new patients
Registration: five minutes now, zero clipboard later.
Registration is the least interesting part of dentistry, so we keep it short: your basics, your health history, your insurance card, and a records release if you're coming from another practice. Do it online before your visit and the front desk only needs a quick verification at check-in — or arrive ten minutes early and we'll hand you a tablet.
Questions along the way? Call 540-885-8037 and the front desk walks you through it.
Opens our registration portal in a new tab. It feeds the very system the front desk works in, which means your details are already loaded when you arrive.
What to have ready
Have three things handy: your insurance card, plus the policyholder's birth date if the plan isn't yours; an up-to-date list of your medications and supplements, since drug interactions affect dental care more than most people realize; and, if you want records moved over, the name of your prior dental office. Sign one release and the chasing becomes our job.
If you've had X-rays elsewhere recently, ask that office to email them to fishersville@willisdentistry.com before your appointment — we'll add them to your chart so you're not re-imaged unnecessarily. For children under 18, a parent or legal guardian needs to be present at the first visit.
The health-history part, honestly
Why does a dental form ask about your general health? Because the mouth is part of the body: dry mouth from medications, healing changes from diabetes or heart disease, sequencing changes from blood thinners, pacing changes from anxiety. Be candid — yes, even about how long it's been, and even about hating dentists. Both answers shape your visit to your benefit.
Questions we hear in the chair
- Is there a way to do the paperwork ahead of time?
- Yes. The online registration link below feeds directly into the front desk's own system, so everything is on file before you step inside. Expect it to take around five minutes.
- I'm not sure what my insurance covers. What now?
- Bring the card and we'll decode it — coverage translation is the front desk's daily sport. Call ahead and they can start verification before your visit.
- Does booking require records from my old dentist?
- No — book first, sign a release when you're in. Recent X-rays are worth transferring; everything else we can rebuild from the exam.
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