It might seem odd for me to say that my experience during my recent root canal was an enjoyable one, but the friendliness of Kathy and Karen did a lot towards putting me at ease, both for the procedure, and for the bill. Perhaps the cost of a root canal, an exacting specialty that is best left to endodontists, with their microscopes, treatment rooms and skilled assistants, is the biggest concern of new patients. Rachael and Lisa were both caring and competent; meeting them put me at ease before treatment began.
But patients must manage their health insurance themselves. With so many insurers and programs, talk to your health care providers to learn whether they 'participate' with all insurance companies... not just 'accept' payments from all major dental insurers (of course they accept insurance companies money... it's money.) The tricky dental offices who say that they 'accept all insurance', and then send you a bill for the balance are deplorable. Berks Endodontics is up front with everything; Karen went so far as to help me to decide whether they should send the bill to my insurer in the year when they began treatment, or afterwards when the treatment is completed.
I don't need to review doctor Bram; he already has dozens of five star reviews. Dentists who jab all over with novocaine and numb your whole face need more practice. Doctor Bram does many difficult root canals every day! They all require novocaine, and my only aftereffect from treatment was discomfort the evening of the surgery, and that only required 500 mg of acetaminophen before bedtime. I ate dinner comfortably six hours after my treatment. That is incredible considering the time a thorough root canal treatment takes.
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