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Our Location

 

Dr. Orr's Office Building, 18 Moore St., Belmont MA


Our office is located in a small, three story professional building at 18 Moore Street, Belmont, Massachusetts. Moore Street is located in the heart of Belmont Center, next to the Belmont Savings Bank and Town Hall Annex Building.

Free parking is available behind the building. The driveway is to the left of the building as viewed from the street.

By MBTA from Harvard Square: Take the #74/75 bus to Belmont Center. To get route maps and schedules on the MBTA website, scroll down the bus route list on to #74/75 and click on the "View Route Schedule and Map" button.

By MBTA Commuter Rail: Belmont stop on the Fitchburg/South Acton line.

From Boston: Take Storrow Drive to Alewife Brook Parkway to Fresh Pond. At the Fresh Pond rotary bear left onto Concord Avenue. Follow past the Belmont High School and Post Office until a stone railroad bridge. Proceed under bridge, then take second left onto Moore Street.

From the South Shore or Rte. 128: Take Route 128 to exit 29A. Follow Route 2 East until Exit 59 towards Belmont Center. After second set of lights, take the second left onto Moore Street.

From Waltham: Take Route 60 (Pleasant Street) past the Belmont Police Department. The next right is Moore Street.

From Arlington: Take Route 60 (Pleasant Street) towards Belmont Center. After crossing Route 2, go through 3 sets of lights, and then take the second left onto Moore Street.

GPS Coordinates: 42° 23.813" N by 71° 10.562" W

Map showing 18 Moore St., Belmont MA
Get Driving Directions from Mapquest (but check a real map, too)
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Office Hours

 
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
 
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
 
Wednesday afternoons - Harvard School of Dental Medicine Post-doctoral
teaching commitment
  Thursday:
Friday:
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
 
Please note: The summer schedule during July and August is:  
  Monday through Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM  
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High Technology

  Concept of the Chartless Office: Our office has been chartless since year 2001. While we are not completely paperless, we are about as digital as any periodontal office can be. All patient records including clinical information, x-rays, photographic images, and financial data are digitally stored. All insurance claims are electronically sent including all attachments (charting or radiographs). Each operatory (clinical treatment room) and multiple business areas are tied into our private network.

What does this mean for the patient? It means better periodontal and implant care! We can “pull up” an important x-ray or clinical parameter on a moments notice. We can see each patient’s history concisely summarized on our computer screens. X-rays are exposed with digital sensors that use up to 90% less radiation than conventional film. Direct measurements are possible from the radiographic images, ensuring accurate and safe implant placement. Your dental insurance is quickly and accurately processed. Pre-treatment estimates to your insurance carrier are often “e-mailed” before you put your coat on to leave the office. This helps maximize your insurance benefits. Your records are kept confidential with firewalls and password protection and are safely backed up each night to ensure that your information is always available only to qualified professionals.


ProMax Digital Panoramic and Tomography X-ray Machine: In early 2005, we installed a Planmeca ProMax digital radiography unit in the office, replacing our 7 year-old film-based machine.

This state-of-the-art radiography machine offers distinct advantages for patients. It produces extremely clear instantaneous images, with significantly reduced radiation. In addition, it features cross sectional tomography capability. This is especially useful in evaluating compromised bone volume for challenging implant placements. Where we used to refer patients to various centers in Boston, we now have the capability to perform these sophisticated diagnostic evaluations in-house. This unit compliments our quest to achieve a digital paperless practice.

A complete depiction of this machine can be found on Planmeca’s website.


SimPlant Software - the world leader in interactive 3D Implant Planning Systems for more accurate and predictable treatment planning of dental implants. SimPlant's precise preoperative planning software provides an increased level of confidence and an extra margin of safety for our patients. Real 3D planning allows us to find the ideal position of the implants, while taking into account both clinical and esthetical considerations. A major advantage of the digital age! SimPlant Software

Details of this software can be found on Materialise's website.


PiezoSurgery device: In 2006, we purchased a new surgical machine that utilizes low-frequency piezoelectric ultrasound vibration. This clinical breakthrough technology allows for the precise cutting of bone without cutting soft tissue. The instrument is very precise because the cutting tip undergoes microvibrations. In addition, the cutting action is less invasive, thus allowing for better healing. We utilize this devise for sinus elevation surgery, conventional periodontal surgery including crown lengthening, and for tooth extractions.

Details of this machine can be found on PiezoSurgery's website .


Lutronics Spectra Dental Surgical Carbon Dioxide (CO2) laser from Great Plains Technologies: In 2007, we purchased a new laser that offers increased capability for select periodontal procedures and soft tissue treatment. This is not an aggressive early generation CO2 laser, but is a pulse modulated CO2 laser with very gentle, yet effective soft tissue capability. Specific soft tissue capabilities include gingival depigmentation, incision, excision & vaporization, coagulation (hemostasis), exposure of unerupted teeth, treatment of aphthous or herpes ulcers and other lesions, gingivoplasty, gingivectomy, implant exposure, frenectomy, fibroma and other tumor removal, operculectomy, incision & drainage of abscesses, reduction of gingival hypertrophy, pre-prosthetic surgery, treatment of pericoronitis, and treatment of peri-implantitis. Lutronics Spectra Dental Surgical Carbon Dioxide (CO2) laser from Great Plains Technologies
Details of this machine can be found on GPT's website.
 

Our goal is to continue to be a top quality periodontal resource for the Greater Boston area and to provide safe, predictable, and prosthetically-correct implants for all patients.

Yes, we are hi tech. But we never let the technology replace the caring, compassionate and humanistic environment that patients expect!

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Fees and Insurance

We are not only committed to providing excellent periodontal care, but we realize that it must be affordable to our patients. We request payment at the time of service as a means of avoiding costly billing procedures. For your convenience, we accept MasterCard, VISA, Discover, American Express, personal checks, and cash.

We accept dental insurance and will work with you and your insurance company to maximize your reimbursement. It is important to remember that your carrier’s contract is with you or your employer, not with our office, so we can not guarantee your coverage or benefits.

One of our goals is to ensure that all our patients leave this practice with goodwill regarding their financial experience. Please let us know if there are special considerations that we should know about.

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