The office here at Dental Care STL is designed with our patients in mind. From the time you first visit your St. Louis dentist, you will be greeted with a warm welcome and a smiling staff. Our treatment and exam rooms are equipped with advanced dental exam and treatment technology designed to make your experience as fast, effective and comfortable as possible.
At Dental Care STL we strive to educate and to create an atmosphere that fosters better oral health. We are a patient centered practice with the mission of providing exceptional and compassionate care. Through patient education and preventative dental care, we believe better oral health can be realized for all our patients. We care not only about your smile, but your overall health as well. Our doctors and staff are experienced in treating children of all ages and adults with the utmost level of care.
Many of our patients have dental insurance. We will do our best to work with whatever plan you have, but please understand that there are hundreds of benefit plans with thousands of exclusions. When we provide and estimate coverage, it is strictly an estimate we cannot be responsible to understand each and every plan. It is imperative that you bring your insurance card to your first visit. The amount of coverage your policy gives depends on the plan you participate in. In most cases the insurance will not cover the full cost of services. We request that you be prepared to pay for the uncovered portion of services, including deductibles and co-payments, at the time of service.
We accept all major credit cards, ATM cards, cash, and personal checks. For our patients convenience we have arranged a payment plan through a third party, which helps our patients receive their treatment in a timely manner.
My name is Aqsa Amad-Majeed and I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. I moved from Arizona to St. Louis seven years ago. I have been practicing dentistry and raising my three children here since then and have grown to love the city. Although the first few winters were a little rough, I finally gave in to the cold weather and bought some winter gear, and now I am really appreciating the seasons. I love doing dentistry and the chance it gives me to build relationships with my patients.
Dr. Hartel has shared personal accounts of what a great dental family he has and I am looking forward to continuing that same relationship. I have gotten a chance to review many treatment plans with him and have met many of you in the office over the last few weeks. I am looking forward to getting to know the rest of you in the weeks to come. Even though Dr. Hartel will not be in the office on a daily basis, I am certain that you will still be seeing him around from time to time and I assure you that our goal is to provide the same caring and skillful dentistry that he has provided over the past 20 years.
Let me introduce myself as I hope to be meeting you in the dental office soon. My name is Sherine Apte and I am originally from Dallas, Texas but I relocated to St. Louis with my husband. He is a Professor in Ophthalmology at Washington University. We love living in St. Louis and raising our two sons. This is truly a great city, and although I used to be a Rangers fan I can assure you I now wholeheartedly root for the home team St. Louis Cardinals.
I have had a passion for dentistry since I was a young child. I would cajole my younger sister to sit in the living rooms recliner to let me examine her teeth. I love my profession, and I cannot imagine doing anything else.
I am very excited to serving the dental needs of the community and being your dentist. I greatly look forward to meeting you. Dr. Hartel is a wonderful dentist, and the military veterans are very lucky to have him. I will continue to uphold his tradition of exceptional care that his patients have received.
Here at Dental Care STL, our St. Louis dentists are highly qualified and dedicated to our patients. It only makes sense that the staff is equally skilled and devoted to the work we do. That is why we only employ caring and committed professionals who provide the type of one-on-one care that our patients have grown to expect at our office. We encourage each patient to get to know our staff members. Each staff member will be happy to answer any questions you may have and go out of her way to ensure every visit to our office is relaxing, informative and successful.