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Original poster

to think what I did wasn't dangerous?

32 replies

UnicornHorn · 27/04/2013 13:56

Booked a teeth whitening appointment, turned up Monday morning at 7:50am (appointment booked for 8:00am) and get a text to say my appointments been cancelled.

Book in again for Thursday, sit waiting for an hour and he doesn't bother to show up. Ring up and he ignores my calls.

I'm leaving the office on Friday evening and think instead of ringing again I'll just go into the place and speak to him myself. Walk in, ask the receptionist if I could see him, told to sit down in the waiting room.

He comes in after 15 minutes all flustered and says he doesn't have time to talk now but he'll call me later. Shockingly he did ... he rang me and ranted at me to say what I did was very dangerous because he was in the middle of treating a client and it was very dangerous for him to leave the room and leave them unattended to come and see me.

Erm ... I was sat quietly in the waiting room, I wasn't banging on the door demanding to see him. Confused

aibu?

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HellesBelles396 · 27/04/2013 13:57

yanbu. I would change clinics.

Sparklingbrook · 27/04/2013 13:58

YANBU. He sounds bonkers. Confused If it was dangerous then he shouldn't have left them should he? hope you re book somewhere else.

Finola1step · 27/04/2013 13:59

No YANBU but you would probably be foolish to let this man whiten your teeth! I would be going elsewhere. He sounds rather unprofessional.

TheBigJessie · 27/04/2013 13:59

It seems to me that it was entirely his decision not to tell the receptionist, "Oh right, can you tell her I'll be out to see her when I can, but she'll have to wait because I'm in the middle of a procedure". And then to come out when he'd finished.

I mean, that was what you were expecting, wasn't it? You didn't demand to see him right now.

Sparklingbrook · 27/04/2013 13:59

I would be tempted to send an email explaining why you are going elsewhere.

Saddayinspring2 · 27/04/2013 14:00

Ridiculous behaviour.. He could have messaged his receptionist or asked you to wait.
Don't rebook.

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UnicornHorn · 27/04/2013 14:00

It's bloody ridiculous. Sadly it's a groupon offer so they've already taken my money. Otherwise I would have told him to stuff it the second time he didn't bother to show up.

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TheBigJessie · 27/04/2013 14:01

P.S. I would change clinics!

LibertineLover · 27/04/2013 14:03

Sounds like you've had a lucky escape! What a weirdo.

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UnicornHorn · 27/04/2013 14:03

I mean, that was what you were expecting, wasn't it? You didn't demand to see him right now

Yes exactly. I just said can I see X please? She did look a little taken back but then just said yes, go and wait in the waiting room upstairs. And so I was sat there quietly waiting for him.

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Szeli · 27/04/2013 14:05

Contact groupon for a refund. They'll want to know that he's behaving like this as is affects their rep too x

AnyoneforTurps · 27/04/2013 14:05

YANBU. Good grief, if I couldn't work safely (as a GP) just because there was someone waiting to speak to me in the waiting room, I'd be killing off a couple of hundred patients a week Wink.

ihearsounds · 27/04/2013 14:08

Contact Groupon. They do refunds.

hairtearing · 27/04/2013 14:14

Yanbu , he sounds a bit unhinged, our local dentist is unhinged too, he shuts the surgery everyday for like 2 hours and makes all his staff go for a walk.

whois · 27/04/2013 14:35

Get a refund from groupon. His behaviour is super odd and unprofessional

Bearbehind · 27/04/2013 14:46

Nutter- he chose to leave the patient unattended as I presume you didn't demand he came out to see you immediately.

Refund or not- there's no way I'd let him near my mouth with things with the potential to hurt!

MmeThenardier · 27/04/2013 15:17

Contact groupon and tell them he admits doing things which are dangerous to his patients. Really wouldn't want to see him...

Lora1982 · 27/04/2013 15:22

Hahaaa i want a job there

Lora1982 · 27/04/2013 15:23

At the place which shuts for two hours walking time i wouldnt walk

EllaFitzgerald · 27/04/2013 15:27

If he's willing to leave his client in such terrible danger while he goes next door to tell you he's too busy to speak to you, I don't think I'd want him anywhere near my teeth. He sounds unhinged!

Wolfcub · 27/04/2013 15:52

if he's actually a dentist then you should probably consider reporting him to the gdc

andubelievedthat · 27/04/2013 15:53

that guy is a nut job ,avoid

poppycock6 · 27/04/2013 16:03

Sounds weird. There are people out there carrying out tooth whitening illegally. Is he actually a dental professional?

ENormaSnob · 27/04/2013 16:04

Don't let this nut job near your teeth.

Contact groupon for money back.

digerd · 27/04/2013 16:09
Shock