Dear Valued Patient,

We at Dental TLC thank you for being a part of our dental family and want to let you know that we value every minute of the time we get to spend with you!

Our goal at Dental TLC always has been – and always will be! – to provide outstanding dental care to our patients. Our TLC Team consists of only the most compassionate and talented doctors, hygienists, assistants, and office staff to ensure our patients get the very best care. We are also committed to treating our patients in a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere in a state-of-the-art facility with high quality materials. We are Atlanta’s Fun Dental Experience!

The costs of providing the best care (like many other costs) have gone up over time. As a practice we must account for the increased costs in order to continue to deliver the exceptional, fun and comfortable service that you expect from us. We are changing the way people view going to the dentist. We will not compromise our high standards of service that you deserve.  Adjusting fees allows us to continue to provide an awesome experience for our patients.

In order to continue to provide the exceptional standard of care that brought you to our office, we will be increasing our fees for most services effective January 1st 2023.

The increase to our office fees will still keep us within industry standards and are in response to rising costs for supplies and great talent.  For industry fee examples you can visit https://fairhealthconsumer.org/.

The good news is that for most of our patients who have insurance and are currently NOT paying an out-of-pocket amount for their preventive and diagnostic appointments (your exams, cleanings, x-rays, etc), there will likely be no change for you at all!

For some of our patients whose insurance pays less than 100% for your preventive and diagnostic services, if you are on a fee schedule, or if you are a self-pay patient, there will be a slight increase to your out-of-pocket cost for services completed in our office. If there is a change to your out-of-pocket cost for an upcoming scheduled appointment, we will contact you in advance of your visit to communicate the updated amount that would be due at the time of your appointment.

For our patients without insurance we provide an in-office membership plan – Smile Advantage. The cost of our membership will go up at the same time as our office fees. For more information about our in-office membership go to Dental TLC Membership.  Sign up for the current Dental TLC membership plan and get a significant savings on your cleanings!

As always, we appreciate your business and loyalty! You are the reason we come to work every day! We want to continue providing you with Tender Loving Care here for many years to come!

If you would like to come in for your cleaning or treatment prior to the fee increase, please call our office and we will be happy to schedule you to make sure that you can take advantage of our current fees.

Watch Dr. Abbott break down them importance of dental x-rays!

Let me ask you a question.  Would you mind if your dentist was blind?

Of course you would! I know it’s a silly question but it’s actually not that far-fetched. You see, a dentist’s eyes can only see about a third of your tooth. Most dental problems are hidden in the blind spots between your teeth or underneath the gums where bone loss occurs. 

X-rays are a valuable snap-shot in time of your ever-changing dental health. Your dentist can look back in your X-ray history and compare for change.  X-rays are essential for diagnosing your present state of health or disease and they are also the standard of care!

People’s safety concerns about X-rays are subjective and are typically about radiation exposure. Check out our video to learn some interesting facts about X-ray radiation exposure or visit American Nuclear Society.

Dental X-rays are the lowest priced services on our dental care menu, yet they offer you the highest value that being early-detection, and prevention so problems don’t get worse.

X-rays are the best dollar you will ever spend at Dental TLC! An average filling will cost you a couple of hundred-dollars. If that small cavity grows into a root canal and crown, then you are looking at a-couple-thousands of dollars! Help us help you SAVE MONEY!

Please understand, we cannot provide you with our best without strapping on this vest!

Here are some hard facts from the American Nuclear Society that better communicate how safe X-rays are. 

For example, a round-trip flight from Atlanta to LA expose passengers and crew to more radiation than an average set of dental X-rays.

“And Airline crews fly day in and day out every single day, 365 days a year”.

Here’s another interesting fact.

International Safety Standards allow nuclear facility workers radiation exposure of up to 5,000 millirems per year.  That’s equivalent to 10,000 dental X-rays. 

It’s fair to say you won’t ever be getting 10 thousand dental X-rays in a lifetime

So it’s safe to say, you’re safe.

You can find out more from the American Nuclear Society and view the Radiation Dose Chart by going to ans.org.

Dental X-rays are the lowest priced services on our dental care menu, yet they offer you the highest value that being early-detection, and prevention so problems don’t get worse.

X-rays are the best dollar you will ever spend at Dental TLC!

An average filling will cost you a couple of hundred-dollars. If that small cavity grows into a root canal and crown, then you are looking at a-couple-thousands of dollars! Help us help you SAVE MONEY.

Please understand, we cannot provide you with our best without strapping on this vest!

Simply stated Dental X-rays are the best dollar you will ever spend at a dental office.

Dental X-rays are both safe for our patients and safe for Dental TLC.  Our staff is fully committed to clear communication with our patients.  To set clear expectations and the standard of care of what a dental visit entails and what your responsibilities as a patient are.

Yep, it’s true. Starting in January 2017 we began offering more opportunities for new and existing patients to make appointments for treatments and consultations!

We know people have very busy schedules and making a dentist appointment isn’t always an easy thing to do. Hopefully our new extending ours will allow people to ease their schedules and reduce stress while making oral health a priority.

We’re opening up earlier and staying open later Monday through Thursday and are opening brand new hours on Friday and select Saturdays. Even with opening earlier and later appointment slots during the week, it may not be possible to work an appointment into your schedule. So, we also going to be offering office hours during select Saturdays! Office hours during the weekend is pretty rare in any industry let alone dentistry. We are still closed on Sundays though…come on we have to sleep sometime!

New office hours:

Monday: 7:00am – 6:45pm
Tuesday, Wednesday: 6:20am – 6:45pm
Thursday: 6:20am – 6:45pm
Friday: 6:20am – 12:45pm
Select Saturdays: 10:00am – 1:45pm
Sunday: Closed

See our calendar for more info and holiday hours.

These new hours began on January 1, 2017. Hey, a New Year’s resolution to make that dentist appointment is a great idea! Book your spot before they fill up…Request an appointment now!

Are you a new patient? Take advantage of our New Patient Coupon and review the New Patient information before your appointment.