Dr. Parrett grew up in Michigan. He attended Western Michigan University and graduated in 1975 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Biology. He then attended the University of Detroit School of Dentistry and graduated in 1979 with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. He has been in private practice dentistry in San Francisco since 1980. He is a member of the Amercian Dental Association, California Dental Association, and San Francisco Dental Society.

On your first visit, we will ask you for personal data and health background information. This information will help us complete insurance forms or and other documents required for your care. More importanly, your health background gives us a baseline history to aid us in providing appropriate and better dental care for you.

Please keep us informed regularly of any changes to your basic information (such as contact and insurance information), as well as notable developments in your overall health.

It is necessary that we work by appointments. But we also recognize that emergencies can happen and we do our best to acommodate patients with urgent needs. From time to time, this may cause a delay in our patient schedule; however, we always do our best to honor your original appointment time.

If you cannot keep a scheduled appointment, please give us at least 24 hours notice so that someone else may be able to use your appointment time.

Telephone calls received during office hours will routinely be handled by our personnel. In many cases, they will be able to answer your questions directly or relay answers to you. Calls requiring direct consultation will be returned at the earliest time possible when the appropriate staff member is not attending to a patient in the office.

Because of the nature of our practice and post-graduate involvements, we do have the advantage of in-depth consultation when necessary.

Also, we freely consult with specialists in other areas when we feel it is advisable for your care. We do have variations in our evaluations and treatment plans, but we are all dedicated to providing you with the best dental care possible.

With the recent advances made in dentistry, we know that we can give better care than ever before. Dental care is now so thorough that if patients are diligent with their daily oral hygiene, we know that it is possible for nearly anybody to keep his/her natural teeth their whole life!

The best long-term oral health for you and your family is our goal number-one. We aspire to accomplish no less than that.

There are over 200 diseases which can occur in the mouth and jaws; some life threatening, even. In the interest of maintaining your exceptional dental health, we'll examine your mouth thoroughly to determine the presence of any disease.

If we identify any diseases or other problems, we will develop a treatment plan and recommend a program that we believe will restore your mouth and teeth to optimal condition. We will discuss findings with you thoroughly and expect to address any questions about the condition and treatments that you may have.

Whenever prudent, we try to complete treatment in as few visits as possible, and make every effort to remain on schedule. We feel that all our patients' time is valuable and, with few exceptions, can assure you that we will be punctual with your appointments. For the sake of all our other patients, we ask that you make the same commitment to respecting the value of their time and ours.

We do our best to adjust to our patients' dental health requirements if they are partly driven by economic factors. If you pay for your own dental care, we'll assure you the complete information you'll need with regards to the options and relative cost for necessary treatment, and we will offer you recommendations that will assist you in establishing payment plans.

Total dental wellness is dependent on healthy teeth and supporting bones. In addition, occlusion (the way the teeth fit together) has a great deal to do with the life expectancy of your teeth. We aim to eliminate as many problems in these areas as possible.

But -- like any good dentist -- we'll insist that you need to do your part to keep your mouth healthy. Frequent and regular brushing and flossing are just the start (and we'll even show you how to do it properly). Without taking daily steps to ensure healthy teeth and gums, we simply cannot guarantee your oral health, no matter how well we may attend to your mouth whenever you visit.

As a convenience to you, our office will submit charges for services to your insurance carrier, but we consider patients primarily responsible for their own insurance accounts. The service provided by any dentist amounts to an agreement between the patient and the office. The insurance relationship constitutes an agreement between the carrier and the patient.

If you have any questions about your account, please call us. Frequently, phone calls quickly address any misunderstandings that may arise concerning insurance billing.

It is our joint responsibility to see that dentistry is properly cared for after completion. Therefore, we maintain a well-organized recall system which requires prophylaxis and examination for our patients at regular intervals. Regular care means you enjoy a more attractive and confident smile, greater comfort and peace of mind, and an ability to chew efficiently without worry.

Please let us know as far in advance if you must change an appointment.

Please feel free to discuss fees with us -- candidly. Tell us about any unusual financial problems you might be experiencing and we can advise you with many payment options.

Please inform us of any change in name, address, or phone number.

Please try to explain your needs and problems as accurately and as thoroughly as possible. Because of the great number of daily phone calls we receive, you may have to leave a message when you call us from time to time; but we are committed to returning your phone call as soon as possible.

Please give us complete and accurate information regarding your insurance coverage.