Dr. Mindy Lynn Buoncristiani

I came in for a root canal procedure three weeks after I had a consultation with Dr. Buoncristiani. The day of the procedure Dr. Buoncristiani, whom I did not recognize with her mask on, and who did not introduce herself (!), entered the room and gave me four shots of anesthesia. Her assistant told me I should wait about 15 minutes for the anesthesia to work. I then waited over one hour on the dentist's chair. As I was sitting in the dentist's room, the doctor went in and out of the room without explaining what was going on or introducing herself. Later I discovered she was treating several patients all at once, leaving me in the chair while attending the others. After one hour, the assistant decided I needed more anesthesia, and Dr. Buoncristiani came in again and gave me two more shots, one of them right in the nerve, which was very painful. I still feel this pain even today, two days after the shots were given. After another at least 15 minutes, the assistant returned and decided… I need a third round of shots. At this point, it was almost two hours after the time of appointment. I already got 6 shots, and for all I knew haven't even met the doctor who was going to do the procedure. There was no one in the room with me; I got up to call them and advocate for myself, asking to see the doctor and start the procedure. Only then I found out that the person who gave the injections is Dr. Buoncristiani. The doctor and her assistant claimed that there was a delay due to other emergencies, but that cannot be an excuse for giving me multiple shots and leaving me in a closed room with NO windows on the dentist's chair for so long, just so that more shots would be required. Dr. Buoncristiani was rude and told me that since I am agitated, she will not be performing the procedures. Dr. Buoncristiani's behavior was very unprofessional. I would not expect such behavior from any service provider, let alone when a medical issue is involved. Dr. Buoncristiani should have introduced herself and maybe even suggested postponing the procedure if she knows that there is going to be a delay, not just keep giving me shots that made me feel sick and let me wait on the dentist's chair. I left the clinic after wasting more than two hours, with half my mouth and tongue numb from anesthesia, tired and upset, feeling humiliated. I still feel the pain from one of the shots, and I have a cut in my gums from a device that the assistant tried to place in my mouth. I should have listened to the reviews before I came to Dr. Buoncristiani, I just wanted to believe that they might be wrong. Well, they are not.