Appointment Information
How are Appointments Scheduled?
To schedule an appointment, please call our office at (760) 438-1279. The office attempts to schedule appointments at your convenience and when time is available. Preschool children should be seen in the morning because they are fresher and we can work more slowly with the child for their comfort. School children with a lot of work to be done should be seen in the morning for the same reason. Dental appointments are an excused absence. Missing school can be kept to a minimum when regular dental care is continued.
Since appointed times are reserved exclusively for each patient we ask that you please notify our office 24 hours in advance of your scheduled appointment time if you are unable to keep your appointment. Another patient who needs our care could be scheduled if we have sufficient time to notify them. We realize that unexpected things can happen, but we ask for your assistance in this regard.
Broken Appointments
As a courtesy to our office, we require 24 hours notice for all appointment cancellations/reschedules. A last minute cancellation or failed appointment means that the appointment time cannot be offered to another child who may be in need of treatment. Reserving time for your family is important to us, as your time is important to you. Should you need to cancel your appointment without being able to give us 24 hours notice, a broken appointment fee may be assessed to your account.
How to confirm appointments?
We have exciting news!
We will be using an automated system to confirm appointments! When the system calls your home, we will ask for you to confirm the appointments by pressing your telephone keypad. What could be easier?! The new system is called Tele-Patient. We are always trying to find new and better ways to care for our patients.