Fort Mill & Rock Hill, SC Pediatric Dentist, Dr. Charles Crawford

Before the First Visit

We sincerely trust that you and your child will find the first visit and all visits to our office comfortable and rewarding. Our goal is to offer excellence in oral healthcare to all of our patients. Good dental health can only be accomplished by teamwork between parents, patients and dental professionals. We are here to serve you and thank you for entrusting your child's dental care to us. If you have any questions please feel free to call our office.

Before the first visit, please discuss the positive aspects of dentistry with your child. We would like to convey good feelings about dental visits being apart of growing up. We ask that you allow us to be the source of information for your child if he or she may be apprehensive about the dental visit. Words Such as, "hurt", "shot", and "needle" are a few examples of "no-no's" in our office. We choose other less frightening words to describe our procedures.

Expect your child to react well and enjoy the visit to our office and chances are that he or she will do exactly that.

The appointment time is reserved specifically for your child. We ask that a cancellation or change please be made at least 24 hours in advance. You will need to allow yourself a few extra minutes before the appointment to fill out the health form, if you do not print and complete it ahead of time (See First Visit Forms below).

The First Dental Visit

At the initial visit, our staff will review the health history form with you. Then you and your child will be introduced to our dental team and have the opportunity to see the office before the examination. We invite you to stay with your child at the first dental visit. At future appointments, infants and young children may feel more confident when parents are close by. With older children, doctor-child communication is often enhanced if parents remain in the reception room. Our purpose is to gain your child's confidence and overcome any apprehension. Please do not be upset if your child cries. Children are often afraid of anything new, and crying is the normal reaction to that fear. Following, the examination the dentist will discuss his findings with you. At this time a treatment plan will be designed for your child's specific dental needs.

First Visit Forms

For your convenience, prior to visiting our office, please print the following forms, complete the information and bring the forms with you to your first visit.

New Patient Health History Form

Financial Policy Agreement

To print the forms you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, please click here to download it for free to your computer.

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Fort Mill and Rock Hill, SC Pediatric Dentist. Servicing patients in the surrounding cities and areas of Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Chester, Clover, Lake Wylie, Indian Land, Tega Cay, Lancaster, South Carolina, and Charlotte, Matthews, Pineville, Waxhaw, North Carolina.

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