Aetna Advantage Dentist Recommendations?

[eggplant333.livejournal.com]

hi everyone! this is my first post. exciting.

i am about to join aetna advantage's student dental insurance program. i have to choose my primary care dentist, and was wondering if anyone has recommendations. i live near davis/porter so someone nearby would be great.

here are a few that seem close-by (actually they're all at the same address). does anyone go to them, or know of others accepted by aetna advantage that are nearby/not scary?

thanks :)

Babo, Nastela, DMD
Istanbullu, Tayfun, DDS
Garcia, Reina, DMD
Chang, Emily DDS
Pladziewicz, John A., DMD
1696 Mass Ave, Cambridge 02138

ps: does anyone know the difference between a DMD and a DDS?

Comments

[contradictacat.livejournal.com]

DMD: Doctor of Dental Medicine
DDS: Doctor of Dental Surgery.
This site tells you the difference. (http://www.drsimonrosenberg.com/d_m_d__versus_d_d_s_.html)

Also, I don't know if she takes Aetna, but if she does, I cannot recommend Lorna Lally and Dr. Baker enough. Both are very nice, very gentle dentists and their office is incredibly comfortable for a dentist's offce and they're super close by Davis.

[ron_newman]

I tagged this 'dentist'. You may want to look through old posts to see people's reviews and recommendations.

[lonelyholiday.livejournal.com]

I have a different Aetna plan, and it's accepted at Dental Arts Associates on Highland, right in Davis. You might want to research whether the type of plan makes a difference, but I really like both Drs. Moggadam (sp?) and Izedian there. Highly recommended.

http://www.dentalartsassociates.com/

[balsamicdragon.livejournal.com]

Dr. Lorna Lally is great! She's on College Ave, right outside Davis.

[princesskatja.livejournal.com]

Dr. Nastela Babo is very nice.

However, the dental hygienist who I see at her office, is not. At my appointment in May, she was literally scraping down my gums. When I went to rinse out my mouth, I spit out pure blood. I walked home that day throbbing in pain.

I've never had that happen to me before, and it's not going to happen again. I'm switching dentists.