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Office
Information |
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Our
Location |
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Our office is located in a small, three story professional building
at 18 Moore Street, Belmont, Massachusetts. Moore Street is
located in the heart of Belmont Center, next to the Belmont
Savings Bank and Town Hall Annex Building.
Free parking is available behind the building. The driveway
is to the left of the building as viewed from the street. |
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MBTA from Harvard Square: Take
the #74/75 bus to Belmont Center. To get route maps and schedules
on the MBTA
website, scroll down the bus route list on to #74/75 and
click on the "View Route Schedule and Map" button.
By
MBTA Commuter Rail: Belmont stop on the Fitchburg/South
Acton line.
From
Boston: Take Storrow Drive to Alewife Brook Parkway to
Fresh Pond. At the Fresh Pond rotary bear left onto Concord
Avenue. Follow past the Belmont High School and Post Office
until a stone railroad bridge. Proceed under bridge, then
take second left onto Moore Street.
From
the South Shore or Rte. 128: Take Route 128 to exit 29A.
Follow Route 2 East until Exit 59 towards Belmont Center.
After second set of lights, take the second left onto Moore
Street.
From
Waltham: Take Route 60 (Pleasant Street) past the Belmont
Police Department. The next right is Moore Street.
From
Arlington: Take Route 60 (Pleasant Street) towards Belmont
Center. After crossing Route 2, go through 3 sets of lights,
and then take the second left onto Moore Street.
GPS
Coordinates: 42° 23.813" N by 71° 10.562" W |
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| Get
Driving
Directions from Mapquest (but check a real map, too) |
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Office
Hours |
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Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
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8:30
AM - 5:00 PM
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
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Wednesday
afternoons - Harvard School of Dental Medicine Post-doctoral
teaching commitment |
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Thursday:
Friday: |
8:30
AM - 5:30 PM
8:30 AM - 2:30 PM |
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note: The summer schedule during July and August is: |
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Monday
through Thursday: |
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM |
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High
Technology |
Concept of the Chartless Office:
Our office has been chartless since year 2001. While we are
not completely paperless, we are about as digital as any periodontal
office can be. All patient records including clinical information,
x-rays, photographic images, and financial data are digitally
stored. All insurance claims are electronically sent including
all attachments (charting or radiographs). Each operatory (clinical
treatment room) and multiple business areas are tied into our
private network. What
does this mean for the patient? It means better periodontal
and implant care! We can “pull up” an important
x-ray or clinical parameter on a moments notice. We can see
each patient’s history concisely summarized on our computer
screens. X-rays are exposed with digital sensors that use
up to 90% less radiation than conventional film. Direct measurements
are possible from the radiographic images, ensuring accurate
and safe implant placement. Your dental insurance is quickly
and accurately processed. Pre-treatment estimates to your
insurance carrier are often “e-mailed” before
you put your coat on to leave the office. This helps maximize
your insurance benefits. Your records are kept confidential
with firewalls and password protection and are safely backed
up each night to ensure that your information is always available
only to qualified professionals.
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| ProMax Digital Panoramic and Tomography
X-ray Machine: In
early 2005, we installed a Planmeca ProMax digital
radiography unit in the office, replacing our 7 year-old film-based
machine.
This state-of-the-art radiography machine
offers distinct advantages for patients. It produces extremely
clear instantaneous images, with significantly reduced
radiation. In addition, it features cross sectional tomography
capability. This is especially useful in evaluating compromised
bone volume for challenging implant placements. Where we used
to refer patients to various centers in Boston, we now have
the capability to perform these sophisticated diagnostic evaluations
in-house. This unit compliments our quest to achieve a digital
paperless practice.
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A complete depiction of this machine can be
found on Planmeca’s
website.
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| SimPlant Software
- the world leader in interactive 3D Implant Planning Systems
for more accurate and predictable treatment planning of dental
implants. SimPlant's precise preoperative planning software
provides an increased level of confidence and an extra margin
of safety for our patients. Real 3D planning allows us to find
the ideal position of the implants, while taking into account
both clinical and esthetical considerations. A major advantage
of the digital age! |
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Details of this
software can be found on Materialise's
website.
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| PiezoSurgery device: In
2006, we purchased a new surgical machine that utilizes low-frequency
piezoelectric ultrasound vibration. This clinical breakthrough
technology allows for the precise cutting of bone without cutting
soft tissue. The instrument is very precise because the cutting
tip undergoes microvibrations. In addition, the cutting action
is less invasive, thus allowing for better healing. We utilize
this devise for sinus elevation surgery, conventional periodontal
surgery including crown lengthening, and for tooth extractions.
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machine can be found on PiezoSurgery's
website .
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| Lutronics Spectra Dental
Surgical Carbon Dioxide (CO2) laser from Great Plains Technologies:
In 2007, we purchased a new laser that offers increased capability
for select periodontal procedures and soft tissue treatment.
This is not an aggressive early generation CO2 laser, but is
a pulse modulated CO2 laser with very gentle, yet effective
soft tissue capability. Specific soft tissue capabilities include
gingival depigmentation, incision, excision & vaporization,
coagulation (hemostasis), exposure of unerupted teeth, treatment
of aphthous or herpes ulcers and other lesions, gingivoplasty,
gingivectomy, implant exposure, frenectomy, fibroma and other
tumor removal, operculectomy, incision & drainage of abscesses,
reduction of gingival hypertrophy, pre-prosthetic surgery, treatment
of pericoronitis, and treatment of peri-implantitis. |
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| Details of this machine
can be found on GPT's
website. |
Our goal is to continue to be a top quality
periodontal resource for the Greater Boston area and to provide
safe, predictable, and prosthetically-correct implants for
all patients.
Yes,
we are hi tech. But we never let the technology replace the
caring, compassionate and humanistic environment that patients
expect! |
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Fees
and Insurance |
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are not only committed to providing excellent periodontal
care, but we realize that it must be affordable to our patients.
We request payment at the time of service as a means of avoiding
costly billing procedures. For your convenience, we accept
MasterCard, VISA, Discover, American Express, personal checks,
and cash.
We accept
dental insurance and will work with you and your insurance
company to maximize your reimbursement. It is important to
remember that your carrier’s contract is with you or your
employer, not with our office, so we can not guarantee your
coverage or benefits.
One of
our goals is to ensure that all our patients leave this practice
with goodwill regarding their financial experience. Please
let us know if there are special considerations that we should
know about. |
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