Reception
You won’t wait long for your appointment, but if you arrive early you’ll have access to our welcoming patient reception areas complete with complimentary coffee and tea, fresh flowers, Wi-Fi, iPads, and current magazines you’ll actually want to read.
25 West 68th Street, Suite 1A
25 Central Park West, Suite 1B
Comfort Menu
During your treatment, you’ll have access to any of the complimentary amenities available on our patient comfort menu:
- Prepasted toothbrush & mouthwash in restroom
- Filtered water
- iPad and headphones
- Wi-fi access
- Soothing lip moisturizer
- Numbing gel for your gums
- Mouth prop to allow your jaw to rest during treatment
- Ear plugs
- Dark glasses
- Cozy fleece blankets
- Supportive knee and/or neck pillows
- Tylenol or Motrin
- Warm lavender towels to refresh after your visit
Cutting-edge Technology
As a Central Park West Dentistry patient, you’ll have access to the latest technology and advancements in dentistry. We have everything from low radiation digital x-rays and laser-assisted periodontal surgery, to educational animations on chair side iPads and intra-oral cameras that let you see what your dentist sees.
62nd Street treatment room
iPads at check-in
What to Expect at your First Visit to Central Park West Dentistry
Your First Dental Wellness Visit
Your first dental wellness appointment will be scheduled for a full 90 minutes so we can get to know you and understand all your oral health goals. You’ll have lots of time with your hygienist and dentist, and will never feel rushed.
We’ll start by going over your medical history and talking about anything that might affect your oral health. In most cases, we’ll take a full set of digital x-rays that will give us a baseline to use moving forward and help us catch any problems. Your hygienist will do an oral cancer screening with a special light and let you know the results right away. We’ll evaluate the health of your gums and chart any existing dental work.
A lot of people identify a first visit with a dental cleaning – which is certainly a very important part of the appointment. Your hygienist will clean your teeth to remove any accumulated plaque and tartar, and polish them to make them shine.
During your appointment, one of our dentists will perform a comprehensive exam to assess the health of your teeth and make sure everything looks a-ok. Any concerns will be discussed at length, and we’ll make follow-up appointments for any treatment that you might need.
If you need to come back for treatment, one of our financial coordinators will go over fees with you and, if necessary, help make financial arrangements that work for you.
Your First Emergency Visit
Your first emergency visit will be scheduled for a full 60 minutes, to ensure that your dentist has plenty of time to accurately determine the cause of your tooth trouble and fix whatever is ailing you. Most of the time, an emergency visit is initially scheduled to include a limited exam and x-rays of the tooth (or teeth) that are posing a problem.
Once your dentist finds out exactly what’s causing the issue they can talk through the best treatment options with you. Together you can decide how to proceed. At this point, one of our financial coordinators will sit down to go over fees and make financial arrangements that work for you.
In most cases, necessary treatment can be done on the day of your first visit so we can get you out of pain and on with your day. You’ll also leave with any necessary prescriptions for any antibiotics or pain medications you might need, as well as any relevant post-operative instructions, and an invitation to come back for a dental wellness visit.
