Financing Your Care

We are committed to providing our patients with the best dental care possible.  Included in that commitment is an open dialogue of our fees and financial policies.

 

Treatment Plan Estimate

Once we have assessed your dental condition, we will present you with a detailed treatment plan.  This treatment plan will include any fees for those services.  If you will be using your dental insurance to help pay for your care; please keep in mind that your dental insurance benefits are subject to various limits which are determined solely by your benefit provider. Please bring your insurance information with you to the consultation so that we can expedite reimbursement and provide you with an accurate estimate of your treatment cost. We will provide you with detailed treatment plan with the fee estimates given to us by your insurance company.  Your insurance company’s actual payment may sometimes differ from their estimate.

 

Payments

Payment is due at the time of service.  If you have dental insurance, your estimated co-payment is due at the time of services.  For your convenience, we offer payment options in addition to cash and checks including credit card payments.  We accept the following credit cards: Visa, Mastercard, American Express and bank debit cards.  For payment plans please see below.

 

Dental Insurance

Your insurance policy is a contract between you and your insurance company.  We want to emphasize that our relationship is with you, not your dental benefit provider.  There are no guarantees of health insurance benefits.  If your insurance does not cover all or part of the treatment provided, you will be responsible for payment of fees which are not reimbursed by insurance regardless of the estimate initially provided to you.  However, we are committed to helping our patients maximize their benefits and we will work with you to achieve the maximum benefits for your coverage.  If you have dental insurance, we will complete and submit a claim form to your benefit provider as a courtesy to you.

 

Treatment Plan Estimate

Once we have assessed your dental condition, we will present you with a treatment plan.  Please note that the dental benefits are subject to various limits as determined by your benefit provider.  All co-payments are due at the time of service.

 

Payment Plans

As a courtesy to our patients, we offer payment plans through CareCredit.  You may apply online, by telephone, or by facsimile.

 

Late Fees

Should an overdue account exceed sixty (60) days, one and one-half percent (1.5%) interest per month (18% per year) will be charged. In the event your account exceeds ninety (90) days after all insurance claims have been paid, your account will be sent to a collection agency and/or small claims court and an additional $25.00 will be charged for administrative purposes.

 

Returned Checks

Patients writing checks that are returned for any reason are subject to a “return check charge” of $35.00. In the event that a check is returned, we will require cash or a cashier’s check as payment for the original balance in addition to the returned check charge.

 

As a courtesy to our patients, we will remind our patients of their appointments by telephone.  Once an appointment has been made, this scheduled time has been reserved for you.  We understand that circumstances arise that may prevent you from making your scheduled appointment.  However, please note that should you fail to show for your appointment or fail to cancel your scheduled appointment within forty eight (48) hours of the scheduled appointment time, you may be subject to a $250 fee.