YOUR FIRST VISIT AT EDWARD ST DENTAL IN BRISBANE CITY
Edward St Dental welcomes new patients and has designated times reserved in our appointment schedule every day. We have created two appointment formats that we believe cover the needs of all new patients.
At Edward St Dental in Brisbane CBD, we know new patients come to us with different needs. When you contact our dental practice to arrange a booking, our professional team will help you determine the type of visit that suits your individual needs. If you are unsure which type of appointment you need, please contact our helpful team.
New Patient Consultation Appointment
At this very important first visit, new patients can expect the following:
- Introduction to the dentist and support team.
- Pre-examination conversation where the new patient can inform their dentist of their own personal expectations, inform the dentist about their dental history, and any concerns they have about their oral health, or any second opinions requested.
- Capturing and recording of necessary dental x rays, photographs and digital dental scans for diagnostic and educational requirements.
- Oral soft tissue and cancer screening of the oral cavity and throat.
- Gum health assessment.
- Teeth health assessment.
- Cosmetic improvement assessment (if requested by the patient).
- Explanation for any recommendations made by the dentist.
- Treatment plan and accurate cost quote for any recommended treatment.
Debridement, scale and clean is not offered at a first visit for new patients. Regular patients who are returning to Edward St Dental for periodic 6 monthly Active Maintenance have both Dentist examination and Dental Hygienist debridement, scale and clean performed at the same visit.
New Patient Emergency Appointment
If you are suffering from pain, a toothache, or a front tooth emergency, treatment and pain relief are offered and performed at this visit. Edward St Dental reserves time in our schedule every day for new patient dental emergencies.
Once the pain relief procedure is successfully completed, new patients are welcomed back and encouraged to return for a New Patient Consultation Appointment.
We do not offer Debridement, Scale and Clean at a New Patient Consultation Appointment
Debridement, scale and clean is not offered at a first visit for new patients. Regular patients who are returning to Edward St Dental for periodic 6 monthly Active Maintenance have both Dentist examination and Dental Hygienist debridement, scale and clean performed at the same visit.
At a new patient consultation, because the Dentist is examining and assessing the oral cavity for the first time, there is simply too much information to record, to be able to perform treatment at the same visit (full mouth debridement, scale and clean is a procedure).
A routine 6 monthly examination, debridement, scale and clean with the Dentist and Dental Hygienist is a much quicker visit. Edward St Dental calls this visit Active Maintenance. At this visit, the Dentist is assessing for “changes” to the teeth from the previous assessment that was performed 6 months earlier, and the Dental Hygienist is assessing for “changes” to the gums and underlying alveolar bone from the assessment performed 6 months earlier, and performing the debridement, scale and clean.
A routine 6 monthly examination, debridement, scale and clean is also categorised as a Preventive treatment. At a new patient examination, the role of the gum health assessment is to determine if the new patient has the condition Gingivitis or the more serious condition known as Periodontitis.
New patients suffering from gingivitis are generally recommended a routine 6 monthly debridement, scale and clean with one of our Dental Hygienists.
New patients suffering from periodontitis, require multiple more complex treatment with one of our Dental Hygienists. This is all determined at the New Patient Consultation Appointment.
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