Your First Visit

A comprehensive dental exam will be performed by your dentist at your initial dental visit. During subsequent visits you will receive regular check-up exams, which include the following:

• Examination of diagnostic X-rays: X-rays are essential for detection of decay, tumors, cysts, and bone loss. X-rays also help determine tooth and root positions.
• Examination for tooth decay: All tooth surfaces will be checked for decay with special dental instruments.
• Examination of existing restorations: We check any fillings, crowns, or other restorative work you have had done in order to determine whether it is in good repair or requires replacement.
• Gum disease evaluation: We examine the gums and bone around the teeth for any signs of periodontal disease.
• Intra-Oral screening: We check the face, neck, lips, tongue, throat, tissues, and gums for any signs of oral cancer.
• Gum disease evaluation: We examine the gums and bone around the teeth for any signs of periodontal disease.
• Professional dental cleaning: We will perform a comprehensive cleaning which involves the  removal of  plaque, tartar, and a polish.

Professional dental cleanings are usually performed by our dentist. Your cleaning appointment will include:

• Removal of plaque: Plaque is a sticky, almost invisible film that forms on the teeth. It is actually a living, growing colony of bacteria that feed on food debris on the tooth surface and sometimes beneath the gum line. As they feed, the bacteria produce toxins that inflame the gums and cause periodontal disease.
• Removal of tartar: Tartar is hardened plaque that has been left on the tooth for some time and is now firmly attached to the tooth surface. Tartar forms above and below the gum line, and can only be removed with special dental instruments.
• Teeth polishing: Your dentist will also use special polishing equipment to remove stains and plaque that was not already removed during tooth brushing and scaling.

It is recommend that a child see a dentist within six months of the first tooth appearing, no later than their first birthday. This should mark the beginning of a positive relationship that last through adolescence, between the dentist, the child and the parent.

It will allow the dentist to monitor growth and development as your child grows, and catch any problems while they are still small and easy to treat. Dr. Peter Nguyen gladly accept patients from infancy through to adolescence.

When you arrive for your first visit, you and your child will be greeted warmly. Your initial visit will provide a friendly, caring introduction to our dental home where a lifelong relationship with dentistry begins.

The initial time spent with your child will include homecare instructions, nutrition counselling, orthodontic evaluation, a cleaning (if suitable) as well as a comprehensive exam that will outline existing dental concerns.