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Halsted Street Dental
Neighborhood: Lincoln Park
2200 N Halsted St
Fl 2
(between Belden Ave & Webster Ave)
Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 935-4444
2200 N Halsted St
Fl 2
(between Belden Ave & Webster Ave)
Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 935-4444
- Nearest Transit:
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Fullerton (Purple Express, Brown, Red)
- By Appointment Only:
- Yes
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4 reviews for Halsted Street Dental
I'm also a bit confused by prior reviews. I was referred to Dr. Jercinovic when he still worked at the dental offices in Presidential Towers.
I've seen other dentists who suggested $500+ of dental work (Bahu Ramy in Water Tower on N Michigan Ave comes to mind, he definitely needs to make rent money huh), and other dentists who seemed sus in the other direction (everything looks good).
Dr. Jercinovic has moved to a nicer office and hired very friendly and thorough dental assistants but the rates are still good. He suggests certain upgrades in life (electric toothbrush) but not others (waterpik flossing system). I was considering whitening but I think it's a bit steep so I'll stick with the basic dental care for now.
Halsted Street Dental is great. I really trust Dr. Jercinovic, and I haven't felt that he is pushy about any kind of treatment. For some of these negative reviews who got second opinions, I don't know why you'd trust an opinion *not* to get work done on your teeth more than an opinion to get work done. You could just as easily set yourself up for rotten teeth. I've been going to Dr. Jercinovic for over 3 years now (after having switched from my first dentist), and I've gotten nothing but good advice.
My experience during my visit was great. No wait, and the woman who cleaned my teeth was very good. She said she noticed some grey area underneath one of my old fillings so guessed that it might need to be replaced.
Then the dentist, Dr. Jercinovic came in to take a look. After examining my teeth he said I would need to replace all 3 silver fillings I have in the back and remove the sealants my old dentist had painstakingly applied. Basically the outcome was to have 3 fillings replaced and another 3 done where the sealants are. Not fun.
I thought this was an excessive amount of work after just one (my first) appointment. I decided to get a second opinion.
The went to see Dr. Jerald Schwab and did not tell him what work Dr. Jercinovic planned on doing. He took a look at my mouth and said that he would "recommend nothing at this point." He said one silver filling was eroding, but absolutely did not need to be replaced at this time. He said I could wait another year and a half to 2 yrs. and that every time a filling is replaced it weakens the tooth and so you should wait until it is really necessary.
He also said my sealants looked fine and it would be silly to remove them bc you suspect there might be erosion below (similar to taking out one's appendix on a hunch that something might be wrong with it).
Anyways, long story short, I canceled my appointment to have the filings done and have transfered my records to the new dentist.
Having recently moved to Chicago, I decided to see Dr. Jercinovic at Halsted Street simply because his office was close to my apartment. The hygienist was fine, but she did notice some potential spots that she pointed out to Dr. Jercinovic when he came in to examine my teeth. Having had fillings for over 10+ years and never having had an issue with them with my previous dentist, I was shocked when Dr. Jercinovic told me that not only did I need a filling to cover up a cavity that was in its "early stages," but also get a crown to replace my silver filling which supposedly was decaying my teeth. I was a little suspicious and told him that I before I spend a grand on a crown, I wanted to get a second opinion. Any honest dentist would not have taken it personally, but Dr. Jercinovic actually seemed to get defensive and acted somewhat aggressively in pushing the treatment. It is very relieving to me that other people felt similarly.
(Edited) Oh and for the record, I switched to Old Town Dental, and instead of suggesting a crown (he actually showed shock when I mentioned that another dentist had insisted upon it), he simply replaced my fillings during a short 1.5 hour procedure that ended up costing me like $75 out of pocket. My teeth have never felt better! Halsted Street Dental is a sham!
