I mentioned in an earlier posting about a call from the CEO of Clear Choice, Stephen Boyd. He was concerned about my posting of complaints about Clear Choice.
He invited me to a tour of their Phoenix clinic, which opened here in north Phoenix in June, 2008, and I accepted. On April 20, 2010, I was met at Clear Choice by Dr. Daniel Galindo, the prosthodontist there.
He was cordial and helpful. I asked some direct questions. My impression was that they almost entirely did fully edentulous cases, but he showed me a number of single tooth implant cases they are doing and said that those are about half of their business. And of the edentulous cases, he said that only about half are All-On-Four. That is also contrary to the impression that I got from the complaints I’ve received.
My opposition to them softened somewhat, and I came to feel that they try to adhere to professional clinical standards. Most of the complaints I have received have been about their sales tactics and financial policies. I continue to disagree with those. But Dr. Galindo and the oral surgeon, Dr. Caesar Butura, both seemed very professional and competent.