Optimal health for your teeth and gums

Within our practice, we recommend that you see our dental hygienist regularly. Our ultimate aim is to help you achieve a healthy, comfortable mouth; a strong, stable bite; and a confident, radiant smile for life. Dental hygienists play an essential role in helping you achieve this goal.

Dental Hygienists use preventive, educational and therapeutic methods to help prevent oral diseases whilst helping patients to achieve and maintain oral health. They will work with you to determine the best oral hygiene routine for your individual needs and highlight any areas that need more attention. Generally the responsibilities of a Dental Hygienist include:

Assessment
• Examining, assessing and documenting oral conditions.

Planning
• Development of individualized oral hygiene programmes for home care
• Development of a professional dental hygiene plan of care to meet the client's needs
• Diet analysis and counselling for dental caries control and prevention
• Educating clients regarding oral health
• Planning and conducting oral health programmes in the community

Implementation
• Non-surgical periodontal therapy (removing disease-related deposits on the tooth surface such as plaque and calculus as well as unsightly tooth stains for cosmetic purposes)
• Applying decay preventing agents such as fluoride and sealants

Evaluation
Visiting your dental hygienist is a simple and easy way to achieve and maintain excellent dental health by:-
1. Evaluating the dental hygiene plan of care and the client's satisfaction with it.
2. Evaluating the success of a home care oral hygiene programme

Your First Visit to the Dental Hygienist
Your first visit with the dental hygienist usually takes 45 minutes when she will take detailed baseline measurements of your gum health.

Healthy gums are paramount to long term oral health. Our dental hygienist will help you to optimise the day to day care of your mouth and will treat any gum disease that you may have. Once your treatment is complete our Dental Hygienist has a key role to play in the ongoing maintenance of your oral health.

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