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Anonymous
| Oh yes......Dr. Barren....the "one with the dog"? Is it a Pit Bull, too? Might he have shaved for his "15 minutes of fame"....oops, shame! |
Anonymous
Happy Friday everyone! Let's take some time to go outside, enjoy the weather and the weekend coming up. Let's focus on positive things like our wonderful families and our health. Please.....let's all take a break from all of this negativity. I for one will be. Please join me! Peace to all! 
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Anonymous
Yikes!!! and that makes it alright!!! How disgraceful. There are thousands of dentists out there MANY with not a single blemish on their record. Good ethical professionals. Shame on you for assuming that one prefessional is excused by another's faults! What Dr. A did is absolutely unethical, and criminal....no short of abuse. I do agree there needs to be public availability of all records so that we as lay-people can know whom we are dealing with. |
Anonymous
Why all the need for pediatric dentists!!! My family dentist is wonderful, sees all of us including the kids. My kids love going there...and there is no playground or extras in the waiting room. If you want a playground, or have the kids' nails done - just go to the mall or the amusement park on a different day! That said there are circumstances...just like with any specialty that needs a specialist...a child with "special needs" or a particulalry anxious child that might need the extras, or more importantly procedures beyond cleanings and sealants that might benefit from advanced training in pediatrics...but come on...seems like just a "fad" that people all feel they need to follow and certainly in this case of Dr. A. Dr. Marc Barren (yes THE Dr. Barren), Dr. Deepali Bhanot, Dr. Ron Gravitz...these are some names I have heard tossed around as good ped. dentists in Montgomery County. |
Anonymous
you guys are pathetic, just let it rest already. Why not take the advice of pp 11:04. Enjoy those children that you are fighting so hard for, step up be a good parent and instead of sitting by your computer salivating for the next comment, dig, insult, praise. Read a book, play catch, take a bike ride. I think both sides made their point and to keep this going is truly just pathetic. There is nothing else that can be said, good or bad, whats gonna happen is gonna happen, not one more post will sway or disway anothers' opinions......some of you just dont know when to stop and that is truly sad. |
Anonymous
Babysitter would be less expensive than his excessive fees....patients paid for the waterfall/games instead! |
Anonymous
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Some General Comments:
I won't join in the bashing..the order speaks for itself. It is understandable why close friends and family would fight hard to support and try to justify anyway they can Dr. A's treatment procedures. It is also understandable why all his supporters (whatever their motives for being supporters are) would turn this around on the news media and other "competing" dental professionals. When you have no recourse you fight using whatever means you have. The bottom line: you simply cannot dispute the facts. The cases were reviewed by a board of "non-competing" dentists and hygienists. He signed and agreed to the order but then chose to not disclose that to his patients re: the letter to his patients. However, at this point shouldn't we take a step back and say: Dr. A also has children and they are most definitely being hurt by his father's greed and lack of ethics and now more importantly by the community at large. I would say for his family's sake it should be left alone. He should be out of business but his family should not have to suffer any more humiliation. OK and lastly - and I am guilty of this too - we are all posting anonymously.....perhaps our comments might be different if we were required to state our names. I could be your neighbor, your child's teacher....Dr. A's wife, whatever....these anonymous comments don't really mean a whole lot if you don't have the backbone to stand behind them. While everyone is quick to criticize those who speak out and use their names perhaps we should at least realize they are willing to stand up for what they believe in. |
Anonymous
Pot meet Kettle. |
Anonymous
| I am friends with the Alaloufs and I must say to PP 21:21, the kids are not suffering. Both parents are two of the best parents you will ever come accoss (many should and could take lessons). They are unphased to what is going on because all they see is pure love from the community. They would never put a childs face on camera like certain mothers or expose their children for their own benefit. Believe me these kids are not being "hurt" by whats happening. Good night to all. |
Anonymous
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BTW, what about the insurance fraud - also mentioned in the order. How do the supporters dispute that? Doesn't that too speak of character. And please don't reply if you are going to say "other dentists do the same thing". They absolutely all do not!!! Others may, and may not have gotten caught - yet - but there are ethical people out there. I want someone honest in every way taking care of my child.
Re: Dr. Barren. Why has not one person even thought that perhaps he could be someone who REALLY cares about the health and safety of children....why is it automatically assumed he is out to get Dr. A. out of jealousy. Is it not possible that someone could be standing up for what they believe in.....and what they trained years to do..protect and care for children? Was probably not a good decision on his part to bad-mouth Dr. A to his patients as people have reported he has done....but isn't it possible that he was just angry that Dr. A was hurting so many people for so long. I dunno - just a thought. |
Anonymous
I am one of those parents that was told he must be but under to do the work. so that being said what steps should be taken to make sure what he said he did is accurate when we had no prior xrays. Is this not just a case of his word verses mine in my situation? You have to take into account the money out of my pocket as well as insurance scam in my opion. UNLESS HE CAN WARRENT IT. 
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Anonymous
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I have been reading all of this about Dr. A and various other doctors in the area. All I can say is do your research. Go with your own instincts. My son went to Dr. Barren when he was 2 for a chipped front tooth. As we left the office, my son told me that "the doctor hit him". This was 19 years ago. This was at a time when the internet wasn't like it is today.
All I can say, I never took my kids back after that comment. |
Anonymous
What floors me is that some parents are NOT in the exam room with their child. Whether it be the doctor/dentist's rule or the parent's idea, I would NEVER let my kids go into the exam room (untill they are teens and therefore "need" privacy) with one of us. If the doctor/dentist said a 2, 3, 4, etc. year-old will go back without a parent, that is a MAJOR red flag to me and we would go elsewhere. |
Anonymous
| And who would send their kids to Dr. Barren. He had horrible teeth... |
Anonymous
| Does anyone know of a good dental attorney? |