Our Focus is Prevention & Preservation

At our practice we believe that the focus of dental care should be preserving dental tissue, that means gums and teeth. This is accomplished by first focusing on preventing disease and second where disease does occur arresting its progress with as little loss of tissue as possible. Our primary goal is to keep our patients gums healthy and their teeth intact and in place for a lifetime. To achieve this we provide the following preventative care to our patients:

• Comprehensive Examinations for new patients
• Routine Examinations
• Oral Cancer Screening
• Diagnostic Digital X-Rays & 3 D Digital Scans at a frequency determined by patient's oral health
• Routine Cleanings at a frequency determined by patient's oral health
• Fluoride Treatments
• Sealants
• Continuing Home Care Education

                 

For those patients with a history of periodontal (gum) disease we also provide

• Periodontal Examinations including Periodontal Charting
• Periodontal Maintenance Cleanings, which include Fluoride Treatments
• Scaling and Root Planing to remove tartar from below the gum line

Dr Henderson's philosophy of prevention first has also influenced her interest in the growing field of minimally and non invasive dental treatment. This field focuses on using medical as opposed to surgical options to treat select dental conditions. For example, silver diamine fluoride (SDF) has been used in recent years as a topical medicine to treat some cavities.  When a small cavity is detected, SDF is applied to the tooth's surface. This treatment stops the development of the cavity delaying or preventing entirely the need for a future filling. Much of Dr Henderson's continuing education now focuses on learning about new minimally and non invasive treatments, which can improve the care of our patients.