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WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT YOUR CONSULTATION? $175 FEE? WHAT DOES IT ENTAIL?
As with any other doctor’s visit, your dental implant consultation is a chance for you to express your wishes, desires and concerns. It is an opportunity for you to “interview” the surgeon/Cosmetic dentist and vice versa. During the consultation, our Implant surgeon Dr. Atcha will:
- perform a physical exam or assessment of your jaw anatomyand asses your smile and the condition of your teeth.
- take a full medical history
- take a 3D CT scan of your jaw to determine jaw bone quality
- discuss your goals/wants/desires
- devise the appropriate treatment plan to achieve your goal
- answer any questions and/or concerns
- schedule the next steps which is your big day (surgery/procedure)
- team will assist in any financing needed for the care
- clinical/ lab team will start the pre-surgery records and custom smile design for your beautiful new teeth.
ALL PROFESSIONALS CHARGE A FEE FOR SERVICE
It isn’t only physicians who charge a fee for service. Nearly any professional service, such as an attorney or accountant, have some feed involved. Time and expertise is valuable! Surgeons, especially implant surgeons, “have exceeded those individuals’ professional training, so I think it’s just a very natural expectation for that valuable service to have a cost attached,” explains Dr. Atcha.
Implant surgeons go through a tremendous amount of training; Dr. Atcha himself has been in practice for almost 27 years. As he explains, “that collective knowledge and experience doesn’t come easy.” The experience in complex full mouth dental implant cases, Allon4 implant cases, zygomatic implant cases, IV anesthesia administration and monitoring and performing quality smile makeover with porcelain veneers. This makes it of extreme value to the patient. In Dr. Atcha’s opinion, it’s hard to put a price tag on that expertise and patients that value expertise and experience and knowledge are coming to a busy Dr and a busy clinic that is taking care of thousands of patients from the Chicagoland area and from all over the US.
WHAT DOES THE FEE SAY ABOUT THE IMPLANT SURGEON/COSMETIC DENTIST?
In general, most of the implant surgeons who don’t charge a consultation fee do so because they are afraid of losing business. Sometimes it may be an indication that they are looking for new patients. Perhaps they are just starting out and need to grow their practice in any way possible.
Implant surgeons who do charge a consultation fee, on the other hand, typically already have a very busy practice. In this regard, the fee can actually be an indication that this implant surgeon is established. He or she is experienced and already runs a thriving practice.
Consultation fees are going to vary from surgeon to surgeon and region to region. However, most of the implant surgeons like Dr. Atcha who charge a fee will apply this fee towards the cost of your surgery or procedure if you decide to move forward. So, in the end, the fee doesn’t wind up costing you anything extra! It only guarantees time spent with a true expert who wants to help you achieve your goals.