Dr. Karen Kemp-Prosterman, DDS

Parents, please GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. If I could give zero stars, I would. I took my 14 month old son to see Dr. Kemp (Karen Kemp-Prosterman). When waiting to be seen, there were a handful of young children waiting for fillings and additional appointments I overheard being made over the phone for more children to get fillings. During the first visit, I was told my son had 1 “pre cavity” and that we’d have to come back in a month to clean some “plaque” off his teeth. A month later, I was told by Dr. Kemp that my son actually has 4 pre-cavities and during his next visit he would need all 4 front teeth drilled and filled if they didn’t get any better. I was told to prepare for cavity fillings. During this visit Dr. Kemp attempted to remove the staining on my sons teeth by using an adult sized spinning polish brush and didn’t get anything off of his teeth. I was extremely upset with this news that my son is so young and has 4 potential cavities, so I seeked opinions elsewhere to make sure the diagnosis of 4 cavities was consistent. At the other pediatric dentist, I was told that he DOES NOT in fact have ANY cavities and the “plaque” on his front 4 teeth wasn’t actually plaque, it was external staining that is not a major concern. I was also told that if he hypothetically did have cavities, the dentist would NEVER fill them on such a young child. Additionally, this dentist used a CHILD SIZED polish brush that immediately removed the staining. My husband and I are disgusted that a doctor would take advantage of such a young child. This doctor should lose her license.