We are honored that you have entrusted us with your dental care. We take seriously our responsibility for your care and your long-term dental health, which has prompted us to evaluate how we deal with our patients’ financial obligations and appointment reservations.  The following outline is intended to assist you in understanding the options that are available to you and to your family at our dental practice.  As always, feel welcome to speak to any of our staff members should you need further clarification with the following items.

Appointment Reservations

It has always been our contention that our patients' time is very valuable.  So, we have only one theory about scheduling - you deserve our undivided attention.  For this reason, we do not double-book like other practices, and accept drop-ins only in the event of an emergency.

When we schedule a dental visit, that time is yours.  It belongs to you.  So, when cancellations happen, we feel like we've been stood up for a very important appointment - an appointment that has everything to do with your on-going dental health.

Our staff has made a promise, professionally and personally, to give you the concern, respect and care that makes our office a comfortable and pleasant place to visit.  It is for this reason that we expect 24 hours notice should you need to change an appointment with our office.  Of course flat tires, sick children and family emergencies do happen, and we understand.  But the cost of needlessly missed appointments is borne by us all - in overhead, in time and energy, and eventually, in patient fees.

In the event that you or your children have repeatedly broken or cancelled appointments with our practice without giving ample notice, we may no longer be able to reserve time for you on our schedule.  In this case, we may put you on a short-notice-call-list only for any future treatment necessary, or we may have no other alternative but to dismiss you from our practice.


Payment Options

Should you have dental insurance, we will continue to file claims for you and assist you in maximizing your plan benefits.

Because we accept delayed payment from your insurance carrier, we expect your co-payment at the time that we provide services to you.  You are responsible for any portion not covered by your dental plan.  Your "approximate" co-pay will be told to you at the time your treatment is presented.  Please remember that your dental plan is a contract between you and your insurance carrier, NOT between Dr. Lehrman and your insurance carrier.

In order to assist you in paying for your dental treatment, we offer the following payment options at our practice:

Cash or Check: Personal check, cashier’s check or cash.

Credit Cards: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express

Optional Financing Plans:  We will be happy to assist you with applying for financing should you so desire.  We do not handle any "in-house" financing, but we do have financing available through Healthcare Credit Line and Capital One Financing.

Discount:  A 5% discount will be given to any patient who prepays their upcoming dental visit with cash or check within 24 hours.