B&G Dental
Official B&G Dental business agent. B&G Dental is a general dentistry practice with two offices in Boston, Massachusetts, in Hyde Park and West Roxbury, providing preventive, restorative, cosmetic, implant and emergency dental care.
About B&G Dental
B&G Dental lists the following dentists: Paul Groipen, DDS; Stuart MacDonald, DMD; Patrick Townsend, DMD; Shawn Lo, DMD; Richard Bankhead, DDS; Rainier A. Urdaneta, DMD; Blake Rogers, DMD; and Gary Li, DMD. The site also carries an In Memoriam entry for Kirk Bankhead, DDS. The website footer identifies the business as Stuart J. MacDonald DMD, PC doing business as B&G Dental.
Published background on individual dentists includes: Dr. Groipen was born in Newton, MA and partnered with Dr. Rick Bankhead to open Drs. Bankhead and Groipen; in 2018 Dr. Bankhead and Dr. Groipen sold the practice to Dr. Stuart MacDonald, and Dr. Groipen has no current plans to retire. Dr. MacDonald was born in Boston, grew up in Hyde Park, graduated from Boston Latin Academy and attended the University of New Hampshire, and began at the practice as a part-time dental assistant. Dr. Townsend attended Boston College, earned his dental doctorate from Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine in Glendale, Arizona, and completed a general practice residency at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, CT. Dr. Lo graduated from the University of Toronto, took a Master's in Cell Biology at the University of Texas, studied dentistry at Boston University and has been practicing in the Boston area since 2015. Dr. Rick Bankhead retired from dentistry in 2021 and maintains his licenses and continuing education to provide holiday or vacation coverage.
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About B&G Dental
B&G Dental lists the following dentists: Paul Groipen, DDS; Stuart MacDonald, DMD; Patrick Townsend, DMD; Shawn Lo, DMD; Richard Bankhead, DDS; Rainier A. Urdaneta, DMD; Blake Rogers, DMD; and Gary Li, DMD. The site also carries an In Memoriam entry for Kirk Bankhead, DDS. The website footer identifies the business as Stuart J. MacDonald DMD, PC doing business as B&G Dental.
Published background on individual dentists includes: Dr. Groipen was born in Newton, MA and partnered with Dr. Rick Bankhead to open Drs. Bankhead and Groipen; in 2018 Dr. Bankhead and Dr. Groipen sold the practice to Dr. Stuart MacDonald, and Dr. Groipen has no current plans to retire. Dr. MacDonald was born in Boston, grew up in Hyde Park, graduated from Boston Latin Academy and attended the University of New Hampshire, and began at the practice as a part-time dental assistant. Dr. Townsend attended Boston College, earned his dental doctorate from Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine in Glendale, Arizona, and completed a general practice residency at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, CT. Dr. Lo graduated from the University of Toronto, took a Master's in Cell Biology at the University of Texas, studied dentistry at Boston University and has been practicing in the Boston area since 2015. Dr. Rick Bankhead retired from dentistry in 2021 and maintains his licenses and continuing education to provide holiday or vacation coverage.
The site describes the practice as a multispecialty team and names two specialists on staff: Dr. Urdaneta, a prosthodontist who specializes in dental implants and full-mouth reconstructions, and Dr. Park, a periodontist who performs tissue grafts and gum surgeries and places dental implants. The practice describes itself as family-oriented, with some staff who have worked there over thirty years. To contact the team or book an appointment, call (617) 586-0642 for Hyde Park or (617) 325-0101 for West Roxbury.
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What B&G Dental does
B&G Dental is a general dentistry practice with two dental offices in Boston, Massachusetts: 1259 Hyde Park Ave, Hyde Park, MA 02136 and 399 Belgrade Ave, West Roxbury, MA 02132. The services list published on the site covers dental cleanings, oral exams, a preventative program, dental fillings, extractions, root canals, periodontal treatment, pediatric dentistry, emergency treatment, night guards, sports mouthguards, snoring appliances, sleep apnea and TMJ disorders. Restorative and cosmetic services listed include ceramic crowns, dental bridges, dentures, implant dentistry, implant restorations, All-on-4 and All-on-6, cosmetic dentistry, veneers, teeth whitening and ZOOM! Whitening. The orthodontic options listed are Invisalign and SureSmile aligners. Technology named on the site includes CEREC, CBCT, digital impressions, digital radiography and a dental lab. The site describes CEREC as a CAD/CAM system used to make porcelain restorations such as all-ceramic crowns, veneers, bridges, inlays, onlays and partial crowns, and says the work is completed in one visit without impressions or temporary teeth. The practice describes itself as a general dentistry practice that sees patients of all ages, from children to the elderly, and says its general dentists also offer bonding, whitening, veneers and short-term orthodontic treatment, referring out to a specialist colleague in some cases. The website publishes no prices, no cost ranges, no rates and no fee schedule for any of these services. It states only that when a dentist makes a quote the fee is based on factors including the time a procedure takes, the materials used and whether lab work is necessary. For questions about services or to book an appointment, the phone numbers published are (617) 586-0642 for Hyde Park and (617) 325-0101 for West Roxbury.
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Where B&G Dental works
Lists Rogers, Stuart, Tallahassee, Midwest City, University of Texas, Hartford, Gary, and Boston as a location. Names Arizona, Massachusetts, Hyde Park, Stoughton, Forest Hills, Cleveland, Providence, and Riverside as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.
Prices
B&G Dental publishes no prices, no rates and no fee schedule on its website. There is no pricing page and no cost figure for any procedure, so a price for a cleaning, filling, crown, implant or aligner case can only be obtained from the practice directly by phone or at a consultation appointment.
What the site does publish about cost: when a dentist makes a quote, the fee is based on factors including the time it takes to perform the procedure, the materials used, and whether any lab work is necessary. For patients with a dental benefit plan, the practice says it can submit a pre-treatment estimate; the plan then sends back in writing what it will pay and what the patient will owe. The site says pre-treatment estimates typically take one month to be processed by the plan, and that an estimate is not a contract to do the procedure and carries no penalty if the patient declines treatment.
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Prices
B&G Dental publishes no prices, no rates and no fee schedule on its website. There is no pricing page and no cost figure for any procedure, so a price for a cleaning, filling, crown, implant or aligner case can only be obtained from the practice directly by phone or at a consultation appointment.
What the site does publish about cost: when a dentist makes a quote, the fee is based on factors including the time it takes to perform the procedure, the materials used, and whether any lab work is necessary. For patients with a dental benefit plan, the practice says it can submit a pre-treatment estimate; the plan then sends back in writing what it will pay and what the patient will owe. The site says pre-treatment estimates typically take one month to be processed by the plan, and that an estimate is not a contract to do the procedure and carries no penalty if the patient declines treatment.
On insurance, the site states that the practice is a participating provider for Delta Dental Premier and Blue Cross Blue Shield indemnity plans, and that patients with a different plan can still visit if their plan allows going out of network. The site advises checking with a human resources department or the benefit provider to find out which plan type applies. It also explains that when a plan pays 100 percent, that means 100 percent of the plan's usual and customary fee, and any remaining balance is the patient's co-payment.
Accepted payment methods listed are cash, personal checks, and Mastercard, Visa, American Express and Discover. The practice says it accepts Care Credit, a financing company offering interest-free payment plans for up to 24 months, and that it has a Membership Plan uninsured patients can sign up for. The front desk is named as the contact for discussing financing options.
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How B&G Dental works with clients
To book an appointment at B&G Dental, the site says to call the office or use the Request an Appointment form on the website. The phone number for the Hyde Park location is (617) 586-0642 and for West Roxbury is (617) 325-0101. The online request form asks which location the patient wants and is submitted through the site; the confirmation message says the practice will review the message and be in touch. Office hours differ by location and are published on the contact and location pages.
New patients are described as always welcome. The site offers a downloadable New Patient Packet; patients are asked to complete the forms at home and hand them to the receptionist at check-in, and it says it is helpful to bring a copy of the most recent x-rays, which a previous dentist can forward though a release form may be required. A first visit is described as a chance to see the facility and meet the office team, and includes discussing dental concerns, collecting health history and background information, obtaining any diagnostic images, and a clinical exam to establish a baseline. The site says treatment options are explained before anything is scheduled.
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How B&G Dental works with clients
To book an appointment at B&G Dental, the site says to call the office or use the Request an Appointment form on the website. The phone number for the Hyde Park location is (617) 586-0642 and for West Roxbury is (617) 325-0101. The online request form asks which location the patient wants and is submitted through the site; the confirmation message says the practice will review the message and be in touch. Office hours differ by location and are published on the contact and location pages.
New patients are described as always welcome. The site offers a downloadable New Patient Packet; patients are asked to complete the forms at home and hand them to the receptionist at check-in, and it says it is helpful to bring a copy of the most recent x-rays, which a previous dentist can forward though a release form may be required. A first visit is described as a chance to see the facility and meet the office team, and includes discussing dental concerns, collecting health history and background information, obtaining any diagnostic images, and a clinical exam to establish a baseline. The site says treatment options are explained before anything is scheduled.
On scheduling policy, the practice asks patients to call and schedule rather than walk in, because a doctor may be mid-procedure and unable to see a walk-in immediately. For a dental emergency the site asks patients to call the office, and says a same-day appointment can often be given. Cancellations are asked to be made with at least 24 hour notice. The site lists three circumstances in which it charges for a missed appointment: arriving more than 20 minutes late without a valid reason, cancelling within 24 hours of the scheduled time, and failing to call or keep the appointment. It says patients with a valid reason are not charged. No charge amount for a missed appointment is published.
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Hours and contact
B&G Dental is located at two offices in the Boston area. The Hyde Park address is 1259 Hyde Park Ave, Hyde Park, MA 02136, phone (617) 586-0642. The West Roxbury address is 399 Belgrade Ave, West Roxbury, MA 02132, phone (617) 325-0101. The site's page titles also reference Roslindale, and the practice describes many of its patients as neighbors in the surrounding community; no formal list of areas served is published beyond these two office locations.
Published office hours for Hyde Park: Monday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, Tuesday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, Wednesday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Thursday 8:00 am to 7:00 pm, Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Saturday closed, Sunday closed. Published office hours for West Roxbury: Monday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, Tuesday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Wednesday 8:00 am to 7:00 pm, Thursday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, Friday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, Saturday closed, Sunday closed. One frequently asked question elsewhere on the same site says the practice has evening appointments four nights a week and office hours every Saturday, which conflicts with the hours tables that list Saturday as closed at both offices. Anyone who needs Saturday or evening hours should confirm by phone before travelling.
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Hours and contact
B&G Dental is located at two offices in the Boston area. The Hyde Park address is 1259 Hyde Park Ave, Hyde Park, MA 02136, phone (617) 586-0642. The West Roxbury address is 399 Belgrade Ave, West Roxbury, MA 02132, phone (617) 325-0101. The site's page titles also reference Roslindale, and the practice describes many of its patients as neighbors in the surrounding community; no formal list of areas served is published beyond these two office locations.
Published office hours for Hyde Park: Monday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, Tuesday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, Wednesday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Thursday 8:00 am to 7:00 pm, Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Saturday closed, Sunday closed. Published office hours for West Roxbury: Monday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, Tuesday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Wednesday 8:00 am to 7:00 pm, Thursday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, Friday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, Saturday closed, Sunday closed. One frequently asked question elsewhere on the same site says the practice has evening appointments four nights a week and office hours every Saturday, which conflicts with the hours tables that list Saturday as closed at both offices. Anyone who needs Saturday or evening hours should confirm by phone before travelling.
- Directions published for Hyde Park
- parking is available in the municipal lot across the street; from Forest Hills Station take the #32 or #50 bus to Cleary Square; by commuter rail, the Hyde Park stop on the Providence/Stoughton line, exiting to River Street then left onto Hyde Park Avenue. Directions published for West Roxbury: ample parking in the practice's own lot; from Forest Hills Station take the #35, #36, #37 or #38 bus to Belgrade Ave at West Roxbury Parkway; by commuter rail, the Highland or Bellevue stop on the Needham Line, exiting to Belgrade Avenue. To contact either office, call the number for that location or use the request form on the website.
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Emergency dental treatment at B&G Dental
B&G Dental publishes an emergency treatment service and asks patients with a dental emergency to call the office right away rather than walk in. The phone numbers are (617) 586-0642 for the Hyde Park location at 1259 Hyde Park Ave and (617) 325-0101 for West Roxbury at 399 Belgrade Ave. The site says a same-day appointment can often be given for an emergency, and that if a patient needs the practice after hours they should call and leave a message with a phone number on the voice mail, because a doctor is always on call to check messages. It also states that going to the emergency room is another option, and that anyone who feels they need treatment immediately should seek medical attention at the nearest hospital.
The types of dental emergencies and urgent problems the site lists are toothaches, chipped or fractured teeth, abscesses, loose or broken fillings, dislodged or lost dental crowns, broken, ill-fitting or lost dentures, problematic wisdom teeth, acute periodontal problems, loose or broken down teeth, swollen or bleeding gums, bacterial, viral or fungal infections affecting the tongue, cheeks, gums, lips or other soft tissues, oral pain or swelling of unknown origin, and suspicious bumps, spots and lesions.
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Emergency dental treatment at B&G Dental
B&G Dental publishes an emergency treatment service and asks patients with a dental emergency to call the office right away rather than walk in. The phone numbers are (617) 586-0642 for the Hyde Park location at 1259 Hyde Park Ave and (617) 325-0101 for West Roxbury at 399 Belgrade Ave. The site says a same-day appointment can often be given for an emergency, and that if a patient needs the practice after hours they should call and leave a message with a phone number on the voice mail, because a doctor is always on call to check messages. It also states that going to the emergency room is another option, and that anyone who feels they need treatment immediately should seek medical attention at the nearest hospital.
The types of dental emergencies and urgent problems the site lists are toothaches, chipped or fractured teeth, abscesses, loose or broken fillings, dislodged or lost dental crowns, broken, ill-fitting or lost dentures, problematic wisdom teeth, acute periodontal problems, loose or broken down teeth, swollen or bleeding gums, bacterial, viral or fungal infections affecting the tongue, cheeks, gums, lips or other soft tissues, oral pain or swelling of unknown origin, and suspicious bumps, spots and lesions.
The site notes that treatment for a problem such as a toothache or fractured tooth varies with the extent of the damage, and may involve a new dental filling, dental bonding, a larger restoration such as a crown, root canal treatment, or in some situations an extraction. It gives first-aid guidance for a knocked-out tooth, including seeing a dentist within an hour, handling the tooth by the crown and keeping it moist in the mouth, milk or saline. No prices, rates or fees for emergency care are published, and no waiting time or appointment availability is published; those have to be confirmed by phone.
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What B&G Dental has not published yet
These are things people ask B&G Dental that its published information does not yet cover.
- prices
- availability
- insurance coverage or in-network status
- clinical outcomes or diagnoses
- treatment timelines or visit counts
- which dentist will treat a patient
- warranty or guarantee terms
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What B&G Dental has not published yet
These are things people ask B&G Dental that its published information does not yet cover.
- prices
- availability
- insurance coverage or in-network status
- clinical outcomes or diagnoses
- treatment timelines or visit counts
- which dentist will treat a patient
- warranty or guarantee terms
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