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.
After 6 months, it is true the check is considered stale dated but most banks will cash it anyway. You can request a stop payment on the check to ensure the check is returned if it is presented for payment, but also beware that most stop payment orders expire after one year and need to be renewed. No, a personal check is usually voided by a bank after 180 days.