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Treatment at Dental Wellbeing is
not like any dental visit you've experienced before. We want
you to be informed and involved at every step of your dental
care. Our aim is to give you an active role in your treatment
and maintenance of dental health. Instead of a six monthly
visit "wondering" what the dentist will find we
can give you confidence and peace of mind that you have significantly
reduced the risk of decay, gum disease or any need for frequent
repairs.
The first step in the process is to
take a thorough medical and dental history. The initial exam
takes around an hour.
Not all of that time is spent in the chair as we also spend
a lot of time discussing your worries and concerns about
your mouth and teeth, your lifestyle and goals for dental
wellbeing.
We also take into account:
- Your overall systemic health
- Your posture and current neuromuscular condition of head
and neck muscles and jaw joints
- Your breathing and any difficulties such as snoring
- Your general nutrition
Once we have gathered this information
we are then able to make a comprehensive assessment of your
current condition
giving consideration to not only your mouth and teeth
but all those other areas which may have an impact on
your
dental
health.
Once we have evaluated all the treatment options
we can develop a custom tailored treatment plan looking
at short, medium and long term goals. Before we proceed
with
any work we will give you a treatment with short, medium
and long term options complete with costs. You can
then decide how you want your treatment to proceed.
Our main
aim is to
give you active input into your treatment and make
you
as independent of the dentist as possible. To achieve
this we
focus heavily on prevention. In combination with
a plan of treatment, we prescribe a customised oral hygiene
routine, which if followed will maintain your mouth
in
a stable
condition
before, during and after any treatment.
A typical Dental
Wellbeing treatment program includes:
- Take medical and dental history
- Stabilise mouth and tailor oral hygiene routine to
individual patient
- Construct treatment plan, consult with patient
as to choice of treatment options
- Perform treatment
- Ongoing maintenance
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