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Your First Visit

Crafting yourideal first visit

Finding a new dentist is a big decision. We put real care into getting your first visit right: the time to truly understand you, a thorough look at your whole-mouth health, and an honest plan built around what you actually need.

A light-filled treatment corridor at Zen Dental Studio, ending in a pastel wave mural
Why it’s different

Evidence, and time to explain it

Your first visit is really about getting to know you: your health, your history, and your goals. From there, your provider builds a careful, evidence-based plan and walks you through it, so every recommendation makes sense to you.

You see what we see

  • AI-assisted diagnostics, right on screen
  • Explained in plain language
  • Nothing about your mouth stays a mystery

Guided by evidence

  • Built on current clinical guidance
  • Planned for your long-term health
  • Only the care that genuinely helps you

Technology for comfort

  • Panoramic x-rays and digital scans
  • Quieter, gentler, and faster
  • A complimentary 3D scan when your bite would benefit

A sense of calm

  • Fiji water and mindfulness drinks
  • A steady, easy pace
  • A provider who partners with you

From our founder

“My most memorable patients are the ones who genuinely cared about their oral health and worked with me as a partner. That is what I want for everyone who sits in our chair.”

Dr. Srijana Pokhrel · Founder

Step by step

Your visit, start to finish

Sixty to seventy-five minutes, at a comfortable pace. You meet one of our providers, and leave with a clear plan.

  1. 01

    Before you arrive

    Book online or call. Complete your forms digitally, and we verify your insurance and gather your health history ahead of time, so your visit is about you, not paperwork.

  2. 02

    Settling in

    Arrive a few minutes early to take in the space. We welcome you with Fiji water or a mindfulness drink and answer anything before we begin. Our San Francisco studio adds massage chairs.

  3. 03

    A complete picture

    Comfortable full-mouth imaging on our in-office panoramic x-ray, plus digital scans that are fast, gentle, and low in radiation.

  4. 04

    Your comprehensive exam

    A thorough exam with oral-cancer and gum screening, guided by AI diagnostics you can see on screen. If your bite would benefit, we include a complimentary 3D scan.

  5. 05

    Your cleaning

    Most patients receive their cleaning the same day, at this first visit.

  6. 06

    Your plan, explained

    Your provider builds an evidence-based plan and explains it plainly: what you need, and why. A written estimate follows within three business days.

Common Questions

First-visit questions

Ready when you are

Book your first visit at either studio, in San Francisco or Mountain View. Choose your provider, and arrive to a calm, welcoming space.

San Francisco

254 5th St, San Francisco, CA 94103

(415) 857-0150

Mountain View

400 San Antonio Rd, Suite A, Mountain View, CA 94040

(650) 582-2848