New Patients

New Patient Assessment

When you have booked an appointment for an assessment with your dentist as a new patient here’s what will happen:

• Prior to your appointment we will send out secure electronic forms to your email address or mobile phone. Please complete and sign all of the forms requested. The information required for the confidential medical history is shown at the bottom of this page.
• If you are unable to complete the forms online, please arrive 20 minutes early for your appointment to complete the forms on arrival. Please remember to bring in a list of any medication that you are taking. An example of the medical form is shown at the bottom of this page. To allow us to find out more about how we can help you, we will also ask you to complete a Smile Check questionnaire.
• We will then invite you into one of our modern treatment rooms for a relaxed chat with your dentist. They will be interested to find out about any treatment you have had previously and if there are any particular concerns that you have with your teeth or gums.
• Your dentist will then complete a thorough examination during which they will look at the teeth, gums, and check the jaw joints. A simple oral cancer screen will be completed by checking and feeling the soft tissues inside & outside the mouth. Low dose digital x-rays may then be taken together with digital photographs if necessary.
• Your dentist will then clearly explain any findings and give recommendations for treatment. All options will be discussed to allow you to make an appropriate informed choice. We will provide you with a clear detailed treatment plan and a written estimate of treatment costs. You will be given the opportunity to ask any questions that you may have.