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Oct 18, 2022, 05:59 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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I called and asked if they got my "paperwork" and they asked for my name and said that yes they did get it and didn't they speak with me earlier today.
@Moose72- there's your proof, there's the fact. ^^^
I will go so far as to say that there isn't a single person in the free world who doesn't have some paranoia about giving out our information - especially online. I certainly felt that my personal info was much safer when I filled out paperwork and handed it in to a receptionist, right there in the office.
That said, the way almost all medical/dental/etc. practices do it nowadays is electronically (as you know). So...
1. You did what your dental office instructed you to do (you know that the person you spoke with this morning was an IRL receptionist), which was to fill out your information and send it to the practice.
2. That you called the office to be sure they have received the information they need from you was a smart thing to do. It ensures that your info was definitely sent to the correct place and was definitely received by the very receptionist who (as she said) spoke with you earlier today.
It sounds like everything went very smoothly, and that now your dental office has your (confidential) personal information, which they need to properly treat you as their patient.
There's no sign to me of any weirdness, shadiness, or odd shite going on. I believe that, based on every fact in the situation, you are 100% safe, Moose. I feel confident in telling you that you can relax.  
btw - this is probably true everywhere. Now when I make an appointment to get my hair done I have to go to a freakin' website, fill out basic information, and make the appointment electronically. Grrrr. I hate it! For one thing, a couple of times my stylist didn't get the info because of some glitch in the online system. Whenever I make an online appointment I keep wondering if she received it. I usually get anxious, feel OC, but message her to confirm anyway.
I sooo miss the times when I'd call a salon, speak with the salon receptionist, tell her what kind of service I wanted to book for, and she'd be all nice and helpful and the appointment was made because she wrote it in the big paper appointment book and it was all easy and good. 
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