Dr. Thomas James Lokensgard

I researched for weeks looking for the best. I will admit his appearance on Truth about Cancer and Del Bigtrees show swayed my pick. My first time was ok. Although He was quick and not very informative. Took an xray and diagnosed my issues. I needed a crown and filling. I came back 2 times to complete. That went ok. Or so I hope. After reading a Yelp review I have doubts it will last. Now to the horrible experience for phase 2. I get a voicemail and hour before my appointment to cancel. Some one is sick. They ask me to wait 2 weeks. I push back and they schedule for the next day. I show up and inform them my gums had been swollen and wanted to check before drilling. He comes in looks and says " you need a sonicare". He took no xray before drilling. But I figure he knows and I trust. Amalgam removal process They numb and start to prep in under 2 mins. They tried 3 timed to get the rubber dam on. Then realized its the wrong one. Finally ready and they explained… nothing!!!! Just started to drill. I feel water going under the dam and point. He stops and they suction. It happens again. I now realize due to they failed to follow safety protocol and leave the suction in my mouth. They remove the dam and he says "oh no! Dont swallow". More water had gotten in my throat. This could be mixed with the mercury amalgam that was the whole reason for the dam!! He starts to drill the next tooth and I feel it. The numbess isnt strong enough. He finishes and leaves the hygenist to fill. During which I could feel. But at this point I deal and want out. She struggles with the material. The dentist came back to check and Joyce said "it keeps getting hard quicker. Ive been having issues with that lately". Not feeling confident at all now. She finished and immediately said " that filling is big so call if you have pain". I look back and realize she spent all of 2 mins making sure my bite was ok, the filling was shaped and polished. They tell me nothing else. I leave and realize i am getting more numb. Within an hour I can barely speak. I cant feel my teeth at all. 3 hours later its wearing off. I cant even shut my mouth! The fill is so big i can't close my mouth. There is no way she didn't see that. Which now the immediate comment "to call if its painful" makes sense. I call and set to come back. Next day they file it down. I tell this next hygenist to really file it because its huge. She checks it over and over and claims it should he perfect. I leave next day call back. It still hurts. Go in the next week file it again and say wait at least 2 weeks. The nerve might need to heal. No xray to look and the dentist never came to look either trips back. Skip to 3 weeks later and still pain. Other issues with billing and appointments. They set me up for 2 weeks with my first issuea but I called to check because I recalled them saying would take 4 weeks for the crown to come in. I should have trusted my gut with the first small issues but I just chalked it up to a bad day and went back for more work. A month later and $3200 closer to broke. And new dental anxiety along with having to find a new dentist to check their work and figure a fix for this filling that still has pain. The hygenists are so nice and I actually really wanted to love the office!! Please check out the other holistic dentists in town first! Maybe it was just a bad day but cant have those in this career.

Love Dr. Thom!! A natural approach to dentistry. Highly recommend!

Truly amazing office and staff. A true holistic approach with modern technology!

Love Dr. Thom and his team. Advanced in Holistic Dentistry services.