Sinclair Davis, DDS

I have to agree with the other negative reviews regarding Dr. Davis. I came on this site to see what other people said about him because I have trouble imagining he doesn’t get a lot of bad press.
I visited him when I got new dental insurance at a new job and because he worked in my neighborhood. For starters, I found his personality extremely off-​putting with some of his commentary offensive. Iagree wholeheartedly with others’ assessments of him as «dismissive.»
I found him the most painful dentist I have had and as a result I asked him for novocaine during my following treatments. He blew off my requests and did not provide novocaine.
The last time I saw him, I did so due to expensive and medically unnecessary abfractions at his suggestion. I take the blame for not asking for more information, particularly about cost. However, I had experienced no pain or discomfort prior to the procedure. However, three months after the procedure, I now cannot bite into anything hard without pain in my canines.
I assume I will have to pay my next dentist heavily to fix his screw up. I basically paid him to give me pain I didn’t have before.

I have gone to Dr. Davis for 15 years, had a variety of treatments from cleanings to more involved work, and find him to be personable, direct, and thorough. Yes, he’s a straight talker. Personally, I like that and much prefer that approach over a dentist who skips over important points. Dr. Davis wants patients to understand why he either recommends or doesn’t recommend treatments. I have never felt forced to do anything, and he’s the first person to suggest you get a second opinion if you have questions. The office is in a really great part of town and is comfortable and feels more «homey» than most. Again, I like that and prefer it over a more sterile environment.

I just went to an endondontist because of some trouble with a tooth, turns out that it was a botched root canal done by Dr. Davis. He left a drill bit in my mouth and never told me, just tried to cover it up. Well, now I have a massive infection and I’ll probably lose the tooth and then will have to get a bridge. And we all know that is NOT cheap.

Dr. Davis did a great job at removing a lesion from my lower lip that has been concerning me for years. He was very careful with the operation and after removing the stitches it appears i won’t have a scar. I mostly appreciate that he followed up on the biopsy results and explained in great detail how to care for the wound so that it properly heals. I am very pleased with the treatment and care I got and that I did not have to contact a plastic surgeon.

I think the last reviewer may have.misunderstood. Dr. Davis did my son’s wisdom tooth extraction including 3 impacted teeth. All went well. I to to Dr. Davis regularly and have been very pleased with the care I have received.

Dr. Davis was quite personable, but his x-​rays showed my wisdom teeth needed extraction, which should be done by an oral surgeon. Dr. Davis wanted to do the surgery himself, when he was not trained as an oral surgeon.
In addition, he completely scared the bejesus out of me by telling me how my situation’s extraction could result in permanent nerve damage and numbness in my face — when I went to another oral surgeon, they claimed this was only a minor chance. Needless to say, I will not return to Dr. Davis.

Ooook, I’m going to have to make a completely contrasting comment about Dr. Davis than the previous one and first of all say DO NOT GO TO DR. DAVIS.
From the moment I met Dr. Davis, I felt extremely uncomfortable. At first I thought his overly-​attentiveness was just him being friendly and welcoming to a new patient but it quickly turned creepy and to him being inappropriately forward throughout the appointment.
Since I was already hyper-​sensitive due to his unwanted comments and hitting on me, I was acutely aware that his arm was blatently resting right on my chest throughout most of the time while he was cleaning my teeth. (I also found it strange that HE, the dentist, was cleaning my teeth and not the hygienist… maybe this happens more frequently than I’m aware of in dentists’ offices but I’ve never had the dentist clean my teeth before in my life… NOR touch any part of my body besides my face!!)
Just to give an example of the creepiness I’m talking about, at the end of the appointment when I was at the receptionist’s desk, the receptionist asked Dr. Davis when my next appointment should be: he held up 6 fingers and she asked «6 weeks?».he said, «No, 6 months, but I wish she’d come back in 6 days just to drop in and say hi.» Completely inappropriate, as he is supposedly a PROFESSIONAL annnd he had a wedding band on his finger!
I’m considering making a more formal complaint than just ranting here in cyber-​space, but for now, anyone reading this is forewarned.

My childhood dentist was obviously huffing nitrous, because just about all of my fillings have either fallen out or were too thin in the first place.
So I chose Dr. Sinclair for some damage control on my back molars. He was really nice and chatty, asking me about what I studied in college and all that. I felt bad because I have a problem keeping my mouth open really wide without swallowing. Haha, that sounded bad, I know.
Dr. Sinclair also told me I need to get a wisdom tooth extracted, which I am putting off as long as possible. I would not use Dr. Sinclair when I get my wisdom tooth out, because he only uses local anesthesia. I need to be put under if someone is going to be ripping bones out of my head, sorry Doc.
His office is located in a nice neighborhood in upper upper Georgetown, right near Jetties.