Our doctor(s) and staff at Mountain West Periodontal Associates are proud to be a team whose primary mission is to deliver the finest and most comprehensive periodontal services available today. We are concerned about your dental care and want to ensure you that it is performed in the most responsible manner. In order to assist you with the investment in your dental health, we have outlined our payment policy.

For your convenience, payments may be made with cash, personal check, bank draft, Discover, Visa, American Express, or MasterCard. If you have any questions, please call our office.

Option 1: Full Payment at Time of Service

 A 5 percent fee reduction for payment before treatment is rendered.

Selection of this option gives you the maximum savings on the cost of your treatment plan because the billing expenses we save are passed on to you in the form of a 5 percent discount. Your treatment coordinator will provide you with specific details.

Option 2: Outside Financing

 This is for those who would prefer an extended payment plan.

We accept CareCredit, a revolving line of health care credit your general dentist may accept as well. Ask about our 6-month, no-interest contract with CareCredit. You may apply quickly and easily either by phone directly to CareCredit at (800) 365-8295 or online.

If you have any problems or questions, please ask our staff. They can be reached by phone at 970-243-9640 or by fax at 970-242-2655. Our office location is 2472 Patterson Rd, Suite 1, in Grand Junction, CO. Please call if you have any questions or concerns regarding your initial visit.

Insurance

Our insurance coordinators deal with many different insurance companies. Some companies offer many different dental plans. These companies can change benefits, co-pays, and deductibles many times throughout the year. We do our best to provide you with accurate coverage estimates based on information available to us.

At times, it is almost impossible to accurately estimate a patient's insurance co-payment. Many insurance companies will not give out fees until after the treatment is completed. Dealing with these companies can be difficult and time consuming. As a courtesy, we ask that you keep us informed of any change to your insurance. It is important that all information about you and your insurance is current.

Although we will gladly file a claim on your behalf, you may wish to submit the claim yourself. In general, insurers process claims filed directly by patients faster than those filed by the service providers (dental offices).

Further, most dental insurance policies are limited and often only pay for a portion of the procedure(s) that may need to be done.

As a courtesy to our patients with dental benefit plans, we will submit necessary claim forms, receipts, and other information to your insurance company.

Upon receipt of an insurance payment, any balance due will be billed to you. If you have deposited an excessive co-payment, it will be refunded to you.

Co-Payment

We request your portion at the time of service (prior financial arrangements can be made). The majority of dental plans reimburse approximately 30 to 80 percent of treatment costs. With this in mind, we do our best to estimate your portion prior to treatment.

Medicare

Medicare does not cover most dental procedures (i.e., root planing, periodontal maintenance, tissue grafts, bone hrafts, and implants).