Oral Hygiene Education
Maintaining good oral health is very important. To ensure your gums stay healthy, clean and fresh, we encourage all our patients to have a regular dental check-up and cleaning every 4-6 months with our highly-trained hygienists. Our hygienists are here to help with any questions or concerns regarding daily dental practices like brushing and flossing.
Velscope: Our dental office is not only dedicated help you maintain a beautiful smile, we’re also dedicated to your overall wellness and health. We take a different approach to your dental care, which includes an oral cancer screening as a part of your regular exam. Like other cancers, oral cancer can be life-threatening if not diagnosed and treated early.
We have the skills and tools to identify early signs and symptoms of oral cancer and pre-cancerous conditions. While these symptoms may be caused by other problems, it is very important to visit our office to rule out the possibility of oral cancer.
Some Advantages of using the Velscope system:
- Approved by the FDA
- Can be combined with digital photography
- Detects problem areas that cannot be seen under white light
- Detects lesions, white and red patches
- Helps our dentist check soft tissue
- Quick and painless examinations
- Helps diagnose oral cancer in its earliest stages