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Dental hygienist are specially trained members
of the dental team. They are trained to help prevent dental disease
by giving advice on how to care for your teeth & gums, advising
on diet. However, they spend a significant part of their time treating
gum disease by removing calculus (tartar).
At Wollaton Dental Care our philosophy is to carry out preventive
dentistry. Our hygienist enable our patients & dentists to follow
this aim. Our hygienist help to keep our patients mouths clean &
healthy. The dentists in the practice prefer to refer our patients
to the hygienist as they are able to spend more time on the scaling
& polishing of your teeth.
A typical hygienist appointment will last
20 minutes. However if you have specific gum (perio) problems that
need addressing you may need further visits.
The hygienist will scale & polish your teeth this procedure
is painless. Some patients with gum disease may feel some discomfort,
if you do please tell the hygienist who will be able to organise
a form of pain control.
They may give advise or demonstrate flossing &
brushing.
Diet advice may also be given.
The practice usually confirms hygienist
appointments the day before.
80 % of the UK population have gum disease . In order to keep our
patients with healthy smiles, we usually recommend that our patients
visit the hygienist between three & six months, but this depends
on our patients requirements. This means we can keep that smile
looking clean, bright & fresh.
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