Exit this survey Annoying fee trends or smart business? Question Title * 1. That you for participating in this survey about fees charged to dental patients. May we start by asking in what state you practice primarily as a dental hygienist? State: -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming Question Title * 2. Have you noticed that dental facilities where you practice as a dental hygienist have started charging additional fees for ancillary services? Yes No Unsure Question Title * 3. Does a dental office where you practice charge additional fees above and beyond standard fees for any of the following? Yes No Unsure Cleaning of implant-restored teeth Cleaning of implant-restored teeth Yes Cleaning of implant-restored teeth No Cleaning of implant-restored teeth Unsure Nitrous oxide/anesthetics Nitrous oxide/anesthetics Yes Nitrous oxide/anesthetics No Nitrous oxide/anesthetics Unsure Filling out insurance forms Filling out insurance forms Yes Filling out insurance forms No Filling out insurance forms Unsure Home care aids Home care aids Yes Home care aids No Home care aids Unsure Missed appointment charges Missed appointment charges Yes Missed appointment charges No Missed appointment charges Unsure Patient education Patient education Yes Patient education No Patient education Unsure Caries detection technologies Caries detection technologies Yes Caries detection technologies No Caries detection technologies Unsure Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. Does your dental facility give away free toothbrushes, floss, and/or toothpaste after a recare appointment? Yes. No, because of the overhead expense No; however, patients may purchase oral hygiene products Question Title * 5. What specific products does your office provide to patients as a courtesy (no cost) after appointments? Question Title * 6. What services do you feel like your dental facility provides for "free" to dental patients? Question Title * 7. What do you think the reasons are for extra charges? Extra charges regain revenue lost through third-party insurer arrangements Extra charges help pay for extra time or equipment/materials Extra charges aid in the slow economic recovery Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. Overall, how would you rate your comfort level for ALL fees assessed to patients? Very comfortable with all fees charged at our facility Some fees being charged make me uncomfortable I am very uncomfortable with a majority of fees charged at our facility Question Title * 9. Would you like to elaborate on your answer to the last question, or offer a comment on dental fees in general? Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Done