Find an affordable Kaneohe or Kailua dentist - Health

A sign of the times is the increasing number of new patients who find their way to our office via the internet after reading patient reviews on Google, Facebook, or sites such as rateadentist.com. Sadly, a sign of our tough economic times is the increasing number of the new patients we see who are young adults who have, for one reason or another, neglected regular dental care and now are in pain and require urgent care. The good news is that we are usually able to relieve their pain quickly and inexpensively, but what is next for these patients who frequently have multiple other dental problems ready to turn south as well? In Hawaii, most people who are employed have dental insurance. However, as a rule, dental plans are good for maintaining dental health but are not designed to help people catch up when they have more than a couple of dental problems. All dental plans have limitations on coverage and how much they will pay for a patient in a given year. Yearly benifits ar e commonly $600 - $1,000. That's fine if you just need cleaning, examination, X-rays, and a filling a couple times a year, but it's a meager amount if you need more than routine maintenance. Therefore, if you haven't been to the dentist in a while, it is imperative that your dentist helps you carefully prioritize your necessary dental care, offers you practical treatment options, and provides affordable financing. If you have postponed care and are looking for a dentist we offer the following recommendations.How to find a new dentist:1. Ask your friends and family if they have a dentist they recommend.2. Use sources such as Rateadentist.com, Google, and Yelp to learn what other patients think about potential dentists.3. Browse potential dentists' websites to learn more. If the dentist doesn't have a website, move on, they are not that interested in you. What's more, they may not be keeping up with dental technology as well.Your new dentist should:1. LISTEN to you and your co ncerns.2. Examine you carefully and thoroughly and take a complete set of modern digital X-rays.3. Sit down with you and patiently describe your current problems in plain language. 4. Provide you with several practical solutions to your problems arranged in an understandable, step-by-step, "worst first" plan of treatment. If necessary, treatment plans should be broken down into of phases that could span months or years.5. Help you understand your dental insurance and how you can best take advantage of it.6. Provide a clear written estimate of your expected cost for treatment.7. Provide financing options for your estimated cost.8. Always be available to discuss any concerns you might have.At Kaneohe Family Dental Care, we are committed and eager to help our patients regain their dental health and appearance in a way that they can afford. Call us if you are looking for a new Kaneohe or Kailua dentist.

By: Bruce Keller, DDSKaneohe Family Dental Care, Inc. was established in 1984 by the husband and wife team of Bruce Keller, D.D.S. and Cynthia Ichiriu Keller, D.D.S. Both Bruce and Cynthia are graduates of the Creighton University School of Dentistry, and are members of the Honolulu County Dental Society, Hawaii Dental Association, and the American Dental Association. Both doctors have received professional awards including multiple listings on Honolulu Magazine's list of Top Dentists in Hawaii and America's Guide to Top Dentists.

Kaneohe Family Dental Care, located on Windward Oahu, provides complete family dental care, including cosmetic dentistry, for patients seeking a family dentist in Kaneohe and Kailua dentist. The slogan of Kaneohe Family Dental Care is "Our family helping yours." Kaneohe Family Dental Care can be found on the web at