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Modern dental care has shifted significantly in recent years from the old “drill and fill” approach to a focus on prevention being better than cure.
In recent years Northwest Dental has taken on a more Holistic approach, with one of our long-term Dentists taking a keen interest in sleep apnea.
Our team of dentists all have a keen interest in different aspects of dentistry, from root canal therapy through to crown and bridge work and now a dentist with an interest in difficult extractions including wisdom teeth etc.
We are trying to provide an all in one 'in-house' service, and have visiting periodontal specialists and visiting orthodontic specialist's.
For far too long the residents of the Northwest coast have had to travel far and wide to Hobart and the mainland to get the level of care and treatment we all deserve.
Northwest Dental's focus is to help people be seen here, at home, in our Burnie and Wynyard practices.
Critical in this evolution has been a new emphasis on periodontal health and the emergence of dental hygienists working in league with dentists to provide team care.
A quick toothbrush demo with the dentist used to be the old approach to oral hygiene, with nothing more said until the next visit 6 or more often 12 months later.
At Northwest Dental we encourage a thorough assessment and debridement by a dental hygienist.
Northwest Dental's focus is to help people be seen here, at home, in our Burnie and Wynyard practices.
After this, the Dentist will do a more traditional assessment, and analyze the periodontal check-up, all in one visit.
Dental hygienists are skilled in giving oral health assessments, cleaning teeth, providing oral health care education and administering other treatments like teeth whitening.
At Northwest Dental we have invested a lot of time and effort in choosing the best equipment for the job and recruiting the friendliest most caring hygienist, Rachelle.
Our dental hygienist at Northwest Dental has access to a state-of-the art airflow unit used to clean the teeth. It works like a pressure cleaner, spraying a combination of air, water and powder which thoroughly removes plaque from the teeth.
The improvements we are seeing in our patients’ oral health have been amazing, and our patients themselves are much happier as it's more comfortable than traditional methods with a built in temperature regulator to help with sensitivity.
With the airflow unit, it breaks down the bio film build up on the teeth in a way previously un-achievable, getting to the bacteria beneath, which is so often the cause of disease.
The only way to get this level of cleaning done is professionally and with the correct equipment.
With a new modern preventative approach, it means you may visit the dentist two times a year instead of the traditional one, however the overall result is less disease, a healthier mouth, a happier smile and more money left in your pocket!