First Visit

Your initial appointment will consist of an examination that will include an explanation of your diagnosis and a presentation of your treatment options. Depending on the difficulty of the surgical procedure, the required time allotment, and the type of anesthesia it will require, surgery can occasionally be performed on the same day as the examination.  However, a second surgical appointment is often in the best interest of providing quality patient care.  Complex medical histories or treatment plans will require an evaluation and a second surgical appointment to provide the necessary treatment on another day.

Please assist us by providing the following information at the time of your consultation:

• Your surgical referral slip and any x-rays if applicable from your referring dentist.
• A list of medications you are presently taking.
• Please bring your medical and dental insurance information and any necessary completed forms. This will save time and allow us to help you process any claims.

IMPORTANT: All patients under the age of 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at the consultation visit.

A preoperative consultation and physical examination is mandatory for patients undergoing IV anesthesia for surgery. Please remember on your day of surgery to have nothing to eat or drink eight hours prior to your surgery. You will also need an adult to drive you home.

Please alert the office prior to your surgery if you have a medical condition that may be of concern prior to surgery (i.e., diabetes, high blood pressure, artificial heart valves and joints, rheumatic fever, etc.) or if you are currently taking any medication (i.e., heart medications, aspirin, blood thinners, etc.).

X-Rays

If your dentist or physician has taken x-rays, you may request that they forward them to our office. If there is not enough time, please pick them up and bring them to our office. The recent x-rays are a necessary part of your consultation. If additional films are necessary, they will be taken at our facility at the time of your consultation.

CT Scans

Our practice utilizes state-of-the-art, full-cranial cone-beam CT (computed tomography) technology that provides highly accurate 3-D radiographic images for the diagnosis, planning and treatment of oral surgery. This technology provides full-cranial, highly accurate 3-D radiographic images for the diagnosis, planning and treatment of orthodontics, implantology, TMJ analysis, airway assessment, oral and orthognathic surgery and other dental procedures. Undistorted, anatomically correct views of the jaws, teeth and facial bones along with cross-sectional (bucco-lingual), axial, coronal, sagittal, cephalometric and panoramic views are easily generated. Three-dimensional images enable a level of anatomical accuracy and patient care not possible with 2-D technologies.