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The first visit is an assessment.
Nothing is decided before you have been examined and had it explained to you.
What a first visit involves
- A conversation about your dental history and anything currently bothering you.
- An examination of teeth, gums, bite and soft tissues.
- Where it is relevant, a look at how you breathe, swallow and hold your tongue at rest — the myofunctional side of the assessment.
- Imaging where it is needed to see between or below the teeth.
- A plain explanation of what was found, and a sensible order for dealing with it.
If it has been years since your last visit, that is a common reason to book rather than a reason to delay.
Worth bringing
- Any dental insurance details you have.
- A list of every medication and supplement you take, with doses.
- The name of your previous dentist, if there are records to transfer.
- Anything you have been told about your heart, your bones, diabetes or your immune system — all of them change how treatment is planned.
If you are nervous, say so when you book and again when you arrive. Why that changes the appointment.
Before you come in
What should I bring?
Any dental insurance details, a list of the medications you take, and the name of your previous dentist if there are records to transfer.
Can I bring my child to the same appointment?
Family appointments are often arranged together. Ask when you call and the practice will tell you what is possible on the day.
I snore, or my child mouth-breathes. Is that a dental question?
It can be. Breathing pattern, tongue posture and jaw development are related, and this practice treats that side of things. Raise it at the assessment rather than assuming it belongs somewhere else — and expect to be referred on if it is not a dental matter.
I am nervous about dentists. Does that matter?
Say so when you book and again when you arrive. Knowing in advance changes the pace of an appointment and how much gets explained as it goes. It is a very ordinary thing to raise.