Welcome to Dr. Bonine's Office

Preparing for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Scheduling

Our office is open Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Our staff will make every attempt to schedule your services in a timely fashion. In certain circumstances where urgent situations are involved, we will do our best to see you as soon as possible. Please understand that we strive to stay on time; however, various factors may change the length of your consultation or treatment. We appreciate your patience and understanding. New and established patients will be called on the business day before their scheduled appointment to confirm their upcoming presence. During this time we may handle questions about insurance, referrals, x-rays and pre-treatment instructions. We ask that you give our office the best telephone numbers to contact you at.

Eating & Drinking Before Surgery

For procedures with IV Sedation: You should have nothing to eat or drink for 4 hours prior to surgery unless directed by Dr. Bonine. If pre-medication is required take with a sip of water only.

For procedures with Local Anesthetic there is no preparation required.

Daily Medications

Take all your daily routine medications the day of surgery unless specifically directed otherwise by Dr. Bonine.

Clothing

Please wear loose, comfortable clothing with tennis or lace-up shoes. Do not wear flip-flops, slip-ons, sandals, clogs or high heels.

Jewelry

If you are being sedated for a procedure please do not wear necklaces or earrings. Please remove all oral piercings prior to any surgery.

IV Sedation

Patients who are being sedated must be accompanied by a responsible adult (age of 18 or older). This driver is required to stay on site during your surgery and receive post-operative instructions along with the patient. IV sedation will not be performed if your driver is not on site, and this may result in having to re-schedule your surgery time. There is no driver required for procedures utilizing only local anesthetics.

Insurance and Payment Requirements

Our patients are required to pay for services rendered on the day of treatment. This payment includes services not covered by the insurance company, as discussed at the end of the consultation while reviewing the fee estimate. Additionally, if there happens to be a balance on your account (for existing or returning patients), we will require payment for that balance as well. Please realize that we do our best to give accurate information based on your insurance guidelines. In some instances, patients will receive refunds if their insurance company overpays on their claim. On other occasions, we are required to bill the patient for remaining portions of their treatment that the insurance company has not paid or underpaid. We highly recommend becoming familiar with your dental and medical benefits. In cases where patients are to be sedated, one may elect to leave a signed payment with our front office staff, as we are not permitted to have sedated patients handle finances. A receipt with the total payment will be given to the patient’s designated driver.