I did not receive the treatment that I asked for and needed...and still need. He considers himself an expert and sees no other point of view, ie, unable to see any discrepancies in his thinking. Verbally abusive, telling me "Get out of my chair." When I started get up, he says, "No, I didn't mean it." Behavior of an abuser. I express concern regarding his lack of critical thinking, avoiding complaints of pain, sending me to other colleagues for issues that he could not explain, office not updated with computer technology, and would not or could not answer my questions. When I said to him that we had not discussed the plan of care, he assured me that he had a plan of care; unfortunately, I trusted him and did not at the time ask for a copy of that treatment plan of care, the benefits, and the burdens. However, the time arrived when I asked for a copy of the plan of care; he could not supply it. There was none. He coerced me into allowing him to make changes to a bottom partial appliance, and he could not or would not answer my question: "What would you do if I had my own natural teeth in the bottom jaw?" Because of the changes made to this appliance and from the day that Dr. Chmar put it back into my mouth, the pain that I experience is overwhelming: stabbing between the teeth, pain shooting up the jaw and into my ear...never ending. I use benzocaine oral anthesthic on the oral mucosa and polygrip strips to elevate the bottom appliance and quell the pain. Since I practice in the medical field and adhere to the professional guidelines of integrity, honesty, and morality, I found it difficult to realize that I had been abused. My physician diagnosed PTSD. Abuse can be subtle and happen gradually, and the aftermath of this trauma and the physical pain is overwhelming. "Listen to your patient, he/she will know more about their body than you (the practitioner) will ever know."
