FAQs

We routinely use dental imaging to help our patients visualize the end results of your cosmetic or restorative dental treatment. By simply asking the right questions, taking various photos of your current smile, and keying in the correct information into the computer, we’ll generate a photographic image to demonstrate accurately how the procedure will affect your smile. In other words you get to preview just how it will look before you commit to doing anything!

We most certainly accept referrals from other dental offices as well as referrals made by our patients of their family, friends, and coworkers for those currently have no “happy dental home”.

We work with all types of insurance. Our goal is to assist you in maximizing your insurance benefits so you are reimbursed in a timely manner (generally 2-4 weeks). In order to accomplish that, we will provide (to you) upon check out: the claim form, and when appropriate: a narrative, copy of the x-rays, gum and bone health charting, and photographs in an envelope addressed with postage affixed for you to simply drop in the mail.

We make your dental care financially comfortable. Our goal is to not let expense prevent you from benefiting from the quality of care you deserve and desire. We therefore have developed the following financial options:

We make your dental care financially comfortable so that expense does not prevent you from benefiting from the quality of care you deserve and desire. We therefore have developed the following financial options:

We encourage all of our patients to have open, direct communication with the Doctors and team members.

Therefore, we are available to answer your questions either via e-mail, voice mail or through our Ask the Doctor form. In case of dental emergencies, the office voice mail after hours always has emergency contact information.

Our entire practice team closely adheres to and exceeds excellent sterilization and infection control procedures as outlined by the American Dental Association and Centers for Disease Control. This goes beyond wearing gloves and face masks to prevent passing germs. It includes a specialized sanitation center and a water filtration system that guarantees a fresh water source for each patient.

We strive to create a relaxing atmosphere by understanding your concerns so that we can help alleviate them. We have CD players, iPods, foot warmers, warm paraffin hand softening treatments, blankets, and memory foam pads to help you relax.

If you need more than that, sedation dentistry may be the answer for you. We offer nitrous oxide (laughing gas) for patients who are extremely anxious. We also work closely with an anesthesiologist for those who benefit most from I.V. sedation.

To restore teeth many factors must be considered.  Including:

• The strength needed to properly restore the tooth in order to withstand the forces of your bite.
• How long the patient desires the treatment to last i.e. a short term fix vs. a long term solution.
• The esthetics (how good does the patient want it to look).

We can apply all dental crowns that are all porcelain, porcelain over gold, or all gold that will protect the tooth and restore it to proper form and function.  For large decayed or damaged surface areas, we can apply a protective covering, or onlay, adding strength and preventing decay. If you need fillings, we can use porcelain inlays to strengthen the tooth. And we can restore front teeth to natural shapes by applying paper-thin porcelain veneers.