Huddleston Paul,DDS PS

is has been the worst medical experience in my life. As an operator of a sales driven business, I am astounded by the sales tactics used by a medical facility and staff. They misrepresented treatment to be given, options available, price of services, and later increased price owed with no notification.
I came into Dr Huddleston’s office with a abscessed tooth needing a root canal. I originally called as a referral of my family doctor. He recommended I call Dr Huddleston to either have him do the root canal or to get a referral of a dental surgeon. When I called I spoke with Debbie. I told Debbie I was looking for an oral surgeon because I wanted to be put under for the root canal. I DID NOT want to be awake for the procedure. Debbie politely talked with me about what I was experiencing and said she couldn’t give me a surgeon’s name but assured me they could handle everything in their office. So I agreed to come in the next day
After arriving at the office I was informed that they are not equipped to put people under and could only do a general local anesthetic. At this point I was already in a great deal of pain & very sick so I didn’t want to risk getting any worse. I begrudgingly agreed to go ahead with the procedure knowing it would hurt very badly. I had provided my insurance info prior to the visit and was told there would be a nominal cost for me. So at least I felt assured in that.
I never met Dr. Huddleston and only met his assistants. One woman came in and said they may be able to save the tooth as it was very badly damaged, but also told me I needed to get a root canal on another tooth on the other side. They told me if I didn’t do it soon I would lose the other tooth. I was already in pain and on medications for it so I was pretty scared and terrified now. I asked how much this would all cost and they said they would check my insurance and let me know.
After sitting in the chair waiting for about 15 minutes Debbie came back in. She sat down with me and showed me the total cost of the procedure which she said would be about $ 1250 for one tooth or $ 2500 for both. She said my insurance would cover $ 900 of it and I would have to pay the rest myself. I worked out a payment plan then with them for three more payments of $ 100 each, one of which I was paying that day. So I had two more payments.
I then went to prep for the operation. But right before they started drilling the doctor lady came in again and said I had one final release of liability to sign that said that some equipment could break off in my mouth and some other major complications could happen. They presented this to me RIGHT as I was about to have my mouth drilled and had already had local anesthetic applied. I was terrified at this point. This was the worst time to try to present another release of liability. The entire time of this surgery I was thinking of equipment breaking off in my mouth.. which it did.
It took them an hour longer to do the surgery they expected. The hygienist couldn’t keep the spring clamp connected right and metal kept flying all over the office. The drill bit broke, my mouth was killing me from being open for three hours, and I was now crying from pain since the local was wearing off or having little effect. This was why I wanted to be put under. So I didn’t have to experience this moment. And they assured me… this moment wouldn’t come. The hygienist eventually rushed through the end of the procedure getting the filling in. They said they couldn’t put a crown on at this point which is something I thought they would be able to do. They said I’d have to come back for that. I have no intention on ever returning here again.
But then today I get a phone call from Debbie saying my credit card on file declined. The one I gave them had become lost and I didn’t update it. I called her back right away to update the credit card because I thought this was my final payment of $ 100. I was then informed I still had a balance of $ 295 dollars left to pay off. It turns out that my insurance paid for less than I was originally told and Debbie never notified me. She just planned on billing my credit card until it was paid off. This is an extremely shady business practice. Everything Debbie told me from being able to be put under, to costing just $ 300, to having nothing to worry about in regards to the surgery, to there being only a little pain was either a lie or misleading. I will never recommend this office to anyone ever.

Super friendly, super clean, quick service! Very caring and always making sure that all your questions got answered

Dr. Huddleston and his team of Oral Health providers have been serving First Hill for Over 15 years. An excellent clinician and person I’ve had the pleasure of working with him for almost six years. Highly recommended!

I had such a great experience at Dr Huddleston’s office today. I hadn’t been to the dentist in years because of a falling out with my previous dentist who left a bad taste in my mouth (no pun intended).
I came in for a cleaning and check up after 6 – 7 years two weeks ago and I had a cracked tooth and several cavities. I came back for a second visit and he had a new crown on and fixed two cavities within about 2 hours time. And thanks to the new techniques his office utilizes I don’t have to come back to replace a temporary crown because they are able to construct a permanent porcelain crown on the spot.
Everyone at the office is friendly and knowledgeable and I am happy to be able to recommend a dentist again.
The hardest thing about going to him as a dentist is figuring out which side of the building his office is on. haha

I have been seeing Dr. H and his FABULOUS staff since, well, before he joined the practice! Originally was with Dr. Leshgold, then Dr H came into the picture and he’s been my dentist ever since (we’re talking since 1985!). Harmony is the absolute best RDH, and Dr. H truly is the best. Dr. H knows when to call in the big dogs (Endodontist of choice — Dr. Ted Pilot!) and the fact that they can do crowns in-​house (no waiting! they are milled onsite with this very cool computer program!), that’s just the cherry on top! Need a dentist? Look no further!

Just moved to Seattle (literally a week ago) and had an old bonding on my front tooth fall out. We’re talking ¾ of my front tooth, gone. Clearly, this needed immediate attention. A friend referred me to Dr. Huddleston (who was on vacation), and Dr. Lara Clark got me in at 8 a.m. the very next day for a crown. She spent 3.5 hours, gave me a brand-​new crown that looks great and was an all-​around excellent dentist. Hooray!