Regular Check-Up
Our goal is to provide the high-quality dental care your entire family needs.
Professional Dental Cleanings
At Port Kennedy Central Dental Care, it’s our goal to provide high-quality care your entire family needs. We welcome all ages to experience affordable dentistry from our experienced, compassionate team. If you are due for your routine dental check, we offer professional cleans that will leave your teeth feeling clean and smooth.
You take your vehicle in regularly to get serviced. Your teeth need the same attention to make sure that your smile stays healthy for life. We recommend that you come in every six months to catch any potential problems early on and get a cleaning that leaves you with a sparkling smile.
Dental Health Assessment
The team at Port Kennedy Central Dental Care can help you keep your teeth and gums healthy for life. Your home hygiene routines play a vital role in showing off a healthy smile. The other essential component is to have regular dental health assessments done. These checkups ensure that we catch any potential problems early. By doing so, they can be addressed straightaway so that they can’t develop into more serious issues that are costlier to treat.
Why Preventative Care Is Essential?
The team at Port Kennedy Central Dental Care educates our patients on why they need to take care of their teeth. Part of doing so is having your biyearly check with us. By doing so, we can prevent more serious problems from taking hold. Many of our patients like to schedule their check alongside their professional clean.
Your Preventive Care Appointment With Us Will Include:
The removal of plaque and tartar buildup from your teeth
An assessment of every tooth
An examination of your gums
Polishing of your teeth
A check for oral conditions such as cancer and gum disease
X-rays, taken if necessary
Fluoride treatment
Oral hygiene instruction
If we feel that you can benefit from a recommendation of a particular product or discussing your brushing and flossing technique, we’ll be sure to do so with you. We want you to have the information you need to enjoy the best possible oral health.
When you come in for these periodic appointments, we will go through a comprehensive process that includes:
- An examination of each tooth
- An evaluation of your gum health
- A check for signs of disease such as oral cancer and gum disease
- A discussion of the appropriate home care routines or techniques
You’ll receive answers to any questions you have with thorough, understandable explanations from our team. If we determine that you can benefit from other treatments, we’ll tell you what we have found, which procedures may be appropriate and all costs involved. You can choose what you would like to do and feel fully informed.
How Do You Brush and Floss?
Your routine checks are vital to having a healthy smile. What is equally important is that you brush and floss at home on a regular basis.
Brushing
Most adults don’t brush for long enough. You should be doing it for about two minutes, and we suggest you time yourself to see if you’re brushing for the proper amount of time. Using short, gentle strokes, be sure that you also brush your gum line, the back molars and any restorations you have.
Flossing
Though a brush can remove plaque, it cannot reach between your teeth. Floss alone can do that. If you don’t floss, the plaque will become tartar, which can only be removed by having a dental cleaning. Floss once per day to make sure tartar doesn’t set in.
Frequently Asked Questions
We’ll make these recommendations to you after your assessment is complete. Only then will we know what you, individually, can benefit from using or doing.
We recommend that you come in every six months to have your assessment completed. Those who have gum disease or other serious oral health concerns may benefit from dental health assessments Port Kennedy done on a more frequent basis. We’ll be happy to discuss this with you at your appointment.
Yes. We accept all major health funds and have a HICAPS machine so that you can claim your rebate on the day.
