Real, de-identified accounts from healthcare providers across the country — page 4 of 10.
Share Your StoryA parent posted a review that is 100% false, claiming the child was screaming and had a terrible experience — though the parent wasn't even present at the visit. The child came in with a grandparent for a check-up and was playful and fully…
Over a few days our Facebook rating plummeted from 4.9 to 4.3 and falling, as a wave of nasty one-star reviews — many with no comment — appeared. I checked every reviewer name against our patient database. Only one was an actual patient: a…
A parent left a 1-star review, irate that I refused to place fillings for her son's small cavities during the COVID shutdown, claiming her son was "traumatized for life." I was legally prohibited from providing that elective treatment…
A patient posted a review claiming I was only after an "insurance pay day" — that I told her she needed fillings when another dentist had said she didn't. It paints me as money-hungry. The patient was pregnant and refused x-rays even with…
A family posted a review, amplified by an unvetted news story, making numerous claims against the doctor. Almost every claim was inaccurate; some so grossly so that video evidence completely refutes it. The matter went through a full…
A parent blasted me on Yelp for making her drive to the office on a Saturday "to do nothing," accusing me of not knowing what I was doing and of being a terrible person for leaving her baby "toothless" on his birthday. A two-year-old fell…
A one star review accused me of a "crown that fell out in a week" and warned people away from my office. There is no patient in my records matching the review, and the crown and tooth it names were never work I did. I cannot publicly say…
The review stated as fact that I had "caused permanent nerve damage" during a wisdom tooth extraction and called me "reckless." The claim is false and I know exactly how the procedure and healing went, but explaining it publicly would mean…
A vague one star review with no detail appeared, followed by a message offering to take it down for a monthly fee. When I declined, two more thin negative reviews arrived within a week, each just plausible enough to seem real. It was a…
After a local social media post misrepresented an interaction, dozens of one star reviews hit my profile over a weekend, many from accounts far outside my area. Almost none were from actual patients, and I cannot relitigate a surgical…
A patient posted their own X-rays and treatment notes in a large local group alongside accusations about my care. I was alarmed that their records were now public, and I was legally unable to even acknowledge the thread without confirming…
A review dinged my "outdated equipment" and steered readers to "the newer office nearby," appearing the same week a competitor opened two blocks away. It read like marketing, not a patient, but I could not prove the source and the platform…
Days after a staff member left on bad terms, a review appeared describing "how the office really runs" and calling it unsafe, citing back office details no patient would know. It was workplace retaliation dressed as a safety warning, and I…
The review appeared on a Monday morning, one star, claiming I had cemented a crown that popped off during dinner three days later. It described the tooth in vivid detail, the upper left molar, and said I had rushed the fitting to get to my…
A one-star Yelp post described an agonizing root canal that supposedly left the patient in pain for weeks. It claimed I had ignored an infection and sent them home with nothing but ibuprofen. The reviewer said my staff laughed at them in…
The review told a dramatic story about a bride who came to me for veneers before her wedding. According to the post, the veneers were the wrong shade and fell off during the reception. It described her crying in the bathroom while guests…
In my first year of practice, a Yelp review appeared describing chemical burns from an in-office whitening session. It said the patient left with blistered gums and could not eat for a week. The reviewer wrote that I had ignored their pain…
A review on Healthgrades claimed I had extracted wisdom teeth and left a fractured root behind. It said the patient developed a severe infection that a second dentist had to fix. The post accused me of negligence and of hiding the mistake.…
The Google review painted a heartbreaking picture of an elderly man given ill-fitting dentures. It claimed the dentures rocked so badly he could not eat solid food for months. The reviewer, writing as his daughter, accused me of dismissing…
A one-star Yelp review accused me of inventing gum disease to justify an expensive deep cleaning. It claimed I pressured the patient into scaling and root planing they did not need. The reviewer said a second dentist told them their gums…
The Google review described a terrifying scenario involving sedation gone wrong. It claimed I had administered sedation without proper consent and left the patient unmonitored. The reviewer said they woke up alone and disoriented in the…
A one-star Google review claimed a night guard I fabricated shattered in the patient's mouth overnight. It said the shards cut their cheeks and tongue badly. The reviewer accused me of using brittle, substandard material. It described a…
A one star review described a painful appointment on a day I was not in the office, clearly a different dentist with a similar name across town. The details matched another practice entirely, but the rating still landed on my profile and…
The Yelp review told the story of a dental implant that supposedly failed within weeks. It claimed the implant loosened and fell out while the patient was eating at a restaurant. The reviewer accused me of placing it in bone that could not…