Grider James DDS

Yes I am giving a dentist 5 stars! If anyone saw, I did a review on a previous dentist that I absolutely hated!!! So when I began having pain on my left side I knew I had to find a new dentist to go to. My dad & step-​mom have been bragging about their dentist (Dr. Grider) and told me to check him out but when I looked him up on my insurance website he wasn’t listed so I began searching elsewhere. I tried calling a random dentist (got no answer) and my mom’s/grandma’s dentist (was told nothing for 2 weeks even though I said it was an emergency). I was about to get another referral (from a friend) when I was at my dad’s house having dinner and talking about the dentist. Turns out my stepmom said she had the same insurance and he was covered. So after dinner I immediately call trying to get an appointment on Thursday (since it was 6:30pm and my birthday the day I called). The assistant who answered said the first appointment wasn’t until like the second week of September. I told her never mind and explained to her about my pain/​symptoms. She told me to hold and went to talk to Dr. Grider, when she came back she told me to come in at 8:30PM (even though he closes at 8). I find the office real easy, go in it’s clean, organized, and the girl was friendly. I fill out all the paperwork, wait about 5 minutes, and go back to a private, clean room!!! It took him like 2 minutes to realize that it was my wisdom tooth and to point out what else I needed done. He took some xrays to see how bad it was and referred to me to an oral surgeon. He gave me the xray, along with specific information about my tooth/​procedure (so that the surgeons don’t screw me financially) advising to get it done this week. It turns out that he ISN’T in my insurance network but honestly I think he is worth it! My first visit shows that he truly loves what he does, cares about his patients (not $$ like so many other dentists), and is very knowledgeable. I have another appointment in 2 weeks to get more work done. I asked him prices (in general) for fillings to get a feel for how expensive he is and really it don’t seem all that bad. (My worst cavity that was done a few months ago by a shitty dentist is gonna cost me around $ 250– I payed probably close to $ 700 for my filling and check up and the other place).