Health Issues

It is now commonly known that periodontal disease influences the severity and occurrence of coronary artery disease and increases the risk for stroke and heart attack. Dental plaque bacteria can enter the bloodstream and invade blood vessel walls and cause hardening of the arteries. Gingivitis or periodontal disease are serious issues with different treatment options often available.  A more informed patient can often make better choices, and now the cost of an expert second dental opinion is not a barrier since our associated dentists provide it free.

Should You Question Your Doctor

Patients used to be fearful to question their dentist’s knowledge and authority or hurt their dentist’s feelings, and often embarrassed to ask for their dental records. Today, most dentists fully understand the value and importance of dental second opinions and should not become offended. This is especially true when many modern remedies involve complex choices based on technological advances, costly remedies, and concern for significant effect on the patient.

In the past, many teeth were extracted which today’s better materials, techniques and preventive care procedures can save or replace.  More choices for treatment options and services results in an increased need for dental second opinions.

Park Avenue Dental Referral Service, by providing free second dental opinions from established expert dentists, allows an informed patient to make better choices.

When Insurance coverage is an issue

Whatever the status of any dental insurance coverage you may have, Park Avenue Dental Referral Service removes any concern about paying for the opinion because it is absolutely FREE.

You should not confuse our free evaluation with what some dentists offer in a “look – see” free consultation, where often further preliminary diagnostic procedures are recommended or required by that dentist, for which fees will be charged.  Rarely will dental insurance cover a second opinion or further diagnostic testing.

Personalized Care

Our participating dentists have agreed to provide a FREE second dental opinion in a friendly, low pressure environment which stresses personalized care, and based on their many years of experience and training.

A free second dental opinions usually does not generate immediate income for dentists, so many will not offer it. Our participating dentists, however, take the time to offer personalized care in up to 30 minutes of scheduled appointment time for a FREE dental second opinion.

A second dental opinion can be important in the many cases where the patient has not had all the treatment options offered or explained carefully. A more informed patient can often make choices for a better treatment outcome rather than merely relying on what was recommended by their first dentist.