Fees

Financial Services

We're pleased to offer you the following payment options for your convenience:

• Payment in full at visit with cash, check or credit card.
• No or low-interest payment plans with no down payment necessary in most cases. At no charge, we will gladly process any insurance claim for your direct reimbursement.
• Estimated co-payment at visit with cash, check or credit card with most insurance plans following benefit verification. Please be aware we cannot guarantee this estimate and there may be a balance after insurance pays. Whenever choosing this option, we ask you leave a credit card on file for any balance that may be owed after the claim has been processed.

Facts You Should Know About Dental Insurance

Dental insurance is rapidly playing a larger role in helping people obtain dental treatment. Since we strongly feel our patients deserve the best possible dental care we can provide, we would like to share some facts about dental insurance with you.

• You may receive a letter from your insurance company stating dental fees are higher than usual and customary. An insurance company surveys a geographical area, finds the average fee, and then takes 90% of that fee and considers it customary. Included in the fee survey are discount clinics, which bring the average down. Any doctor in private practice will have fees considered higher than average.
• Dental Insurance is not meant to be a PAY-ALL, it is only meant to be an aid.
• Many plans tell their insured they’ll be covered “up to 80% or up to 100%” but do not clearly specify plan fee schedule allowance, annual maximum or limitations.
• It has been the experience of many dentists that most insurance companies tell their insured “fees are above the usual and customary fees” rather than saying “our benefits are low”.
• Many routine dental services are NOT covered by insurance carriers.

Please do not hesitate to ask us about our office policies. We want you to be comfortable in dealing with these matters and we urge you to consult us if you have questions regarding our services and their fees. We will fill out and file insurance forms as a courtesy. We will do all we can to assure you of maximum benefits.

If you have any questions regarding your insurance, we ask you contact your company regarding the specifics and details of the plan it is conducting on your behalf.