Your first visit, step by step.
Sixty minutes, no surprises: here's exactly what happens, what it costs, and what you'll leave with.
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Before you book
Check the fees page so the numbers are familiar. Have your insurance details or CDCP card handy if you have one.
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Booking takes about a minute
Pick a real time online — you’ll see actual availability, not a suggestion box — or call and we’ll do it for you.
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Forms from your couch
After you book, we text your intake forms. Two minutes on your phone, no clipboard in a waiting room.
P12 Photograph planned: A consultation conversation (photo shoot pending — see DESIGN.md §9.1) -
Arriving
Auburn Centre, 570 University Ave E, Suite 6 — ground floor, at University and Weber. Plaza parking is right by the door.
P9 Photograph planned: The entrance approach from University Avenue (photo shoot pending — see DESIGN.md §9.1) -
The visit — about 60 minutes
A quick tour, then a digital iTero scan: a small camera wand maps your teeth in minutes. No impression moulds. Then an unhurried exam and time for your questions — all of them.
P4 Photograph planned: A dentist scanning a patient’s teeth with an iTero wand (photo shoot pending — see DESIGN.md §9.1) -
Leaving with a plan
You leave with a written estimate before anything starts, and your next step booked before you walk out.
The questions nervous patients ask
I haven’t seen a dentist in years — will I get a lecture?
No. We tell you where things stand and what your options are. What happened before today isn’t the appointment. A lot of our new patients haven’t been in a while — you’ll be in familiar company.
What if I’m anxious in the chair?
Tell us when you book and again when you arrive. We’ll agree on a stop signal, go at your pace, and explain before we do anything. You’re in control of the appointment.
Will you pressure me into treatment?
No. You get a written plan with prices, and you decide what happens and when. Some things are urgent and we’ll tell you plainly which — but the decision is yours.
What should I bring?
Your insurance details or CDCP card if you have one, a list of any medications, and your questions. That’s the whole list.
What does a first visit cost?
A new patient exam with X-rays is listed on our fees page, and you'll always get a written estimate before any treatment beyond the exam.