Office Information

Hours—we are open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. On Friday our hours are from 8:30 AM until 2:00 PM. Our lunch break is for one hour and may range from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM.

Appointments—of necessity, we must work by appointment.  This allows us to allocate an appropriate time period for each patient’s care.  Since patients do not have emergencies or illnesses on schedule and since operations do not always run on time, occasional delays are unavoidable.  A sincere effort is made to stay on schedule and we appreciate your patience, if asked to wait.  When possible, we will call to let you know of an unusual delay in our appointments in order to avoid long waits in our office.  Likewise,  if you are unable to keep your appointment or are likely to be late, please call to reschedule so that we may use that time for someone else in need.

Office Forms—at your first visit, you will be asked to fill out Patient Information and Medical History forms.  These are located and down-loadable at this website under Forms.  They will become a part of your confidential office record.  The information to be filled-in aids in many aspects of your care at our office from prescriptions, to insurance filings, to medical decisions during surgery.  We thank you for cooperating in regards to our needed forms. 

Telephone—our telephone is answered by our staff when in the office and by voice mail after hours. True Oral Surgical emergencies are referred to call Dr. Morris’ cell phone number. Since it is impossible for Dr. Morris to take emergency call every day all year, he will share call with a local oral surgeon in whom he has great confidence.

Prescriptions—we suggest that you anticipate your medication needs so that refills can be handled during office hours.  We will not refill prescriptions after hours, because we do not have access to your office record.  Prescriptions are based on current illnesses and treatments.  Problems that are chronic or progressive must be reviewed for new findings and possibly more effective medications.  Long-term conditions often need to be re-evaluated before medications can be renewed.  WHEN CALLING ABOUT A PRESCRIPTION, HAVE YOUR PHARMACY TELEPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE.          

Anesthesia—we offer several options to control pain and anxiety.  Your procedure can often be performed using only local anesthesia.  If anxiety is a concern, nitrous oxide and oxygen will provide light sedation.   A more difficult procedure may require intravenous sedation or anesthesia.  Many patients may benefit from orally administered sedatives.  Some situations might even require that the patient be admitted to a local hospital for in-patient general anesthesia.  Oral Surgeons receive months of General Anesthesia training during their residency.  This topic will be discussed with you when you appoint or at the time of your consultation.  Our patients who require intravenous sedation or anesthesia must not eat or drink anything for eight hours prior to the surgery, and must have a responsible adult to transport them home.