Start with the question you actually have: Is treatment needed? Which option fits? What will it cost? Is this urgent? A consultation is useful when it can answer those questions without assuming treatment is inevitable.
Start with the question you actually have: Is treatment needed? Which option fits? What will it cost? Is this urgent? A consultation is useful when it can answer those questions without assuming treatment is inevitable.
This guide is written for Maple Ridge patients as decision support. It cannot determine suitability for treatment without an examination and appropriate records.
Identify the concern is one of the practical factors that can change diagnosis, appliance choice, treatment timing or the way progress is monitored. It should be discussed in the context of the whole case rather than treated as an isolated checklist item.
Bring relevant dental information is one of the practical factors that can change diagnosis, appliance choice, treatment timing or the way progress is monitored. It should be discussed in the context of the whole case rather than treated as an isolated checklist item.
Ask about alternatives is one of the practical factors that can change diagnosis, appliance choice, treatment timing or the way progress is monitored. It should be discussed in the context of the whole case rather than treated as an isolated checklist item.
Understand next steps is one of the practical factors that can change diagnosis, appliance choice, treatment timing or the way progress is monitored. It should be discussed in the context of the whole case rather than treated as an isolated checklist item.
A consultation can still be useful even if you are not ready to start treatment.
Yes. Comparing diagnoses and plans is reasonable when the treatment decision is significant.
Ask what the diagnosis is, what happens without treatment, which options exist, what each option requires and how retention works.