When a dentist at Lakewood Modern Dentistry told Hailey Hernandez she needed a deep cleaning, a root canal and a crown to treat extensive gum disease and other problems, alarm bells went off in her head.

“I knew that I was taking care of my teeth and there’s no way I have gum disease,” she said.

Her old dentist in Arizona said she was right when she went back for a second opinion, the Golden resident said. Her suspicions rose further when two friends told her they also received gum disease diagnoses from Lakewood Modern Dentistry and were told they’d need deep cleanings, root canals and crowns.

“There’s no way,” she said. “It just does not sound right at all.”

One of those friends, Avery Huffer, said she, too, had been surprised to hear she needed such extensive treatment, but went f

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