Any Time Day or Night

Will your new dentist be available to you at all hours of night should an emergency arise? Be sure to ask office staff procedures they follow for emergency care. Do they have an answering service? How long does it take for a typical call back?

How does dental office handle vacations? Will they have another dentist to fill in? Find out name of dentist that will fill in during this time. You may never need it but it’s good to know ahead of time should an emergency arise.

Dental Plan Services and Specialties

What type of dental services and Dental Plans does dentist offer? Does he work strictly on adults or does he also cater to pediatric dentistry? Does he only do general dentistry or does he also deal with special services needed. Find out if your Dentist has a list of specialist that he will refer you too should you need a service he doesn’t provide such as oral surgery, periodontal surgery and like.

Dental Plans with Payment Options

Should you need to have a costly procedure done will you be expected to render payment at time of visit? Do they have finance and payment options for costly procedures? This is a very important factor should you find yourself needing a procedure that is not fully covered by your dental plan. Using these few tips to research potential new dentists and Dental Plans will help you feel more comfortable and at ease with your new dentist. Having a dentist you trust and feel secure with is essential to your dental care and that of your family.

Remember these guidelines as you toyshop for your baby:

1. The visual perception of infants is limited, so make sure to buy toys in bright, contrasting colors.

2. Activity centers and crib mobiles fascinate newborns. Some mobiles come with an adjustable height option so that you can make sure mobile is in your baby’s visual range.

3. Babies up to six months old have very limited motor skills and love high-pitched sounds. Chimes, rattles, teething rings, colorful pictures and soft blocks will stimulate your baby at this age.

4. For babies between six to nine months old, you can buy building blocks, activity boxes and cubes, stacking ring cones, and bath toys. Try to vary textures of toys.

5. Between age of nine months and a year, babies are old enough to enjoy and learn from toys such as nesting cups, push and pull toys, large crayons, spades, and stacking blocks.

6. It always helps to keep in mind that you do not need fancy and expensive toys to stimulate your infant. You might bring home a very trendy toy for your baby only to find that baby finds packaging far more interesting. Your young child just needs stimulation and a way to express their creativity, and this can be done with homemade toys as well.