New Patients
Your first visit - what to expect
Our front desk team will welcome you to the practice, take some contact details and get you to fill in a medical and dental questionnaire. You will then be taken through and introduced to the dentist and he will go over the questionnaire with you. Once he has listened to what you are interested in seeking treatment or advice for, an examination of your teeth and gums will be done. At Battersea Rise Dental Studios we believe that communication is important, so we use an intra-oral camera to show you your teeth on a plasma screen in front of you. You see what we see, and this enables you to understand any treatment that may be necessary and the options that you have. This is the gold standard for dental examinations as decay and other problems are shown much more clearly than the naked eye can see. This has been used for over 18 years at the practice and remarkably most new patients have never had an exam in this way. Digital x-rays may be taken and displayed on a plasma screen. Once we have discussed your treatment with you then we will print out a detailed, fully costed treatment plan so you will know the exact cost from the outset. Treatment can then be scheduled at the front desk and we will tell you how long each visit will be and how many visits you will require. It is our intention that you leave the initial consultation more aware of your dental condition than before, more aware of the treatment choices and fully aware of any costs. We believe that this approach quickly gains your trust as we will show you how things are rather than just tell you.
Phobic patient?
Few people relish the prospect of dental treatment with vivid memories of childhood dentistry or more recent episodes where things didn't work out well. Slowly we aim to cure phobic patients with each visit being relaxed and unhurried, each treatment given in a gentle caring manor. Times have changed and modern dentistry should not be an unpleasant experience. At each visit your confidence will grow. Sometimes we may give seriously phobic patients valium on the first visit, but patients rarely need it once they feel confident with us. As I said, the aim is to cure you of your phobia.
