First: Medi-Cal Dental, insurance or no insurance
This is what people ask most. Tell us how you plan to pay and we explain where you stand before the visit.
- We confirm before your visit
Medi-Cal Dental
Tell us the name of your plan when you call. Before your visit we confirm whether we see it at the office you chose. We do not promise acceptance before we confirm it.
- Depends on your plan
Dental insurance from your job
Some plans work with us and some do not. Call with your plan name and we explain where you stand.
- Written estimate
No insurance
You get a written estimate before we start and you pay at the visit.
How fees work
If you pay yourself
Before we start, you get in writing what each step of treatment costs, and you pay at the visit. If you would rather pay in parts, ask when you book. Financing is offered by third-party lenders. Approval and terms are set by the lender.
The cost in writing, before we start
Payment at the visit
Outside financing, set by the lender
An estimate in advance
You can ask for a written estimate before any treatment. If you have no insurance and pay yourself, we give you one in advance: when you schedule your visit or whenever you ask. It is a good faith estimate of the visit and of each step we expect.
In writing, before treatment
Each step and its cost
Take it home before you decide
Medi-Cal Dental and insurance
With Medi-Cal Dental, tell us the name of your plan and we confirm before the visit whether we see it. With dental insurance from your job, some plans work with us and some do not; we tell you where you stand. What a plan covers is the plan's decision.
Medi-Cal Dental: we confirm before your visit
Employer dental plans: depends on the plan
Receipts for reimbursement
After each visit we give you an itemized receipt. You can send it to a plan that reimburses dentists outside its network. The plan decides whether it pays and how much.
Itemized, at every visit
With the procedure codes, if you ask
How we check your benefits
If you have a plan, you give us the name and your card number when you book and we check what it covers before you come. We tell you what we find, and you decide whether to go ahead.
We check before the visit
You decide with the information in hand
What the first visit includes
An exam of your teeth and gums, X-rays only if the dentist thinks they are needed, and a conversation about what she sees and the options. It takes about an hour. You leave with the cost of any treatment in writing.
New patientsAbout an hour
Health history, in the portal
Ask before you come
If you have a question about a cost, ask first. We are glad to explain how it works.