FAQ

Monday 8am – 4pm
Tuesday 7am – 3pm
Wednesday 8am – 4pm
Thursday 8am – 3pm
Friday – Closed

We will attempt to get you in ASAP according to your needs. A non-pain suffering individual may take up to two weeks or more to get in.

We will complete your insurance forms and submit them for you at the conclusion of your visit. Payment will come to the subscriber directly. Millennium Dental Associates is not contracted with any insurance companies.

Simply said, we do not carry account balances. We offer third party financing for those who desire their treatment and need some help with making extended payments.

Yes. If you have current images from another office, they may be acceptable. Otherwise we will have to make current images. These will be digital.

Basically no. This, however, is a question best asked of your primary care physician. The guidelines from the American Heart Association, in 2008, indicate that there is little need for most routine use of antibiotics. There are very few indications anymore to recommend pre-med prior to a dental visit. This will be reviewed at your initial appointment.

We will see children older than 10 in the office.

Radiographic images are made to allow the doctor to see where he otherwise could not.  Many problems or conditions are hidden from view and will not be visualized without radiographs.

We have multiple precautions. The use of a rubber dam is routinely placed around the tooth (teeth) being treated. A negative ion generator is working at the head of the chair circulating while we are removing the filling. We also use an extra-oral HEPA vacuum to catch air borne particulate matter. An alternative air source is provided as well as gowns to be worn while extracting the filling and a chelating oral rinse is used upon beginning and completion of the procedure. We recommend you get a Vitamin C IV drip.  We can provide this during the procedure (ideal) or afterward at a local practitioners office (less than ideal).

Yes, we do. As a member of Dr. Huggins Dental Alliance, we follow his strict protocols as part of our commitment to your wellness program. Many patients have a biological practitioner and they oversee the detox process.

Yes, we work with many doctors in the local area who are very skilled in the realm of systemic detoxification.

A dentist, properly trained, is often the best doctor to treat you non-surgically. We work with the structures of the mouth (muscles, jaws, and teeth) regularly and our understanding of materials science positions us as the best one to treat these conditions Non-Surgically.

Loud snoring due to cessation of breathing (but it could be silent); Excessive daytime sleepiness; Awakening during sleep that may include gasping or choking; Fragmented or non-refreshing sleep; Poor memory or difficulty with concentration; Irritability and personality changes; Decreased sex drive; Morning headaches.

By using our diagnostic instruments we can determine (usually close to 100% of the time) if you are a candidate for oral appliance therapy.  Then appropriate measurements are made for the fabrication of an Oral Appliance.

It is the application of a custom fitted device to the teeth, for the purpose of moving your jaw to a particular position that optimizes (dilates) your airway when you sleep.

That depends on your particular condition. For a simpler case where snoring is the only issue, the fee is considerably less. If it is for the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, the fee is higher.

We accept Cash, Check, or Charge cards (Visa, Master Card or Discover). We can provide you with a medical insurance form to be sent in for those with medical coverage.

The sad fact is that there is a wide diversity in coverage for the services we provide. There aren’t two companies that cover the services at the same rate. Much like trying to hit a moving target. This uneven playing field has made providing these services, under an insurance model, very difficult. We have had to take this position due to this.

Approximately 80% are completed with active Phase I care in about 16 weeks. Upon Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) Phase II can commence.

It’s an infection of the gums. It starts out as plaque, an opaque film on the teeth that hardens to form calculus or tartar. As tartar accumulates, it harbors bacteria, which attacks the soft tissue around the gums. This early stage gum disease is called Gingivitis. Symptoms include red swollen gums, bleeding, bad breath and sometimes, an unpleasant taste in the mouth. Untreated, Gingivitis becomes Periodontitis. At this severe stage, bacteria destroy both the gums and the supporting bone structure! Pockets form where teeth are separated from the gums and surrounding bones. Left untreated, Periodontitis eventually results in tooth loss.

Laser Periodontal Therapy™ a patented laser alternative (non-painful) to conventional gum surgery (very painful).

Using a special kind of laser called the PerioLase™, the laser fiber, which is only about as wide as a few human hairs, is inserted between the gum tissue and your tooth, where it painlessly removes the noxious elements that cause gum disease. The benefits are: Faster treatment; No downtime; Low morbidity; No cutting and no stitches.

LPT doesn’t take much time at all–just two two-hour sessions versus eight to ten one-hour sessions with surgery. You don’t have to worry about bleeding, stitches or post-treatment infection, because your gums haven’t been cut.

The good news is, LPT is usually less expensive–by about 20%–then conventional periodontal surgery. The code for our therapy is the same as for conventional surgery, thus they should reimburse you for Laser Periodontal Therapy without question. We also have been successful in having the medical insurance carrier reimburse you for these services according to policy guidelines.