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Upcoming visit to the Dental Hygienist - What do I expect?

  • 12-04-2007 1:32pm
    #1
    Rogueish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 781 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I have an upcoming appointment with the dental hygienist. I have never been to a dental hygienist before and am wondering what to expect.

    I am not the bravest when it comes to the dentist (I find the fact that they poke around inside your mouth for a prolonged length of time without telling you what they are doing quite unnerving) - I do know that the dental hygienist is not the dentist - so to have some idea what to expect helps a lot.


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  • #2
    Pet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,579 ✭✭✭Pet


    It's not sore or uncomfortable at all; you might even find it refreshing. They clean your teeth with a jet of water mist, floss and an electric brush. That's about it.


  • #3
    btkm8unsl0w5r4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,535 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    Hygienists are trained to clean teeth and give oral hygiene instruction. Cleaning can be anything from a simple scale and polish to a deep under the gum cleaning using local anaesthetic. I my experiance thay do a much better job than dentists becuase: 1, Its all thay do all day long. 2. they care more about it and 3. patients are less nervious cause they feel thay are not at the dentist.

    I would highly reccomend going to a hygienist for cleaning however you will still need a checkup from a dentist every so often to check for decay etc.

    Good luck and enjoy really clean teeth.

    fitzgeme


  • #4
    Rogueish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 781 ✭✭✭Rogueish


    Thanks everyone,

    My appointment is today at 3.30 so hopefully it will all go ok.

    Once again Thanks a Million


  • #5
    hunnymonster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,365 ✭✭✭hunnymonster


    Actually, this leads to a question I've been meaning to ask. I've had a lot of serious dental problems in the last 18 months so I've had a couple of emergency appointments with the dentist. I've just had my first 6 monthly checkup with the hygenist where I haven't seen the dentist in between.


    Now the question: Does the hygenist look for cavities, problems, etc and refer me to the dentist or is his/her role purely cleaning, advice? Do I still need to make appointments with the dentist him/herself?


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