Does the dentist participate in your dental health plan? What is the dentist's office policy on missed appointments? If visiting a dentist's office: Does the office appear to be clean, neat, and orderly? Do all surfaces and equipment in the treatment room appear clean? Is the dental staff helpful and willing to answer your questions?
1 Cancelled checks: Keep for one year in most cases. 2  Discard checks,check registers, check statements and credit-card statements after a year. 3  However,keep checks and credit-card statements needed to support tax filings seven years. 4  Loan-discharge notices: Keep forever in a safe-deposit box.
The best advice is to avoid taking checks if you have any concerns about the payment (see below for tips and alternatives), but thatâs not always an option. 30 days: when in doubt, waiting for 30 days is a good start. Most problems will arise within that timeframe â checks from fake accounts and empty accounts should bounce, and you wonât be stuck with a debt to your bank. If the check is from a foreign bank, wait even longer.