Did you know that your oral health is an important part of your overall health?

Oral health problems such as oral pain, missing teeth or oral infections can affect a person's physical, mental and social well-being. Oral disease, like any other disease, needs to be treated. Keeping a healthy mouth is an important part of leading a healthy life. Many Canadians will experience gingivitis at least once in their lives. Gingivitis is a type of gum disease that causes inflammation of the gums. To find out if you have gingivitis, come visit us. Our dentists have the training, skills and expertise to detect and treat gingivitis and other more serious oral health diseases.

Dental Hygience Services include the following:

• Assessing the patient: This includes, but is not limited to, a full review of the patient's medical history, necessary x-rays to be taken, a clinical exam, and a periodontal assessment by probing and exploring areas of the patients mouth. During this stage a thorough documentation must be implemented.
• Dental hygiene diagnosis: Assessing of data pertaining to a client's condition/state in terms that will help identify problems so as to lead to a professional treatment plan/ therapies. The final diagnosis of disease and/or treatments solely lies with jurisdiction and/or approval granted by the doctor.
• Planning: creating a sequential treatment plan for the patient. The treatment plan will vary based on the patient's immediate needs.
• Implementation: Carrying out the plan in a timely and effective manner.
• Evaluation: Determining the effectiveness of the treatment plan that was administered. If ineffective a complete evaluation on how to approach the patient's needs differently.

If you have a question or concern about your oral health, please come talk to us.