Business ProfileforDental Arts New Port Richey, P.A.

I received a postal post card advertising dental services (Exam, necessary x-rays & cleaning) for 99.00. A couple of days later I saw the same ad in the local Suncoast Newspaper for the same services, but for 20.00 less at 79.00. I scheduled an appointment for Sept., 27th 2023. After the x-rays were taken and a minor exam that compromised of some scrapping and picking at my teeth the dentist said i needed a deep cleaning. I thought this was unusual. It would seem to me that a regular dental cleaning would provide a better starting point to see if I really required the full deep cleaning as recommended. I don't have medical insurance. So the office manager said he would check to see if i qualify for credit financing. Much to my surprise, I was approved. I scheduled my follow-up appointment for the following week. After thinking this over the weekend, I changed my mind and called to cancel the scheduled for the following week and in fact called to cancel on Oct 2nd following the policy of canceling more than 24 hours in advance. Well much to my surprise, I discovered the new credit account that was opened on my behalf was charged to the tune of 1,660.32 dated September 27th, 2023 the date of my initial appointment that were never verbally or given written authorization to be charged. I consider these charges to be fraudulent credit charges. I have had to make a payment to stay in good standing with my creditors. I have attempted several times to handle this with the dental office manager. Calls are not returned as promised. I have since disputed the charges with the credit company since the dental office is dragging its feet. This dispute will take 30 to 90 days to resolve. My advice to the general public would be to ignore all dental post cards mailed blindly. I think this is a way to just churn out income for the dental offices while burdening the patient with a large debt. BUYER BEWARE.