Dental Hygiene, Therapy and Continuing Care

Dental Hygiene is an essential aspect of good oral health care and can help prevent disease and reduce the risk of tooth decay and tooth loss. We place a lot of importance on hygiene, and we employ three professional dental hygienists, Wendy Sih, Kimberly Stevens and Aimee Graham.

Your hygienist is a specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of gum disease and the prevention of tooth decay. She will check the bone condition around the roots, take any necessary x-rays, pass on helpful tips and show you useful cleaning techniques.

The maintenance of good dental hygiene is one of the most important elements to your overall health.

The Oral-General Health Connection

Did you know that your body’s response to Gingivitis and Periodontal Disease can seriously compromise your general health? Recent research has found a strong link between Periodontal Diseases (gum and jaw bone diseases) and many systemic (whole body) conditions, the most significant being the incidence of Heart Disease. Also under serious investigation are cancers, stroke, lung disease, pre-term babies and even Alzheimer’s!

We already know that many conditions are severely affected or made much worse by Periodontal diseases, especially Diabetes, Cancer treatments, inflammatory conditions and organ transplant health.

Oral cancers are on the increase, especially for young women, due to Periodontal Disease, increasing the retention of cancer-causing Human Papilloma Virus in the mouth, even in non-smokers.

Lifestyle choices such as smoking and tongue rings dramatically compromise oral health and therefore increase systemic health risks even further.

The Good News

We at Coast Dental take your oral and general health seriously, We will do everything we can to help you reduce your oral disease risks with the help of our team of Dental Hygienists, experts in the management and prevention of Gingivitis and other Periodontal Diseases. We also will happily refer you to a visiting local Periodontist for complex disease management if needed.

Our aim: Optimal Oral Health = a positive Oral-General Health connection for you.

Want to know more? Try this Website link for information and a test to assess your risk of Periodontal Disease. Visit the Academy of Periodontology