Goessman John B DDS Ms

[Note: Dr. Goessman has moved his offices to the new medical building on Olympic College Parkway, but has the same phone number.]
At the recommendation of my wife’s dentist, she saw Dr. Goessman for a root canal on one of her bicuspids, performed last week. I was in the room for the initial examination, folllow-​up exam and the actual procedure.
In all ways, Dr. Goessman was ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING.
1. In the first exam, he was careful, took his time, explained in detail what he had — and had not — found, and then had a follow-​up consultation with my wife’s dentist.
2. Based on those discussions, we visited him a second time, for a further examination and more review of the alternatives — both current and future. He gave us the information and let us make the decision without ANY pushing at all.
Basically, it was do it now, before likely problems occur, or do it later, once there’s a distinct problem. We chose to do it now.
3. He did the procedure last week, and it was COMPLETELY PAINLESS (except for the minor pin-​prick of the first anesthetic injection, and even with that, he was gentle and took his time).
In all three visits — and especially during every step of the actual procedure — he explained everything he was doing, and exactly what she should expect. He was also VERY attentive to ANY discomfort, much less pain (and thus, there was none!).
His «bedside manner» couldn’t have been better! Attentive, considerate, caring, unrushed! Would that ALL practitioners were this good!
4. He recommended taking an over-​the-​counter analgesic for a while, but also gave her a prescription for some stronger pain-​killers, «just in case». As final evidence of how PAINLESS this was … my wife never took any of the prescription meds!
Frankly, I was amazed! I’ve known some number of people who’ve had root canals, and have NEVER heard of it being this easy, much less being COMPLETELY painless!
Conclusion: Dr. Goessman isn’t just a technically talented endodontist; he also makes sure that his patients are fully informed, unrushed in any way, and consistently offers the best possible consideration and caring for them.
I so-​state from the position of having numerous friends and former housemates in medicine, plus some years working in biomed environments. I am NOT easily impressed, and AM VERY picky about such things. (After all, it’s our lives and health!)