First Visit

Hello and welcome! We are pleased that you have chosen our office for your dental care needs. The following information is intended to acquaint you with our practice so that we can establish a comfortable and successful relationship. Since the most important service we can offer you is a diagnosis, we pride ourselves on our thorough examinations. It is critical that we know what is normal and what is abnormal in your mouth, but more importantly, why things are the way they are. To do this we will require the following:

A 1st Appointment to Gather Diagnostic Information
A 2nd Appointment to conduct a Clinical Examination
A 3rd Appointment to perform a New Patient Consultation

The first visit may include Study Models to help you understand the overall position of your teeth, detect misplaced teeth, broken fillings, etc. and determine the relationship of top teeth to bottom teeth. A Panoramic X-ray will be used to diagnose missing permanent or un-erupted teeth, indicate the presence of any cysts, tumors, abscesses, etc.and demonstrate the health level of bone holding your teeth. A Bite-Wing X-ray will be used to detect new or recurrent decay around teeth, under old fillings and any areas between teeth.

At the second visit we will obtain a detailed dental and medical history to chart any existing dental procedures, probe and note any periodontal pockets to determine the health of gums and their supporting structures plus relate the current condition of restorations and bone levels using an intra-oral camera.

A few days after the first and second appointments, a Diagnostic Report will be prepared for you and given to you at your “New Patient Consultation” time. This report will provide a comprehensive review of your examination findings. While you are reading this report, questions may arise in your mind and we encourage you to make note of them so that they may be fully discussed. At your Consultation Appointment, you will be able to sit down with your dentist one-to-one to discuss your study models, x-rays, diagnostic report and the results of your examination. Your dentist will work with you to develop a treatment plan that best suits your needs.

Appointment not necessary for people in pain.
Call 519-679-Dove (3683).