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Meet the Team

Dr. . DMD​

Dr. Jason Henderson received his doctorate at Tuffs University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, where he graduated first in his class in Clinical Curriculum. He then moved to southern Oregon to complete a 1-year residency prior to going into private practice. 

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Dr. Henderson, DMD

Dr. Henderson is a native of California, growing up in the Bay Area. He attended Santa Clara University, with an undergraduate major in Biology with a Pre-Dental emphasis, and he also received a minor in Environmental Studies.

Locally, he is becoming familiar with our thriving community and is loving every minute of it! To date Dr. Henderson is a supporter for Girls on the Run Sierras, Incline Village High School Sports, Tahoe Lake Elementary, North Tahoe Middle School, and North Lake Tahoe Boys and Girls club just to name a few!

In his spare time Dr. Henderson is an avid outdoors enthusiast! He is a fisherman, an ultra-runner, snowshoer, and hiker. He also enjoys playing many sports with his kids including field hockey, basketball, lacrosse, softball, tennis, golf and swimming. His lovely wife Denise Henderson DDS is also a G.P. and together they have two beautiful daughters, Ashely, age 11, and Melanie, age 9. They love to do everything together as a family.

Education, Certificates, and Special Training:

  • American Dental Association
  • California Dental Association
  • Sacramento Dental Society
  • Academy of General Dentistry
  • American College of Dentists
  • A of Osseoingration
  • Invisalign Certified 1, 2
  • Preferred Providers
  • Lumineers Certified
  • IMTEC Implant Placement Certified
  • Soft Tissue (Perio) Laser Certified
  • Clinical Instructor UCSF Dental
  • Clinical Research Group Member
  • School Dept. PRDS
  • Tufts TA ER Clinic, Pre-Clinic, General Dental Clinic
    • Graduate with Honors

Awards, Honors:

  • Recipient Dr. Fredrick A. Romberg Endowed Prize Fund (TUSDM)
  • Elective Honors Incentive Program (TUSDM)
    • Esthetic Dentistry Clinic
    • Esthetic Dentistry Workshop
  • Graduated Top of Class with Special Recognition from Dean of TUSDM for – Clinical Performance
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Dr. . DMD​

Dr. Karen Kucharski received her doctorate at Boston University Dental School where she graduated Cum Laude.  After Boston University, Dr. Kucharski completed a post doctorate residency at the University of Southern California.

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Dr. Kucharski DMD

Dr. Karen Kucharski received her doctorate at Boston University Dental School where she graduated Cum Laude.  After Boston University, Dr. Kucharski completed a post doctorate residency at the University of Southern California.

Prior to practicing in North Lake Tahoe, Dr. Kucharski practiced in Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo.  She moved to the Lake in 2001 and has been growing her practice steadily.  She is an active member of the North Lake Tahoe Business Association, supporter of the North Lake Tahoe Boys and Girls Club and Tahoe-Truckee Humane Society.

In her free time, Dr. Kucharski is an amateur age-group triathlete, yearly participant of the AidsLifeCycle ride, and a Board Member of the Bodhi Tree Foundation.

Dr. Kucharski’s approach to treatment starts with a commitment to excellence as well as patient comfort.  “I love my profession, and could not imagine doing anything else.”  Her office is a team atmosphere, where each team member will strive to make your visit comfortable, enjoyable, and positive.

Education, Certificates and Special Training:

  • Cum Laude: Boston University Dental School
  • Biotene Award for Excellence in Hospital Dentistry:  University of Southern California
  • Excellence in Pediatric Dentistry:  The American Society of Dentistry for Children, Boston Univ.
  • Omicron Kappa Epsilon:  Boston University, Honorary Dental Society, Lambda Mu Chapter
  • Prosthetic Curriculum: Nobel BioCare Institute
  • Resident in General Practice Residency:  Los Angeles County, USC Medical Center

Memberships:

  • American Dental Society
  • California Dental Society
  • Butte-Sierra Dental Society
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. Hygienist

Drue was born and raised in South Lake Tahoe, California. She started her dental career as an assistant and from there went to Dental Hygiene School in Seattle, Washington for a change of scenery. After graduating, she moved back to Tahoe to start her Dental Hygiene career and loves being back home.
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Drue Baginski, Hygienist

Drue was born and raised in South Lake Tahoe, California. She started her dental career as an assistant and from there went to Dental Hygiene School in Seattle, Washington for a change of scenery. After graduating, she moved back to Tahoe to start her Dental Hygiene career and loves being back home.

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Linda has been a dental hygienist in the Carson-Tahoe area for over 28 years. Linda and her husband Pete, a local high school science teacher, live in Kings Beach and enjoy all the outdoor activities that Tahoe has to offer.

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Linda Fairley, RDH

Linda has been a dental hygienist in the Carson-Tahoe area for over 28 years. Linda and her husband Pete, a local high school science teacher, live in Kings Beach and enjoy all the outdoor activities that Tahoe has to offer.

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. Hygienist

Ann has lived in the Tahoe Truckee area for over 22 years. She enjoys all the outdoor activities Tahoe has to offer. In the summer months, her days are spent on the lake and trails and in the winter she’s on the mountain. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Loyola University. Following her undergraduate degree, Ann attended Dental Hygiene school in Reno, graduating with honors and elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.

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Ann, Hygienist

Ann has lived in the Tahoe Truckee area for over 22 years. She enjoys all the outdoor activities Tahoe has to offer. In the summer months, her days are spent on the lake and trails and in the winter she's on the mountain. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Loyola University. Following her undergraduate degree, Ann attended Dental Hygiene school in Reno, graduating with honors and elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.

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Meet The Team

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Katie
Scheduling Coordinator

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Kimberly
Lead Assistant

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Jose
Dental Assistant

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Lajla
Insurance and Billing Coordinator

Our team consists of highly motivated and skilled specialists who know how to deal with any issue that you may come across.

This creates a basis for lasting relationships with our clients built on trust and mutual understanding. We are devoted to creating unique and innovative solutions along with the high-quality supporting services.

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(530)-546-5678

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8079 North Lake Blvd.,Suite 202 Kings Beach, CA 96143

Privacy Policy

Notice of Privacy Practices

This Notice describes how your health information may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully. The privacy of your health information is important
to us.

Our Legal Duty

Federal and state laws require us to maintain the privacy of your health information. We are also required to provide this Notice about our office’s privacy practices, our legal duties, and your rights regarding your health information. We are required to follow the practices that are outlined in this Notice while it is in effect. This Notice takes effect 10-10-16, and will remain in effect until we replace it.

We reserve the right to change our privacy practices and the terms of this Notice at any time, provided such changes are permitted by applicable law. We reserve the right to make changes in our privacy practices and the new terms of our Notice effective for all health information that we maintain, including health information we created or received before we made the changes. Before we make a significant change in our privacy practices, we will change this Notice and make the new Notice available upon request. For more information about our privacy practices or additional copies of this Notice, please contact us (contact information below).

Uses and Disclosures of Health Information

We use and disclose health information about you for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. For example:

Treatment:

We disclose medical information to our employees and others who are involved in providing the care you need. We may use or disclose your health information to another dentist or other healthcare providers providing treatment that we do not provide. We may also share your health information with a pharmacist in order to provide you with a prescription, or with a laboratory that performs tests or fabricates dental prostheses or orthodontic appliances.

Payment:

We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for services we provide you, unless you request that we restrict such disclosure to your health plan when you have paid out-of-pocket and in full for services rendered.

Healthcare Operations:

We may use and disclose your health information in connection with our healthcare operations. Healthcare operations include, but are not limited to, quality assessment and improvement activities, reviewing the competence or qualifications of healthcare professionals, evaluating practitioner and provider performance, conducting training programs, accreditation, certification, licensing or credentialing activities.

Your Authorization:

In addition to our use of your health information for treatment, payment or healthcare operations, you may give us written authorization to use your health information or to disclose it to anyone for any purpose. If you give us an authorization, you may revoke it in writing at any time. Your revocation will not affect any use or disclosures permitted by your authorization while it is in effect. Unless you give us a written authorization, we cannot use or disclose your health information for any reason except those described in this Notice.

To Your Family and Friends:

We must disclose your health information to you, as described in the Patient Rights section of this Notice. You have the right to request restrictions on disclosure to family members, other relatives, close personal friends, or any other person identified by you.

Unsecured Email:

We will not send you unsecured emails pertaining to your health information without your prior authorization. If you do authorize communications via unsecured email, you have the right to revoke the authorization at any time.

Persons Involved in Care:

We may use or disclose health information to notify, or assist in the notification of (including identifying or locating) a family member, your personal representative or another person responsible for your care, of your location, your general condition, or death. If you are present, then prior to use or disclosure of your health information, we will provide you with an opportunity to object to such uses or disclosures. In the event of your incapacity or emergency circumstances, we will disclose health information based on a determination using our professional judgment disclosing only health information that is directly relevant to the person’s involvement in your healthcare. We will also use our professional judgment and our experience with common practice to make reasonable inferences of your best interest in allowing a person to pick up filled prescriptions, medical supplies, X-rays, or other similar forms of health information.

Marketing Health-Related Services:

We may contact you about products or services related to your treatment, case management or care coordination, or to propose other treatments or health-related benefits and services in which you may be interested. We may also encourage you to purchase a product or service when you visit our office. If you are currently an enrollee of a dental plan, we may receive payment for communications to you in relation to our provision, coordination, or management of your dental care, including our coordination or management of your health care with a third party, our consultation with other health care providers relating to your care, or if we refer you for health care. We will not otherwise use or disclose your health information for marketing purposes without you written authorization. We will disclose whether we receive payments for marketing activity you have authorized.

Change of Ownership:

If this dental practice is sold or merged with another practice or organization, your health records will become the property of the new owner. However, you may request that copies of your health information be transferred to another dental practice.

Required by Law:

We may use or disclose your health information when we are required to do so by law.

Public Health:

We may, and are sometimes legally obligated, to disclose your health information to public health agencies for purposes related to preventing or controlling disease, injury or disability; reporting abuse or neglect; reporting domestic violence; reporting to the Food and Drug Administration problems with products and reactions to medications; and reporting disease or infection exposure. Upon reporting suspected elder or dependent adult abuse or domestic violence, we will promptly inform you or your personal representative unless we believe the notification would place you at risk of harm or would require informing a personal representative we believe is responsible for the abuse or harm.

Abuse or Neglect:

We may disclose your health information to appropriate authorities if we reasonably believe that you are a possible victim of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence or the possible victim of other crimes. We may disclose your health information to the extent necessary to avert a serious threat to your health or safety or the health or safety of others.

National Security:

We may disclose to military authorities the health information of Armed Forces personnel under certain circumstances. We may disclose to authorized federal officials health information required for lawful intelligence, counterintelligence, and other national security activities. We may disclose to correctional institutions or law enforcement officials having lawful custody of protected health information of inmates or patients under certain circumstances.

Appointment Reminders:

We may contact you to provide you with appointment reminders via voicemail, postcards, or letters. We may also leave a message with the person answering the phone if you are not available.

Sign In Sheet and Announcement:

Upon arriving at our office, we may use and disclose medical information about you by asking that you sign an intake sheet at our front desk. We may also announce your name when we are ready to see you.

Patient Rights

Access:

You have the right to look at or get copies of your health information, with limited exceptions. You may request that we provide copies in a format other than photocopies. We will use the format you request unless we cannot practicably do so. You must make a request in writing to obtain access to your health information. You may obtain a form to request access by contacting our office. We will charge you a reasonable cost-based fee for expenses such as copies and staff time. You may also request access by sending us a letter. If you request copies, there may be a charge for time spent. If you request an alternate format, we will charge a cost-based fee for providing your health information in that format. If you prefer, we will prepare a summary or an explanation of your health information for a fee. Contact us for a full explanation of our fee structure.

 

Disclosure Accounting:

You have a right to receive a list of instances in which we disclosed your health information for purposes other than treatment, payment, healthcare operations and certain other activities for the last six years. If you request this accounting more than once in a 12-month period, we may charge you a reasonable cost-based fee for responding to these additional requests.

Restriction:

You have the right to request that we place additional restrictions on our use or disclosure of your health information. We are not required to agree to these additional restrictions, but if we do, we will abide by our agreement (except in emergency). In the event you pay out-of-pocket and in full for services rendered, you may request that we not share your health information with your health plan. We must agree to this request.

Alternative Communication:

You have the right to request that we communicate with you about your health information by alternative means or to alternative locations. You must make your request in writing. Your request must specify the alternative means or location, and provide satisfactory explanation of how payments will be handled under the alternative means or location you request.

Breach Notification:

In the event your unsecured protected health information is breached, we will notify you as required by law. In some situations, you may be notified by our business associates.

Amendment:

You have the right to request that we amend your health information. (Your request must be in writing, and it must explain why the information should be amended). We may deny your request under certain circumstances.

Research:

Your health information may be disclosed to researchers for research purposes. In this situation written authorization is not required as approved by an Institutional Review Board or privacy board.

Questions and Complaints:

If you want more information about our privacy practices or have questions or concerns, please contact us at:

Contact: Sarah Kraker

Telephone: (530) 546-5678  Fax (530) 546-0467  

Address: PO Box 1947-  8079 N. Lake Blvd,  Kings Beach, CA 96143

email: kingsbeachdentaloffice@gmail.com

If you are concerned that we may have violated your privacy rights, or you disagree with a decision we made about access to your health information or in response to a request you made to amend or restrict the use or disclosure of your health information or to have us communicate with you by alternative means or at alternative locations, you may send a written complaint to our office or to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Privacy Policy

Financial Policy

Thank you for choosing our office for your dental needs.  We realize that every person’s financial situation is different.  For this reason, we have worked hard to provide a variety of payment options to help you receive the dental care you need and deserve that allows you to enjoy a healthy, beautiful smile with respect to your budget.  Dental treatment is an excellent investment in an individual’s medical and psychological care.  We are always available to answer your questions or assist you in any way we can.

To maintain the practice operations and prevent potential misunderstandings, we ask patients to accept and adhere to the following financial arrangements regarding their dental treatment.

Optional Payment Terms:

Major Service: We offer our patients without insurance a discount in full at the time of service.

Credit Card Payment Option: We allow (with a signed agreement form and established payment history with our office), a Credit Card Payment Option, which allows you to make two equal installments by credit card.  One-half payment is due at the first appointment and the remaining one-half is due thirty days from the initial appointment.  Our office personnel will charge these payments to your credit card on the due dates.

Term Loan: By arrangement with Care Credit, we offer our patients, upon approval, an interest-free term loan (up to 12 months) with no down payment, no annual fee, and no prepayment penalty.  Please ask for an application.

Payments are expected at the time services are rendered.  We accept cash, checks, debit cards, and all major credit cards.

Broken appointments: A specific amount of time is reserved especially for you and we strongly encourage all patients to keep their appointments.  If you must change your appointment, we require at least 48 hours notice to avoid a $50.00 cancellation fee.

Financial Policy

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