Patient guide
About Preventive & General Dentistry
General patient information. Individual suitability requires a clinical assessment.
Preventive dentistry aims to identify concerns early, reduce disease risk and support healthy teeth and gums through assessment, professional care and home routines.
Who may need an assessment?
Routine examination, professional cleaning, sensitivity or early decay, cavities or damaged fillings, bad breath or plaque concerns, family preventive care
- Early detection
- plaque and gum control
- personalised home-care advice
- monitoring of restorations
- risk-based review schedule
- Procedure Step
History update; clinical examination; imaging when indicated; gum and hygiene assessment; cleaning or restorative care; recall plan
Recovery and aftercare
Most routine assessments do not require recovery time. Individual advice is provided when additional care is completed.