For over 50 years, Aurora families have trusted us with their smiles — and our approach to dental imaging has always been the same: precise, personalized, and completely free of the corporate sales pressure found at the chain practices up and down this corridor. As part of Aspenwood Dental Associates and Colorado Dental Implant Center’s full range of general dentistry services, this page covers dental X-rays specifically — from routine digital bitewing images to advanced 3D CBCT scans used to plan complex implant restorations.
Along the Buckley Road and E-470 corridors, Aurora residents encounter a concentration of corporate dental chains that follow the same rigid imaging protocol for every new patient — a full series of X-rays on a fixed annual schedule, regardless of whether those images are clinically necessary or whether recent scans already exist. At Aspenwood Dental Associates and Colorado Dental Implant Center, your X-rays are prescribed based on your individual oral health history and clinical need, not a billing cycle driven by corporate sales targets. Whether you’re a busy professional near Nine Mile Station who needs same-day crown imaging without a follow-up appointment, or a patient from Heather Gardens preparing for a full-arch implant restoration, we use the most precise diagnostic technology available to ensure every decision reflects your long-term health — not a quota.
Dental Imaging Tailored to You — Not a Corporate Checklist
Dental X-rays at Aspenwood Dental Associates and Colorado Dental Implant Center are a personalized diagnostic tool, prescribed based on each patient’s unique oral health profile.
In Aurora’s rapidly growing dental market, patients in neighborhoods like Dam East, Heather Gardens, and Utah Park increasingly find themselves cycling through large dental networks where imaging protocols are standardized across hundreds of locations — the same X-ray package for every patient, every year, regardless of clinical justification. For families who’ve grown wary of that model, Aspenwood offers an independent alternative rooted in 50 years of individual assessment and big-picture thinking.
Our Aurora imaging services include:
- Digital Bitewing X-Rays for Aurora’s Long-Term Family Patients — low-radiation digital images reviewed in the full context of your oral health history, calibrated to monitor interproximal decay and bone levels between visits rather than on a corporate-mandated annual cycle
- Panoramic X-Rays for Aurora Patients Evaluating Full-Arch Restorations — a single wide-field image capturing all teeth, bone, sinuses, and jaw joints in one exposure, essential for patients in the Dam East and Heather Gardens area who are exploring dental implants or extensive restorative work
- 3D CBCT Imaging for Implant Candidates in Aurora and Along the E-470 Corridor — cone beam computed tomography providing sub-millimeter bone density mapping used to plan precise implant placement without guesswork, typically completed in under two minutes at our S. Peoria Street office
- Periapical X-Rays for Aurora Patients Managing Existing Restorations or Suspected Infections — targeted single-tooth images revealing root structure, surrounding bone, and signs of pathology invisible to a clinical exam alone, most commonly indicated for patients with older crown or bridge work
Finding Our Aurora Office
Our office sits just off S. Peoria Street, approximately one mile north of Cherry Creek State Park, and is directly accessible from Nine Mile Station on RTD’s Southeast Light Rail line — making it a convenient stop for patients commuting along the Buckley Road and E-470 corridors. You’ll find us in the Sable Landing area of Aurora, in the same S. Peoria corridor that connects Aurora’s established residential neighborhoods to the eastern Denver metro.
Here is how we deliver dental X-rays and diagnostic imaging for Aurora patients:
Step 1 — Your Full Health Picture Before a Single Image Is Taken
Before any X-ray is ordered, your provider reviews your complete dental and medical history, including any imaging taken in the past 12–24 months. For patients transferring from corporate chains along Buckley Road or at Aurora Town Center, we actively work to retrieve your existing X-rays so you’re not exposed to radiation you’ve already received. This intake process at our 2900 S Peoria St Ste C office is designed specifically to accommodate the large number of Aurora patients who arrive with recent imaging from a previous provider and have a right to use it.
Step 2 — Targeted Digital or 3D Imaging Based on Clinical Evidence
If new imaging is indicated, we use state-of-the-art digital radiography and, where surgical planning is involved, an in-office 3D CBCT scanner. For Aurora patients preparing for implants, CBCT imaging produces a sub-millimeter map of available bone volume, nerve canal position, and sinus anatomy — data that allows Dr. Aaron Sun to plan your implant placement virtually before a single incision is made, reducing surgical risk and improving long-term outcomes. The scan itself takes under two minutes and delivers a fraction of the radiation produced by a standard medical CT.
Step 3 — Plain-Language Review and Coordinated Treatment Planning
Every image is reviewed with you, explained in plain English, before any treatment recommendation is made. For patients from Heather Gardens, Utah Park, and the surrounding Aurora communities who are managing complex, multi-stage treatment, we provide a written summary of imaging findings and a clear timeline connecting your diagnostic results to your treatment plan. Patients whose imaging points toward an implant restoration are introduced directly to our implant team — because at an independent practice with over 50 years of Aurora history, your care doesn’t stop at the X-ray. If you’d like to understand what comes after imaging, our dental implant maintenance guide walks through the full long-term picture.
For patients who arrive at this conversation carrying anxiety from a difficult dental experience — a provider who felt rushed, a treatment plan that felt pushed — our resource on working through dental anxiety after a bad experience was written specifically with you in mind.
All diagnostic imaging performed at Aspenwood Dental Associates and Colorado Dental Implant Center complies with Colorado Dental Board licensure standards and CDPHE Radiation Control Program requirements for dental radiographic equipment. Every piece of X-ray and CBCT equipment in our Aurora office is subject to mandatory state registration and periodic safety inspection — not a self-reported corporate compliance checklist.
Meet Dr. Aaron Sun, DDS — Aspenwood Dental Associates and Colorado Dental Implant Center’s Lead Dentist for Implants and Advanced Imaging
Dr. Aaron Sun earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) from the University of Colorado and has built his clinical focus around the precise diagnostic and surgical work that complex restorations demand — the kind of cases where a 3D CBCT scan isn’t optional, it’s the foundation of a predictable outcome. Aurora and Centennial patients who’ve worked with Dr. Sun consistently describe his approach the same way: calm, thorough, and oriented toward explanation rather than upselling. He walks patients through their X-ray findings image by image, in plain language, so they leave the consultation understanding their oral health — not just their invoice. He practices in full compliance with ADA imaging guidelines and holds active Colorado Dental Board licensure.
Schedule Your Dental X-Ray Exam in Aurora
If radiation concerns, cost questions, or past experiences with high-pressure corporate dentistry have kept you from getting the imaging your oral health actually needs, we’d like to give you a different experience. Aurora families have been doing exactly that with us since 1972 — from the neighborhoods around Cherry Creek State Park to the communities along E-470 — because they’ve learned that a practice with a 50-year track record and a 4.9-star rating doesn’t need to manufacture urgency to fill an appointment book.
We’re not here for a single scan. We’re here to be your dental home for life.
Aurora and surrounding neighborhoods regularly served by our S. Peoria Street office:
Dam East, Heather Gardens, Utah Park, Meadow Hills, Sable Landing, Seven Hills, Aurora Hills, Tollgate Crossing, Murphy Creek, Centennial (E-470 corridor)
When dental X-rays reveal a cracked or structurally compromised tooth, our same-day crown service allows Aurora patients to move from diagnosis to a permanent restoration in a single visit — no temporary crown, no second appointment.
For patients whose imaging confirms bone loss or tooth failure that makes implants the right long-term solution, our dental implant team at Aspenwood Dental Associates and Colorado Dental Implant Center handles the entire process under one roof.
Questions Aurora Patients Ask About Dental X-Rays
How much radiation do dental X-rays at your Aurora office actually deliver — and is it safe?
Modern digital X-rays used at Aspenwood Dental Associates and Colorado Dental Implant Center expose patients to approximately 80–90% less radiation than traditional film X-rays. A standard set of four bitewing X-rays delivers roughly 0.005 millisieverts — for context, that is less radiation than a single cross-country flight departing from Denver International Airport. For Aurora patients who have avoided dental care specifically out of radiation concern, that comparison is a meaningful one. All imaging at our S. Peoria Street office is prescribed individually and uses lead shielding as standard practice, with thyroid collar protection for patients who request it or who have specific health considerations.
I’ve had recent X-rays done at a chain dental office near Buckley Road. Will Aspenwood make me redo them just to become a patient?
No — and this question reflects exactly the kind of experience we want to change for Aurora patients. You are legally entitled to your dental records, and Aspenwood Dental Associates and Colorado Dental Implant Center will request and review any recent imaging from your previous provider before recommending new scans. For patients transferring from corporate chains in the Aurora and Centennial area, Dr. Aaron Sun evaluates existing panoramic and bitewing images against current clinical findings to determine whether additional imaging is clinically warranted. Redundant X-rays are not a standard condition of establishing care at our office.
What is a 3D CBCT scan, and why would I need one before getting implants at Aspenwood’s Aurora office rather than just a regular panoramic X-ray?
A standard panoramic X-ray gives your provider a two-dimensional overview of your jaw — useful, but limited when it comes to surgical planning. A 3D cone beam CT (CBCT) scan maps the full three-dimensional structure of your jaw: bone density at the proposed implant site, the precise position of the inferior alveolar nerve canal, sinus floor anatomy, and any areas of bone loss that wouldn’t be visible in 2D. For Aurora patients planning All-on-4 implants, single-tooth replacement, or full-mouth reconstruction, this level of anatomical detail allows Dr. Aaron Sun to position implants virtually before any surgery begins — reducing risk, improving fit, and supporting long-term stability. The scan takes under two minutes at our 2900 S Peoria St Ste C office.
How often does Aspenwood actually recommend dental X-rays — or is it the same schedule for every Aurora patient?
It is not the same schedule for every patient, and that distinction matters. For an adult with no active decay, stable existing restorations, and a consistently low-risk oral health history, the American Dental Association supports a bitewing X-ray interval of 18–36 months — not annually. For Aurora patients in active treatment — managing implant placement, monitoring bone grafting outcomes, or addressing new decay — more frequent targeted imaging is appropriate. At Aspenwood, your imaging frequency is determined by Dr. Aaron Sun based on your specific clinical picture, not a corporate protocol designed to maximize billing across a network of hundreds of locations.
Does Aspenwood’s in-house membership plan cover dental X-rays for Aurora patients without insurance?
Yes — the in-house membership plan at Aspenwood Dental Associates and Colorado Dental Implant Center is structured to give Aurora patients without dental insurance financial flexibility and full cost transparency, without the restrictions or waiting periods tied to third-party coverage. . For families in Heather Gardens, Meadow Hills, and the surrounding Aurora area who are wary of corporate dental networks that push imaging packages as a new-patient precondition, the membership plan is designed around your long-term oral health needs — not annual revenue targets.
What does Colorado’s CDPHE Radiation Control Program mean for patients getting X-rays at an Aurora dental office?
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Radiation Control Program requires that all diagnostic X-ray equipment in Colorado dental offices — including those here in Aurora — be registered with the state, subject to periodic compliance inspections, and operated by appropriately trained personnel. . In practical terms, this means that when you receive X-rays at Aspenwood Dental Associates and Colorado Dental Implant Center’s S. Peoria Street office, the equipment delivering that imaging has been inspected and verified under Colorado state standards — not a self-administered internal audit conducted by a corporate chain.
What should I expect during my first visit to your Aurora office if I need dental X-rays?
If you’re coming to us from a neighborhood like Utah Park or Dam East for a new patient exam, here is what to expect: before your appointment, our team will ask about your most recent dental X-rays. If they’re current and available, we’ll request them from your previous provider before you arrive — so you’re not exposed to radiation you don’t need. If new imaging is indicated, our digital X-ray system captures sharp images in seconds, and your provider will walk you through what each image shows before any treatment discussion begins. There is no pressure to commit to a treatment plan on your first visit. Our job at that appointment is to give you a clear, honest picture of your oral health — not to build a sales pipeline.