I selected Lifetime Dentistry because it was close enough to my home. The only thing I was not able to do was look up to see if there were any negative reviews on her provider profile (I'm in health insurance so i have that type of information). They seemed very nice. Took good care of my daughter and son. However when it came to me and my hubby...that was a different story. I hadn't had a dentist visit in about 2 years. I was also pregnant. So while I was in the dentist chair waiting for the hygienist to give me my cleaning, the receptionist walks in and wants to discuss payment options! I was presented with 2 different treatment plans with estimates being over 3,000. I was flabbergasted. I was also told I could get a loan to help pay for this. The last time this type of payment arrangement ever graced my ears was because the Massachusetts State Attorney closed down a similar practice with the same type of business model. I asked for a breakdown of the codes and proceeded to negotiate with my Medical, Dental and Pharmacy how to pay for these services. The biggest tag item was for a particular antibiotic that the office claimed my dental policy would not cover. Confirmed with my dental plan, however it was covered under my pharmacy if i could get a prescription for it. Walgreens agreed to fill the prescription. So i presented a working treatment plan with everything that the office wanted to do to me, but it would covered by my insurance policies at 80%. The office said no. So i said no thanks, your not working on me. Good thing i said that. Went to a new dentist 2 months ago. They took xrays and said other than me needing a cleaning...my teeth were healthy. I think i should send this to the fraud department of Delta Dental just because I can.
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