What to expect at your first dental hygiene visit!

 

 

Your first visit is approximately 1.5 hours, together we will develop a personalized dental hygiene care plan specific for you.

 

We will:

 

– Review a comprehensive Medical and Dental history; including current medications and blood pressure.

 

– A full head and neck exam and oral cancer screening.

 

– Assess the condition of your teeth and gums, and discuss your oral health with you.

 

– Provide a dental hygiene treatment plan that is specialized for your oral  health needs.

 

– Explain how dental hygiene care can help you maintain a healthy mouth and body.

 

– Obtain your permission to provide treatment.

 

– Provide dental hygiene therapies that are safe and effective and have current evidence -based research to support their use; this may include the scaling of teeth and the removal of stains.

 

– Apply fluoride or chemotherapeutic treatments; client specific.

 

– Assist you in ways to maintain your oral health at home and in between dental hygiene visits,

 

– Practice standard infection control including the wearing of gloves, mask, and eye protection, and the use of sterile instruments.