Arthur A Daniels, DDS

Run, run away from this sadist. He should lose his license! Recommended sealants for my child’s BABY teeth. Insurance didn’t cover it so I called insurance co to ask why. Rep told me the truth: dentists don’t put sealants on baby teeth! Holy cow! As if that weren’t enough, he «found» multiple «cavities» on my child’s x-​ray. Given my sealant findings… Went for 2^nd opinion to another pediatric dentist. Guess what: NO CAVITIES! Not then– or ever! Those supposed cavities have never materialized! The receptionist badgered me to make follow up appointments– multiple phone calls & v/m’s implying I was being neglectful for not bringing my child back! Yeah, right…
Have heard many stories of restraints being used on children. Guess that’s why parents are not «allowed» to go beyond reception area: cannot accompany child to exam. There are so many wonderful dentists, do not take your children here! This is NOT a case where we didn’t click with a doctor– he should NOT be treating children!

Please don’t. This is a scary practice. Anytime a healthcare provider prevents parents from being with their kids, as Dr. Daniels does, there are things going on that they don’t want you to know about.
My kids were afraid of him, and at one visit he yelled at my son, who came out crying. When I questioned Dr. Daniels about this, he drew himself up to his full 6′ plus height and talked down (and loudly) to me about what a difficult patient my son is. Strangely (?), his current dentist finds him to be a lovely young man who has no problems with dental treatment.
We finally left the practice after he recommended that each of my children have 8 fillings — after two years of needing no more than 1 filling each. Their new dentist found most of those fillings unnecessary.
Dr. Daniels pumps up his bills by giving anesthetic when none is needed, sealing baby teeth, having kids drink drug coctails to «relax» them, and «wiggling out» baby teeth.
The turnover of his office staff is extremely high. In the 2+ years we were with his practice, my kids only saw the same hygienist twice.
Three years after leaving this practice, my kids still shrank down in their carseats when we drove by his office. That should tell you all you need to know.

My sister and I were both traumatized by this man and his staff. I understand that dealing with kids might be difficult but I’d go as far to say he was abusive. Not to mention he cost my family an insane amount of money on unnecessary procedures. When I was only 9 years old he put braces on my teeth. In order to do this he pulled eight teeth. Since I was so young my teeth ended up moving back right before high school and our second opinion orthodontist told us I was way too young and the whole thing was a mistake. I needed braces again. So Dr. Dan DDS was clearly not qualified to do orthodontic work (is that legal?) and he truly negatively impacted my life. All of my friends had braces around middle school and I was stuck having them in elementary and high school, for a total of four years. And trust me, my teeth were not that bad! I hope this joke isn’t still in business. I also agree with whoever thinks he’s a sadist.

BY LAW parents ARE ALWAYS allowed to accompany a child back when a dentist is doing treatment. ANY dentist that tells you otherwise is BREAKING THE LAW and should be considered shady. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS PARENTS! And don’t let any dentist or doctor make you think you don’t have rights. You are ALWAYS allowed to be with your children.
This dentist pulled one of my son’s teeth. I was told parents were not allowed back when they did this, even though I had been allowed back when his dental exam and cleaning had been conducted. I wish I had known my rights back then. By law parents are allowed back. If a dentist won’t let a parent back bc of a ‘policy’ they have, their policy breaks the law and the parents should get the hell out of there.

I brought my daughter, age 3, here for her first cleaning back in 1996 which went well because I was allowed to go in with her. Dental H was nice. The following visits I was not allowed to go in with her, his crazy rule. My daughter at the time was shy and a people pleaser, So she never complained. BUT when I brought my second daughter, age 3, for a consultation on a tooth that was discoloring from being hit, he wanted to give her a root canal! I took her to a dentist in North Andover for second opinion and he immediately said you don’t do a root canal on a first tooth! So of course we never went back to Dr.D. The tooth was pulled by an oral surgeon and the second tooth grew in with no problem. When I started to hear horrific stories from other mothers about their experience with Dr D I asked my older daughter if she ever felt unsafe. Well she proceeded to tell me he forced her to sit in the chair when she asked to see me. He was mean she said. I felt so bad and told everyone I knew who went to him or was thinking of it. I know MANY patients who left because of his terrible demeanor. I can’t believe he is still in business.

I had a very bad experience here with my children. First, the rule that parents aren’t allowed in back. Why? Every other dentist or doctor I’ve been to with my children have encouraged the parents to be near to provide comfort (not to mention the need to know what’s happening medically). There is something very off about a person who deals exclusively with children not allowing parents to be in the room while treatment is taking place. Second, he yanked my children’s heads instead of being gentle with them. He placed the expander in their mouth and told them to raise their hand if it hurt; they did so, and he said to one of my children, «Put your hand down; you’re going to distract me.» So, he never adjusted it so it didn’t continue to hurt. With the other, he yelled at her and hit the side of the treatment bed. Nice guy, huh?! Also, as far as the parents not being allowed back– there was a wee little girl, about 3 years old, who was crying hysterically and sounded like she was choking due to crying so hard, and the poor mother stood paralyzed at the door separating the reception area from the back room. It was so difficult to watch her want to go comfort her baby, but feeling compelled to stay put because of his ridiculous rule. I would think that any dentist would have gone out to mom and brought her back to help her little one. Lastly, I felt like some of the work was unnecessary or at least over-​exaggerated. If I could give this guy zero stars I would.

I went here as a child and I was traumatized. He doesn’t let your parents in, and as a mother now, that’s a completely ridiculous rule.
I had to get some cavities filled and I was forcibly shoved down by my throat to the point where I was choking while the assistants pried my jaw open. I ran screaming to my parents in the waiting room as soon as I had a chance, and he proceeded to tell them I was «crazy» and needed mental help. I was 8 or 9.
Other parents, please, don’t take your kids to «Dr. Dan». He is an awful human being and should have his license yanked.

I really have to wonder why all the negative reviews become filtered? This guy is a total nightmare!

I only give this practice 1 star since I could not figure out how to leave it at zero stars.
I am using Unilocal to report this person to you and despite the fact that it has been over 4 years that this event happened, I feel that you all should know about what you are getting into.
I was referred by a co-​worker to have my at that time 2 – 3 year old son to see this «pediatric dentist» for check ups. I can say these things because allthough I am not a dentist myself but have 2 sibblings who are but live in another state.
Well anyways he saw my son and proceeded to diagnose 11 – 12 cavities all caused from a history of drinking milk at night. Boy looking back at it I feel like a fool believing him, but he recommended that all the cavities be filled. Now this is a 3 year old boy who can be described as a very mild kid and fearful to say the least. I was not there but my wife was. First of all he says to my wife that parents are not allowed back in the treatment area. Parents, if a dentist says that you are not allowed to go back there with your child then proceed to exit that office. All the pediatric dentist I have spoken to afterwards tell me that parents should always allowed to go back there, if anything to comfort their kid. Anyways, he proceeded to «fill a majority if not all of the so-​callled fillings.» Let me say that this was a traumatic event in my son’s life of which he still re-​calls and has nightmares. We came back there to get my son’s dental records after the event and was able to talk to the assistant who was present at the time. She apologized to us because she knew they did wrong to him. Essentially, the dentist was drilling and the assistant was instructed to hold my son down even though he was yelling on the top of his lungs to «stop.» She felt horrible and actually told us she was going to quit and move on.
I learned later that the so called cavities my son had were actually stains on his teeth that all his dentist later on confirmed and of which I am convinced about since I also have a daughter now who have the same stains. It supposedly is genetics. In addition, my sibbling dentists tell me that if indeed a kid has that much dental work to be done, then they will usually recommend that the kid gets anesthesia in a hospital or surgical suite. Anyways, I am writting to warn all parents who love their kids and might want to protect their child from some one like this Arthur Daniels person. I am a practicing physician and refuse to recognize that someone can be that cruel to a child. I regret listening to my co-​worker as this event has scarred my son forever. I consider this malpractice and only wished I had reported him to the dental boards but out of my foolishness did not. This is a clear case where someone out of neglect for the patient comfort and health intended to do harm.
I wanted to get this out there on Unilocal as I recently found out how useful this site is for parents to review practices and products. There are more than a few other things I can write about this guy like how I tried to contact him as a healthcare provider to get his side of the story but he rudely refused to talk to me, but I hope you get the picture.

I haven’t felt the need to write a Unilocal review before, I’ve only perused them. However, Corrina’s vehement write up needs a counter-​argument. My son has been going to Dr. Daniels for about 5 years now, since we moved to the Merrimack Valley area. His baby teeth suffered weak enamel and he had extensive amounts of dental work done because of the rapid decay he suffered, starting at age two, when we lived in Boston.
Because of Dr. Daniels, his staff, and his fun office environment, my son is no longer afraid to go to the dentist! Dr. Daniels has been great explaining to both my son and myself any procedure he has needed and also giving us guidance about future concerns (class III malocclusion) and recommending at the seemingly ridiculous young age of 5 that we speak with an orthodontist (he no longer does orthodontics, I’m sure Corinna will be relieved) to plan for the future while my son’s jaw is still malleable in hopes of preventing future surgery.
This sort care and concern, along with great service and a calming presence for my son (the former dentist-​phobe) make Dr. Daniels a great pediatric dentist.