Patient Education

We feel patient education is very important. Our goal is that you are completely informed concerning your condition and any treatment that will be performed. We encourage you to ask any questions you may have.

Financial Policies

We understand financial pressures and strive to make treatment affordable by keeping our fees reasonable and providing a variety of financial options.

Dental Insurance

We accept most major private insurance plans and will assist you in determining what portion of your treatment is covered by insurance. Please bring your insurance card or papers on the first visit.

We also accept assignment of your benefits, which means that at the time of service, you will be asked to pay only the portion insurance is not expected to cover. We will then file your insurance for you.

Please understand however that you are ultimately responsible for payment of all services. Should your insurance not cover what is predicted, then you will be responsible to pay any uncovered portion.

Payment Options

We have a variety of fee arrangements to ensure payment of any portion not covered by insurance is affordable. We accept most major credit cards (MasterCard, Visa, & Discover) and also offer outside 12-month interest free financing. We will be glad to discuss these with you upon your arrival.

Financial Questions

Our insurance coordinator will be happy to answer any of your financial questions. She can be reached by calling our office at (310) 274-1047. If you would like to contact her by email, please click here.

Our Staff & Languages (French, Spanish & Russian)

We are very fortunate to have long-term staff members who are devoted to making sure you have a good experience while you are with us. Our staff is highly trained and strives to ensure you are comfortable at all times. Please feel free to express any questions or concerns you may have.

We also have staff that speak French, Spanish and Russian for your convenience.

Patient Safety

We take patient safety very seriously and adhere to the highest professional standards of cleanliness, sterilization, and radiation control. Our staff regularly attends safety seminars and is quite knowledgeable on the latest techniques.

Pre-medication

Patients with certain medical conditions (e.g. valvular heart conditions and artificial joints) may be asked to pre-medicate with antibiotics prior to treatment. We do this with your safety in mind. Please inform us if you have a condition that might need pre-medication.

Post Treatment Instructions

After treatment, home care and medication instructions will be thoroughly explained. For your convenience, you will also be given printed instructions. Of course, we are always available for questions after treatment.

Patient Comfort

We go to extraordinary lengths to ensure our patients are as comfortable as possible during dental procedures. Please see the Procedures Page for more information on this.

In addition, for your convenience, we offer:

• Shoulder pads in the operatory.
• Headphones playing a variety of classical music.

Contact Us

We are always happy to answer your questions or comments. If you have a question or would like to set up an appointment, please do not hesitate to call us at (310) 274-1047 or email us by clicking here.