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Evaluating and Choosing a provider for your dental care, especially
regarding cosmetic procedures and / or implants, is an extremely personal decision.
As you gather information and opinions in the process of making your decision, you should
not have to pay for the proposals that are offered to you. In that we respect your
desire to make an informed choice, we offer our initial consultation free of charge with
the following considerations:
Our Basic Policy: Initial consultation is free
of charge. Dr. Hart will perform an examination and will verbally answer any
questions that you may have about your current condition and your potential care. If
you desire, he will also provide a written proposal for each of your treatment options, as
well as file any insurance preauthorizations that may be indicated. There will be no
fees charged for these documents. Consultation and examination of Temporomandibular
Disorders (TMD, TMJ) or examination for dental specific pain ("tooth ache") are
not included in our complimentary consultation program.
X-rays: Ideally, you should bring a full set of
individual ("peri-apical") x-rays that are as recent as possible.
Additionally, you should have a Panoramic X-ray of your upper and lower jaws
("Panorex"). This is especially important if you currently have, or are
considering, implants, dentures, or partial dentures. If you desire, we will process
a direct request for any X-rays that may be on file with your dentist on your behalf.
If you do not have any available X-rays, we will do our best to give you useful
information based on clinical examination. If it's agreeable to you, we will take
the minimum X-rays needed to appropriately diagnose your condition and give you meaningful
recommendations. These X-rays will be charged at our usual and customary fees
(listed below), and, at your discretion, will be filed in our records or given to you to
keep. If you have insurance, we will process all documents for you to help you
receive maximum benefits. Please keep in mind that we will never initiate any
fee-for-service activity without discussing it with you first. Following, please
find our X-ray fees for your review:
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Individual Periapical
X-ray: |
$ 15.00 |
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Additional Periapical
X-ray: |
$ 13.00 |
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Full Set (18) of
Periapical and "Bitewing" X-rays: |
$ 80.00 |
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Panoramic
("Panorex") X-ray: |
$ 60.00 |
Second Opinions: Our complimentary consultation
policy does apply to second opinions. However, please recognize that we can
only offer a verbal second opinion in this manner. Written reports are
subject to cost and professional time. If you desire such written reports, we will
discuss their cost with you during your complimentary consultation.
Waiver of Report Fees: Should you choose to pursue
treatment at our office, any written reports that were not required by you or your
representative as part of a legal matter (except for treatment proposals, which are
complimentary, anyway) that had been charged will be credited back at the conclusion of
your treatment with us.
Our office is an extremely "people oriented" office.
We have crafted our complimentary consultation policy to provide you with the best
opportunity to answer your questions and to "get a feel" as to your comfort
level with our staff and with Dr. Hart. If you have any questions whatsoever, please
do not hesitate to give Dana (our office manager) a call (414 / 962-1800 or 800 /
881-4144). She's really great at answering any questions you may have and giving
you a feel for our office and what we're all about! Finally, if you have a few
general questions you would like to ask Dr. Hart directly, he will be happy to come to the
phone or, if he's providing care, he will call you back as soon as possible.
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