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Understanding Your Dental Insurance Policy From Your Costa Mesa Dental Practice

January 13, 2016

Filed under: Patient Care — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , — Dr. Jeremy Jorgenson @ 6:00 am

Understanding Your Dental Insurance Policy

By Brittany Boulay

Many patients are using dental insurance they’ve obtained through their employer or a self-funded plan.  When choosing a dental insurance policy, it is important that you obtain a plan that will provide good coverage for your needs.  Popular insurance companies that offer PPO plans include Delta Dental, Cigna, Metlife, Aetna, Guardian, Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare, Assurant, and we accept them all!  Sometimes patients don’t have a choice as their policy is negotiated between the insurance company and their employer.  Whatever the case may be, it is very important that you are familiar with your coverages, frequencies, and limitations so you are properly prepared for your appointment.

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At Advanced Dental Care, our staff is fully trained and equipped to provide a courtesy insurance verification prior to your appointment.  One of our friendly and knowledgeable staff members will take some basic information from you during your initial phone call or email to our office.  Using the information you provide, we request a breakdown of your insurance benefits, frequencies, and limitations.  Although we perform the check, this is not a guarantee of benefits, and is really done as a courtesy to you to make your appointment run smoothly.
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Wisdom Teeth Removal by Dr. Jeremy Jorgenson

January 7, 2016

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: , , , — Dr. Jeremy Jorgenson @ 9:52 pm

Wisdom Teeth Removal explained by Costa Mesa Dentist Dr. Jorgenson

By Libby Dahl

I wanted to write a blog post about my recent wisdom teeth removal experience.  When I was younger, I had a gap in between my two front teeth.  I was always told that when my wisdom teeth came in the gap would close itself.  However, around age 16, my wisdom teeth still had not come in.  I went through a dramatic and socially devastating 9 month traditional braces treatment in 10th grade, but my gap was finally closed.  At some point in my 20s, I grew two wisdom teeth on the top only.  At first they did not bother me, but since I did not have bottom wisdom teeth, the top ones super-erupted and were longer than my regular molars.

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Wisdom Teeth

Over the last few years as long work days and stress increased, I began grinding my teeth at night and clenching which cause the super-erupted molars to dig into my cheeks and gums.  Just before Christmas, our hygienist Lisa Thurm was cleaning my teeth and informed me that I had two large cavities on each of my wisdom teeth.  I told her that I had no idea, because I hadn’t experienced any pain, and that it was hard to get my toothbrush back there.  The last straw was during the holidays.  My jaw, teeth, and cheeks had just about had it.  I finally asked Dr. Jorgenson if he could pull them for me.  I help patients with wisdom teeth removal all the time, but never had experienced it myself.  I have heard of many different experiences from wisdom teeth removal that seemed extreme and unpleasant; however, I knew I was in excellent hands with Dr. Jorgenson.  I wasn’t nervous, but at the same time wasn’t sure what to expect.
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Using your 2015 Dental Benefits Before They Expire

December 18, 2015

Filed under: Patient Care — Tags: , , , , , , , — Dr. Jeremy Jorgenson @ 1:47 am

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If you’re lucky enough to receive dental insurance benefits from your employer or if you’ve purchased them yourself, you should definitely make sure you use your benefits!  Dental benefits cover a wide-range of treatments using the policy maximum benefits to cover or help pay for dental treatments.  You pay for these benefits on an annual or monthly basis, but only get the current calendar year to use the benefits.  We can help you maximize your remaining money or benefits so you don’t lose your hard earned cash! (more…)

Families Helping Families – Advanced Dental Care and The Garza Family

December 8, 2015

Filed under: ADC Cares,Team ADC — Tags: , , , , , , , , — Dr. Jeremy Jorgenson @ 8:55 pm

As many of you know, ADC Cares is an extension of Advanced Dental Care that exists to serve our patients, our community, and those we’ve never even met!  We’ve participated in many community events this year such as raising money for Costa Mesa, raising money for the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Oral Cancer Awareness, Heart Disease Awareness, Alzheimer’s Awareness, and a Food Drive for Second Harvest Food Bank.

Now it’s December and this year we wanted to do something different.  We’ve partnered with the Families Helping Families Agency and adopted the Garza Family!  We’re helping this family of four get the things they need and want for the holiday season.  We all get down on tough times and sometimes we just need a helping hand! (more…)

November is for THANKS and GIVING

November 17, 2015

Filed under: Team ADC — Tags: , , , , — Dr. Jeremy Jorgenson @ 4:43 pm

November is one of our most favorite months of the year!  The air is cool, crisp, and refreshing and the buzz of the summer starts to slow down.  It’s a time for us to reflect on what we are thankful for and a chance for us to give back to our family, friends, and community.  Dr. Jorgenson and the Advanced Dental Care team were busy supporting several causes that are particularly important to us!  Read below to find out more! (more…)

WALKING DEAD… TOOTH

October 29, 2015

By Dr. Jeremy Jorgenson, Advanced Dental Care

It’s Halloween Week and The Walking Dead is back on air.  Naturally it is a very spooky time of year.  As part of our Dentalween Scare week we have been posting scary, but real dental conditions on our social media accounts to spread awareness of dental disease and conditions.  Most dental conditions can be prevented with regular check-ups with your dentist and hygienist.  Keeping and attending your regularly prescribed appointments of 3, 4, or 6 months can save you pain and money. (more…)

National Dental Hygiene Month: Celebrating RDH Lisa Thurm

October 15, 2015

lisa profile October is National Dental Hygiene Month and we are celebrating all month long!  Where would we be without all the awesome, spectacular, fantastic hygienists in the world?  We’d have less than perfect smiles that’s for sure!  If you’ve been to our office, then you’ve had the pleasure of meeting the world’s best Registered Dental Hygienist Lisa Thurm! (more…)

Advanced Dental Care – Celebrating our First Year in Business

September 16, 2015

We couldn’t have done it without you! It has been an amazing year getting to open our own dental practice and meet all of our amazing patients and community members. Having been in Southern California for about 10 years now, we have never experienced the warmth and kindness we have in our Orange County community.

Team_Advanced_Dental_CareOpening and owning your own business is a huge task (as we’ve learned), but the reward from our line of work is one of the most rewarding experiences anyone could ever have at a job. Our patients welcomed us with open arms and open hearts when Dr. Jorgenson took over the practice last July. We were eager to meet everyone and also to show our patients a different dental experience than they may have had in the past. Dr. Jorgenson has a pretty simple philosophy when it comes to dentistry and patient care. He always ensures that our staff is prepared for the patient’s visit as best as possible before they arrive and goes to extra lengths to accommodate any special requests our patients might have (like no cold water, wants to listen to 90s pop music only, is nervous and needs extra TLC, etc.). When patients are in our office, they are our number one priority. You will be greeted by our front office staff and get settled in by one of our Registered Dental Assistants Jayme, Rose, or Brittany.

 

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Meet Our Newest Staff Member: Christie Pourtemour

August 27, 2015

Filed under: Team ADC — Tags: , , — Dr. Jeremy Jorgenson @ 2:43 am
Christie P. Treatment Coordinator

Christie P.
Treatment Coordinator

Introducing….. Christie! Christie P. is our new and fabulous Treatment Coordinator at Advanced Dental Care in Costa Mesa! Christie has extensive experience with the dental field and coordinating treatment options personalized to every patient’s needs. In fact, Christie P. started out in the dental field after high school as a dental assistant. She quickly gained interest in helping patients achieve the healthy and aesthetic smile they were looking for by studying treatment options, dental insurances, and financial options for patients. (more…)

The Myths About Cavities and Tooth Decay

August 7, 2015

By Dr. Jeremy B. Jorgenson

Avoiding Tooth Pain

Humans are designed to use their senses to detect, explore, and understand the outside world and ourselves. We often follow the seeing is believing manta, but when it comes to health we have to rely on our providers and advanced tools to help us detect disease. Many painful and urgent dental situations can be avoided by routine brushing and flossing, a healthy diet, and REGULAR check-ups at your dentist. Just because you have a white smile doesn’t mean what’s lurking beneath isn’t harmful! And more importantly, once you think something is wrong you often require professional help to return your mouth to a state of health and happiness. (more…)

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