Comments on: How Dare He?

By: Marianne

Marianne — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:32:29 +0000

So sad….I too have a daughter with special needs….when she was only 10 months of age, she had severe feeding problems….the pediatrician at the time, Dr. William Phelan, Allentown, PA….ignored my concerns. One day, in the office with my daughter and her 2 siblings, I started to cry about my daughter and my concerns for her….and his comment to me was, “I told you you should have gotten rid of her months ago”….what more can I say.

By: Ellen S.

Ellen S. — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:44:34 +0000

I am outraged! What happened after you mailed them—did they respond? I agree with KK, this seems like a violation of ethics.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:55:12 +0000

How dare he indeed! I can hardly believe he actually said this. How insulting. I don’t even know what to say except how sorry I am for one man’s very callous attitude to your beautiful daughter. Shame on him.

By: KK

KK — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:06:27 +0000

Consider writing a letter to the American Medical Association concerning his blatant disregard to Ethics. I assume the AMA covers the profession of Dentistry. If not, I’m sure there is a similar board but the Code of Ethics should be exactly the same.

http://www.cirp.org/library/statements/ama/

I’d say he is in direct violation of Principle I.

By: Jeanne Dimon

Jeanne Dimon — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:46:32 +0000

This is horrible, totally uncalled for. I have a suggestion for letting everyone know how horrible he was.
on yelp, you can write a review there on the doctor.
http://www.yelp.com. you do need an account, but its free.
just an idea.

By: Vanessa Infanzon

Vanessa Infanzon — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:29:42 +0000

I’d like to hear how he reacted when he received your letter – any apologies…anything?

By: Carrie Jenkins

Carrie Jenkins — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:58:22 +0000

Oh, yikes…
That would have brought out my mama bear claws!

By: SoCoMom4James

SoCoMom4James — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:12:02 +0000

Oh that is *SO* wrong — on so many levels.

It’s as good as telling you that your daughter and you don’t matter. Which makes me think he’s a jerk and won’t care about doing a good job on her teeth anyway.

At the very least he could have said he didn’t think he could do anything more for her instead of insulting you.

Our kids are precious to us. If he has a problem with that, then it’s HIS problem.

I hope you also sent a letter to the better business bureau and your regional center (or equivalent).

By: terena

terena — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:49:12 +0000

that doctor needs a good hard kick to the ass. What a jerk!

By: Stacey Harris

Stacey Harris — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:44:54 +0000

All I can say is Shame,shame on that dentist…

There is NO REASON WHY this child can’t have a smile with straight shiney teeth.

Good luck on your search for a real dentist!