Richard N Bash DDS

I went to Dr. Bash and I had a abscessed bottom molar that needed to be pulled. The tooth was already nearly broken in half when I went there. I had full intentions on pulling it but was talked into saving the tooth. I did not have insurance but he assured me this was the best thing to do so I agreed to let him do it. He did a partial root canal and my face became severely swollen for 3 days. This usually only happens with upper teeth he told me (1^st warning) I had to wait to go back for him to finish the work because he was so backed up with a couple people in his office (be prepared to wait if you go to him a looooong time even if your the only one in the waiting room) so I went back and waited over an hour and a half pass my appt. time. He finished the work on my tooth and I went home. The abscess from the tooth had settled in my gums and cause my face to swell again. I went back and he gave me antibiotics. They didn’t work and I went back again and I had to get more antibiotics. He told me if the swelling did not go down that he would have to pull the tooth. WHAT? Yes pull the tooth. After all of what I just went through? I missed work, I was in severe pain, I paid $ 1300. for a root canal with no insurance and I could of just had it pulled for $ 200. What? Why I asked. He said that I could DIE if the poison that came from the tooth went into my throat and down to my heart that I could DIE.
He also said that I would have to have more work done to save THE SAME TOOTH because it was half broken to begin with and the filling in the root canal kept falling out. I was back and forth to his office for all of this at least 4 times by now. When the next set of antibiotics that I again paid out of pocket did not work and my throat by this time was red and swollen. He consulted with another Doctor and the Doctor told him that he would pull the tooth. Dr. Bash asked me to wait to see if the antibiotics would work 1 more day. I told him I have had enough and now I was reallllly worried because the infection was in my throat. He finally agreed to pull the tooth. He pulled it and drained some of the poison out of my gums. I still had to take the antibiotics for several more days. I asked him when I went back for a check up, Do I get money back from this I paid all this money for a tooth that should of been pulled in the first place? He said NO. but I will give you a good price on a replacement tooth. I was mad. I said you mean to say that I should of had that tooth pulled in the first place and that you talked me into a root canal and you couldn’t save the tooth but I still have to pay for all of this? He said, I’ll give a good deal on a replacement tooth.
This Dr. clearly only cared about the money and should have not done a root canal on a partial tooth to begin with. I lost my tooth, lost my money from my tooth and I lost money for the 5 days I had to take off work.
There is NO WAY that this is a DR. I would recommend to anyone
I’m still upset that I had to spend a lot of money for a tooth I don’t have anymore.