Dr. Kirk Lee Fridrich, MD

Dr. Fridrich is a great surgeon. He came highly recommended to us by our long time (trusted) orthodontist. This is a stressful surgery, when you really think about it, as a parent - placing your kid (mine is 20) into someone's hands. I found Dr. Fridrich to be professional, honest and caring. He didn't sugar coat anything, which was, and is, much appreciated. I felt that he sincerely cared about my son and more importantly, every single resident who came into our prevue had the greatest respect for him. I can not say enough about the care and attention to detail that he gave my son. Two thumbs up (and not that it adds any value, but I AM a critical person).

After my traumatizing experience of waking up during my wisdom tooth surgery, I learned that this surgeon typically goes light on anaesthetic assuming patients will not remember the procedure but I was awake for over half and remember every minute. I am less than happy about it and got a serious infection as well which had to be drained. I refused to go back to Dr. Fridrich and instead went to another surgeon. I would NEVER recommend the University of Iowa for dental procedures.