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Our Practice Goals
- Our philosophy is to treat you as if you were
our own family.
- We use professional judgment and experience
as our guide when making treatment recommendations.
- Our office is committed to treating your
dental needs and preserving your dental health. We want to
provide you with the benefit of complete oral health, from
maintaining your oral health, simple dental procedures to
complete cosmetic smile enhancement.
- Making your visit as comfortable as possible
is our goal. We can eliminate any discomfort or toothache pain
you may have, and can maintain your freedom from pain during
treatment.
- We give you individualized attention and work
to stay on schedule. We have maintained openings in our
schedule to accommodate emergencies.
- As we are always happy to answer your
questions, or address your concerns, please ask!!
As our patients’ best understand our practice. and appreciate
the care we deliver, we are happy to accommodate their referrals
of friends and family to our practice. Please feel free to
direct them to this site
Our Financial Policy
We accept: Visa and M/C credit cards and will bill
your insurance company as a courtesy to you. Payments will be
expected as treatment is rendered, unless other arrangements have
been made. Also, when treatment plans are large or incur lab costs,
a portion of the balance will be expected before treatment starts.
This would usually be 50 percent of the balance.
We are pleased to now offer our patients another
payment option: Care Credit, a dedicated line of credit for
healthcare services. It is fast and easy now to receive online
approval within just a couple of minutes! CareCredit, a GE Money
Company, gives you convenient payment options so you can get the
procedure you want, when you want it, with some options offering no
interest for one year payment plans! For more information go to:
www.carecredit.com
Dental insurance is accepted, but should be noted that most
dental plans are designed only to defray the cost of needed care.
Insurance is a benefit from your employer. They pay only a
portion or percentage of the bill. The final word on your benefits
is always from your insurance carrier. Questions regarding benefits
will best be answered by your employer’s Benefits Coordinator. If it
is possible we will coordinate your dental treatment to help
maximize your benefits, but it is our philosophy to treat you using
our professional judgment based on your needs. As a result of this,
we are not a provider for any HMO, or other type managed care
plans.
If you have any questions, please ask.
Appointment Information
We consider it a privilege to be your dental
health provider. Our practice is committed to your quality care and
is pleased to reserve time exclusively for you and your family. We
attempt to schedule appointments that are most convenient for you
and that fit your schedule.
We respect our patients' time and make every effort to remain on
schedule. Some visits are more complicated than initially
anticipated, and emergencies may arise that could delay your timely
care. If we are significantly delayed, every effort will be made to
notify you beforehand so you may choose to come later or reschedule.
Similarly, if you are going to be late, we ask that you please
notify us. If you are significantly delayed, your scheduled
treatment may be modified or you may be asked to reschedule your
appointment.
It is our goal to create a schedule that most efficiently provides
for the dental needs of all of the patients we serve. Because we
reserve time exclusively for each patient, we ask that you make
every effort to honor your reserved dental appointment. If you find
that you cannot keep your scheduled appointment, we require a
minimum 48 hours notification.
This allows your reserved time to be made available for other
patients who may benefit from earlier care. To notify us of any
change, please call our office during business hours or leave a
message on our answering machine, which is time and date stamped for
your convenience.
We recognize that there are unforeseen circumstances that cause
reserved appointments to be missed without 48 hours notice; we
certainly want to accommodate for this within our policy.
ALL CONFIRMED APPOINTMENTS WILL REQUIRE A
48 HOUR CANCELLATION NOTICE. THIS WILL ENABLE OFFICE STAFF
TO PRODUCTIVELY FILL YOUR SPOT WITH A PATIENT IN NEED OF DENTAL
CARE. THE FEE FOR MISSING A CONFIRMED DENTAL APPOINTMENT IS $80.00,
WHICH MUST BE PAID PRIOR TO RESCHEDULING. ALL APPOINTMENT
CANCELLATIONS MUST BE MADE IN DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR
DENTAL OFFICE. TELEPHONE MESSAGE CANCELLATIONS WILL BE
ACCEPTABLE ONLY BETWEEN THE HOURS 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M. MONDAY THRU
FRIDAY.
IN THE EVENT WE ARE UNABLE TO REACH YOU FOR
CONFIRMATION OF YOUR DENTAL APPOINTMENT, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO
CANCEL YOUR APPOINTMENT IN FAVOR OF ANOTHER PATIENT IN OUR PRACTICE
WHO MAY BE IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE CARE.
Waiver on the above policy will be given consideration when
appropriate.
Patients under age 18: Children must be accompanied by a parent or
guardian, or have a signed parental consent form on file for
treatment to be rendered.
Patients over age 18: We request that appointments for our adult
patients be personally scheduled by the patient.
Family: Family/Multiple Appointments are limited to 2 appointments
per day.
(Exceptions for families with outstanding appointment histories may
apply.)
If you have any questions, please ask.
Our Favored Websites
http://www.ada.org/public/index.asp
http://www.agd.org/consumer/topics/
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