I wouldn’t trust Dr. Brittany Calderon at Smile Dentistry with my worst enemy’s teeth. My experience with her has been nothing short of a nightmare—one that has left me in excruciating pain, out of pocket for an emergency root canal, and questioning how someone so incompetent was ever allowed to practice dentistry.
I originally went in for a routine cleaning. X-rays were taken, and I was told everything looked fine, except that I supposedly needed two crowns. Trusting the so-called expertise of Dr. Calderon, I agreed to the procedure—one crown at a time. That was the worst decision I could have made.
During the crown procedure, she removed far more of my tooth than she "anticipated"—something I wasn’t informed of until after the damage was already done. I was in pain, but I expected some discomfort. What I didn’t expect was for the pain to intensify so badly over the weekend that by Monday, I could barely function. The pain spread to my ear, I had splitting headaches, and I couldn’t… even chew.
When I went back in, Dr. Calderon barely examined me before immediately claiming that my X-rays showed no issues with the crown or placement. Instead, she suggested that I either had an infection or—conveniently—now needed a root canal. Funny, because at no point before the crown was I ever told I had any issue requiring a root canal. And when I told her I wasn’t in pain before the crown, she had the audacity to claim that I would have been eventually. I didn’t realize she had a crystal ball that could predict my future pain.
Something didn’t sit right with me, so I sought a second opinion. And that’s when I found out the horrifying truth: I NEVER EVEN NEEDED THE CROWN IN THE FIRST PLACE. The new dentist reviewed my X-rays, took their own, and confirmed that the procedure was unnecessary. They also warned me not to proceed with the second crown Dr. Calderon claimed I needed. But it gets worse—the crown she placed was so poorly done that it directly caused my need for a root canal. Even the assistant at the new office made a comment about the low quality of her work before the doctor even looked at it.
So now, thanks to Dr. Calderon’s complete lack of skill, I am paying out of pocket to fix a problem she created, suffering through extreme pain, and having to get an emergency root canal—all because she didn’t know what she was doing. And instead of admitting her mistake, she tried to cover it up.
Dr. Calderon, if you ever see this, I hope you think about the pain and suffering you’ve caused me every single day. Had you just taken accountability and apologized, I might have been willing to work with you. But instead, you chose to gaslight me into believing this was somehow inevitable. It wasn’t. You caused this. And now, I will make it my mission to report you to the California Dental Association, every organization you’re affiliated with, and even your alma mater, Loma Linda University. The fact that someone like you was allowed to graduate and practice dentistry is terrifying.
To anyone reading this: Stay far, far away from Dr. Calderon and Smile Dentistry. Trusting her was the worst mistake I’ve ever made, and I wouldn’t wish this experience on anyone.
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