FAQs

What is the Difference Between a DDS and a DMD?

DMD stands for Doctor of Dental Medicine and DDS stands for Doctor of Dental Surgery. Some dental schools award the DMD degree while others award the DDS degree.

Source: American Dental Association What is the difference between a DDS and a DMD? 27 May 2008.

What forms of payment to you accept?

We accept dental insurance, cash, personal checks, major credit cards, and Care Credit. For more information about Care Credit and to apply online, please go to http://www.carecredit.com/apply/landing.html.

What are your office hours?

We try to accommodate our patient’s regarding “special requests” and odd hours, but our offices are open 6 days a week: Monday – Friday 8am until 8pm and Saturday 8am until 6pm. We will do our best to accommodate emergencies 24/7!

There are so many dental terms and websites, where should I go to find accurate information?

The American Dental Association’s website is highly recommended. They update their glossary of terms regularly and can be visited here: http://www.ada.org/public/resources/glossary.asp

I’ve heard of clinical trials and want to see if my dental case would qualify for any open research studies. Where do I find out more?

The US National Institutes of Health houses ClinicalTrials.gov which is a website registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial’s purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details. This information should be used in conjunction with advice from health care professionals, such as Dr. Salituro or his associates.

I am scared to go to the dentist. How is your office different?

We recognize dental fear and phobia is a real problem and have addressed this issue for our patients. By having a licensed professional counselor who is a Doctor of clinical psychology on staff to help care for your special concerns, we feel confident you’ll achieve a beautiful, healthy smile soon. Click here to see our Dental Phobia page. Click here to download our questionnaire to fill out for Dr. Salituro or his associate.