustment was a scam and I was not happy with it and wanted to speak with who was in charge.

Guest

sorry to hear about your bad experience with affordable dentures, but I feel the need to ask where this Affordable Dentures location is.

All Affordable Dentures locations are run by different people, I believe.

I recently went to one in MD which actually had a friendly staff.

The whole time I was in the chair, the assistant doing the mold was very quick to make sure I was comfortable and that the mold "goop" was not causing me any discomfort or gagging.

although I was aware I would most likely get what I paid for, once I met the staff members and took the time to speak to them on the phone multiple times before hand due to a dental phobia, I decided to go for it (2 years without teeth is too long)

(although i need to schedule an appointment to have my lowers adjusted as they don't fit correctly, but the uppers fit like a glove LD)

Again, I reiterate, I'd love to know (as would many others) as to which location this was at so everyone knows to avoid that location like the plague and I strongly suggest you take any and all possible legal actions against them.

Guest

Well I also feel your pain. I went there and was treated rudely.

I tried to leave, but when I got up they pushed me back in the chair. After they did this, 2 people held me down and the doctor put his *** in my face and then he let one go.

Right in my nose! :?

Guest

Well I also feel your pain. I went there and was treated rudely.

I tried to leave, but when I got up they pushed me back in the chair.

After they did this, 2 people held me down and the doctor put his *** in my face and ***. :?

Guest

First of all I feel you pain. I just went through a similar situation.They have to give you your records when you ask for them, this is a law that they can't refuse to give you your records.

If you don't pick them up in person send them a certified letter requesting them in writing and let them know when you will be picking them up. If they still refuse to give them to you just call the Dental Board in you state they can get them for you also from that dentist.They don't want you to report them to the board for breaking the law.

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Anonymous
map-marker Raleigh, North Carolina

Affordable Dentures - Kinston, NC

It's been years since I got my first set of uppers. The first set was ok, just took some getting used to. They told me that my lower teeth were ok so I decided to keep them for a while longer. After about 5 years or so, that first set broke and I went back to get another set. I was even happier with the second set. I didn't have to go back for fittings or whatever. They were fine, with no pain, and they fitted very well. I still have that second set, and now I have decided to have my lowers extracted and get the lower denture. They did a mold of both my upper and lower teeth when I was in the first time. I called earlier today to check prices to see if there was a change. The lady was as nice as could be. So, I will be going back to AD for my lowers very soon. I am sure that I will be happy, but if I am not, I know I have 60 days for any adjustment. I just thought it was time for some positive input about Affordable Dentures!
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I recieved my first dentures from Affordable Dentures in Kinston, NC about 12 years ago. No one knows I have dentures unless I tell them.

They look very natural. The only problem I have had is with biting on hard candy. I had broken several out of the gum line this way. Crazy glue to the rescue!!

I am now going back for my second set along with my husband, who is replacing his 46 year old pair. (His first were made by a local dentist, who has passed away)

They were nice and friendly and since they are 2 hours away from me I was glad I didn't have any problems.

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I went into AD in Kinston, NC back in October 2014 to get a consult and find out how this all worked. I found the whole staff helpful and pleasant.

I then returned in January 2015 to have my top teeth pulled and my full uppers. I have had 1 adjustment just last week, and again they were very helpful.

I am going back tomorrow to get my bottoms out and my full bottom dentures done and also to have my soft liner put on my tops. I am very pleased with Kinston Affordable Dentures right now, unless I mention I have fake teeth no one even realizes it.

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Anonymous
map-marker Plano, Texas

Bad dentures.

I had a new top denture made Jan 17,2011. They don't make me look like I did before.They had made a denture before that I was very pleased with. I was told today that they looked good. They don't! I have worn dentures for 14 years. This is the only denture I have not been happy with. I will never refer anyone I know to your company for any dental work, not even a cleaning!The ladies in the office were very pleasant. The dentist did not impress me at all. It was like I didn't know what I was talking.
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Guest

Receptionist Mandy is very rude. This in lincoln Nebraska.

I felt sorry for another man that came in on the wrong date...she talked to him like he was a kid. They should be ashamed!

Guest

Thanks for the info. That guy in the fourth row needed self storage in Toronto, but didn't get it.

What will happen to him now?

Choose his fate! The all knew version of life cereal that has everyone galloping for more.

Guest

Bad service where do i start. I am an Australian and just had a crack in my denture.

Conroe store made me buy a whole new one and when i said no one is to go near my bottom teeth the dentist gave me a filthy look and turned very sour . The website on google plus said they are open till 5pm but its really 4.25pm and now i have dentures that are all out of line on the teeth and biting down hard on my bottom teeth which is sure to destroy them alot quicker. We call this revenue raisning in Australia and it is illegal by consumer law. I then told them i couldnt make it back to the office until 4 or after no one said dont bother we will be closed so drove 40 miles for nothing to then go back the next day as i am travelling and they let me wait an hour and 30mins to then say i wont be seen until 2pm.

Totally stuffing my holiday up and i said cant you please help me as there was a major electrical storm in houston the day before which meant i couldnt get back until 425pm and you were closed so come on please just give me my teeth, you were quick to take my money. The dentist raised his voice and said no im not going to help so i raised my voice and said please mate just help me out and his reply was , CALL THE POLICE. OH my god. what is wrong with you mate call the police what for because im a dissatisfied customer and want what i paid for are you serious.

What a joke for service and disrespectful way to treat people . I then walked outside and a customer followed me who witnessed everything and said dont worry im an ex marine and i can tell the police you did nothing wrong . How am i suppossed to not think this is a deliberate way to get more money out of me , i just wanted the crack in my existing denture fixed .

I have had my dentures for 8 years and never had a problem until now after their no communication has now ruined my whole holiday and my expirience of american medical service . the old saying you get what you pay for is an understatement.

Guest

The lab techs with 5 yrs experience generally make $20 + /hr. As an Employee of Affordable you get 2 weeks paid vacation, plus 11 paid holidays.

You have a high school diploma, most techs in Affordables system are trained with in or go to a 1yr technical training. You are salaried not hourly and you are paid afull day even when you work 2 hours.

Most lab employees are finished in 6 hrs but are paid for 8hrs.oh, and did I mention the bonuses that busy practices pay? I'm thinking, its not such a bad gig.

Guest

I am an employee at the columbia office. I love all my patients that.

I work with but am very troubled by the company I work for. They have no compassion for us. We are an extremely busy office and I am at the *** of tears everyday at this job. This would be a wonderful place to work if I got paid for as hard as I work!

Being there for as long as I have I feel used and abused!

Hopefully something else comes around for me and my family! :cry :(

Guest

I am in a similar situation. I went in for an adjustment on my bottom denture because of having to have my tore bone shaved and they put a soft liner on it and crammed it in my mouth, did not line up AT ALL with my top ones.

I told them these are not right at all and the girl said "it's just because you won't relax your face." My whole bottom face, chin area pokes out, bottom denture protrudes so far out from top that I have a hard time talking much less trying to eat..this is only a little sample of what I have gone through since 11/23/10. In 1997 I got my 1st top dentures from same place (different staff of course)the 1st temp was too big for my small mouth so they redid it..and my permanents turned out great and lasted me for 12-13 yrs.

Why can't they REDO this bottom one so I can have comfortable teeth back in my mouth for the next 3 months while I wait for my permanents? :cry :(

Guest

I hate employees like you. You forgot to tell everyone that it takes less than two years at a technical school to become lab tech.

There are many college grads that don't make as much money as you. Why don't you just go and start your own dental practice that way you can make the big bucks...not so easy eh!

Guest

The reason you get your dentures at such a cheap cost is cause AffordableDentures screws their employees bad. I have been with Affordable for over 5 years now, with little to no thankx for my talents as a lab tech or my speed. We produce roughly 10-20 sometimes 30 dentures a day between $400-**** a set depending on style. Yet you know what i get on salary? 32k as a lab tech and thats with bonuses! Add the *** benefits packet to that i might make a total of 36-38k a year if you even use the insurance at all. Which i dont. So lets take 20 sets at average of $600 a set, thats 12k a day. we are open on average lets say 200 work days in a year. so 12k times 200 is 2.4 mill a year. So yea, real close figure cause we made 2.2 last year. We have 2 dentist, 2 desk ax, 3 assistants and 4 lab members but only 2 of us are full technicians. So 11 employees in all. Now lets exclude the dentist and say 9 employees times 32k a year is only $288,000. So either the dentist are over payed, which i know there not cause even the 2nd doc is *** about pay. So lets give the docs 200k each a year. Still thats only 688k total and thats saying both docs make A-lot. Still where is the remaining 1.7 million???? So take what ever number you want from that for over head??? and you got your numbers, now times that by 150+ labs. Still this company is makeing way to much for me to be this under-paid, under-rated and over-looked. To top it off you cant dicuss your pay with each other, so who do you talk to when your regional manager never comes around and when he does all he says is shoot me an email which i have already done with a laughable response. a 2% pay increase!!!!!!! 2 percent for 5 hard working years. O by the way i make 32k NOW!!! thats after that pay raise LOL.

What sucks the most is there are only 3 labs in this town, so to advance my career i need to move, but how do you save anything too move with a wife and 2 kids on 32k salary????? Wish i had never started with them or atleast asked for more money to start with. Untill then as an employee i would say stay away from them, seriously all they want is your money $$$$ they could give a *** less about you as a patient. But still we employees dont get that money so being underpayed like this makes me as a person not care about the patient, all i want to do is finish my work and go home. There once was a time when i loved my career and helping people but untill i get out from under affordables boot thats just a dream.

So Basicly thats what happens to the quality at affordable, they ruin good workers to the point where they dont care cause they are over worked bad and like stated before way underpayed. If they where to start paying their employees what they are worth, odds of it are you would get way better quality dentures and service.

So on your next visit mention this fact maybe even print it and post it on their wall and we might get our point across pleaseing both us employees to better serve and please you the patients...

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been with company 5 years. feel exact same way, you nailed it, exactly what i would say

Guest

I have to say I agree with you, the ladies in the office (except the receptionist) are wonderful to deal with. I had 8 teeth on my top gum removed....they had to redo my *** impression 4 times since my mouth was so small so I guess this was my fault somehow, now I'm fairly young to have dentures...and I figured I wouldnt get the most plesant experience but never did I imagine I would miss 3 days of work, i could not feel the bone spurs when they fit my immediate denture in but she pushed so hard and I screeched in pain because i knew something wasnt right...then the lady who fit me tells me after the swelling goes down it will fit...well later that night i couldnt even where the denture out of the office I was gagging and choking it was so big and did not fit even with cream on it.

I call that afternoon and tell them I feel a piece of tooth or something in my gum and im in a huge amount of pain they tell me to come in at 730 the next morning and if I am there at that time they will get me right back and adjusted so i can get to work by 830...of course when I tell the receptionist (and I know she was the one I spoke with the day before that promised me this) she swears up and down no one in that office would EVER tell me that... so still in a huge amount of pain, I end up having an asthma attack and have to go back home losing my place in line. Luckily, they listened to my fiance and agreed to see me at 130 that day EVEN though the receptionist told me 4 times there was nothing she could do. Anyway, I show the unpleasant doctor each side of my mouth I feel the pain one side he says is a sore (probably where he jabbed me with the needle for my gums to get numb) however I tell him about the other side where i can feel the tooth or fragment aka a bone spur...he tells me this will heal on its own or fall out...so I wear the denture he adjusted for 3 hours...and my gum bleeding off and on the entire time...I wake up this morning and there are new sore spots in my mouth and where i had the denture in now doesnt fit at all AGAIN...I cant afford to miss another day of work, I have cried on and off for 2 days this was nothing like I expected...I didnt expect top notch service for what I was paying...but I was NEVER informed that if I needed an adjustment I would have to take entire days off work to get this so uncomfortable dentures ajusted or relined.

Also, when I initially called they told me if I got the Premium dentures that for the immediate they would take my impression the same day and i could pick up the next day. However, they did not tell me it would be a cheap nasty denture that is the economy denture. When I got there they told me the immediate denture is done the same day and pick up the same day for this ugly uncomfortable denture that I cannot wear.

So now, I must go to work looking 15 years older than I am and am completely embarrassed to talk to anyone not being able to wear my denture. This is a nightmare that just wont end :cry

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snugglesprecious
map-marker Charlottesville, Virginia

DON'T GO BEDFORD

I went on Feb,9 to get dentures after having teeth pulled 2 yrs ago was in office by 9 made impreesion told me come back 1:30 sit till 4 only to find out they had to remake top plate because the teeth weren't place right had to go back next day got out there @ 5 went back next day didnt fit right was told had to get use to them made me *** slobber couldnt eat sip went back 4 more time for alignment still no luck was told last time i went by the person she didnt want to see me anymore was going to let me see another but i was done so today April 1 I got my money back I will pay $3000 for teeth before i go there again
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Kay B Pgc
map-marker Norcross, Georgia

No way to describe what they did in 10 words

First let me say I have been to the Affordable dentures in Carrollton, Ga numerous times - never dissatisfied, but Cartersville closer - bib mistake after spending 2hr20min.for fitting of metal for partial was told to come back at11:00 to try wax impressions-meantime they had kept my upper plate(which was in perfectly good condition when I left it) only to find out they had broken it-now I am back at 2:00, seen at 5:30 upper denture repaired with a different color, so now my upper plate not only is rough in spots but is multicolored -and at this point they decided to tell me I had a bad attitude and had one all day - well duh-they must be given courses in how to irritate their patients, because it only got worse, the dr. decided my attitude was such she did not want to complete the job, so I now have a mylticolored upper plate and no new partial or upper plate which was what I went for - the premium ones - I told the I wanted my money back - well so far have not seen a penny. I highly recommend any other Affordable denture but NOT Cartersville.
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Guest

read your post.....why would I, or anyone, hire you ???

Guest

The reason you get your dentures at such a cheap cost is cause AffordableDentures screws their employees bad. I have been with Affordable for over 5 years now, with little to no thankx for my talents as a lab tech or my speed. We produce roughly 10-20 sometimes 30 dentures a day between $400-**** a set depending on style. Yet you know what i get on salary? 32k as a lab tech and thats with bonuses! Add the *** benefits packet to that i might make a total of 36-38k a year if you even use the insurance at all. Which i dont. So lets take 20 sets at average of $600 a set, thats 12k a day. we are open on average lets say 200 work days in a year. so 12k times 200 is 2.4 mill a year. So yea, real close figure cause we made 2.2 last year. We have 2 dentist, 2 desk ax, 3 assistants and 4 lab members but only 2 of us are full technicians. So 11 employees in all. Now lets exclude the dentist and say 9 employees times 32k a year is only $288,000. So either the dentist are over payed, which i know there not cause even the 2nd doc is *** about pay. So lets give the docs 200k each a year. Still thats only 688k total and thats saying both docs make A-lot. Still where is the remaining 1.7 million???? So take what ever number you want from that for over head??? and you got your numbers, now times that by 150+ labs. Still this company is makeing way to much for me to be this under-paid, under-rated and over-looked. To top it off you cant dicuss your pay with each other, so who do you talk to when your regional manager never comes around and when he does all he says is shoot me an email which i have already done with a laughable response. a 2% pay increase!!!!!!! 2 percent for 5 hard working years. O by the way i make 32k NOW!!! thats after that pay raise LOL.

What sucks the most is there are only 3 labs in this town, so to advance my career i need to move, but how do you save anything too move with a wife and 2 kids on 32k salary????? Wish i had never started with them or atleast asked for more money to start with. Untill then as an employee i would say stay away from them, seriously all they want is your money $$$$ they could give a *** less about you as a patient. But still we employees dont get that money so being underpayed like this makes me as a person not care about the patient, all i want to do is finish my work and go home. There once was a time when i loved my career and helping people but untill i get out from under affordables boot thats just a dream.

So Basicly thats what happens to the quality at affordable, they ruin good workers to the point where they dont care cause they are over worked bad and like stated before way underpayed. If they where to start paying their employees what they are worth, odds of it are you would get way better quality dentures and service.

So on your next visit mention this fact maybe even print it and post it on their wall and we might get our point across pleaseing both us employees to better serve and please you the patients...

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