I have to jump in here and mention that I had a TERRIBLE TERRIBLE TERRIBLE experience with Shar Fadavi-Rudsari of North Suburban Dental Associates in Skokie!!!
It was my son's first trip to the dentist and he was very nervous. I thought that was normal enough and he was not behaving badly (really, I'm not the mom that can't see when her own child is behaving inappropriately). Fadavi said he was putting on a show because I let him. Yeah, she's "no nonsense" and also no compassion. After she had the hygienist pin him down in the chair for the cleaning, she tried to force those horrible big bite-down things in his little THREE YEAR OLD mouth for an x-ray. When he resisted and gagged and cried, she again suggested that it was my parenting that lead to the problem.
She also wanted to set up an appointment ASAP to fill in his deep molars. AT THREE YEARS OLD. yea, let's gag him some more because it's a nice costly visit. Of coarse, i didn't take him back. my new dentist is not suggesting this procedure until our next visit - he is 7 yrs old now.
The worst part is that I didn't stand up for my child. I should have given her a piece of my mind, comforted my child and run out of there. But instead, I tried to listen to the "Expert" and, in spite of the insult, cooperated with her instructions by standing in the corner and watching my child be tortured.
It was then and still is the lowest moment of my parenting life. I did learn to trust my instincts and be an advocate for my children.
ANYWAY, enough of my rant.
I now take my kids to Maria Simone at North Shore Dentistry for Children. She is so compassionate and sweet and doesn't make three year olds do x-rays or try to drag you in for extra visits.
She also did a great job at our first visit with her... I explained that he had a bad experience so she made the visit extremely gentle and kind and fun.
She's at 1516 Sherman Ave in Evanston. ###-###-####