New Patients

What to expect at your child’s first appointment

What to bring

New Patient Paperwork: Please click the links on the right side of this page to download the New Patient Paperwork or click the link “New patient form” and “Patient History Form” to the right or below.
Your child!
Your dental insurance card or information with group number and subscriber ID number.
Anything that will make your visit more fun, comfortable and special! (A favorite pal, book, camera, or snuggie! We love show and tell!)

What to expect

You and your child will be introduced to our office. We’ll give you the grand tour, we’ll play “show and tell” with our fun tools and you’ll meet our tooth team and our doctors!

What is your child’s age?

Select an age group below to view the answer.

Under 2 years:

Is your child under 2 years of age? Are you ready to get started? We are! If you have no concerns regarding your child’s dental health we offer a free baby exam before the age of 2! This visit is great for parents who are ready to introduce their children to us. Our doctors will do a comprehensive exam and answer any questions you may have! At the end of the appointment our Patient Care Coordinators will schedule your child’s next appointment in six months. At this appointment we’ll move forward with brushing techniques and work on getting our first cleaning!

2-5 years:

2-5 year olds get to have fun with Mrs. Brush and Mr. Thirsty! We will have fun together cleaning, flossing and we’ll see if we can get that first fluoride treatment! We might even take some great pictures (X-rays) of the top and bottom teeth and maybe in-between those molars on the right and left side! Remember, we only move as fast as your child feels comfortable…if they’re not ready for fluoride or X-rays, we’ll just try at their next appointment!

6 –13 years:

We’ll schedule for a full cleaning and fluoride treatment along with the exam from one of our doctors. Around age 6, children develop their first set of “big kid molars” and their second set comes in around age12! At these ages we like to take a large picture (Panoramic film) of your child’s entire mouth! This film shows growth and development, checks for missing and extra teeth, TMJ and any masses (tumors, cysts and the like) that can grow in the oral areas. We might also take some pictures of the right and left side of the mouth (Bitewing X-rays) to enlarge those little crevices between the teeth and help our docs see sneaky stuff their eyes can’t see. We take these pictures routinely every year, as the American Dental Association recommends.

14 years and up:

(Our oldest patient is 27 years old! We don’t stop seeing your kids until they are ready to move on or they have dental treatment outside of our specialties as pediatric dentists)
Our young adults are scheduled for a full cleaning and fluoride treatment along with the exam from one of our doctors. We might take four X-rays (Bitewing X-rays) to enlarge those little crevices between the teeth and help our docs see sneaky stuff their eyes can’t see. We take these pictures routinely every year, as the American Dental Association recommends. We can also talk about whitening treatments, wisdom teeth and orthodontic referrals.

Patient Paperwork

New Patients should read the New Patient Reading Material and then complete our New Patient forms.

You may complete the New Patient forms online by clicking the links on the top-right of the page (New Patient Form and Patient History Form) or print the paperwork by clicking on the link “Download New Patient Information Forms”. If you choose to complete the paperwork online, our site is secure, all you need to do is “submit” when you are finished, and all of your information will be emailed directly to us! If we have any questions we will let you know! If you print these forms, you may upload them to us through the “Upload” link above, or you can email it to info@littlebritches.com, fax to 303-485-5380 or just stick it in the mail! You can also just bring it with you to your child’s first visit!

WE CAN’T WAIT TO MEET YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!