Oral Hygiene Instructions

Dentistry for Kids takes great pride in dental decay prevention.  For this reason, our dental assistants spend extra time reviewing with you and your child the areas of plaque retention in their mouth.  We first start by examining your child’s teeth and showing you areas where your child may have missed plaque during normal brushing.  Next, we have your child pick a toothbrush and evaluate their brushing technique for two minutes at our hygiene sinks.  We have a sink to cater to all sizes!  This allows children to visualize how much longer they need to brush and allow parents to use this tool at home.  Oral hygiene is performed at every recare visit.

This procedure's primary purpose is to educate and train the patient with a hands-on approach to develop excellent oral hygiene skills.  This will help control the cause of gingivitis and periodontal disease (bacterial plaque) and help prevent cavities.

After the oral hygiene instruction, a prophylaxis (regular dental cleaning and polishing) is performed.  During this procedure, deposits of plaque, calculus and stains are removed from the surfaces of the teeth.