2. Avoiding the dentist out of fear of pain, cost and
inconvenience increases our risk of all three with each passing
day, as cavities grow and dental problems worsen. Don't let
misplaced fears keep you from your routine dental visit
4. TheAmerican DentalAssociation (ADA) recommends visiting
the dentist every 6 months for healthy teeth and gums and
preventing health problems like oral cancer or heart disease.
5. What happens when we neglect routine
dental Visits?
Is it less painful ?
6. Ignoring routine dental visit can lead to many
painful and uncomfortable dental problems.
Routine visits provide cleanings and dental X-
rays. Cleaning help prevent problems from
developing, while dental X-rays show dentists
problems that have developed. The dentist can
then propose treatment to correct dental issue
before it becomes worse.
7. How much does visiting the Dentist regularly
cost vs paying for unexpected dental problems?
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750
1500
2250
3000
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8. Does it cost less?
Tooth decay occurs slowly
over time. The longer you
avoid routine dental visits,
the worse your dental
problems will be requiring
more extensive and
EXPENSIVE procedures.
9. Is it less
convenient?
Emergency dental needs can occur
at the most inconvenient time, like
when you are on vacation or right
before payday.
10. Routine Dental Visits are
predictable. Dental Emergencies
are not.
-Routine Dental Visit -schedule in
advance at your convenience.
-Emergency Dental Visit -Tooth
does the scheduling
11. Challenges that occur
when tooth dictate when
we see the Dentist
-lack of sleep
-late night tooth pain
-cancelled meetings
-holiday spent at the dentist
-Unavailability
Of general Dentist.