EDIT: I would like to include that he often replies emails and SMSes promptly regarding questions, and also attempts to be more conservative according to your preferences. his replies are also rather good in the sense that it's not some general reply to patronise you. So i think this good service does makes people want to go back again. He is also the owner of his clinic. Dentists and patients always have conflicting interests. I'm not sure if being the owner would help it or not.
So I was going to do some reviews on the numerous dentists that I visited, but I have yet to review on this one, even though I went to this dentist the most no. of times. So here goes...
Would I recommend Dr Hc Leong dental? The essence of this review is Yes, but with some amount of caution.
Generally, there is good service and good amount of comfort. After all, 1 filling goes up to $100-$150. But there is CHAS subsidy for those who have that.
However, he is not exactly the most conscientious dentist. I realised that he is not exactly thorough in his cleaning/polishing sessions. He often neglect the back molars which I feel are the most important since we tend to neglect them during our daily brushing. There was once that my back molar was already decaying with an obvious hole in my tooth but during the cleaning session, he actually failed to notice it. I visited another dentist 1 week later for my filling and she told me about my back molar thats when I realised. When I went back to him another week later (At that point of time, I realised I had quite a few tooth decay that explains the frequent checkups), he told me that tooth decay can occur pretty fast because a lot of tartar can just buildup with just a can of coke.
Sounds to me like a load of excuses. A hole in the tooth doesnt just pop up in 1 week. In any case, I do go back to him for cleaning after that and I do realised he needs to pay more attention to the back molars. The reason why I still go to him for cleaning is that actually i realised this problem is quite prevalent among other dentists. Still cant find a good enough one.
