Back to School in Hamilton County: Make This Recare Visit Count

Backpacks are packed. Sports practice is on the calendar. And somewhere between school forms and new shoes, recare appointments tend to slide.

That is the visit that matters most right now.

At Indy Smile Group, a routine recare visit is still a cleaning and an exam. It is also the easiest moment in the year to see how a growing smile is changing — before a small crowding problem, a crossbite, or an old sports chip becomes a bigger conversation in December.

What “recare” means at our offices

If you are already a patient at Smile Dentistry in Fishers, Simply Smile in Carmel, or Simply Smile in North Indy, recare is your regular preventive visit. Same team. Same office. No new-patient paperwork.

For families we already know, this visit includes a **complimentary Oral Health Scan** when one is due. That scan is part of the visit. It is not a separate product and it is not a coupon.

The scan is taken with the iTero® scanner we use at all three offices. No putty tray. Most kids treat it like a short video game of their own teeth.

Why this month, not “after volleyball starts”

Summer is hard on routines. Sports mouthguards sit in gym bags. Aligners get left in a napkin at the lake. Juice and sports drinks show up more than anyone wants to admit.

A fall recare visit lets us:

• Clean what built up over travel and late bedtimes

• Check growth and incoming adult teeth

• Compare this year’s Oral Health Scan with last year’s, when we have one

• Catch a chipped tooth, a loose retainer, or a crowding pattern while there is still time to plan

If your child is in Invisalign®, we can also check wear, fit, and whether the current plan still matches the school-year schedule.

Invisalign treatment at Indy Smile Group is **$4,979** for kids or adults. If a child needs the Invisalign Palatal Expander appliance, that is a separate **$749** add-on. A consult is required to determine candidacy. Individual results vary.

What the Oral Health Scan actually shows

Parents usually want a plain-English answer, so here it is.

The scan is a 3D model of the teeth and bite. We use it to look at:

• How crowded or spaced the teeth are becoming

• Whether the bite is shifting as adult teeth come in

• Wear, chips, and spots that are easy to miss on a quick look

• A year-over-year comparison when the last scan is on file

It does not replace X-rays when X-rays are due. On a typical hygiene cadence, bitewing X-rays are taken at one recare and the Oral Health Scan is taken at the next six-month visit if X-rays are not due. Every patient still gets at least one scan a year.

If it has been more than a year since the last scan — or there has never been one — tell the front desk when you confirm. We will make time for it at this visit.

Fishers, Carmel, or North Indianapolis

Come back to the office that already knows your family.

• **Smile Dentistry Fishers** — 9865 E. 116th Street, Suite 100, Fishers, IN 46037, near Hamilton Town Center. (317) 570-5480.

• **Simply Smile Carmel** — 13590B North Meridian Street, Suite 101, Carmel, IN 46032. (317) 564-8490.

• **Simply Smile North Indy** — 3750 N Meridian St, Ste 200, Indianapolis, IN 46208. (317) 672-7511.

Book the recare at the location you already use. If a sibling is due too, ask the team to pair the visits.

If you are new to Indy Smile Group

This recare visit and the complimentary Oral Health Scan are for patients already in our practice.

New patients are welcome at all three offices. The New Patient Special is **$99** for the exam, cleaning, and necessary X-rays. New patients only. Not valid with insurance.

Curious about Invisalign before you come in? Use the free SmileView preview, or book a free iTero scan and consult.

Professional whitening, if you want a brighter smile after summer coffee and sports drinks, starts at **$399** in office or **$249** take-home.

What to do this week

1. Check the last recare date for each child — and yourself.
2. If anyone is overdue, call the office you already visit and get on the fall schedule.
3. Mention an overdue or missing Oral Health Scan when you confirm so we can plan the scan into the visit.
4. Bring current retainers, aligners, or a sports mouthguard if you have one. We would rather see it now than after it is lost in a locker.

School pictures, fall sports, and the first round of colds are already on the calendar. A clean, current scan of the smile is the one item that should be too.