About Our Marlborough Family Dental Office

How we run an appointment

Most people who call us are worried about something specific. A tooth that hurts when you bite. A child who cried at the last dentist. A cracked crown and a bill you can't predict. We start there. Before anyone picks up an instrument, we review your health history, your medications and any allergies, because those details change which anesthetic is right for you and how we plan treatment.

Safety shows up in small habits we repeat all day. Every reusable instrument goes through cleaning and sterilization before the next patient sits down. Disposable pieces like gloves, needles and suction tips serve one person and then go in the trash. The chair, light and counters are disinfected between appointments. For x-rays, you or your child wear a protective apron and collar, and we take only the images we need to make a decision.

Then we talk. You see what we see, and we lay out a treatment plan with the options side by side. Sometimes the honest answer is to keep an eye on a small spot instead of filling it right away. When a filling, crown or extraction is the right call, we tell you what it involves and how you will likely feel afterward before we begin.