REACH Dental Clinic

Booked an intake visit and cleaning back in December. I disclosed that I was pregnant and that I really needed a cleaning before baby comes as it had been a few years since my last cleaning. I still had to wait over 6 months for an appointment, called to see if we could push the appointment up because of my pregnancy, with no luck. My appointment was confirmed twice in the days leading up only for them to turn me away 10 mins prior to my scheduled appointment. I took time off work, paid for parking, just to be turned away in the waiting room because they said they’re concerned about me being uncomfortable laying flat for the duration of my visit. Had I known the dentist and hygienists here are discriminatory against pregnant women, I could have continued my search for a dentist back in December. Now I am 5 weeks away from my due date with no appointment for a dental visit and cleaning in the foreseeable future all because they can’t seem to offer services to someone who is pregnant… and they certainly aren’t capable of giving potential patients notice well in advance to save them their time, effort, and money. The Dentist didn’t even have the decency to come out and talk go me about it themselves. They just sent the receptionist who just shrugged her shoulders and apologized. No attempt to reach out to make it right. I was advised by two of my medical practitioners that is is best to have multiple cleanings during pregnancy, and I have several friends who have had much more serious dental work done during their pregnancies without being refused. Plus a quick Google search and a call to my midwife all confirmed that there is absolutely NO NEED to refuse basic dental service ls to someone who is pregnant. Even at 8 months along.