FAQs

A: To ensure that you have an excellent team caring for your smile, we have a highly skilled and trained team of experts. Each team member goes through extensive in-office training, supervised by the doctors, along with continuing education seminars, and are CPR certified. Each assistant is X-ray certified as required by the state.

A: Every patient’s treatment is different. After your exam/consultation appointment where we will go over your customized treatment plan and financial information, the next step will be diagnostic records. We want to ensure that you have a full understanding of your treatment and that you are comfortable proceeding. Treatment can begin on your first, second or third appointment depending on your schedule and treatment plan. Call today to get started toward a beautiful smile!

A: Your records can be done at the exam/consultation appointment. We always reserve time (10-15 minutes) to do the records to accommodate your schedule. Our office is committed to staying on schedule to prevent you from waiting or being delayed.

A: Depends on your treatment plan. Some orthopedic appliances require an impression.

A: No. While everyone’s tastes vary, nothing during your records appointment tastes “bad.” Most things are warm and taste like water. However, to alleviate any possible unpleasant tastes, the Records Technician will offer you several flavors to choose from for your impressions.

A: During treatment, your appointments will be spaced every 8-12 weeks unless otherwise specified by the doctor. For your convenience, Westside Orthodontics uses top–of-the-line materials that actively work to improve your smile over 8-to-12 week increments. Because our excellent materials are so effective, patients enjoy fewer in-office appointments without compromising a single benefit.

A: Yes. You are always welcome at either office. Because your records are housed in one location, we prefer you stay at that location as often as possible; however, we certainly understand that your schedule may change, and we are flexible in accommodating you.

A: Yes. Our entire team travels between both offices to ensure that our patients get unsurpassed treatment from the most highly-trained team available — regardless of location.

A: Yes. Our short, ten-minute appointments begin at 7:30 a.m., and the last scheduled appointment of the day is at 4:00 p.m. Because before- and after-school appointments are in high-demand, any patient needing an appointment 20 minutes or longer is seen during the day between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. This allows our office to maximize the number of patients we see before and after school for your convenience.

A: Your child’s first phase of treatment is necessary to work with growth, to reduce the severity of later orthodontic problems, and to decrease the amount of treatment time down the road. The second phase of treatment is to correct your child’s bite and to make the teeth fit together properly for a fully functioning, beautiful smile. A first phase of treatment allows us to achieve an ideal end result with braces that we otherwise wouldn’t be able to achieve.

A: As in any medical field, different orthodontists have different training and different approaches to treatment. Our doctors are highly trained and experts in their field. Depending on where the other orthodontists received training, their treatment plans and recommendations may vary.