My wife and I have been going to the same dentist for 30 years and last year when we retired we asked out dentist office about cash pricing since we would no longer have corporate subsidized dental insurance. Raised a family with 6 children, now all grown, that had regular consistent dental care with the same office. My point being the dental office really had 8 clients in our immediate family for 30 years and that is no small chunk of change. So...I was surprized when they told me their rates were what they were and no cash or non-insurance rate card was available. Over the years I paid extra to this dentist because my insurance explanation of Benefits would mark certain procedures and or materials outside the normal and customary range of charges. The office assured me they were better on both accounts.
Well I looked for someone else and came across gentle dental based on a flyer I received in the mail touting their pricing plans. I inquired and had a consultation with recommendations regarding my current conditions and anticipated needs. The consult was very inexpensive (can't remember exactly but next to nothing which included X-rays) and they recommended buying into their plan. I told them I wanted to think about it. I came home and compared the cost of my portion of the insurance plan at my previous dentist with the cost of buying the in-house plan at Gentle Dental and I was still better off with the new place. I committed and my experience has been excellent. Friendly staff, super friendly Dentist, Dr. Tesoniero. She could not be friendlier and patient in explaining my options and answering my questions. Wasn't pushy, but genuinely eager to share her love of dentistry with me as long as I was willing to listen. I just came from there after having a temporary for two front teeth procedure and thougt I would write a review. Certainly no trip to the dentist is cheap, but my findings conclude this place is a better value than I have experienced prior.