When looking for a dentist, there are many things to take into consideration. There are the easy to identify properties – how close they are to your home or office to determine ease of getting to them for your appointments, what their hours are and if it works with your schedule as some offices have evening or weekend hours, if they are able to direct bills to your insurance so you aren’t out of pocket for the cost of your visit, and if they have parking. Other things will be unique to each individual patient and can only be determined by doing research about the dentist and their office, or by booking a consultation with them. This is where you will find out the services they provide, if those services match up with your needs, what the core values of their practice are, what treatments they are able to perform in office and if they have any specializations or additional knowledge over and above a general dentist practice. It is important to feel comfortable with your dentist and feel like you can ask questions about concerns you have about your oral health and get an honest, knowledgeable answer. If other members of your family will be going to the same dentist, it is also important that the dentist can meet their individual needs and that they feel comfortable with the dentist and their office as well.