I never leave ratings but thought I should. If you go into emergency in Penticton, hope that this doctor isn't assigned to you. If he is I would recommend asking for another doctor. I have already been diagnosed with a dental infection by another dr, 4 days later on antibiotics I feel worse. I went to see this doctor in emergency because I feel the infection is spreading. He said he doesn't know if it's bacterial or viral but refused to run tests. He said if it is bacterial, I'm the best antibiotic for it. I asked him to try a different antibiotic because I felt like this one isn't working and explained that I've had numerous dental infections over the last 2 years and have been prescribed this antibiotic before, and asked if it's possible that the bacteria has immunity to this antibiotic. He said it's not possible. I know that's not true. He told me after that he thinks I have a viral infection even though I already have been diagnosed by another more competent doctor. He was completely dismissive through our entire conversation. He asked questions and then would cut me off multiple times and asked me to stop what I was saying before I could explain. I saw another comment on ratemds where he did the same thing to another person, so it seems this is his usual manner. His bedside manner is awful. It doesn't seem like he wants to help anyone. I asked for blood test and he blatantly refused and then when I asked for another doctor he said I could re register. We may as well flush our tax dollars down the toilet rather than employ him at our hospital. It didn't surprise me at all when I saw he had a 1 star rating on ratemds.