I have been a customer since this business opened, Dr Austin is fabulous her office is beautiful, massage chairs, coffee, flat screen tv's while your worked on place for kids etc, and very accessible in the Vintage.
Her office staff is less than desirable, I have had issues with billing the last 3 office visits and my husband has had to call up there and actually get in an arguement with the woman.
I had scheduled an apt for two fillings that I needed done after a lot of dental work that exceeded my insurance, when I scheduled they claimed it would be a couple of hundred dollars to do the fillings without insurance so I scheduled, worried I called and asked exactly how much it would be and they said 450.00 WHAT! I said I would come back and get the fillings when my insurance renewed in 4 months.
So I scheduled the apt for February, when I arrived I was asked to sign a credit card signature box (like in the grocery store) it was for a series of forms that I couldn't see, the receptionist saw them on her computer but I just signed in the box.
one for anesthesia, one giving consent for the filling and one other don't remember, and I sat down .
So I had the cleaning two fillings done and went to check out , and the same girl said that will be 200.00 WHAT wasn't this covered by my insurance? I waited 4 months so that it would be ....why am I being charged 200.00? Oh that's for the WHITE fillings she said , I asked why I wasn't informed that the white fillings would be an additional fee, and her answer was , " I don't know anyone that still does silver fillings anymore" that's not an answer to my question ...... so I asked again and she got a little huffy and said I signed the paper for consent , I got a little huffy and said I was told that was for doing the fillings not for a additional charge ., Why wasn't I informed ?
So I paid the bill , as I was leaving I stated I would not be back because I cant use someone I don't trust , that upset the receptionist and she said "did you read your insurance manual" I said no I spoke to my dentist and she said it would be covered in February when my insurance renewed again, once again she stated "did you read your manual" so I left.
I called and asked them to cancel the cleaning apt that I had set while still in the chair , and take me off their e mail and mailing list. and showed the bill to my husband .
He called and questioned the receptionist/front desk/billing woman and she said after a lengthy discussion that we were due a 7.00 refund but I would have to call and give my credit card number , he also asked if I had a fluoride treatment , I said no I refused it why.... They charged you.
I called and questioned why I was charged for the fluoride treatment and she smugly laughed , I asked is there something funny with my question ????? she said no I have to check the file, so I was put on hold after a 10 minute hold she returned to the phone and said there was no fluoride treatment written on the form so I was due the refund . 30 something dollars total .
The amount of the refund dosen't matter, what matters is they do not have your back , and when you question the receptionist she is rude , derogatory and hostile , so that 170.00 that I was charged cost my favorite dentist a lifetime customer. read more