Donald W. Davison, DDS FAGD
50 Tom Miller Rd., Plattsburgh, NY 12901
(518) 561-6123 davisondds.com
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Donald W. Davison, DDS FAGD50 Tom Miller Rd., Plattsburgh, NY 12901 (518) 561-6123 davisondds.com |
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What is best for your family? You have many choices for your family dentist. A smaller solo practice, or a larger group? What about specialized care? Convenience? Insurance participation? There is a lot to consider.
Philosophy
My practice philosophy is to treat your family, the same way I would my own. Preventive care is best, and when treatment is needed, less is better than more. I am conservative in my treatment recommendations. Staff
I have a great staff and I think you will like them too! I have been fortunate to have
little turnover. Since my office staff is so small, you can rest easy that you will see
familiar faces at each visit. Children especially benefit
from this continuity.
Specialized Care As your family's "general dentist", I often refer procedures that can be done by specialists. Plattsburgh
and the Champlain Valley have excellent dental specialists.
Probably someone in your family has been treated by one. Examples
are orthodontists, oral surgeons, endodontists, periodontists,
pedodontists, and prosthodontists. As your family dentist, I will
work with the various specialists to make sure you get the best
treatment. When
referred, you will be treated by someone who is an expert in that
field, does treatment in that one area very well, and has the technical
equipment and expertise to handle complications. So you get the
benefits of a small practice like mine, and still get the best expert available for your dental situation! Knowledgeable
Even though I do refer many
specialized procedures, I have certainly kept up in the field of
general dentistry. I have over 1,200 hours of
continuing
education credits, and met the requirements for the designation "Fellow
of the Academy of General Dentistry". Even scored 99 on their exam!
Affordable care I am a provider for several insurance plans. Even during times when we have had to stop taking new patients, I have continued to participate. And yes, I will take Medicaid, Child Health Plus, and Family Health Plus. So when you are choosing an office, you won't be able to really compare fees easily, but ask them if your family were on one of the above state programs, would you still be welcome? Sterilization Of course we practice proper
sterilization, and use disposables as much as possible. We do
routine "spore testing" to be sure our sterilization is effective.
Spore testing is the same way hospitals test their sterilization.
It is not required of dental offices, but we do it anyway. We have operatories that are regular rooms, not just partitions in a large bay where you can hear multiple patients and the ongoing treatment. I only have 3 treatment rooms, and they are each separate and not in view of each other. Digital x-rays We have digital x-rays1. This reduces the patient's exposure a great deal. However, the radiation dose from all dental x-rays (film or digital) is inconsequential2. We do the insurance work for youInsurance claims are all submitted by us. All you have to do is bring in a signed form with your part filled in, at your first visit. We will create and submit all claims from then on. We can do this for all insurances, whether we are a participating provider or not. Good citizens I think the best example of this is service to our many handicapped patients that would have a difficult time finding dental treatment because they have Medicaid coverage. This is a day in and day out community service, not an isolated, infrequent event. I also feel pretty good about having served for 24 years in the Air Force and the Vermont Air National Guard. |
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| Member American Dental Association, New York State Dental Society, Fourth District Dental Society, Adirondack Dental Society, North Country Chamber of Commerce. |