Ralph A. Ciasullo D.M.D. PA in Bradenton | Locations, Category, Services Offered, Prices List, Top Ratings, Prices, Reviews & More

Do not take your children to this man.

He was my childhood dentist. When having procedures done which required numbing, I used to tell him and his staff that I could still feel pain. They didn’t believe me, told me it’s normal, and kept working while I was practically shaking in pain trying to pull away from what he was doing. 15 years later, I was diagnosed with a genetic disorder which, among other effects, I learned interferes with dental anesthesia and causes it to fail.

I was right. I did feel him drilling my nerves. What I went through as a kid was torture. Years later as an adult I had the same procedure done by a different dentist on another tooth. They stopped and listened and kept redoing my anesthesia each time it failed. I didn’t feel any pain. I was crying in the chair, not because it hurt, but because in that moment, for the first time, I realized and understood what Dr. Ciasullo had done to me as a child. I realized that he could have stopped and redone my anesthesia, but he wouldn’t, he just kept drilling while I felt all of it.

Do not take your children here. Even if you have no children, find any other dentist and not someone who is the kind of human being that does what he did to me as a child.

The staff is amazing. Dr. Ciasullo would be ashamed of the dentists who have taken over his practice. The member that I saw refused to treat me after making me suffer through numerous x-rays. Again, staff was amazing! Worked with me to get all the right images! Dentist came in and sent me home without any treatment at all. She said they didn’t know that I was on blood thinners. I was very specific when I made my appointment. Without Dr. Ciasullo, this place should just close their doors. Don’t waste your time or money!!

I don’t know why the new dentist is so expensive, we can’t say we recommend neither doctors. Ashley or Plats. We want you to know we are very upset. Hopefully the office will reconsider their prices and treatment plans as we are locals and have lots of family in town. We just felt a number on our last visit.