We are an established practice of over 40 years.
If you are seeking a quality family practice, we will be happy to welcome you. We pride ourselves on caring dentistry.
For your first visit, a full examination and then a chat is often all that is required.
This gives you the opportunity to explain what you need or expect from us. We only provide treatment at a first visit if absolutely necessary, for example, if you have an immediate dental problem such as pain, a broken tooth or bleeding gums.
During your first appointment, we carefully examine….
1. The ‘soft’ areas inside and around your mouth. This includes checking for signs of cancer, pre-cancer, and other diseases.
click here to view:Oral Cavity, Primary Teath, Permanent Teeth.
2. The health of your gums, and your vulnerability to gum and tooth problems. Bleeding gums are a sure sign of infection. Recent researches show us that if your gums are infected, the bacteria in your mouth can spread into the rest of your body through your blood stream, and disease will surely develop if not corrected.
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3. Your teeth.
To detect dental caries or any dental problem. This may be fillings that leak but are not yet causing pain, ledges on old repairs causing bleeding, hairline cracks or erosions causing sensitivity to cold, a bad bite causing headaches.
4. You may wish to draw our attention to perhaps one dental concern of your own.
5. Radiograph examination.
6. Your treatment choices.
We shall discuss the pros and cons of any appropriate treatment options with you. If you prefer to do nothing for the time being, you will benefit from having the correct information, which is often enough to put your mind at rest about your dental condition.
If you decide you wish to proceed, we will always provide you with a written estimate, with full details of cost and payment methods.
We always recommend the treatment we would provide for our own family. There is absolutely no obligation to have any treatment at your first visit with us. It is your body, and therefore your choice. Our role is to inform first, and in that regard,we are happy to make appointments for second opinions on other dentist’ treatment plans.
We care that you smile.