Kromkowski Christina DDS
150 N Wacker Dr # 1320
ChicagoIL60606
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Kromkowski Christina DDS is located at 150 N Wacker Dr Ste 1320, Chicago, IL. This business specializes in Dentistry.
Member Reviews
Dental work or gossip, your pick...:
Got a Root Canal by one of the Dentists at this practice. While doing the initial extraction and installing the temporary crown, the dentist and her assistant talked non-stop, a mile-a-minute, about their friend's husbands, who they didn't like, etc. the kinda stuff you hear in those old-school hair salons. Surreal as it was, it was highly entertaining (did you know that Perry, Gina's husband, was never in medical school, he just used her money... etc). I wouldn't have minded had they been able to do so while still concentrating on the task at hand... my mouth.
Once complete, I realized I couldn't close my mouth fully, it felt like something on that side was in the way. I mentioned this but was assured it was probably just the temp crown so I figured I could deal with it til I got the permanent crown.
A week or two later, excited to be able to eat with the left side of my mouth again, I got the permanent porceline crown put in. It felt funky but after the dentist told me everything was in place, I figured it was probably just me and the anaesthesia. The next day however, if felt even more askew (I literally had to shift my jaw to the side to get it flat). Not one to make mountains out of molehills, I figured I'd get used to it or it'd wear down and adjust. After a week though, I was getting headaches and was constantly irritated by it so I called the dentist and came back in...
This time they were much more somber and focused. They drilled away at it, eventually calling in another dentist to help re-set the crown. Still to no avail. Though I wasn't advised, I realized they then turned their attention to the teeth around the crown (including chiseling away at a gold crown I had previously gotten (different dentist) in honor of my mom). An hour later, they thought I was imagining it and I'd resolved to wait til I could see my regular dentist back in NY when, voila! they found the culprit.
After all that, what did it end up being? Apparently, a piece of the temp crown adhesive gunk was applied to a tooth *above* my crown. A minute more of drilling and I was back to normal (albeit with less of my other teeth remaining). I thanked them and ran from the office, full knowing I'd contest any charges from this "work".
This would just be a good story had it ended there. A few months passed and the office contacted me about my "pending debt" with them. In short, I described all the above to them and was told they'd discuss with the owner and see what could be done. Another month later, I was explicitly told they'd be eating all the charges and that it would come out of that dentists fee for the work. (there's a good chance I'll have to get the crown redone as it began hurting again)
All of this communication had been very positive and polite; I relegated the experience to a bad dentist but fair practice... Until today, when I got a letter from the office indicating I still need to pay the bulk (2/3s) of the bill to "cover lab fees" while acknowledging all of the above insanity. Most amazing of all is the last line of the letter...
"Your failure to respond to this final request for payment will require us to take whatever steps we feel are necessary to protect ourselves and our dental practice."
I am going to pay the amount and simply hope that karma works. After all, with service like this, they will need every penny they can get to "protect their dental practice".
Once complete, I realized I couldn't close my mouth fully, it felt like something on that side was in the way. I mentioned this but was assured it was probably just the temp crown so I figured I could deal with it til I got the permanent crown.
A week or two later, excited to be able to eat with the left side of my mouth again, I got the permanent porceline crown put in. It felt funky but after the dentist told me everything was in place, I figured it was probably just me and the anaesthesia. The next day however, if felt even more askew (I literally had to shift my jaw to the side to get it flat). Not one to make mountains out of molehills, I figured I'd get used to it or it'd wear down and adjust. After a week though, I was getting headaches and was constantly irritated by it so I called the dentist and came back in...
This time they were much more somber and focused. They drilled away at it, eventually calling in another dentist to help re-set the crown. Still to no avail. Though I wasn't advised, I realized they then turned their attention to the teeth around the crown (including chiseling away at a gold crown I had previously gotten (different dentist) in honor of my mom). An hour later, they thought I was imagining it and I'd resolved to wait til I could see my regular dentist back in NY when, voila! they found the culprit.
After all that, what did it end up being? Apparently, a piece of the temp crown adhesive gunk was applied to a tooth *above* my crown. A minute more of drilling and I was back to normal (albeit with less of my other teeth remaining). I thanked them and ran from the office, full knowing I'd contest any charges from this "work".
This would just be a good story had it ended there. A few months passed and the office contacted me about my "pending debt" with them. In short, I described all the above to them and was told they'd discuss with the owner and see what could be done. Another month later, I was explicitly told they'd be eating all the charges and that it would come out of that dentists fee for the work. (there's a good chance I'll have to get the crown redone as it began hurting again)
All of this communication had been very positive and polite; I relegated the experience to a bad dentist but fair practice... Until today, when I got a letter from the office indicating I still need to pay the bulk (2/3s) of the bill to "cover lab fees" while acknowledging all of the above insanity. Most amazing of all is the last line of the letter...
"Your failure to respond to this final request for payment will require us to take whatever steps we feel are necessary to protect ourselves and our dental practice."
I am going to pay the amount and simply hope that karma works. After all, with service like this, they will need every penny they can get to "protect their dental practice".
Information from the business
General and Cosmetic Dentistry
Meet the Doctor Christina R. Kromkowski, DDS Dr. Christina (Krause) Kromkowski grew up in a suburb of Detroit, Woodhaven, Michigan. She graduated from Western Michigan University with a degree in Biomedical Sciences. She then attended the University of Detroit-Mercy Dental School, graduating in 2000.
After graduating from dental school, she completed a general practice residency at Carolinas...
After graduating from dental school, she completed a general practice residency at Carolinas...
