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Steve Edson

Unfortunately our periodontist joined this over priced, upsaling, cost hiding and double talking organization. IF YOU PAY WITH A CREDIT CARD THEY CHARGE 3% AS IF THE NEW HIGHER PRICES ARE NOT ENOUGH. In my opinion if I live next door to them I will not return here for dental work. We moved to a different state (500 miles away) but return once a year to Dr Lakkis she is a fantastic doctor. We made our appointments to see her a year in advance. When we arrived we were told that Dr Lkkis was on vacation. We were never told of her vacation. And we should have reschedule the appointment. We are in the Northern Virginia area every 6 weeks or so. But the way we were treated it will be the last time we ues this service. The price for teeth cleaning jumped over $100 from last year. I was suggestive to do a laser cleaning. The laser cleaning that would generate oxygen under the gum line and increase oxygen and blood cells to the gum area to improve gum health and destroy bacteria. When I asked for the cost I was told $125 per area for the three areas $375. I said I would hold off on that and check the area in which I live to see if there's a better price. Then I suggested possibly a deep clean which they said fine. I was figuring that would be a less expensive procedure. It turns out that that is $335 per area with 2 areas that's $670 that is $295 more than the laser cleaning. I was never told that price or price difference. They told me that the laser cleaning was a better way to go but never said the deep cleaning would cost more. IF YOU GO TO THIS PLACE GET EVERYTHING IN WRITING! I call to get clarification of the billing and was told that she had gone over the pricing for the deep clean with me. Which is a false statement. Nobody ever talked about the price of the deep cleaning. She only talked to me about the laser cleaning and knew I thought that price is a little high. If she had talked about the deep cleaning she would have said it was $295 more than the laser cleaning. I guess she was hiding the upsale and is now lying to me that she told me the price. If Dr Lakkis is to leave this group we will return to see her and use her services. But I will only return for my follow-up that are at no charge for my implants. In my opinion if I live next door to their office I would not use them. The final bill for me was over $1000 I had to pay and hopefully I will receive some money back from my insurance. GET EVERYTHING IN WRITING BEFORE THEY START!!!

4 months ago

Tiffaney

I was referred by my dentist due to having bleeding around 1 tooth when I brushed and flossed. Dr. Daru said I had bacteria around the tooth and she needed to cut my gum in order to clean it and also remove my wisdom tooth on the same side. I won't go through my entire experience but almost 3 months later the area is still bleeding. I called the office 2 weeks ago to get guidance and also talk about the bill. The receptionist said she needed to talk to Dr. Daru and will call me back in a few minutes and it's been 3 weeks. They also made me pay in full before the procedure and low and behold when my insurance was done processing they over charged by more than $200. I regret just following my dentists referral without doing research. Never again.

7 months ago

Henry

I was referred to Precision Peridontics by my regular dentist for a routine, non-emergency issue with one tooth. The doctor proposed a one-hour, in-office LANAP procedure at a cost in excess of $4,300. It was not covered by my GEHA dental plan, which I have through Federal employment. Precision Peridontics also imposes a surcharge of 3% (outrageously called a "convenience fee") for payment by credit card. This is all exorbitant and I declined the procedure. The staff on-site apparently have no leeway on fees and charges; they are just employees. As I left, never to return, they offered me the phone number of their management. I declined this as well and will seek treatment elsewhere.

8 months ago

Cindy Stanley

This business, and Dr. Fields specifically, is super unscrupulous! They knew they were out of network but said nothing to my husband. All they said is that he had to pay upfront and they’d bill his insurance. Now we are stuck paying over $200 for a consultation for nothing. We now have to find another doctor to do the work and have to pay for another consultation. Obviously they only care about money!! Why they think we would pay $5000 out of pocket when he could easily get it paid for by a dentist in network. My husband’s general dentist actually referred him specifically to Dr. Fields, without taking into consideration that he is out of network. Apparently there is another dentist at this practice that is in his network but they failed to inform him. Apparently this is a common occurrence, his dentist always referring patients to Dr. Fields. I have never in my life seen a business that doesn’t inform the patient ahead of time that they are out of network. Yes, my husband should have double checked and this is a hard lesson we learned. Stay away from this practice as obviously money is their main focus!

2 years ago

Wilma R

I went to Precision 3 months ago after I was referred by my dentist for a localized periodontitis for a tooth that was part of a bridge that had some inflammation and gum loss. The dental assistant started by getting a full xray of my mouth. I told the assistant I just had my oral evaluation two weeks ago where xrays were done so they could have just asked the xrays from my dentist. After my tooth was examined by Dr. Naru, she recommended extraction, bone graft then an implant. I asked if there is anything that can be done to save my tooth. She said I will just be wasting more money to do that and if I want I can have the extraction done that same day so I can minimize my trips to their office. I said I was not ready to have a tooth extraction that day. I thought I need to get a second opinion if the tooth really needs to be extracted. It is part of a bridge so extracting it means I will have 2 missing teeth. I made an appointment with the second periodontist referred by my dentist. When I made the appointment I asked if they need to take a full xray of my mouth. I was told that was not necessary since I was referred only for one tooth. This second periodontist said he will treat the gums to try to make them healthy. I had one laser treatment and the gums around the tooth have improved. I am glad I got a second opinion. This periodontist even takes my insurance and also participates in a dental discount plan I have which Precision did not.

4 years ago

Rebecca Nagle-Hawkins

I'm not even sure where to begin on this one. I went in for a consultation and I was immediately recommended for surgery. No alternatives were even discussed. I was not given any information on the significant risks of the procedure during my consultation. The periodontist's office consulted with my insurance as to how much the procedure would cost and they received the response in writing, based on VERY SPECIFIC treatment codes. The day of my procedure, I went in and was made to sign a waiver form which listed all of the very significant and worrisome potential outcomes of the surgery. I almost left right then and there. The biggest reason I didn't is because if you cancel less than 2 business days in advance you owe $500 PER HOUR for the periodontist's time. Shortly after the procedure, my gums started bleeding again so I went in for a follow up. At that point, the periodontist who had done my procedure had left the practice and I was seen by Dr. Zalewsky instead. It became immediately clear that Dr. Zalewsky had not reviewed my chart before the appointment and he refused to examine me until I had my next cleaning appointment. He was beyond rude. I have never been treated so unprofessionally before. About a month later, I was charged double for the treatment because the periodontist's office deviated from the treatment codes they had originally sent my insurance. Oh, and let's not forget that they went ahead and contacted my insurance again to find out what my coverage would be for additional procedures WE HADN'T EVEN DISCUSSED YET. After all that, the procedure didn't even work, and my gums are back to bleeding only a few months later. They started bleeding again almost immediately after the procedure. Bottom line: find a different, professional periodontist. I most certainly have.

7 years ago