Get used to it
 

Better get used to it. I think you're going to find a lot of businesses increasing prices and fees in some way due to the COVID hardship they endured. That's business.

the Morse family has nothing to do with this

...but thanks for the laugh :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

No you have no clue about the cost and procedures and protocols going on in a dental office it is up to standards. Who do you think is supposed to pay for the additional services? As usual, villagers only care about making themselves happy and the cheapest possible way. No concerns about health and safety

Adding a $10 fee is price gouging no different then charging $8.00 for a roll of tolit paper - shame on them I won't go back. It's their responsibility to keep their office clean that's wwhy we pay uncanny prices for all their services. If every one does not complain next year they will double the cost - same stealing as the airlines charges for nothing we now pay.

There is no legitimate complaint. As usual, you people have no clue

I don’t know about dental offices, but I have not run into covid-19 fees anywhere else, unless you count the attempts to price gouge for certain items on Amazon. This virus has cost everyone, not just businesses, a lot of money, maybe those of us here less than others, but where does the average joe get his $10 extra fee? Is that what the stimulas money was for? Give the average household an extra $1200/2400 bucks so they can spend on “covid-19” fees? Makes no sense, especially when many businesses charging it has likely gotten its own stimulas money or forgivesble loans. Sounds to me like a way for business owners to double dip. Yes, I agree, do your research.

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Exactly. These villagers have no concern for precautions and safety. They are just cheap and Petty.

Pretty much gouging their clients.

come on! some of you newbs are so nasty & mean spirited, i highly doubt you live here @ all. lighten up a bit, if possible

Yes. Was told a crown was cracked. Looking at my records it was the crown put in by them. Appt. made to fix but when I asked to see x-rays showing crack there was none. Original dentist Fisher was great. New dentist/owner not so much - will not be returning.

Dentist
 

That's my Dentist too. The best!! Great dentist! Best staff! I to don't mind paying a $10 one time fee.

Then don't be a client. And don't pay the fee.

I avoid them. Every time I went in they wanted to put crowns on all my teeth.

The company should absorb any costs as “cost of doing business”.

Maybe they are trying to make up for lost revenue for the last two/three months they were closed. I’m sure TV didn’t forgo the rents. Sometimes we have to realize that somethings have to change to remain constant.

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Gee, dental costs are high to begin with because they have to use serious sterilization procedures during normal times. They may have to do a little more cleaning now, like wiping down the chair and arms, but everything else should be thoroughly sanitized anyway. This is like the “gas” surcharge put in by a sanitation company I used once when gas prices went up. Guess what never went away when they came down.

That is insane. I have been going there because they are on my plan but not impressed with the work they have done at all! You need to contact the Better Business Bureau.

I manage an oral surgery practice (not in this area). This originated from an insurance company advising us that due to the increased cost of PPE's and to give the staff hazard pay due to the fact that it is very difficult to put your staff in this situation, we could bill and they would pay an extra $10.00 each time we saw a patient. This is one insurance company. We have chosen to bill every insurance company this charge, but so far only one has paid. We have made the decision not to pass this charge on to our patients, though our expenses are much greater than they were before Covid. Our income is much less as we are seeing less than a third of our previous schedule.

Sumter Dental
 

Doctors poorly rated on Health Grades. Aspen Dental the best!

You are wrong about that. Dentists and hygienist have been wearing gloves as a standard practice for over 30 years. There is a virus that causes AIDS that can be transmitted via blood.

Time to change dentists.

Report them if they’re price gouging.

thank you for the warning. we go to dentist in leesburg across from new wa wa, does great job and doesn't look for extra things to make money. highly recommend him.lake advanced dentistry

How do you really know ? In the final analysis they will cover all their costs in their "fee"

I would too.

Wow. Quite an imagination to come up with that one.

The American Dental Association approved this fee, per this article: Dentists extract new fee from patients to keep up with rising COVID-19 costs

A summary of this article:

1) dentists need to space out appointments to keep their waiting rooms uncrowded
2) The association, which sets industry standards, gave dentists the green light to charge the extra infection control fee as long as they disclosed it to patients ahead of each visit, a spokesperson said
3) Dentists said they have little or no leverage to force large insurance companies to raise their reimbursement rates. The American Dental Association asked insurers to take into account the additional COVID-19 costs dentists face, and many insurers responded by agreeing to pay extra fees.
4) example: Swish was paying about $6 for a box of 20 masks. Today, $6 buys a single mask. The dental office has installed sneeze guards, staffers are wearing face shields over their masks, and the offices have added air filtration systems and hired additional sanitation staff members to clean the offices every day.
5) estimates that the offices are working at only half capacity since they reopened in mid-May.

Was charged a $ 10 fee for a mask at Rolling Acres Dentistry. I had my own mask, but still got charged. Had to take it off anyway in the chair. Had another problem. Sat in their waiting room the next day for 2 hours before getting in to have fixed a MISTAKE that THEY made. Will put that office in my rearview mirror!

I notice that you have posted 4 times since you joined TOTV in 2012.

When, exactly, are you planning on finding out exactly who runs what around here? There are classes you can take to find out, if you took the trouble. Otherwise, your comment suggests that you don’t know what you’re talking about.

So, if the Morse family is the landlord, what exactly does that have to do with what a tenant charges for their services?

I suggest you work on educating yourself on a few matters so you don’t embarrass yourself further.

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American Dental Association's Statement?
 

Quoted from ADA:

Last month the American Dental Association, which sets industry standards, gave dentists the green light to charge the extra infection control fee as long as they disclosed it to patients ahead of each visit, a spokesperson said.

So the dentists will say "The infection control fee is helping us mitigate the costs of the extra expenses."

Why don't dentists just raise prices, instead? Dentists said they have little or no leverage to force large insurance companies to raise their reimbursement rates.

However, the American Dental Association asked insurers to take into account the additional COVID-19 costs dentists face, and many insurers responded by agreeing to pay extra fees.

So you tell your dentist to do the same!

their greed is unbelievable. hope all their patients rebel against this...change dentists!!

Your dentist is obviously taking care of his bank account instead of his customers. Someone else will be happy to take over. If you don't mind giving me the name of the dentist, I'll be happy to never go to him.

Thanks for this info. Was shopping around for a new dentist....it WON'T be them!

Dr. Heydari across from Colony Plaza, have used him for 8 years, he and his staff are the best.

I know because they charged the same fee for cleaning that they charged me the last time I went there, in October, 2019, before COVID-19/. As to covering their costs, I am confident they will do that - they are skilled at raising their fees ever so often.