Preventive Care

You will experience from the very beginning that our main goal is to see that each of our patients enjoy the highest degree of dental health.  This can be accomplished through three equally important steps:

1.  Daily home care of teeth and gums to include brushing, two times per day and flossing one time per day.  Dr. Clay will discuss and recommend supplemental fluoride if needed to maintain your dental health.

2.  Diet control to minimize the amount of sugar or sweets being consumed.

3. Preventive dental care to include six month dental examinations, cleanings, fluoride treatments, occlusal sealants to prevent cavities from forming on newly erupted teeth, and x-rays to detect beginning cavities or an old filling or crown leaking.

History has proven time and time again it is far more satisfying and economical for the dental patient to have regular checkups, i.e. preventive dentistry, than to wait until a tooth hurts before coming to see the dentist.