It is our firm belief that all people who entrust their oral health to us want and deserve the finest dental care that we are capable of providing. After 25 years in private practice, I know misunderstandings can occur when money is involved. We feel that dental care should only be provided when there is a clear understanding regarding fees and payment. Therefore our purpose in providing you this financial information is to acquaint you with our policy for our mutual benefit.  After all, the best surprise, is NO surprise!  We will give you an estimate of costs required in advance of treatment so that you can come prepared for each visit.  Once again, the best surprise is no surprise!

We are pleased to have an opportunity to provide the highest quality dentistry possible in an open and honest environment based on truth and trust. We will do everything we can to live up to the standards you expect and deserve from us as professionals.

We have set up our accounting to accept the payment options listed below: 

You have Insurance?  Great!  We’ll do our best to help you maximize your benefit 
As long as you have real insurance, we are happy to accept assignment of your benefits by filing a claim on your behalf.  All that is required is that you pay any deductible that is due as well as the amount we estimate will be uncovered by your insurance at time of service.  We estimate your portion as closely as possible, but no one really knows "for sure" how much your insurance will pay.  If they pay less than we expected, you will be responsible for the balance that they leave on your account.  Dental insurance pays for only a portion of your treatment, and we urge you to be fully aware of the provisions of your dental co-payment policy because ultimately you are financially responsible for all treatment provided in our office.  All charges for claims filed on your behalf will be payable by you if your insurance company has failed to make their payment within 60 days of being properly billed.  30 - 90 day accounts can also be set up with prior approved credit for an in-office payment plan of your estimated uncovered portion.  Please review more information about Dental Insurance in the menu on the left.

Bookkeeping discounts for those with dental insurance:

10%  discount when you pay for your whole treatment plan in advance and agree to be reimbursed by your insurance company.  Payment must be made by cash, check, regular credit cards & regular CareCredit within two business days of your treatment plan being presented to you.

5%     You can still receive 5% off your visit if you pay for your treatment in full one visit at a time and agree to be reimbursed by your insurance company.   Payment must be made in advance as you're checking out from the previous appointment.

5%     Another way to save 5% would be to allow us to place any unpaid balance leftover after insurance pays their part on the credit card of your choice.  You’d have to leave your credit card information on file with us and sign an authorization allowing us to place the charge on your card.  It is understood that your credit card information would be kept in strictest confidence and stored in a password protected area in our computer.  If your insurance leaves an unpaid balance for you to pay, you’d be getting a bill for it anyway.  The only difference here is the bill would be coming from your credit card instead of us.

No Insurance?  No problem…
We accept cash, check, and most major credit cards in full at time of service.  For treatments requiring more than one visit you may pay for half at the beginning and the balance at the completion of the treatment.  30 - 90 day accounts can also be set up with prior approved credit for an in-office payment plan. 

Bookkeeping discounts for Self-Pay accounts (w/o insurance or DentRite):

10%  discount when you pay for your whole treatment plan in advance.  Payment must be made by cash, check, regular credit cards & regular CareCredit within two business days of your treatment plan being presented to you.  If you need to use one of the no-interest CareCredit payment plans to pay for your whole treatment plan in advance, we can still give you a 5% bookkeeping discount.  The minimum amount that can be placed on a no interest payment plan with CareCredit is $1,000.00.

  5%   You can still receive 5% off for pre-payment of one visit at a time by cash, check, regular credit cards & regular CareCredit.  Payment must be made in advance as you're checking out from the previous appointment.

DentRite

For even more savings you may also wish to buy a membership with DentRite...which offers many of the benefits of "real" dental insurance without most of the headaches, hassle, and aggravation that comes when dealing with an insurance company.  Click on the DentRite link to find out more...

Third party financing — Payment plans
Many of these payment plans offer no interest payment plans for up to twelve months!  You must have approval prior to scheduling treatment. We use Care Credit, and Chase HealthAdvance. Our financial secretary can handle your application before you leave, or you can click on either the CareCredit or the Chase HealthAdvance icon below to apply online.  When you're done with your application at their website, just click on the "Back" button on your browser to return here.

                                                        

                       

 

Daniel T. Quevedo, DDS - Family Dentist serving Longwood, Alaqua, Heathrow, Lake Mary, Altamonte Springs, Apopka, Winter Park, Maitland, Casselberry, Winter Springs, and the Greater Orlando area.
Sweetwater Smiles, 505 Wekiva Springs Rd., Suite 100, Longwood, FL  32779

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