Before Your Visit
Patient Information
We are looking forward to your first visit to Dinosaur Dental! Before your visit please take a few moments to
fill out the forms below – Either print them out and bring them with you to your appointment OR Fill out the forms online!
If you have not yet made your first appointment, please call our office at (607) 953 4445 and we will gladly get you scheduled!
OR
Print Out and Bring to the Office
Additional info
Guidelines for Parents
- 1. Be supportive of the Dinosaur Dental terminology:
- We don’t use “needles” or “shots”, we use “sleepy juice so your tooth can’t feel anything.”
- We don’t “drill” teeth; we “brush” them.
- We don’t “pull” or “yank” teeth; we “wiggle” them.
- We refer to cavities as “sugar bugs.”
- Please try not to share any negative experiences that you have had at the dentist in front of your child at their appointment. While it may appear they are not listening, children understand more than we realize and this could begin to scare them.
- 2. If you are in the room with us, please be a silent observer:
- This allows us to maintain communication with your child.
- 3-way communication is ineffective for your child. It can be confusing for them and cause them to become anxious during their appointment.
- 3. In the occasion the patient is not cooperating, we may ask the parent to step out of the room – just into the hall way, while we try to get the patient back on track.
- Many children will try to control the situation when their parent is in the room, but start to cooperate again when the parent steps out.
- We do offer sedation as an option for treatment if the patient is still not cooperative for the appointment. Our team will go over this with you if this is the case.
- We will continue to support your child at all times and work with them throughout their appointment
These are very important ways that you can actively help in the success of your child’s visit. We are confident that all will go well and hope that these guidelines will help prepare you with confidence for the upcoming appointment. Sincerely, The Dinosaur Dental Team
Rate Your Smile Survey
Please print out and complete this following survey to rate your smile. Bring this with you to your first appointment.