Your First Visit

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Pre-Visit Procedures

We understand that your time is valuable, and we do all that we can to minimize the time spent filling out paperwork. Before your first visit, we will request general information such as name, address and insurance, along with information about your past dental experiences. We can mail you your health history questionnaire to be filled out at your convenience at home, or you may fill out the information online and take advantage of our $30 office credit for online registrants.

Your First Visit

After being greeted by a Team member, you can make yourself at home in our comfortable reception area.

You will then be escorted into the consultation area, where we will discuss your expectations concerning your dental care and review your health history. It is very important for this information to be clearly understood for complete dental health. We will record your blood pressure and pulse, and you will be asked to sign a dental consent form. We perform a complete exam for all new patients at their first visit to ensure that we learn everything that we can to obtain and maintain the optimum dental health for each patient.

Once in the treatment area, we give you a thorough, complete dental exam. We check not only the teeth, but also the jaw joint, muscles, soft tissue, gums, and bite. An oral cancer exam is done for each new patient. Digital pictures of the teeth, smile and full face are taken, and only necessary digital radiographs (x-rays) and conventional panoramic views are taken when indicated.

In select cases, we request permission to construct plaster study models of the patient’s teeth, which allow us to view in greater detail how the jaws relate to each other and additional detail of any problems related to wear or Temporo-Mandibular Joint (TMJ) problems that might be present.

If treatment needs are simple, we explain what we have found and schedule treatment with a hygienist and Dr. Bell. If more complex treatment is needed, the patient will be asked to schedule a consultation appointment to review the results of the exam and formulate a treatment plan. This consultation is complimentary.