What to bring, what happens, what it costs, and the promise that nobody here lectures anybody about how long it has been.
New patients at Family Dental Care Missouri get a full exam, digital X-rays, an oral cancer screening and a written plan at 1010 Walnut St, Suite 280, downtown Kansas City. Without insurance, the first visit is $149 including X-rays. Bring ID, any insurance card and your medication list. Call (816) 439-7715.
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| Before you arrive | Forms sent ahead if you ask; previous X-rays requested from your old office |
| The exam | Every tooth, your gums, your bite, soft tissue - including the oral cancer screening |
| X-rays | Digital, low-dose, taken as your situation calls for |
| The conversation | What we found, in plain language, in order of what actually matters |
| The numbers | Written costs for anything proposed; insurance checked first |
| Cleaning | Often same-visit when gums are healthy; explained honestly when they need more |
New patients without insurance use the $149 new patient special: the full exam, all necessary X-rays and the treatment discussion, with any cleaning priced separately once the exam shows which kind your gums actually need, an order that exists to prevent surprise bills, not create them. And new patients who complete a paid exam, X-rays and cleaning receive a free take-home whitening kit with custom trays, detailed on the whitening page. Both offers live with their full terms on special offers. If something hurts right now, skip all of this and start at the emergency page, where the $99 emergency exam is the fast lane. And if getting here after years away took some courage, the dental anxiety page was written for you; you will be met the way it describes.
A photo ID, your dental insurance card if you have one, a list of the medications you take, and, if a previous dentist has recent X-rays, ask that office to send them over beforehand, since usable recent images can save you time and money. Arrive about ten minutes early for paperwork, or ask the front desk to send the forms ahead so you can walk in ready. Call (816) 439-7715.
A full exam of every tooth, your gums, your bite and your soft tissue, including the two-minute oral cancer screening; digital X-rays as your situation calls for; and then the part patients value most, a plain-language conversation about what was found, what matters now, what can wait, and what anything proposed would cost, in writing. If your gums are healthy, a cleaning is often done the same visit; if they need more, you will hear exactly why. Call (816) 439-7715.
No, and you will not get a lecture about it, because you already know how long it has been and repeating it helps nobody. Returning patients consistently need less than they feared, and whatever yours needs gets sequenced by what actually matters first, at a pace you control, with each step priced before you commit to it. If anxiety is part of what kept you away, the dental anxiety page describes exactly how we handle that. Call (816) 439-7715.
Two apply to first visits. The $149 new patient special, for patients without insurance, covers the full exam, all necessary X-rays and the treatment discussion, with any cleaning priced separately once the exam shows which kind your gums need. And new patients who complete a paid exam, X-rays and cleaning receive a free take-home whitening kit with custom trays. Full terms sit on the special offers page. Call (816) 439-7715.
Usually within days for a routine first visit, and same day where possible if something hurts, say so when you call and you will be triaged as an emergency rather than waiting politely in the new-patient queue. Morning slots from 8:00am suit before-work visits and are the quietest; lunch hours book fastest. Calling is quicker than the form, since the front desk can see the live schedule. Call (816) 439-7715.