First let me say thank you for taking the time to read about what getting your teeth cleaned @ Lane involves. Since I'm a first year student, I'm looking for people that haven't had their teeth cleaned for approx Six (6) Months to One (1) Year. We are looking for simple cases this year, for more advanced cases I'll see you next year :-)
Being a patient at our Dental Clinic involves 2 steps; Step One: The Evaluation and Step Two: The Cleaning
Step One: The Evaluation
This is also known as a "screening" appointment; you will meet with myself or another first year student to evaluate your oral health needs and make sure they fall within our range of care. If you do, then you go into a patient pool book we have at school. Unfortunately just because you have an evaluation appointment doesn't guarantee that you will get an appointment for a cleaning. I will have a year and a half of needing patients, but if everyone is very easy and I need more difficult patients, well I have to rearrange my list. I'm sure that everyone understands, but I will try really hard to get you an appointment! (And we would discuss where I saw you as far as needs go at your screening appointment). The Evaluation process is completely free, but I ask that you get the Health and Medical History forms ahead of time (I will get you a copy upon confirming our Evaluation date) so we can get you right in the chair and maximize our time together
Step Two: The Cleaning Appointment
If your oral health status meets my requirements for class, I will schedule you a cleaning appointment personally, giving you my own cell phone number to make changes or cancel appointments (although emergencies happen, I'd prefer to keep originally scheduled dates to avoid unnecessary panic attacks on my end). We have designated appointments available on Monday mornings from 8:30- 11:30 and Wednesday afternoons from 1:00pm-4:00pm. At Lane, we refer to cleaning appointments as the "hurry up and wait" appointments due to instructor/doctor/student ratios; we will be using all the allotted time for the appointment, and please note that we highly encourage patients reporting for appointments at least 10 minutes early (to allow for check-in and paper work completion-if needed)
The cost of the Cleaning Appointment is $40 (which includes 4 Bitewing X-ray Films and the Cleaning; compared to $200+ price tag at a private practice office). Forms of acceptable payment are Cash or Check, the Dental Clinic has no way to process credit/debit cards at this time. We also do not bill insurance, although some insurance companies will reimburse you after your appointment (with proof of receipt). As of right now we aren't offering Nitrous options for just cleanings (as we are just looking for simple cleanings for First Years)
Some cleanings may be more involved than others so multiple appointments may occur (chances of this occurring will be discussed in your evaluation and also during your cleaning appointment)
Evaluation Dates:
Monday, January 24th - Spot held for PatientWednesday, February 29th - 1-2:20pm - Open
2:30pm - 4:00pm - Open
Cleaning Dates:
Monday, February 27th - 8:30-11:30am - Spot held for Patient
Monday, March 5th - 8:30-11:30am - Open
Wednesday, March 7th - 1:00 - 4:00pm - Open
Wednesday, March 14th - 1:00 - 4:00pm - Open
Radiology (X-ray) Patients
We are also looking for Radiology patients! This is just a one time appointment! Ideally we are looking to take 1 Full Mouth Series (FMX; 18 Films to assess every tooth in the mouth); which is done once every 3-5 years and requires a prescription from a Dentist. If you need any radiography done, please let me know - we need 1 FMX patient a week! I believe the cost of a full mouth series of films is $25. We have other x-ray requirements to fill, but since the term hasn't started I'm not sure what exactly that involves. I'll post updates as I know, but if you're interested, please message me on Facebook or comment on the blog site itself or call/text me)
Price List (of Services offered @ LCC)
- Screening appointment: No Charge
- Adults: $40.00
- Seniors (60+): $30.00
- Children: $20.00
- Sealants (per): $5.00
- Full Mouth Series: $25.00
- Panoramic X-ray: $20.00
- Nitrous per session: $15.00
- Restorative: Variable fees (provided only to patients who have completed dental hygiene services)
This is all the information I can think of at the moment. If anyone has any questions about the above information please message me ASAP so I can edit this post and get you booked for an Eval! My cell phone number is (541) 915-9541 Thanks again for reading!
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