Welcome to Prestwicke Dental
Your first visit should feel comfortable, informative, and personal. We take time to understand your concerns, evaluate your oral health, and explain your options clearly.
Four straightforward steps to getting started
Every visit is tailored to the patient. The examination, imaging, cleaning, and treatment sequence may vary according to your needs.
Request Your Visit
Send an appointment request online or call our office. Our team will help find an appropriate visit time.
Health and Records Review
We review your concerns, medical and dental history, medications, and available records before planning care.
Comprehensive Evaluation
Your visit includes a thorough examination and diagnostic imaging or digital scanning when clinically appropriate.
Personalized Next Steps
We explain our findings, answer questions, and discuss prevention, monitoring, and treatment options without pressure.
What to bring
Having this information available helps us understand your health history and avoid unnecessary delays or duplicate diagnostic images.
- Photo identification and your dental insurance card, if applicable
- A current list of medications, allergies, and relevant medical conditions
- Recent dental records or X-rays, when available
- Questions, symptoms, priorities, or concerns you would like us to address
Our new patient promise
You deserve enough information to make confident decisions about your dental care. Recommendations are based on clinical findings and your individual priorities.
- A warm, respectful, and judgment-free welcome
- Clear explanations before treatment decisions are made
- Estimated fees and available options reviewed in advance
- Care planned around your comfort, oral health, and goals
A complete picture before a treatment decision
We begin by listening to what brought you in, reviewing your medical and dental history, and discussing any symptoms, previous experiences, or concerns about comfort. The clinical examination may include evaluation of the teeth, gums, bite, jaw, existing dental work, and visible oral tissues.
Diagnostic X-rays or digital scans are recommended only when they are expected to provide useful information for diagnosis or treatment planning. If you have recent records from another office, we review whether they remain current and diagnostically useful before recommending additional images.
After the evaluation, we explain what appears healthy, what should be monitored, and what may require care. When treatment is recommended, we review the reason, alternatives, priority, expected steps, and estimated fees so you can decide how to proceed.
Insurance, records, and forms
Please provide insurance information before your visit when possible. Benefits are determined by your plan, and coverage is not a guarantee of payment. Patients without insurance are welcome as well.
Completing requested forms and transferring recent records in advance can give our team more time to review important information before you arrive.
Helpful answers before your first visit
If your question is not answered here, call our team and we will be glad to help.
What happens during a new patient visit?
We review your health history and concerns, examine your teeth, gums, bite, and oral tissues, and recommend diagnostic images when appropriate. We then explain our findings and discuss appropriate next steps.
Will I need dental X-rays?
Not automatically. X-rays are recommended according to your symptoms, age, cavity and gum-disease risk, available records, and the areas that need evaluation. Recent usable images from another office may reduce the need for new ones.
Will my teeth be cleaned at the first visit?
A cleaning may be completed when the appointment type, available time, and condition of your gums make it appropriate. Some patients need a separate hygiene visit or periodontal treatment after the examination.
Can I become a patient without dental insurance?
Yes. Dental insurance is not required to become a patient. Our team can review estimated fees and available payment or membership options before treatment begins.
How do I transfer records from my previous dentist?
Ask your previous dental office to send recent records and diagnostic images to Prestwicke Dental. Our team can explain what information is useful and how it may be transferred securely.
Will treatment begin during the first appointment?
The first visit usually focuses on understanding your oral health and creating an appropriate plan. Urgent needs may be addressed when time and the clinical situation allow; other treatment is arranged after the findings and options are reviewed.
What should I do if I have a dental emergency?
Call the office and describe your symptoms, including pain, swelling, trauma, bleeding, or fever. Difficulty breathing or swallowing, rapidly spreading swelling, severe illness, or major facial trauma requires emergency medical care.
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Ready to take the next step for your smile?
Request your first visit with Prestwicke Dental or call our team with questions about getting started.