Medical / Dental help re: Care Source

Mark Crnolatas · Post by **Mark Crnolatas** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:45 am

I've asked for recommendations on Dentists here, and I thank you all for those recommendations, and at that time we used the recommendations, paid for those services cash, but now due to circumstances beyond our control right now, we need to now find a dentist and oral surgeon that:

1) Can be given positive recommendations by some fellow Observers.

2) Will actually take someone that use Care Source.

So far the two lines don't seem to intersect. Frustration time. Any ideas?

DougHuntingdon · Post by **DougHuntingdon** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:59 pm

I went to Dr. McGannon twice fairly recently as a new patient and was very pleased, for a change. Most dentists I have gone to most of my life were not good. Some were downright criminals in my opinion. Sorry I do not know if he takes Caresource or not. He is at 14701 Detroit which I think is the INA building.

If you are looking at costs, you may want to consider a student dental clinic. I think Case has one. The only catch with a lot of those types of things, though, is that they typically take many hours. The dental student may have to carefully measure each of your teeth, then have the professor dentist check every one, etc. etc. etc. There's no free lunch.

Doug

Disclaimer: I am not related to this dentist, his employees, etc.

dl meckes · Post by **dl meckes** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:02 pm

Mark-

You can probably call the company to get a list of local providers.

DougHuntingdon · Post by **DougHuntingdon** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:40 pm

this is a provider directory, but sounds like Mark's issue is finding one in the directory who is also recommended by observers

http://www.caresource-ohio.com/NR/rdonl ... l950am.pdf

Danielle Masters · Post by **Danielle Masters** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:07 pm

Mark,

Dr. Brian Smith, he is great and I am pretty sure he accepts Care Source. His number is 228-4232. Good luck!

Danielle Masters · Post by **Danielle Masters** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:08 pm

BTW he is an oral surgeon.

Mark Crnolatas · Post by **Mark Crnolatas** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:52 pm

Thanks so much for these recommendations so far. Any others ?
(found the more the better, due to bookings etc)

We have a book of providers, but picking one without recommendations, can be bad news. We found out by experience, recently.

We had a business that was more than thriving for over 14 years, then suddenly unforeseen circumstance.pulled it out from under us. Nothing is secure, but some arrogant people still need to learn that lesson.

Phil Florian · Post by **Phil Florian** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:30 pm

Dr. Hadaway in Lakewood is ours and he is awesome. I have recommended a ton of folks to him and they seem happy, too. Don't know if he takes Caresourse, though. We use AFSCME and he accepts that. He doesn't do all oral surgery, though. He has recommended Dr. Picard in Lakewood for major surgery and stuff. He seems cool, too, but I have only met him once for a consult but didn't go any further with a procedure.

Good luck!

Phil

Mike Deneen · Post by **Mike Deneen** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:01 pm

I just switched to Madison Family Dentistry near Arthur Avenue (above Dollar Bank).

Dr. Loper did a great job with my recent root canal.

dl meckes · Post by **dl meckes** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:58 pm

I don't see his name on the list, but I'd call the office and find out...

Mark Crnolatas · Post by **Mark Crnolatas** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:44 pm

Again thanks. Dr. Hadaway doesn't accept Care Source. He seems like a great guy though. I did have one exam with him.

Dr.Urban Piccard seems to be the ultimate in oral surgeons. He also does not do Care Source, but I had to have some very serious work and rebuilding done, involving doing it at Lakewood Hospital, general anesthesia, and I can only wish Dr. Piccard was a general surgeon, he is that caring, pays attention to the smallest detail and does everything in his power to make you at ease, using the latest in everything.
I can't recommend him enough.

Unfortunately or fortunately, depending on point of views, it's now a Care Source situation, it's my wife's turn, so we need to use another Oral Surgeon and Dentist.

While apparently having a great reputation, Dr. Loper does not accept Care Source, btw. I wonder why these excellent Dentists do not take it, seriously. My guess is they have to wait too long to get their money from the bureaucracy? I have no idea.

We'll take all the recommendations we can, though. Again, bookings, and who does take it and who does not, makes for a need for several names if possible.