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Do I Have a Really Good, Great Dentist?

Patients use different ways to select their dentist. For some, they choose a dentist from a list of “preferred providers” from their employer’s insurance plan booklet. Others may choose a dentist because of a coupon offering discounted dental services. Still other patients may seek a referral from a friend or from online resources. So what difference does it make? Naturally we have one set of adult teeth. Any decisions made by a dentist affects the services chosen to be performed on our teeth and affects the quality of services performed. These are your teeth; shouldn’t you exercise some care in

Dr. Mark Venincasa February 24, 2014

Finding a Dallas Dentist Who is a "Preferred Provider "

Let’s say you went in to work today, just like any other day. However, it is not just like any other day. On this day you are asked to see your immediate supervisor concerning your employment status. Things this day are changing. You are still employed; however, your salary is being cut by 25%. That’s it. You get to keep your job but at a salary of 75% of what it was. So how would you manage this? Do you simply accept the lower salary and try to live on it? Are you willing to change your way of living

Dr. Mark Venincasa January 22, 2014

Happy New Year: Our Re-Newed Commitment to Quality and Service at a Fair Fee

Happy New Year to you all! We certainly hope you had a joyous and restful Christmas season and New Year’s! As we start yet another year we want to renew our commitment to you, the dental patient. Times are changing. The insurance companies and our government are continually taking over the management of medical care particularly, and to some degree dental care. In the name of cost containment many changes are being made. While we are sensitive to cost containment, we remain as salmon swimming upstream. What do I mean by being like salmon swimming upstream? Well, to be brutally

Dr. Mark Venincasa January 4, 2014

Teeth with White Fillings Needn't Be Sensitive

Dental white fillings became an option over silver fillings in the mid-1980’s. The earliest of these white fillings wore down too quickly and were characterized by sensitivity to air, cold, or to sweets. As the years have progressed the strength of these white fillings has increased immensely. Dental science has also obtained the research to minimize or to eliminate the sensitivity as well. However, we do still hear patients complain of white fillings that were placed at another dental office. To be honest with you, dentists must be much more meticulous in their technique with white fillings than they were

Dr. Mark Venincasa December 5, 2013

Dentists and Spa Services

We have all seen the ads either in the mail, in magazines, or in professionally produced pamphlets of dentists who provide spa services in addition to their dental services. Certainly we all enjoy convenience. And one-stop shopping for services is enticing. But let’s think about this. Why would a dentist decide to provide spa services? Some dentists provide spa services to create an additional center for generating revenue. They may want to make more money. Should this be a problem? Of course dentists have the right to do this. But what does this say about the dental services provided? This

Dr. Mark Venincasa October 27, 2013

Lower Cost Dental Care

Yes, times have changed. In many ways times have changed. Dentists do need to find ways to market their practices to find patients. However, does it really need to be like this? A number of dentists have signed with insurance carriers to accept lower fees in many cases in exchange for marketing their practices to the policy holders. Lower fees may sound great to patients but is there a compromise in exchange for that? Any compromise depends on the dentist. A number of dentists have created signage at their office that resembles perhaps a laundromat, a cash for gold store,

Dr. Mark Venincasa August 17, 2013

Dentist Coupons for Cleanings, Exams, X-Rays, and Whitening

We have all seen them; dentist coupons ranging from $39-79 or more for anything from cleanings, exams, x-rays, and teeth whitening. These coupons can come in the form of e-mails to your inbox every day from a provider marketing for many businesses at the same time, in the form of an envelope full of coupons for many businesses, or perhaps in magazines or newspapers. These coupons of course are meant to entice prospective patients to call for an appointment. Is this a good deal? It sure sounds like a good deal. These services are being provided at cost or even

Dr. Mark Venincasa March 4, 2013

Dental Educational Articles and Videos

We very much believe that our best patients are our most informed patients. We spend time discussing findings and treatment options with our patients. We allow our patients the freedom and time to ask questions. We realize we all have one adult set of teeth. It makes sense to provide care which makes sense for each individual patient. It makes sense that patients should be involved in this process. One way we illustrate our commitment to informing our patients is by providing access to honest information through articles and videos. We have subscribed to ADA Patient Education. Through this service

Dr. Mark Venincasa January 30, 2013

Here’s what to expect when Dr. Venincasa is your dentist

“My philosophy of dentistry is to treat every patient in a manner that I would expect to be treated; with candor, respect, professionalism, and compassion. The patient in my treatment room would be the most important individual at that time and would receive my undivided attention and best possible dental care. I keep up with constant changes in dentistry by taking continuing education courses and employing state of the art equipment, which enable me to provide you with the best treatment. I sincerely value the professional relationship with all my patients that have developed as a result of this philosophy,

Dr. Mark Venincasa November 5, 2012

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