The Saltz Dental Clinic Chester PA Review

The Saltz Dental Center in Chester, PA is a bag of both good and bad.  I have been there several times. My latest visit so enraged me that it drove me to start this blog.

The Good:

Saltz may not be the best looking dental clinic or the most modern, however, their service is quick and there is no appointment needed.  Most if not all needs are met by the staff and on site lab.  You are moved quickly though a variety of dental specialists for your needs.  Their pricing is in line with others and they accept a large number of insurance carriers. Until now, I have had good results and been happy with the service. There is a coupon on their site.

The Reason:
It finally has come time for me to get full dentures.  My wife had a denture made here some years ago and she always felt that the ones Saltz Dental Center made was the best.  We had moved to Delaware and were no longer local.  So I went to Saltz Dental for my first pair and their advice.

I filled out my history/new patient card and listed "options" as why I was there.  I needed to discuss my options with the Saltz dentist and get his/her advise.  This is where the problem began.  I was told that my only option was to have full dentures.  Wow! The cost after insurance was $850 to me. The dentist said there was no other valid option.

Now this may not seem a lot, but I had just became laid off.  After some thinking, I went ahead.  Later I was to learn there was options to be considered regarding the dentures and the procedure.  Here's what I learned and why you should be careful here or at any dentist office regarding dentures.

1. If you have had any teeth removed know this.  Your gums need time to heal before your dental impression is made.  Otherwise you will need relining of the denture sooner.  The denture may not fit well because of the smaller gums.  I was later told, too late, that the ADA recommends that you wait two weeks before having the impression made.  Relinings are not made the same way as the denture.
2. The Saltz Dental Center has more than one price for dentures.  I was waiting by the receptionist for the lab to build the denture from the impression when a call came in.  The caller had asked about the cost of dentures.  Can you imagine my surprise when the caller was told that they offered several "grades" of dentures and the price was from $675 to $1000 per denture.  Later I would hear another caller be told $500 to $1100 by another receptionist.  Boy did I feel ripped off.  I checked my bill and  . . . you guessed it, I was charged for the $1000 dentures. A whopping $2000 for the set. 

The bottom line is that prices are not set and you should watch out and ask about pricing and recommendations for your procedure and search the web before you go. The quality is good on my dentures.  My gums have almost healed.  Already the lower denture is loose, something that will need to be addressed. And if your "consultant" is a white guy with a bushy head and balding in the front . . tell him to go pound sand and get someone else.