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    Lee R. Boese, DDS

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    Ask the Community - Lee R. Boese, DDS

    What about medi-cal insurance?

    Jingles, med-iCal does not cover braces unfortunately. Dentical might cover but the case would have to be severe but yes we have a program for certain dentical patients if they qualify the braces are free and the state of California pays for your… Read more

    Do you accept medical? Also do you do monthly payments?

    Good question, of course we take monthly payments. So say your fee is $2400.00 we just divide it by 24 months and your payment would be $100.00 that’s how we usually do our payment plans, thanks for asking

    How much does braces cost?

    Jingles, the question really varies. For example if just a couple of teeth are crowded it could be as low as $250.00 or $4900.00 for a full phase of upper and lower braces. The number of things that determines cost is time. How long will you need… Read more

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    Rowan Orthodontics - Goody bag when you are finished with treatment!

    Rowan Orthodontics

    4.7(30 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    I came to Dr. Chad as a university student years ago for Invisalign treatment. I am happy to say I…read morehave completed my treatment and am extremely happy with the results. Going through my before and afters was a very proud moment for me! Dr. Chad was extremely patient with me throughout this whole experience. In the middle of treatment I moved to San Diego and then San Francisco and he was able to see me on random weekends/Saturdays when I was in town. He also went above and beyond to personally send me my new trays, keep in contact with me so I could show him my progress, and send me home with a generous amount of chewies and other necessities during Invisalign treatment. Thank you Dr. Chad for sticking with me and being patient throughout my journey! It's been a fun ride and so well worth it.

    Over all they are very nice but the guy who was doing my braces walked a off saying he had to do…read moresomething, did it and then still hasn't come back,( in the chair as of now). I like the idea of the reward system for community involvement, although I sincerely enjoyed my visit I think that I like the older dr Rowan in Mariposa more, but as the closed I am forced to come here. The service is slightly slow. I have been waiting for like 10 minutes in the middle of my appointment. They are very good about schedule appointments but they don't do it right after your appointment and you have to call them. Kind of frustrating because I am forgetting to call the ( or rather my mother is) but still the music was good and all the people were nice and the quality of the braces is great and they are gentle,( most of the time). *edit Still in the chair after 20 minutes, did they forget about me?

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    Rowan Orthodontics - Thank you Dr. Chad Rowan and staff for providing such a great experience for my daughter Elisa!

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    Thank you Dr. Chad Rowan and staff for providing such a great experience for my daughter Elisa!

    Clifton Lauritzen, DMD - Patient chairs - where all of our treatments are done :-)

    Clifton Lauritzen, DMD

    3.9(12 reviews)
    0.6 mi

    My daughter has been a patient for well over 2 years, it was estimated that she wear braces for up…read moreto 2 years. No explanation was really given as to why it's taking longer, they just keep scheduling follow-ups. Makes me wonder if it's cause they want to just bill our insurance. If that really is the case I will be furious, don't make my poor daughter keep her braces on longer for more $. What I am most upset about is their appointment reminder system admittedly had a glitch and a reminder text which I am use to getting was not given for her appt. that was scheduled 2 months ago! If it is their system that failed then we should not be billed, period. I tried to fight it because it really isn't right but the office manager demands I pay because a fee was already waved for a previous missed appt. which might I add was due to an emergency. She was also trying to tell me what she does to remind herself of appts. which is ridiculous, telling me that's it's my responsibility to remember and they give reminder slips which should suffice but from 2 months ago, really?!!! I am getting greedy vibes for sure and can't wait until my daughter gets her braces off, I would never go back here for my other daughter or refer anyone to go here.

    Dr. Lauritzen and staff go above and beyond to make my child's experience and smile the best!read more

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    El Portal Dental Group

    El Portal Dental Group

    4.0(46 reviews)
    0.8 mi

    I received good care from the dentists here, but I found their business side predatory and…read moredishonest. I showed up for a routine cleaning to find that they no longer accepted Delta Insurance (they did not inform me of this change ahead of time). I chose to cancel my appointment and my wife's, which was scheduled soon after. The business manager met with me, and said that because they hoped to keep us as customers (and hoped to resume taking Delta by our next appointments), they would waive the charge for both my appointment and wife's if we did not cancel them. All went well until they were unable to resume taking Delta, and we had to change to another dentist (which provided superior care AND covered 100% of our dental expenses under Delta). Then, we suddenly began receiving bills for the appointments the business manager had waived. It seems that if they couldn't get us to pay cash for future appointments, rather than use our insurance (a cost of well over $1000 a year just for cleanings and exams), then they were going to do their best to squeeze what they could out of us, and were not going to let ethics or integrity get in the the way of a little money. I've talked to them on the phone, in person, and written to them. At first, they confirmed that the cost should have been waived. But they just keep sending bills for the amount they previously waived. I don't even know if that office manager still works there, and there's likely no one who now remembers a conversation from that long ago. It's a pain to deal with them constantly trying to collect less than $300 they are not owed. I think it's been two years of harassment from them. But they did me a favor too, and I hope it's one for you too if you're looking for a dentist in Merced. There are so many dishonest dentists preying on patients. I thought I'd found an honest one in El Portal. As stressful as this is, it likely saved me far more money in the long run by forcing me to leave them before getting taking advantage of by their unscrupulous business practices. Steer clear! I know it can be hard to find a new dentist in Merced, but don't settle for a practice you can't trust.

    Service I have received has been wonderful from the ladies at the front desk to the wonderful…read moredental staff and being open on a Saturday is a huge plus

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