New Patient Information
What Makes Us Different
Dr. Hayatt and his team are fully committed to every patient that comes into our office for general, cosmetic or restorative dentistry. Our offices are conveniently located in La Jolla, and Chula Vista, and offer high-tech equipment allowing for same day dentistry (such as single visit crowns) which is something that is extremely hard to find from other local dentists. Our entire team is dedicated in helping you keep your teeth and gums their healthiest and your entire smile looking its best! In our office, you become a part of our family and every time you come into our office, you'll know what it feels like to receive great personalized dentistry in a comfortable atmosphere and where everyone knows your name and dental history.
If you are in need of a new dentist, no matter what the reason, the dental offices of Life Smiles Dental Care would love to see you come in for a dental visit. Request an appointment through our website or call our office directly to get set up with an appointment time and date to come in to our office for a dental visit. A brand new way of experiencing dentistry is just a click or call away!
Dr. Hayatt and his staff were both professional and very gentle and kind. This is a wonderful dental office!
Helen S
Your First Visit
New patients receive a comprehensive examination which includes a screening for oral cancer, gum and bone disease, blood pressure, and systemic disorders. A routine oral exam is performed on established patients to determine any changes in dental and health status since the previous visit.
Your gum tissue is measured with a fine instrument ruler to calibrate in millimeters pocket depth between the tooth and the connective gum tissue around the tooth. Pocket depths more than 4 millimeters could indicate disease and infection. The deeper the pocket, the greater the extent plaque bacteria collects and infection in gum disease develops.
X-rays are taken as needed.
Tooth scaling and root planing occur as needed.
Routine cleanings also include a professional polishing (Prophy) that removes only the soft sticky plaque that is above the gum line.
Patient Forms
To continue making your dental experience pleasant, we have conveniently provided our dental forms below, so that you can fill them out in the comfort of your home and bring them into the office with you.
Consent for Internet Communication
Payment Policy
When paying for dental services, we accept cash, check, and most major debit/credit cards:
Cash
Check
MasterCard
Visa
American Express.
We offer two convenient payment/financing options:
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Credit Card - We are more than happy to find a comfortable payment plan for you in order to afford your dental services. Your card will be charged monthly, and spread out over the amount of your treatment. No finance charges or interest will be added during the term of your payment.
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CareCredit - CareCredit is a financing company that will finance your dental service(s). Usually they offer 18-months of interest-free payments and many different payment options are available with CareCredit. If you are thinking about using CareCredit, we will go over your options during your first visit.
Payment is requested at the time services are rendered. Depending on your treatment and if you are on a payment plan, this requirement will vary.
Insurance Policy
If you have insurance we will gladly process your claim for you. Any estimated portion that is not covered by dental insurance is due at the time of service.
We work with a variety of insurances including:
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Assurant
- Blue Shield
- Cigna/Guardian
- Delta Dental
- Humana
- Lincoln Financial
- Metlife
- Principal Mutual
- Tricare
- United Concordia
- United Health Care
Please call us at (La Jolla) 858-455-7777, or (Chula Vista) 619-482-5555 and let us know who your dental insurance provider is. We'll do our best to work with you and your dental insurance provider to make sure you're covered!
Never Miss Out!
We're always doing fun and exciting things in and out of our office and we're always seeing lots of amazing new patients just like you. We share much of what's going on in our office as well as interesting things our whole team gets to do through social media! Following us through social media the best way to keep up-to-date with helpful oral hygiene tips and tricks and stay in the loop on what's happening with our team.
Following us on Facebook, Twitter and our Blog and also means you are also the very first to know about special offers for dental services that come up.
Schedule An Appointment
Life Smiles Dental Care would love to meet you and your family and provide you with the dental care you need and give you all smiles you deserve!
