preparándose para su primera visita

Let’s get ready for your first visit to Parklane Dental!

If you just finished scheduling your dental appointment to our offices, then this is where you want to be to get ready for your visit! (Or if you are just like us who love to prepare for our patient visits in advance, then you’re at the right place!) 

We understand often our patients feel dental anxiety when preparing for their visits. Our Treatment Coordinators are here with you every step of your dental journey, and are here with a simple list of documents to bring to your visit.


Por favor, ayúdenos proporcionando la siguiente información en el momento de su consulta:

1) Detección de COVID

Front desk

Como parte de nuestra respuesta COVID, our team members are dedicated to keep all our patients and team members safe at Parklane Dental. Our patient protocols have been updated in compliance with state public health orders:

  • Facemask is required to enter healthcare facilities per CDC.
  • Distanciamiento físico en el área del paciente.
  • Only one guardian per each minor is allowed for visit.

A health check will be performed before visit and on arrival. Please follow the instructions from your Treatment Coordinator to complete the health check.

2) Hoja de remisión y radiografías.

Many patients are referred to us by another healthcare provider for especialistas dentales.

If you are referred to Parklane Dental by your dentist, please bring the referral slip or card from your doctor.

The document might include treatment instructions from your dentist for our doctors. If you do not have a copy of the referral, you may contact your dentist for a digital copy.

Many patients had x-rays taken at their dental visits. You may request your previous dentist to recent x-rays (dentro de los 6 meses)to our office. If additional films are necessary in addition to your previous x-rays, they can be taken at our facility with our advance x-ray technology inside every room.

Arcadia adult dental patient love for Parklane Dental with dental hygienist3) Medicamentos

You can help make your visit an ease by preparing a list of medicamentos you are taking. They may affect the dental medications, anesthetic treatment, and dental procedures that you might receive here. Please consult me and your dental team for more details regarding your medication!

Por favor, avise a la oficina si tiene una condición médica que pueda ser motivo de preocupación o si está tomando algún medicamento o necesita medicamentos antes de su visita.. En su primera visita, you can complete your health history form to share your health status with our doctors.

4) Seguro dental

Trae tu seguro dental tarjeta! Esto le ahorrará tiempo al procesar sus reclamos de seguro.!

Your insurance might issue an tarjeta de seguro with important information regarding your insurance plan. This insurance details are needed by our Treatment Coordinator to help identify your insurance plan. Although patient’s insurance coverage is the patient’s responsibility, we can assist our patients to look up plan specifics, such as copayment amount and coverage percentage.

To locate your insurance plan and coverage information, our Treatment Coordinator will need insurance information such as the insurance ID number, group number, fecha de cobertura, and group name. As the plan can be under the patient or a guardian, the subscriber information is also needed for the subscriber’s name, fecha de nacimiento, relación con el paciente, y el número de ID.

Adult and Pediatric Patient Check-in for Dental Exam at Parklane Dental

5) Check-in Time

Your check-in time is 15 minutes before your appointment time.

Por favor llegue 15 minute early to complete your new paperless patient registration. This will give you time to complete your patient information and medical history before beginning your exam.

During check-in, please present documents including your ID, tarjeta de seguro, medication list, referral slip or card, and x-ray copies from your last visit.

IMPORTANTE PARA MENORES :

Un padre o tutor debe acompañar a todos los pacientes cuales son menores de 18 en la visita de consulta. If the patient is under the age of 18, a parent or guardian must be present for medical consent for all treatments and procedures.

Como parte de nuestra respuesta COVID, only one guardian or parent may accompany each minor for his or her dental visit at Parklane Dental. Gracias por ayudarnos a mantener segura nuestra comunidad!

Evaluación de la salud bucal

For children entering public school in California for the first year, the Oral Health Assessment Form may be required by your school. This form must be completed by our dentista pediatra to comply with school health programs.

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Adding to your Calendar

Waiting roomLet’s mark your calendar!

The dental needs of every patient is different. That means the length of your visit is not the same as other patients.

  • The estimated length of your first visit as a new patient is about two (2) horas for a comprehensive examination, necessary x-rays, and cleaning.
  • For new pediatric patient, the estimated length is about one (1) hour.
  • The length for emergency visits for new patients is based on the dental emergency.

De vez en cuando, recommended treatment can be done on the same day as the consultation, depending on your personalized treatment plan.(Some dental treatments require multiple visits). 

A second appointment on another day might be necessary to give time for your dental team to prepare your treatment with as much time as needed to meet your satisfaction!


Preguntas?

Dentista cosmético en una consulta de cambio de imagen de sonrisa con paciente adultoWe understand how scary the first visit can be! Our doctors prepared our handy guide to answer common questions from our new patients for their first visit to Parklane Dental!

Still have questions about your dental appointment? Give us a call to talk with your Treatment Coordinator now!

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