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Welcome! Your first visit is
probably one of the most important visits you will have. You
will get to know us better, and we 'll find out more about you and
your concerns.
We allow
a generous amount of time for this visit, about an hour and a half
for adults, an hour for children. we are proud to take this
valuable time to understand you and to make every effort to gather
the appropriate information to provide you with options and
choices. It is vitally important to us to discover your
concerns, questions and desires.
For accuracy, convenience and
your peace of mind, we review your personal information orally.
With this more personal approach you can be assured that we honestly understand your personal concerns and history.
At this first visit
we thoroughly
review your dental and medical history, take appropriate x-rays,
screen for oral cancer, comprehensively examine your mouth,
teeth, gums and bite. Included also are a microscopic
examination of plaque, molds of your teeth (usually only
adults), and photographs of your teeth and bite.
In general, we clean adults teeth
at a subsequent visit to provide you with a higher level of
personalized service and care. For children we often can
"clean" their teeth at an initial visit (in a very
different way - see more about Self-Care).
Following the initial visit,
we review all the information gathered to prepare a diagnostic
letter. We hope the diagnostic letter will be a starting
point to help you better understand conditions and consequences,
so that together we can create a treatment plan that best fits you
and your priorities.
At the co-diagnosis appointment
we'll review the findings together. On this visit you can
usually have your teeth cleaned as well* (or whatever
treatment is next most appropriate).
In
some instances, periodontal disease or other factors
that are present may dictate that more than a
"usual cleaning" is required. This is
something that can usually be determined at your initial
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We know
that by being very thorough from the outset, we can proceed at
whatever pace you desire once all is made clear, for both you and
us: listening to your concerns and priorities, helping you to
understand the conditions present, clarifying the options and
consequences available to you, reviewing our recommendations and
reasons, recognizing time requirements, and managing financial and
insurance considerations.
For
people that find time is hard to come by in their daily
lives, this thorough and comprehensive approach is the
most efficient way of eliminating redundancy and
disorganization - saving time. It is also
the most cost effective, because the "big"
picture" is accounted for, while issues are
addressed with far greater understanding of long-term
consequences. This global perspective allows you
to be far more preventive and proactive, which is always
easier, more comfortable, conservative, convenient and
financially sensible.
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First Visit
(adults)
- find out what you want
- review health history (medical
/ dental)
- appropriate x-rays
- oral cancer screening
- comprehensive examination
(teeth, gums,
bite)
- microscopic
examination of plaque
- molds of teeth (adults only
first visit)
- photographs of teeth and bite
Follow-up
Visit
- diagnostic letter*
- review of findings /
co-diagnosis*
- cleaning (if
needed/appropriate)
*
no
additional fee - included with first visit
any other treatment at follow-up visit charged at
usual fee
We hope this sounds great to you, like the kind of care you've been
looking for.
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