Bring the information that helps your dentist understand your health, dental history and treatment goals.
A useful dental consultation does not depend on arriving with a perfect folder. Recent X-rays, a medication list, details of previous treatment and clear questions can help the dentist assess your situation more efficiently and explain the next steps.
Bring a current medication list, relevant medical information, recent dental X-rays or scans if available, details of previous treatment, any implant or restoration records, and a written list of your concerns and goals. For a Klinik7 face-to-face event, also keep your appointment confirmation and contact details available.
What Should I Bring to a Dental Consultation?
The purpose of bringing records is not to diagnose yourself. It is to give the dentist a clearer starting point. Use the checklist below and bring only the items that are relevant and available.
Practical point: Digital files are usually easier to review than photographs of printed X-rays. Ask your current dental practice whether they can send the original image files or a secure download link.
Bring an Accurate Medication List and Medical History
Your medical history can affect examination, imaging, anaesthetic choices, surgical planning, healing and the medicines that may be prescribed. Tell the dentist about current and previous conditions even when they do not appear directly related to your teeth.
Include these details
- Current prescription medicines
- Over-the-counter medicines and supplements
- Medication allergies or previous adverse reactions
- Major medical conditions and previous surgery
- Contact details for relevant doctors or specialists
- Pregnancy or possible pregnancy where relevant
Do not change medication yourself
Do not stop blood thinners, osteoporosis medicines, diabetes medicines or any other prescribed treatment without advice from the clinician who manages that medication. The dental team can explain whether medical confirmation is needed before treatment.
A photograph of medicine boxes can be useful, but a written list showing the medicine name, dose and how often you take it is usually clearer. Include injections and medicines taken weekly or monthly, not only daily tablets.
Should I Bring Dental X-Rays or a CBCT Scan?
Yes, bring recent dental imaging if you already have it. Existing images may help the dentist understand previous treatment, identify areas that need closer assessment and decide whether additional imaging may be required.
There is no single expiry date for every X-ray. Relevance depends on your symptoms, treatment history, the area being assessed and whether your condition has changed.
No. The dentist should review the available records and decide whether they answer the necessary clinical questions before recommending additional imaging.
Bring Details of Previous Dental Treatment
Previous treatment can influence what is possible now. Records are especially useful when another clinic placed implants, completed root canal treatment, fitted crowns or provided a removable denture.
Implants
Bring the implant card, brand, model, placement date and any previous scan or surgical report.
Crowns and bridges
Share when they were fitted, which teeth were treated and whether you have experienced looseness, fractures, sensitivity or bite problems.
Root canal treatment
Bring available X-rays and explain when treatment was completed and whether symptoms have returned.
Referral letters, old treatment plans and quotations can also provide useful context. They should be treated as background information rather than an instruction for the new dentist to repeat the same plan.
The most useful record is one that helps the dentist understand what was done, when it was done and what has changed since then.
Write Down Your Concerns, Priorities and Questions
A consultation should not focus only on what treatment can be provided. It should also clarify what matters to you, what you want to avoid and how different options compare.
For cosmetic treatment, bring examples that show the general style you like, but avoid expecting another person's smile to be copied exactly. Tooth proportions, facial features, bite, gum levels and oral health all affect what may be suitable.
What Should You Bring for Different Types of Consultation?
Dental implants
- Recent panoramic X-ray or CBCT if available
- Existing implant cards and surgical records
- Medication and relevant medical history
- Information about smoking and previous healing problems
Learn more about dental implant assessment, All-on-4 and All-on-6.
Crowns, veneers and smile planning
- Details of existing crowns, bridges or veneers
- Photos showing your current smile
- Concerns about colour, shape, alignment or gum display
- Examples that communicate your preferred naturalness and brightness
Review zirconia crowns, laminate veneers and smile makeover planning.
Dentures, bite or second opinion
- Your current denture or removable appliance
- Previous treatment plans and quotations
- Notes about chewing, speech, comfort or jaw symptoms
- A timeline of when the problem began
Bringing the appliance itself can help demonstrate where it feels loose, painful or unstable.
Preparing for a Klinik7 Face-to-Face Consultation Event
Klinik7 organises selected face-to-face dental consultation events for patients who want to discuss possible treatment before travelling to Antalya. Event consultations support early planning, but a final diagnosis and definitive treatment plan may still require a complete clinical examination and appropriate diagnostic imaging.
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Review upcoming Klinik7 face-to-face consultation events and appointment options.
View all eventsBring these event-specific items
- Your appointment confirmation and current contact details
- Dental records saved on your phone, tablet, email or secure link
- A written summary of your main dental concern
- Your medication list and relevant medical information
- Your questions about treatment stages, travel and follow-up
What If I Do Not Have X-Rays or Previous Dental Records?
You can still attend the consultation. Explain what treatment you remember, when it was completed and what symptoms or concerns you have now. The dentist can identify which missing information is important and whether new examination or imaging is needed.
You can still discuss
- Your symptoms and treatment goals
- General treatment pathways
- Which records should be requested
- Possible stages and travel requirements
- Questions about available treatment alternatives
May remain provisional
- Definitive diagnosis
- Exact number of implants or restorations
- Bone grafting requirements
- Final material selection
- Final cost and treatment duration
Do not conceal missing information. Tell the dentist when records are unavailable, incomplete or older than you expected. A transparent starting point is more useful than guessing.
How Should I Prepare Before the Appointment?
Brush your teeth as usual unless the clinic gives different instructions. Do not fast for a standard consultation unless you have been specifically told that sedation, anaesthesia or another procedure is planned.
Send Your Consultation Question to Klinik7
Tell us which consultation or event you are considering and what dental records you already have. The Klinik7 team can explain which information may be useful to send or bring.
Information submitted through this form supports an initial discussion. A definitive diagnosis and final treatment plan may require a clinical examination and appropriate diagnostic imaging.
