Karen R Gxu
map-marker Brecksville, Ohio

Allcare Dental lied about my dentures fitting right and eating anything I wanted.

I went to them 6 years ago approximately and they said all my teeth were loose I just wanted the front one fixed. They talked me into getting dentures and explained to me that I would look nicer (teeth would be whiter) and I would be able to eat anything I wanted. I went back 2 X a week for fittings for 4 years and they still do NOT fit right and I cannot eat alot of foods because they come loose and I am in pain almost constantly. They closed their office and now I have to travel if I want to get anything done. After all this they said I need 4 implants to hold dentures in my mouth. They are not covered by insurance and cost approximately $1000.00 each.
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Guest

No it wasn't my favorite tooth but I think it was the only one loose at the time. I am looking for a new dentist. I hope I find one thanks.

Guest

"...hey said all my teeth were loose I just wanted the front one fixed."

Just the front one? What is that, your favorite tooth? What do you use it for, a corkscrew?

Guest

"...hey said all my teeth were loose I just wanted the front one fixed."

Just the front one? What is that, your favorite tooth? What do you use it for, a corkscrew?

JoJo Xdf

I sure wouldn't give them another dime of my money. Time to find a new dentist!

That's crazy! I have full dentures and can eat anything I want. I keep them in with the powder..

works great! Good Luck.

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Anonymous
map-marker Brecksville, Ohio

Cheated me out of my dentures

Went to All Care Dental, had all my teeth pulled, they gave me temporaries, was to go back for my permanent dentures and pow....they went out of business, gave us no clue where or if we could still pick our dentures up. Now I am having problems with the temporary dentures, they are becoming loose, all the packing they put in to adjust the fit is coming off and rubbing a sore on the bottom gum, don't even like to eat with them in, very embarrassing I would like to know if there is a number or place I could go, to either get my dentures or my money back?
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Guest

i had the same problem in Indiana and i dont know what to do.

Guest

hi, i work for the company that is in the building where allcare was, its called hudec dental, they prob have your dentures, and they are a great company, come in there or call them

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Ariane Rlk
map-marker Chicago, Illinois

Allcare dental sucks

allcare dental was the worst place ever,,they did the worst work ever and they were lazy.. Its no wonder why they went out of buisness because they SUCKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to go there like 15-20 times and they still never got my dentures to fit right,,so now here it is 4 years later and still having all types of problems. I hate that place with a passion and to boot I paid over 8,000 dollars cash, what pieces of garbage them people were I hope they get what they deserve and wind up living under a bridge somewhere.. AND ALL THEIR TEETH FALL OUT OF THEIR MOUTHS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Lonie Hvl

There are plenty of honest dentists in private practice that make good dentures. Incidentally, if dentures are done correctly like taught in school, it typically requires 6 appointments followed by adjustments. Any less and shortcuts are being taken.

Guest

These people are HORRIBLE! I told the dentist the teeth did not fit right,,you could see bulges...here's what she said....well they're pushing your wrinkles out!

Seriously??? Crude rude and ignorant piece of work that one! Still almost 4 years later NEVER could use these *** things for anything useful!

I'm currently getting new ones....the teeth that All(don't care)dental gave me are 3 times bigger than the ones that are being made! Useless people!

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Mikai Dhv
map-marker Cleveland, Ohio

Alcare Dental Center

i was to have dental work, bridge, root canal and some other work. They hooked me up with Care Credit to help pay for the work. The total of my work was $5400.00. They took the full amount $5400.00 with out doing the work. Now I have a $5400.00 bill and 1 cavity was filled. They ripped me off. Now I owe this money and my work was never done. I really hope everyone envolved burns in ***. Now I have been turned over to collections. And my work still needs done. They committed fraud. They know it! There are lawsuits pending. I hope they burn their buts!!!!
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Lonie Hvl

They should billed Care Credit only as each piece of treatment was performed.

You should never, ever go to corporate dental chain clinics like this. There are plenty of honest dentists who own their own practices who are happy to serve you.

Guest

allcare sent a care credit app without my consent and now im stuck fighting with a collection agency for 2500.00 i was told to file charges on them but how?? they are nowhere to be found!!

at the time my husband recieved a letter to see if he was left without dental and which he was, but when i went in they told me they were going to eat the 2500.00 because they screwed up and they never did.. they claim to have done all 2500 dollars worth of work in one day, care credit should have caught that.

now ive got to figure out how to get in touch with the state thats handling everyones claims in columbus ohio. sorry bastards is what they are.

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Anonymous
map-marker Dayton, Ohio

ALL CARE DENTAL ARE FRAUD

Hello my name Tareq. I went to them to get a root canal for $999 that I had to pay up front. The so called dentist worked on my tooth and did a $200 fill-up. He said no root canal is needed, and if pain occurs to come back to get the actual root canal that I paid for. Less than 2 hours after I leave the place I felt excruciating pain and went back to them as agreed, but once I got there I was told there is "no room" to take me in, despite the horrible pain; I asked them if there was anything they can do to relieve my pain, and they denied my request. Okay, so I asked for my money back so I can go to a real dentist to do the job I paid for, but they said they can't refund me the money I paid them. They told me they need at least 3 business days. When I was finally refunded my money, after the trouble and time I had to *** work due to my condition, and the money I paid for the hospital to subscripe pain medication, and the infection in the tooth that they caused, I was charged for a regular filling that was not even done right; another dentist that I went to said the previous dental work caused nerve bleeding in the area where the dentist worked on. So, I called the customer center to attempt to settle the dispute, and replied with a denial in my request and hung up in my face. In conclusion, AllCare Dental are fraud. I advise anyone who reads this to try to do the dental work yourself before going to them, and even still, DON'T GO THERE. THEY WILL NOT GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TREATMENT, and will cost you time, money, and delayed health treatment. ALLCARE DENTAL= A LOT OF PAIN!! My name is Tareq. Thanks.
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Anonymous
map-marker Springfield, Massachusetts

AllCare Dental stole my money and game me no dentures

I gave All Care Dental $1400 for the top of the line dentures. They made me a temporary denture that did not fit after 3 tries. Then they made the first part of the permanent denture and it did not fit after 4 tries. I had an appointment in December 2010 for the fifth try. I went to my appointment and the doors were locked and a sign was on the door to call the state attorney general. I got no customer service. Allcare Dental stole $1400 from me and I have no dentures and no money to start over.
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Anonymous
map-marker Cleveland, Ohio

Allcare dental

had fourteen teeth pulled and both plates were made butt didnt get my adjustments.and they billed me for cleaning svcs wich the total bill was to included all of the above.but they didnt fullfill there agreement.nor is my five year guarantee any good because they closed their doors. Unfortunately my first bad experience with allcare was the i had my theeth pulled. They didnt beleive i could feel them pulling my teeth,however each and one made me grab chair tighter. After surrviving the torture of having my teeth pulled they they let me *** on my blood when they put in my temporary dentures. the next bad experence was when i came back for my fitting. my top plate would'nt stay in and irritated my gums to the point i could'nt wear them. they wanted to clean them at a scedualed fitting appointment. please fix my teeth so i can wear and use them. then i was supposed to get and adjustment and they closed before they could fix them. i can,t beleive they made an appointment know they would not keep it. Taking my money with the aggrement they would help me, but actually had no intentions of fulfilling their end of the bargain. in my eyes that is frawd and malice.
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Marilyn G Imt
map-marker Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

Lied, cheated and stole

At the initial visit I told that I would not be charged for anything, including the x-rays. To my dismay, my dental plan was charged for the x-rays. When I called and asked for my x-rays, I was told they would cost $$ to get a copy and they would not give me my x-rays. In Dec. 2010 when the Pleasant Hills office closed, I was given a form to advise them where to send my x-rays, etc. this is how I found out they were closing this office. I emailed and faxed the info. & called several times with no response to find out about my records. The x-rays have not made it yet to the dentist I provided to AllCare. I do not want to pay AGAIN for x-rays that I have already paid for but never received and was told that I would NOT be charged for. I now find out from searching the Internet that dental records were sent to "transfer custodians" dental offices, but I was NEVER personally notified of this. This is a disgrace and gives dental facilities such as this a bad name. I am out my time and money and they should not be allowed to get away with their deceptive practices. Thank you. MG
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angemacy s
map-marker Columbus, Ohio

Changed our credit application, to get approval

I submitted a credit application with all care (to go thru gemoney) for dental care. It was denied. They told me I needed a cosigner. Boyfriend at the time co-signed for me on my application, it was approved. When we split up, and I tried contacting ge money to arrange a different payment plan, my name was not even on the account. All care changed the application and submitted it only under the ex-boyfriend to get approval. Due to pay cuts, economy etc, I wasn't able to keep up with payments and since they wouldn't talk to me about it, it went into collections, where they are getting ready to place a garnishment against ex. Anything I can do????????
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Mama R Ngi
map-marker Ontario, California

Rip Off

Well, I paid in full for my services and about 6 months after I received my partial denture I started receiving bills for $800. I called and told them that I didn't owe that money and they agreed, but I still kept getting bills. I then had a problem with my partial, it needed to be adjusted and guess what? NO longer in business. I had a bad feeling about this place halfway through my dental work but I was stuck. I feel bad for the people who ended up worse than me. I called the dentist who took over the Allcare dental records and I have to pay $40.00 for my records. Isn't that a slap in the face!!! The owners of this place should be held criminally liable for what they have done.
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Anonymous
map-marker Wheeling, West Virginia

Closed the office no warning

I worked for allcare for several years and i know first hand the way they have ripped people off. They just closed several of the offices and didn't make arrangements for people to get their dentures that have been paid for. They have no intention of refunding the money that people paid in advance for services they didn't recieve. You should contact an attorney and file a class action suit. The corperate office has closed for two weeks in an effort to save money...it looks as though the whole corporation is about close and take everybody's money with them
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Guest

Glad to hear they are finally shutting down ...I think most organizations operate with customer needs in mind, but Allcare was one of the few organizations that tried everything they could to rip off their customers. I scheduled a cleaning/checkup for my daughters at a local All Care office because my Dental insurance had them as closest provider.

The thing with All Care is they don't do the cleaning when you go in. They're like a shady auto repair shop that finds everything wrong with your car than what you really needed taken care of.

They look at your teeth, then send you to the sales person's...er...manager's office so he can tell you how you need $600 worth of dental work done and then when you say "no", it's well...how about we get this $350 worth of work done now...and you keep getting grilled to pay extra for work that doesn't need done...then they tell you your insurance doesn't cover the work that does need done...so you argue and you get the "Oh..well..I'm a visiting sales person..er manager, I didn't know how to program the computer code"...then you have to reschedule another day off from school to bring daughters back to get the cleaning done which should have been done on the first visit...then the *** starts because then they bill you for work that was covered by insurance because they either don't have the competence or...worse..intentionally are trying to bilk more money...then you get some national office in Buffalo area calling you hounding to pay for ***...you tell them that it was covered by insurance...they say "I'll check into it." and then a month later someone else calls and you say "it was suppose to be taken care of by your co-worker XXXXX" and they say..."well xxxx doesn't work here anymore. but I'll look into it..." and then someone else calls back and everytime the previous person has quit...you file with bbb and they don't respond..you file with dental insurance company and they don't respond...fortunately..after 3 years...the calls have stopped....UGLY organization...I'd have trouble sleeping at night if I worked for them.

Guest

i use to work for allcare. i am not surprised that they closed.

first off they were ripping people off anyways.

they didnt even have a hygienist most of the time. i feel very sorry the patients who got even more ripped off.

Guest

i was told to find out who made r dentors and call them to see if they have them and see if we can get them. but i dont have my papers that they where paid off for !

yr at least. does anyone no they company?

PissedInGreenBay

Written by ALLCARE DENTAL AND DENTURES, on 15-01-2011 12:03

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PATIENTS THEY LEFT IN THE LURCH???? I think YOU have rocks for brains if you believe the higher ups couldn't have made this transition much smoother than it is.

There is nothing no one can say Allcare, it's employee's and especially the higher ups, did not know this was coming.

To just close your doors on people, myself going there to pick up finished product, is just EVIL!!!!! But then again, I have "rocks for brains"(eye roll)

Guest

i would just like to say as a patient of allcare that there is no possible way the corportate office would of called each and everyone of there employees to tell them they were going to be laid off 4 2 weeks, who ever believes that must have rocks for brains. Do u know how many employees all care dental had?

and all over the country? Hope you all don't have rocks for brains.

Guest

Not everyone who worked for Allcare was dishonest. The higher ups such as Robert Bates and Dave Pennington and the other "executives" kept everyone in the dark about ALOT of things.

We were never given any notice about changes so don't be pissed at the dental assistants and office girls they I doubt had any clue, but all the managers and exectives up in New York new WAY before this happened because I find it hard to believe that they suddenly had no cash flow.

I worked for Allcare for two years. Nothing but stress and no pay raise.

Guest

Once again Allcare owners tried to ruin another day in our lives. First they move my family from Pa to Buffalo New York telling my husband of the great future they have for him ( which was only 6 months ago).

We up rooted everything to move here. We had our Christmas and our daughters birthday by a phone call form Dave Penniton and Dr Bates of the two week lay off for the holiday to spend time with family ( I guess the bonus was with no pay or vacation pay offered). We had our New Years Eve at 5:45 pm ruin by Dave Penniton call of there will no longer be a Allcare Dental, No Vacation pay, No sick time pay, No heath insurance, NO JOB, and he had the nerve to ask my husband to call his employs because poor Dave had so many phone calls to make. And if that was not enough to but us though.

Ruin our Daughters Birthday, Ruin Christmas, Ruin New Years and ruin my husband dream of being a top person in this company he has been so hard working for several several years. Tonight I was out with my Daughter at a school function. I recieve two phones calls and did not know the number. I left them go to voice mail.

To my shock it was Dave Penniton and Dr Bates with new numbers. They have a nerve to accuse my husband of stealing a Dam Flat Screen TV!!!!!! My husband took his personal items and the water cooler he paid for his employs our of his own money because Dave Penniton was to dam cheap to take care of them. I am sick of Allcare...Dave Penniton and Dr Bates so here are there new numbers.

complain to the real folks in charge. 716400**** 716407****

Guest

Of course they have no intentions returning our money thieves never do

Guest

I to would like to see criminal charges brought up,I guess mabye the definition of a crime varies,depending on how rich or poor you are

Guest

While your intentions "seem" to be well founded you still sound like an Allcare employee. We as victims do not want to come to a practice that does not even have a working phone line, not to mention see the very same people that worked for such a shady company.

Don't you think that we have had enough? Personally you could have helped more people in your area by telling the press about your former employers' wrong doings before it came to this. Keep trying to rectify the situation but the next time you post your ad please take note that this is not a forum for advertisement. We are victims of a crime and not just your ordinary consumer's.

If your intentions are of a good nature GOD speed on your endeavors. :?

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Brenda D Olq
map-marker New York, New York

ALLCARE DENTAL-Stole and got away with it

Did you all enjoy your "vacation" at Christmas on all of your victims money??????????? Its disgusting!!!!!!!! I had to pay up front for the services you promised and you locked your doors and I now have 4,000.00 worth of dental work that I do not have to give again! All phone numbers are no good, email and websites taken down, will you read this or is this a waste of time too?? Like walking into your office to begin with. Stop hiding and come out and tell us what we are supposed to do now. What you people did is just not right!
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Guest

REALLY SERIOUSLY YOU THINK WE "ENJOYED" ARE "VAC-K" you really are dumb,WE LOST ARE JOBS YOU ***. so maybe you should point all that angry at the owners not the employees. ***

Ted B Mqu
map-marker Washington, District Of Columbia

Allcare Dental Shut Down Permanently Today ... Aspen Dental Will Soon Follow

NY attorney general scrutinizes CareCredit practices...and, Aspen Dental.

Beginning last August 13, 2010 Six dental practices were among 10 healthcare providers being investigated by New York Attorney General (AG) Andrew Cuomo for alleged predatory lending practices involving GE Money's CareCredit service and other healthcare card providers.

An investigation by Cuomo's office found that some of the providers allegedly pressured patients into using CareCredit through "fast-talking sales pitches and deceit," according to a press release.

On August 4, Cuomo issued subpoenas to 10 healthcare providers that promote CareCredit, including these dental clinics:

"¢ Allcare Dental Management, Buffalo, NY

"¢ Aspen Dental Management, East Syracuse, NY

"¢ East Syracuse Family Dental Arts, East Syracuse, NY

"¢ S&Y Diamond Dental, Brooklyn, NY

"¢ Sunshine Dental, Watertown, NY

"¢ ToothSavers, New York City

Cuomo also subpoenaed three companies that manage CareCredit: Chase Health Advance, Visa Health Benefits, and Citibank Health Card.

The probe was opened after Cuomo's office received hundreds of complaints from patients who said they were billed for procedures they didn't receive, were billed for work done improperly, were overbilled for services, or were signed up for CareCredit cards without their consent, the attorney general said. Seniors and low-income patients in particular were misled about the financing, causing them to be pushed into debt, Cuomo said.

Today, January 3, 2011 Allcare Dental was the first dental operation to close its business after the NY State Attorney General investigation began last summer. Aspen Dental operates its business in a similar way to Allcare and has relied heavily on the use of CareCredit to pressure and defraud patients into accepting expensive dental care at their clinics.

If you have been a victim of this form of deceptive business practice, contact your local District Attorney's Office and your State Attorney General before Aspen closes its doors like Allcare Dental and slips away with your money! Once Aspen closes - you will not recover your money.

Dr.Bleckstein@***.com

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Guest

i was charged my entire budget that was allocated for me and my sons dental checkups and cleaning by allcare in indiana. i was told that i had 3 cavities in need of repair .

a dentist told me 2 days later that i simply had no cavities in need of repair. for 400.00 they were going to pull a tooth for me that didnt need extracted either.

it had a rough spot on it. my local dentist sanded it smooth..

Guest

I would like somebody to look into the Aspen Dental in Syracuse NY on Onondaga Blvd. I was there in Feb 2012, and they told me I needed 4 fillings and a gum scraping, the girl tried to talk me into buying all of these fluoride products and a toothbrush and signing up for credit to pay for things, even though I had insurance!

I have gone to a real dentist since then who said i have NO cavities, and my gums are PERFECT!!!! FRAUD ALERT!!

Guest

Attorney generals in several states are looking into Allcare's business practice. Unfortunately we live in Iowa and they ignored consumers complaints. So did the Office of Dental Examiners.

Guest

Care credit is used by most dental offices (private and chains) around the country. It is very useful in helping patients afford the care they need today and make payments on in the future.

When used properly, care credit has helped countless patients.

Its too risky for any small business to carry these loans themselves, so a 3rd party must be used. Pointing fingers at CareCredit is just ignorant.

Guest

Any info on Aspen along with Affordable Denture being shut down like they should be?

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tiggerific
map-marker Manchester, New Hampshire

Allcare Dental owes me 252,000.00 won case an they closed never got paid.

I needed 1 tooth pulled a cap and a filling. I woke up from anesthesia and had no teeth just a bunch of bone fragments that I paid out of pocket for oral surgeons to remove. then they never would see me again. I went two years with no teeth, had to see another dentist that cost me 11,000.00 to get a full set. Won the case and allcare closed and still have not received nothing. I worked with attorney general and every other resource out there, even got a letter from President Obama. Still out of all that money.
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gary Brf
map-marker Columbus, Ohio

Paid bill in full they send collection agency after me

I paid my dental bill up front 2800.00 dollars, they still owe me a reline and a checkup and 5 years warranty. Before allcare went bankrupt the office here in columbus ohio said they did not know what the 478.00 charge was for. I received a collection notice from Vision Financial Corp. should I contact the AG's office. I have all my bills that I paid. I called the office at least 10 times trying to find out what the charge was, In december I called to make an appointment for a reline for my dentures and the office was closed. Allcare took people's money and then went bankrupt
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Guest

We had taken out a Credit card through Allcare dental for my dental work and new dentures. Everytime I had an appt they called to cancel it....I would try to reschedule they said their were no dentists in...now I am getting a letter from the court that a collection agency is trying to sue me over the bill from the dental credit card "Care Credit" I don't know which way to turn/ My email is dfafrak@***.com.

Guest

I wish an attorney or someone in the government would step in on this. I got the same thing containing Vision Financial and Hsbc Bank.

They are claiming I owe almost $2000 for work that Allcare Dental never did. They want me to pay for teeth being pulled that are still in my mouth and for dentures I never received. They are saying I received a lower denture in the area of three teeth that they never pulled or made a denture impression for. I never wanted a lower denture made.

Shouldn't of Hsbc Bank made sure these accounts receivables were legitimate before they took control of them? I did the math with my paperwork. Allcare Dental actually owes me a refund of approximately $300 that I paid above and beyond the work they did. It amazes me that a bank would get involved with such crooks.

We need to band together and get in contact with each other and find an attorney that will fight this. Allcare Dental bloated bills for work they never did and now Hsbc is trying to collect for Allcare Dentals fraud.

Guest

I filed a complaint with Attorney General

(www.attorneygeneral.gov)I spent all my

documents and receipts.

I also, called the credit card company that

All Care required me to use to pre-pay for

my services. I disputed the charges. I

just recently received my statement they

cleared my balance on my account and are

reimbursing me for the payments I have made.

I was shocked. GOOD LUCK

gary Brf

hsbc bank usa, national association is the bank the must have been stiffed by allcare when allcare filed for bankrupcy. they have all of allcares receivables inculding people like us allcare collected from my insurance and someone took the check I checked the bill was paid. I will post my reply from hsbc bank and vision financial

Guest

They are doing the same to me> I just got a collection notice from Vision Financial.I have tried to call but all curciys are bust 24/7.

Kristi A Znc

Wow. I have the exact same issue. I live in Fargo and they wouldn't do work unless you paid **in advance**. I received a collection notice with a "date of service" AFTER the business closed.

Amazing because my bill is for $465.30.

I don't know much about what to do legally - if anyone knows, please advise. I know there was insurance fraud.

I think we need to get a group of us together and find a lawyer.

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