Please allow approximately one hour for your first visit. The purpose for your first visit with us is to determine:
- Whether there are orthodontic problems that can be corrected with particular types of orthodontic treatment
- What would be the most appropriate timing for any required treatment?
Orthodontics is defined as the “correction of irregularities in the teeth and jaws”. In short, we try to fix crooked teeth and bite problems. Although there are many details to consider, our first examination focuses on two basic areas:
First, we look at how the teeth fit into their respective jaws (Are the teeth in the upper jaw straight or crooked? Is there a lack of space for teeth or too much space?).
Second, we look at how the upper and the lower jaws fit together ( Is the upper or lower jaw too far back? Is the upper or lower jaw too far forward? Is one of the jaws deviated off to one side compared to the other?).
In order to make your first visit as informative as possible we often use high technology video photo close-ups of your teeth so that you can see first hand exactly what the problems are. This procedure does not involve X-rays. We usually do not take X-rays at this early stage, but if your dentist has a recent “Panoramic” X-ray it would be helpful if it were forwarded to us.
To help us give you the best service possible we have provided the Patient Registration forms for adults and children on this page so that you might want to fill out prior to your visit. We encourage you to send completed forms to us so that we can get a head start on the paper work and streamline your visit with us. Either print it out and mail it to us or submit it to us online (this function is secure, with encryption to protect your privacy.)
The first part is a basic general information form and a health history. If you have some kind of dental insurance coverage please fill out the insurance section on the form. If you can complete this in full it may allow you to more easily find out to what extent your dental coverage may reimburse you for orthodontic treatment costs (all applicable insurance/identification numbers and birth dates must be included if we are to help you with filling out insurance forms). Please fill out the online Information Forms
(All information provided is secure and confidential):
You do not need to be referred by your dentist and the initial examination and consultation is complimentary. At this initial visit we can usually give you an approximate idea of what orthodontic treatment fees would apply.



