Atticus | The Source Weekly - Bend, Oregon

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    Atticus on 09/22/2017 at 5:52 PM
    As much as I am sorry to hear Dr. O's story I don't see much concern for patients like my son. He has received 2 years of poor care (broken brackets, "pookey wires", etc.) and now needs to have his braces removed and start all over with a new orthodontist. Dr. O did not even put brackets on several of his teeth. The new orthodontist will need another year to correct some issues that Dr. O did not address. Dr. O's health problem will end up costing me several thousand of dollars more than the several thousands I have already paid. Dr. O sent out a heart felt letter to his patients but I think he should have also returned the money we paid him. In the end we spent a lot of time, money, and discomfort over the last 2 years. All we have to show for it is another year of braces and expenses. Another year in braces for a 13 year old is a big deal. It also bothers me that my time and hard earned money feed another's drug addiction. I also think the board of dentistry deserves some heat for placing Dr. O's confidentiality a higher priority then the health of the pediatric patients in his practice. And the above article mentioned he was clean and sober at work for several months...B.S. We saw him tired and haggard. He was late. He cancelled appointments. He no showed us. We all felt bad for him because his kids were not good sleepers and keeping him up all night...In hindsight there is no way he was sober. I hate to say it but Dr. O's problem went way beyond just him and his poor family... We all got screwed too.