Welcome to Ferring Dental practice. What to expect on your first visit:
If you are new to the area, are looking to change dentists, or even if you haven’t been to the dentist for ages and feel like it’s time to get things checked over, we would love you to join our practice. A new patient consultation lasts at least 45 minutes, which gives us a chance to find out what your journey has been to get you to this place with your mouth, and to find out where you want to go.
When you arrive, a member of the front of house team will show you around the practice and go through what to expect. The dentist will then greet you and escort you to the treatment room and find out what you are looking for; whether that is just ongoing routine care, or if you have a problem that needs solving, or something you would like done. We want to know what your priorities are.
During your new patient appointment, your dentist will take a full history and carry out a thorough examination of the mouth and jaws, taking as many x-rays as are needed to be able to tell you what is going on. We may also scan your mouth and take photographs in order to let you see what we are seeing, so that you can make the best decisions about your treatment options. There are no hidden costs. At the end of the appointment, we will normally give you a treatment plan with full costings and options to allow you to know what decisions you have to make. Occasionally, if things require further investigation or consideration, we will invite you back to discuss the options – at our expense.