Dentistry
We provide all-inclusive dentistry packages designed to match your pet's individual needs.
Dental disease is common in dogs and cats and can cause chronic pain, infection, inflammation, difficulty eating, and damage beneath the gumline that may not be visible during an awake examination.
At Good Samaritan Pet Doctor, we provide comprehensive dental treatment using clear, guaranteed package pricing. Our goal is to make high-quality veterinary dentistry easier to understand and financially predictable for pet owners.
Start With a Complimentary Oral Examination
Before scheduling a dental procedure, we will see your pet for a complimentary awake oral examination.
Appointments typically take less than 15 minutes.
You can text, calltext, call, or email us anytime to reserve your spot.
During this visit, our medical team will evaluate the visible condition of your pet's mouth and consider factors such as:
- The amount of visible tartar and inflammation
- Loose, fractured, worn, crowded, or discolored teeth
- Your pet's size, breed, age, and oral anatomy
- Known medical conditions
- Previous dental treatment
- The anticipated length and complexity of the procedure
- The anesthesia, monitoring, medications, staffing, and clinic resources your pet may need
Based on this examination, your pet will be assigned a dental package and a guaranteed price.
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What Is a Dentistry Package?
A dental package represents the overall level of dental and medical care we anticipate your pet will need.
It is not based on a promised number of extractions.
Your pet's package reflects the expected combination of:
- Anesthesia and monitoring
- Doctor and veterinary technician time
- Dental radiographs
- Cleaning and periodontal treatment
- Oral surgery and extractions, when medically necessary
- Pain medications and local nerve blocks
- Your pet's size and medical needs
- The complexity of the mouth
- The clinic time and resources reserved for the procedure
A pet may require significant dental treatment even when only a few teeth—or no teeth—are extracted.
Similarly, a highly experienced veterinarian may be able to complete a technically difficult extraction efficiently. The value of that treatment includes the doctor's training, skill, judgment, and ability to perform the procedure safely—not only the number of minutes or teeth involved.
Dentistry Treatment Packages
All dental patients begin with a complimentary awake oral examination. Based on this preliminary evaluation, our medical team will assign the dental package that most closely reflects the anticipated level of care and clinic resources your pet may require.
Level I$200
Level II$400
Level III$550
Level IV$750
Level V$900-1,200
The specific package and price will be discussed with you before the procedure is scheduled.
Dental package levels are not based on a guaranteed number or type of extractions. They reflect the overall care we anticipate your pet may need, including procedure time, anesthesia, monitoring, medications, dental radiographs, periodontal treatment, oral surgery, patient size, medical needs, and clinic resources.
The package assigned before scheduling is your guaranteed dental price. It does not increase if more treatment is needed than expected, and it does not decrease if fewer teeth are extracted or the procedure is less extensive than anticipated.
Why Can't You Tell Me Exactly How Many Teeth Will Be Extracted?
The package level gives us a way to estimate the overall care your pet is likely to need, but it does not allow us to predict the exact number of extractions.
An awake examination gives us helpful information, but it does not show the complete condition of the mouth.
Much of each tooth lies below the gumline. Important disease may only become visible after your pet is anesthetized and we are able to perform:
- A complete oral examination
- Periodontal probing
- Full-mouth dental radiographs
- Evaluation of the tooth roots and surrounding bone
A tooth that looks normal above the gumline may have significant root disease or bone loss. A tooth that looks damaged may sometimes be healthy enough to preserve.
For this reason, we cannot accurately promise a specific number of extractions before the procedure.
How Are Treatment Decisions Made?
Once your pet is anesthetized, the veterinarian evaluates each tooth individually.
Our goal is to preserve teeth that are healthy, comfortable, and reasonably likely to remain functional. Teeth are removed when they are diseased or damaged beyond what can be treated nonsurgically.
Treatment decisions are based on:
- Dental radiographs
- Periodontal probing
- The amount of bone supporting the tooth
- The health of the tooth root
- Tooth stability
- Signs of infection or inflammation
- Pulp exposure or internal tooth damage
- The likelihood that the tooth can remain comfortable long-term
Our doctors use established veterinary dental standards and professional judgment when deciding whether a tooth should be treated, monitored, or extracted. For a closer look at how we evaluate individual teeth and the conditions that commonly guide these decisions, visit How We Make Dental Treatment Decisions.
One Guaranteed Price
The price assigned after your pet's complimentary oral examination is the price you will pay for the dental package.
The price does not increase if we discover more dental disease or more necessary extractions than expected.
The price also does not decrease if fewer teeth are extracted or the procedure is somewhat easier than anticipated.
Dentistry always includes some uncertainty. The package allows for reasonable variation in either direction while giving you the benefit of a predictable price.
In most cases, the package assigned during the oral examination closely reflects the level of care and clinic resources ultimately required.
Why We Do Not Charge Per Tooth
Some veterinary clinics charge additional fees based on the number or type of teeth extracted. We have intentionally chosen a different approach.
The number of extractions does not fully represent the complexity or value of a dental procedure.
For example:
- A pet may have extensive periodontal disease that requires detailed cleaning and treatment without extraction.
- Crowded teeth and deep gingival pockets may require substantial time and attention.
- A medically complex patient may require additional monitoring, medications, or anesthesia support.
- A large patient may require more medication, staffing, positioning, and recovery resources.
- A difficult extraction may be completed efficiently because of the veterinarian's advanced skill and experience.
- Dental radiographs may reveal disease that was not visible during the awake examination.
- Preserving and treating a tooth appropriately may sometimes require as much professional judgment and skill as removing it.
Charging tooth by tooth can also create uncertainty for owners and may require repeated calls for approval while the pet is under anesthesia.
Our package model allows the veterinarian to provide complete, medically appropriate treatment without creating a changing bill during the procedure.
What Is Included in the Dentistry Package?
Your assigned package includes the dental treatment our veterinarian determines is medically appropriate within the scope of that package.
Depending on your pet's needs, this may include:
- General anesthesia
- Anesthesia monitoring
- Complete oral examination
- Full-mouth dental radiographs
- Periodontal probing and charting
- Scaling above and below the gumline
- Polishing
- Treatment of gingival and periodontal disease
- Dental extractions
- Surgical gum flaps and absorbable sutures
- Local dental nerve blocks
- Injectable and take-home pain medication
- Additional medications and supportive care appropriate for the procedure
Any items not included in the package, such as required pre-anesthetic bloodwork or treatment for an unrelated medical condition, will be explained separately.
What If the Mouth Is More Complicated Than Expected?
The package is designed to allow for many of the findings that may be discovered after anesthesia and radiographs.
Occasionally, a pet may have dental disease that is substantially more extensive or medically complicated than anyone could reasonably predict from the awake examination.
In these uncommon situations, the veterinarian may recommend:
- Completing the most urgent treatment first
- Staging treatment across more than one anesthetic procedure
- Referring your pet to a veterinary dental specialist
- Postponing part of the procedure if continuing would not be safe
We will attempt to contact you if an unexpected finding falls outside the planned package or significantly changes the recommended treatment.
What If My Pet Has Few or No Extractions?
A dental procedure can still involve meaningful treatment even when few or no teeth are removed.
Your pet may need:
- Cleaning beneath the gumline
- Treatment of gingival pockets
- Evaluation of crowded or abnormally positioned teeth
- Assessment of worn, fractured, or discolored teeth
- Treatment of mild or moderate periodontal disease
- Dental radiographs to evaluate tooth roots and bone
- Monitoring of tooth resorption
- Additional anesthesia or medical support
- Detailed periodontal charting and long-term care planning
The absence of extractions does not mean that no disease was present or that little care was provided.
Our Commitment to Your Pet
Our goal is not to extract a certain number of teeth.
Our goal is to provide your pet with a mouth that is healthier, more comfortable, and free from avoidable pain and infection.
We will preserve healthy teeth whenever appropriate, remove teeth that cannot remain comfortable, and provide complete treatment using the veterinarian's professional judgment.
Clear Care. Clear Pricing.
Dental packages reflect the anticipated level of care—not a specific number of extractions.
You will know the package price before the procedure begins, and that price will not change based on the number of teeth treated or extracted.
One treatment plan. One guaranteed price. Complete care at the doctor's discretion.