Frequently Asked Questions

• What areas of dentistry does Dr. Lipton concentrate on?
• I am very fearful about dental treatment, what options do I have for treatment?
• I am medically compromised and cannot sit through dental visits, what options do I have for treatment?
• If I have treatment in the hospital, when might I expect to return to work?
• Do you put patients to sleep in the office?
• Do I need a referral from my physician to have hospital dentistry?
• Do you accept new patients?
• Do you accept new patient emergencies?
• Do you accept my insurance?
• What forms of payment do you take and do you offer payment plans?
• Do you have evening or Saturday hours?
• Do you do laser dentistry?
• What is sleep disordered breathing, what are some ways it can affect me, and what can you do to help?

Do you put patients to sleep in the office?

In situations where the length of treatment will be short, Dr. Lipton will have a physician anesthesiologist sedate the patient in the office.