Services

Aside from routine checkups and cleanings we also offer these services. Please click on the links below for more information.


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Free Orthodontic Consultations
Free Implant Consultations


Convenient locations in Lawrenceville, Buford, LaGrange, and Marietta- Go to our locations page for more information...

Insurance

We accept most PPO insurance plans.

You can pay for your office visits and any treatments by cash, check, credit or debit card at the time of treatment.

For your convenience, we are pleased to accept Care Credit and the Citi Health Card.

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We will be happy to file the insurance claim for your treatment if we have verified your insurance information on the day of your appointment. Please be aware of your insurance benefits because, at the time of service, we will collect from you the amount the insurance is not expected to pay. This amount is only an estimate because the insurance company does not guarantee payment of any treatment before processing the actual claim.

We file most claims electronically so that your insurance company will receive each claim within days of your service. You are responsible for any balance on your account after 60 days, whether insurance has paid or not. For any outstanding balances over 90 days past due, a 1.5% finance charge will be added monthly.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND that we file dental insurance claims as a courtesy to you, our patient. We do not have a contract with your insurance company, only you do. We are not responsible for how your insurance company handles your claim, or what benefits they may or may not pay. We are only able to help you in estimating your portion of the cost of treatment. We can not guarantee what your insurance will or will not do with each claim.


INSURANCE FACTS:


NO INSURANCE PAYS 100% OF ALL PROCEDURES.

Dental insurance is meant to be an aid in receiving dental care. Many patients think that their insurance will pay 90%-100% of all dental fees. This is not true! Most plans pay only between 50%-80% of the average total fee. Some pay more, some less. Even if you have double coverage, you may still be responsible for some portion of the costs. The percentage paid by the insurance company is determined by the terms of a contract between your employer and the insurance company and the amount you and your employer has paid for coverage. Also, deductibles and co-payments must be considered when determining you portion due.


BENEFITS ARE NOT DETERMINED BY OUR OFFICE

You may notice that sometimes your dental insurer reimburses you or our office at a lower rate than the dentist's actual fee. Often, insurance companies state that the reimbursement was reduced because your dentist's fee has exceed the usual, customary, or reasonable fee ("UCR") used by the insurance company.

A statement such as this gives the impression that any fee greater than the amount paid by the insurance company is unreasonable or well above what most dentists in the area charge for a certain treatment. This can be very misleading and simply is not accurate.

Insurance companies set their own payment schedules and each company uses a different set of fees they consider allowable. These 'allowable' fees may vary widely because each company collects the fee information from claims it processes. The insurance company then takes this data and arbitrarily chooses a level they call "allowable" UCR fee. Frequently this fee may be three to five years old and these "allowable" fees are set by the insurance company so that they can net a 20%-30% profit.

Unfortunately, insurance companies imply that we are 'overcharging' rather than saying they are 'underpaying' or that their benefits are low. Our UCR fees are based and determined by the average of the fees charged for a particular treatment by dentists in the area.


PREFERRED PROVIDERS

While we accept and will file claims for all PPO insurance plans, we are a "Preferred Provider" for select insurance companies. This means that if we are a "preferred provider" with your insurance company we have agreed upon the fees we will charge for each service. If we do not participate with your insurance company, the portion of the treatment for which they pay may leave an additional balance for which you would be responsible.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, please keep us informed of any insurance changes such as policy name, insurance company address, change of group name or change of employment.

Please contact us with any additional questions you may have about your dental insurance coverage.