{"id":945,"date":"2017-04-05T15:20:57","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T21:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.robertmitchelldds.com\/?p=945"},"modified":"2017-05-11T05:36:57","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T11:36:57","slug":"what-is-a-new-patient-exam-like-here-at-dr-robert-mitchell-d-d-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/what-is-a-new-patient-exam-like-here-at-dr-robert-mitchell-d-d-s\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a New Patient Exam like here at Dr. Robert Mitchell, D.D.S."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Thank you for choosing the office of Dr. Robert Mitchell for your family\u2019s dental care. Our entire team values the opportunity to give you the personalized attention and beautiful, healthy smile you deserve.<\/p>\r\n

We’ll dedicate two hours for your new patient exam. When you arrive, we’ll give you a tour of our dental office and introduce you to our team. Refreshments are available for your enjoyment, as are Bose music headphones, movie goggles, massagers, and comfortable blankets, hot and cold neck pillows, and warm, scented towels.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Assessing Your Teeth, Gums, and Bite \"\"<\/a><\/h3>\r\n

We will talk to you about your dental needs and the reason for your visit. Then Dr. Mitchell will conduct a thorough exam which will include checking your bite alignment, assessing the integrity of existing dental work, and scanning your teeth for decay using our non-invasive\u00a0<\/span>DIAGNOdent<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>laser. About 80% of the population unknowingly has some form of\u00a0<\/span>periodontal disease<\/a>, so we will examine your gums for signs of this stealthy offender and suggest therapies for prevention or treatment. A set of\u00a0<\/span>digital X-rays<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>will provide a complete picture of your oral health and aid in accurate diagnosis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Screening for Oral Cancer<\/h3>\r\n

We will check your soft tissues for signs of oral cancer. We use a state-of-the-art tool called\u00a0<\/span>Velscope<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>to identify suspicious lesions in the earliest stages. Oral cancer claims the lives of 7,500 Americans each year and often goes undetected until it has spread to the neck and lymph nodes. Early detection increases survival chances, so we will screen you for oral cancer at your new patient exam and subsequent\u00a0<\/span>checkups<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thank you for choosing the office of Dr. Robert Mitchell for your family\u2019s dental care. Our entire team values the opportunity to give you the personalized attention and beautiful, healthy smile you deserve. We’ll dedicate two hours for your new patient exam. When you arrive, we’ll give you a tour of our dental office and introduce you to our team. Refreshments are available for your enjoyment, as are Bose music headphones, movie goggles, massagers, and […] (Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[165,8,66,63,64,71,56,246,81,54,190,49,76,253,80,79,236,171,166],"class_list":["post-945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-cleaning","tag-cosmetic-dentist","tag-cosmetic-dentist-dallas","tag-cosmetic-dentist-dallas-tx","tag-cosmetic-dentist-in-dallas-tx","tag-dallas-dentist","tag-dallas-tx-dentist","tag-dental-care","tag-dental-hygiene","tag-dentist-dallas-tx","tag-general-dentist","tag-healthy-teeth","tag-hygienist","tag-hygient","tag-new-patient","tag-new-patient-evaluation","tag-new-patient-exam","tag-oral-hygiene","tag-teeth-cleaning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=945"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":946,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/945\/revisions\/946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}