We are always excited to meet new patients. Our goal is to provide high quality periodontal and dental implant therapy as well as to ensure that we answer all of your questions so that you understand your treatment. Your first visit will be a comprehensive examination so that your dental and periodontal health can be thoroughly evaluated and the ideal treatment plan can be determined. Since we are committed to making your experience here as pleasant as possible, we can discuss several forms of sedation for patients with dental anxiety. At your first appointment, we will begin with a review of your medical history and status. We encourage you to fill out your medical history online prior to seeing us. This will allow you to make sure that your history is complete and correct and will save you time in our office. Next we will evaluate your dental and periodontal conditions along with an assessment of your TMJs (jaw joints) and an oral cancer screening. We will examine any necessary x-ray images, and recommend additional x-ray studies if they are needed. We have a state-of-the-art cone beam CT scanner, which provides 3-dimensional assessment of your teeth and jaws for diagnosis and treatment planning for dental implants. After reaching a diagnosis we will discuss our findings and recommendations, along with a discussion of benefits, risks, time commitment, and costs of treatment. We ourselves have been patients of many doctors and surgeons over the years. Consequently, we understand the importance of communication and empathy from your doctor. Our family has been in the Seacoast dental community for several decades and we encourage you to ask the people you know about us. We hope you find that we have met the expectations of our patients with the highest level of quality and caring.