The Monthly Budget Question
When families think about orthodontic treatment, the first number that comes to mind is usually the total cost. And in the Denver area, that number can be alarming. But Dr. Jared Stasi, the orthodontist at Comfort Dental’s Centennial location, thinks the more relevant question is a different one: what does this actually cost your family each month?
His answer might surprise you. “The monthly cost to a family can be as low as a hundred dollars a month,” he says. “Or $150 a month, where there’s a lot of places in our local area in Centennial that charge five times that just for a down payment, and then the monthly payments are two or three times that.”
Breaking It Down
There’s a difference between a large number on a page and what treatment actually requires of your household budget on a monthly basis. Dr. Stasi’s practice works to make that monthly number as manageable as possible, spreading the cost of treatment over the course of care so that families aren’t hit with a financial wall at the start.
For many families, $100 a month is the difference between “we can do this” and “we’ll have to wait.” Waiting often means the problem gets worse, treatment gets longer, and the cost eventually goes up. Getting started sooner, at a price point the family can manage, tends to produce better outcomes for everyone.
What You Get for That Price
Some families worry that a lower monthly cost means a lower standard of care. Dr. Stasi addresses this head-on. The materials his office uses are the same high-quality supplies used in private practices, purchased at lower cost because of Comfort Dental’s scale. Those savings go directly to patients.
“I’m going to be doing just as good of treatment as the guy up the street that you’re paying two or three or $4,000 more to for your child’s care,” he says. What you won’t find at his office is an inflated price tag meant to support a boutique atmosphere. What you will find is a residency-trained orthodontist running his own office, with a staff that’s been with him for years and a practice built on relationships.
Flexible Enough for Real Life
Comfort Dental’s Centennial office is also built around realistic schedules. The office opens as early as 7:30 in the morning on some days, offers evening appointments, and sees patients one Saturday a month. Orthodontic treatment requires regular visits over the course of roughly two years, and Dr. Stasi’s team tries to make sure those visits don’t require parents to take half a day off work or kids to miss school.
Appointments are designed to work around your life, not the other way around. That’s part of what accessibility really means: not just a price you can afford, but a schedule you can keep.
Medicaid and Insurance Are Welcome
The practice accepts Medicaid, which is worth noting because many orthodontic offices in the area do not. Some patients drive 45 minutes specifically because Comfort Dental in Centennial is the only provider within that distance who will take their coverage. For patients with state-funded insurance, treatment is available at no out-of-pocket cost after approval.
For patients with private insurance, the team works through the insurance process and helps maximize benefits. For those without insurance, the monthly payment plans are designed to make care accessible regardless.
Treatment Doesn’t Have to Wait
One of the things Dr. Stasi hears often from new patients is that they’ve been meaning to look into braces for a while, but kept putting it off because they assumed it would be too expensive. The free consultation exists specifically for that situation: to show families what treatment actually costs before they talk themselves out of it.
The first visit costs nothing. The team walks through a full financial breakdown at that appointment, so there are no surprises. And for many families, what they hear at that consultation is very different from what they expected.
Come See What’s Possible
If the cost of braces has been standing between your family and treatment, the Centennial Comfort Dental team wants to show you what’s actually available to you. With monthly payments starting as low as $100, flexible scheduling, and a doctor who treats every patient with the same quality care regardless of what they’re paying, there may be less standing in your way than you think. Schedule your free consultation at the Centennial location and find out what’s possible.