Well Child

WHY DOES YOUR CHILD NEED A CHECK UP?

Well child visits are more important than you may imagine.  These detailed, comprehensive appointments allow your doctor to evaluate your child’s growth, development, and general health. It also gives your family an opportunity to ask questions.  With the help of regular well child visits, your child’s doctor can often detect and address health problems before they become more serious or chronic conditions. 

An exam when your child is sick is focused on the illness or the problem.  Your child’s doctor will not likely have as much time to do a full examination.  So call to schedule your child’s well check up appointment routinely.  We encourage you to schedule well child exams several months in advance. 

WHEN DOES YOUR CHILD NEED A CHECK UP?

Please Click on the Link to get the Recommended Well Child Visit and Vaccination Schedule


Some children may need more frequent and comprehensive visits, depending on their condition.

While most insurance companies have traditionally covered exams on this recommended well child visit schedule, coverage by insurance companies have changed greatly.  Please check with your insurance company to determine your plan benefits. 

WHAT IMMUNIZATIONS WILL MY CHILD RECEIVE?

We follow the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) and the ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) recommendations on immunization administration.

COMPLETION OF FORMS:

If your child has any health forms that need to be completed, please bring them with you to the physical exam appointment. There is a fee for completing forms that are not done at the time of the physical exam.  Please make sure all patient information and history questions are completed before dropping off forms.  Please allow 1-2 weeks for completing forms.

DRESSING FOR WELL CHILD EXAM:

Please have your school age children dress in or bring shorts and a T-shirt for their exams.  This allows us to perform a thorough exam and keep our patients feeling comfortable in their own clothes.

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