Your First Visit

Your initial appointment will consist of a consultation explaining your diagnosis and treatment options. A complex medical history, detailed examination and necessary diagnostic test will allow Dr. Tye to develop an individualized treatment plan. All financial options will be discussed prior to any procedural treatments. Any desired procedural options will be performed during another visit.

Patient registration can be expedited by our online Patient Registration.

Please assist us by providing the following information at the time of your consultation:

• Your surgical referral slip and any X-rays if applicable
• A list of medications you are presently taking
• If you have medical or dental insurance, bring the necessary completed forms. If your insurance requires a referral, please obtain the referral prior to your initial consultation. This will save time and allow us to help you process any claims.

IMPORTANT: All patients under the age of 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at the consultation visit.

A pre-operative consultation and physical examination is mandatory for patients undergoing IV anesthesia for surgery. Please have nothing to eat or drink 8 hours prior to your surgery. You will also need a responsible adult to drive you home and remain with you for 24 hours post-operatively.

Please alert the office if you have a medical condition that may be of concern prior to surgery (i.e. diabetes, high blood pressure, artificial heart valves and joints, rheumatic fever, etc.) or if you are on any medication (i.e. heart medications, aspirin, anticoagulant therapy, etc.)

X-Rays

If your dentist or physician has taken x-rays, you may request that they forward them to our office. If there is not enough time, please pick them up and bring them to our office. If additional films are necessary, digital x-rays can be taken at our facility.

3D Digital Cone Beam Facial Computed Tomography (CT)

image showing dental implant treatment planning | 3D image can be rotated 360 degrees and viewed allowing precise evaluation and treatment planning

Our practice utilizes state-of-the-art, facial cone-beam CT (computed tomography) technology that provides highly accurate 3-D radiographic images for the diagnosis, planning and treatment of oral surgery. This technology provides facial, highly accurate 3-D radiographic images for the diagnosis, planning and treatment of orthodontics, implantology, TMJ analysis, oral and orthognathic surgery and other dental procedures. Undistorted, anatomically correct views of the jaws, teeth and facial bones along with cross-sectional (bucco-lingual), axial, coronal, sagittal, cephalometric and panoramic views are easily generated. Three-dimensional images enable a level of anatomical accuracy and patient care not possible with 2-D technologies.

With the addition of cone-beam CT technology in our office, our practice is committed to providing innovative, high-quality, patient care.