3 Important Questions to Ask Your Fort Lauderdale Periodontist

Questions You May Want to Ask Our Periodontists or The Staff

As you already may know, Fort Lauderdale periodontists specialize in preventing, diagnosing and treating gum diseases.

Generally, you’ll begin seeing a periodontist after having been referred by your general dentist.

Because you may not know the periodontist, you may want to ask them a few questions on your first visit (or perhaps in advance).

Does your office offer payment plans or accept my insurance?

This is probably one of the questions you’ll want to ask upfront, perhaps even prior to making an appointment or visiting the office. This can be checked over the phone by speaking to one of our staff members.

Because every patient insurance plans are different, it’s best to call directly at 1-954-916-7664 (for our Fort Lauderdale office) and 1-954-427-5700 (for our Deerfield Beach office).

If you have insurance, you’ll make sure the periodontist is in your network and what coverage your insurance may provide.

How do you handle patients with dental phobias or who are scared?

This may be another question to ask before you visit the office, especially if you expect a dental phobia to impact your treatment.

Anxiety about dentist and periodontist are relatively normal. Fortunately, the treatment options that are available to you as a patient are really less scary than they may sound.

We walk through our procedures to make our patients comfortable before, during and after their procedures. In addition, most procedures are either minimally invasive or utilize approaches — like laser surgery — that tremendously lessen the amount of pain or discomfort felt by the patient.

How will you treat my condition?

Before any treatment is provided, the periodontist will sit with you and outline exactly how they will handle your specific case. We’ll discuss all of your options before proceeding and will work to ensure that you’re knowledgeable about the proposed treatment plant.

Your questions are important and will help you better understand “what’s going on” while our staff is working on your teeth and gums. Most patients, once they have a good understanding of what the doctor is working on, will feel more comfortable with their visit.

More questions for a local periodontist? Let’s chat.

If you have questions for a periodontist – please contact our offices. We’d be happy to talk more with you!

Deerfield Beach office: (954) 427-5700