Dental Hygienist in Gravesend
At Parrock Dental in Kent, we believe in a preventative approach to dentistry. Our research shows that patients who regularly visit a dentist and a hygienist will have the healthiest teeth and gums and require the least amount of dental treatment in the future.
Protecting your oral health in Kent
If you live in Northfleet, Rochester or in Kent and need a dental hygienist, book an appointment today.
Why is your oral health so important?
Our hygiene professionals closely monitor your oral health and make recommendations if they see anything untoward or suspicious.
Hygienists provide a huge amount of information on how to best care for your teeth, gums and mouth and how to keep them healthy. They will demonstrate how to best clean and floss your teeth as well as providing information on diet, lifestyle and other factors which promote oral hygiene.
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What do dental hygienists in Northfleet do?
Dental hygienists will:
- Show you the most effective way to brush your teeth to help control plaque
- Demonstrate how to best clean in between teeth to reduce the chance of tooth decay and gum disease
- Remove tartar from below the gum line to reduce the chance of gum disease
- Remove staining on teeth
- Measure and record your gum readings
- Give advice about mouthwashes, toothpaste and dental floss
- Give information about how to deal with tooth decay, gum inflammation and sensitive teeth
- Work with you and provide advice about halitosis (bad breath)
- Provide information and advice about diet and lifestyle
- Give screenings for oral cancer
- Provide fissure sealants if required – fissure sealant is a fine translucent coating which is painted onto teeth, to protect them from food and bacteria becoming trapped in the grooves of teeth thereby reducing the chance of tooth decay