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Milton Keynes Dental Care

Hygienist Care

 

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Where Are We
Dental Payment Scheme
Look Around Our Practice
Our Dental Charges
Photographs
Dental Information and Advice
Nervous Patients
Emergency Dental Care
Tooth Whitening
Nicer Smiles
Care for Children
Routine Dental Treatments
Dental Shop
Our Team
Tooth Bleaching
Specialist Dental Care In Milton Keynes
No More Pain
Dental Links
Opening Hours
Fresher Breath Porcelain VeneersPorcelain Veneers
First Visit to MK Dental Care
Caring for Nervous Patients
Dental Veneers
Much Nicer Than A Visit To The Dentist
Cosmetic Dentistry Choices
Looking Better
Hygienist Treatments
Cross Infection Control
Why Adults Choose MK Dental Care


We have had a hygienist for over 15 years. 

Nur is our main Hygienist, Tina, who is a therapist as well works part-time. Nur works 5 days a week Monday to Friday as well as two Saturdays a month. Nur has worked at the Practice for over 14 years. We believe in continuity of care by the same dentist/hygienist.

Nur is very well qualified and has 3 qualifications, recognised by the GDC, in addition to her basic Hygienist certificate.

Post Graduate Training and Continuous Professional Development (CPD) are a key part of our overall strategy for MK Dental Care.

We are almost unique in the fact that we have a ratio of 1 Dentist : 1 Hygienist. This is as a result of our solid reputation for High Quality Care and Outstanding Value for Money.

Most patients think Dirty Mouth + Stained teeth = Scale and Polish. 

This is Stone Age Dental Care. Practices which have kept up with the advances in dental Care know that the key to success is Education and Motivation.

Patients have to want nice clean health fresh mouths. And they need to know how to achieve and maintain it.

The overwhelming majority of our regular patients come to us as part of their effort to maintain their healthy mouths.

Over the last ten years there has been a growing body of evidence linking periodontal disease and systemic diseases. The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) states "Gum disease is a threat to your oral health. Research is also pointing to possible health effects of periodontal diseases that go well beyond your mouth."

Most of our new patients come to us with active gum disease, complaining of Bleeding Gums and Bad Taste. Most have never been shown how to look after their mouths.

We provide Oral Hygienist instruction in a specially designed room. This is done for free and as and when the need arises. We never think that this is a once and for all thing and patients are regularly helped to improve their home dental care.

 

Our Hygienist offer a range of treatments including

Simple Scale and Polish

Deep Root Planing

Sodium Bicarbonate Jet washes

Tooth Destaining

free fresh Breath consultations

"Antibiotic Gel" treatments

Fresh Breath Therapies

 

Our Hygienist uses the latest equipment that provide the highest standards of results as well as the highest quality Cross Infection Control.

We offer free fresh Breath consultations where we will do a simple test of your breath. We will then happily discuss the causes and solutions.

Many patients come with a combination of problems and for some we do the very latest "Antibiotic Gel" Treatments, Studies have shown that this treatment for the most severe cases is both quicker and more effective. We do about 3 a week and the results have been outstanding.

Our Dental Charges vary depending on the length of the visit and the nature of the treatment. An Itemized Treatment Plan is always given to our patients and this will outline the number of visits and the cost of each visit.

Our Dental Fees offer Outstanding Value For Money and 3 Monthly visits for a simple scale and polish are £20.00 on weekdays and £22.00 on Saturdays.

Appointments are sometimes very hard to get especially early Morning, late evening and Saturdays. We work a 3 month cycle for most patients and the cost of an hygienist visit for the overwhelming majority of our regulars is £20.00. 

Before
After
 

 

Our Hygienist works 

Monday 

8.30 to 1

2 to 5.30

Tuesday

8.30 to 1

2 to 5.30

Wednesday

8.30 to 2

 

Thursday

8.30 to 1

2 to 5.30

Friday

8.30 to 2

Saturday (2 a month)

8.30 to 2

 We also offer lunch time appointments.

 

Latest News

We have accepted an NHS contract to treat children only. We are only be able to treat children under 16 years old on the NHS. We will accept all children irrespective of whether we see anybody else in their family. All we ask if that the children and their parents are motivated, capable and committed to life-long high standards of dental health. We will continue to accept all other patients on a private basis.

Patients usually pay for their treatment as they go along. However we now have a scheme for patients who wish to pay monthly. The cost is £8 a month.

 

The MK Dental Care

Dental Scheme

offers unbeatable value

for only £8.00 per month

You can choose either

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3 Hygienist visits a year for a Simple Scale and Polish and a Yearly Dental Examination with the dentist.

or

2 Hygienist visits a year for a Simple Scale and Polish and two Yearly Dental Examinations with the dentist.

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Plus

All necessary X-rays.

Oral Health and Oral Cancer Screen each year.

Emergency appointments including free examination and any necessary X-rays.

3 year limited warranty on most treatments which we have provided.

Children are treated free.

10% discount off dental fees.

10% discount off dental products.

£8.00 a month paid by direct debit.

For more information see Q&A.

 

Home  
Where Are We
Dental Payment Scheme
Look Around Our Practice
Our Dental Charges
Photographs
Dental Information and Advice
Nervous Patients
Emergency Dental Care
Tooth Whitening
Nicer Smiles
Care for Children
Routine Dental Treatments
Dental Shop
Our Team
Tooth Bleaching
Specialist Dental Care In Milton Keynes
No More Pain
Dental Links
Opening Hours
Fresher Breath Porcelain VeneersPorcelain Veneers
First Visit to MK Dental Care
Caring for Nervous Patients
Dental Veneers
Much Nicer Than A Visit To The Dentist
Cosmetic Dentistry Choices
Looking Better
Hygienist Treatments
Cross Infection Control
Why Adults Choose MK Dental Care


 

A Nicer Healthier Smile

We believe that a Nicer smile is more than simply Straight White Teeth.

We believe that you have to get the basics right first. So often we see new patients who have paid a lot of money for crowns, which have bleeding around the gum margins, maybe be wobbly, and also have a nasty taste in their mouth and suffer from bad breath.

Our aim is to provide a healthy Nicer smile. This is why we always start by getting the gums into proper order. This may be simple but in many cases it requires Gum Treatment with the Hygienists including Fresh Breath Therapy.

We are never too proud to let patients know if we feel the solution to their problem requires a referral to a Specialist.

 

We provide a range of treatments including

Dental Veneers

Tooth Coloured Fillings

Dental Crowns

Dental Bridges

 Removable Dentures

Destaining Treatments

Tooth Bleaching

 

Dental Bleaching is available but is not suitable for everyone. We offer a free consultation which quickly identify patients for whom bleaching is not appropriate and who would benefit from other Dental options. 

Dental Veneers have improved many smiles and been made more popular as a result of "Make-Over Programs"

We have lots of before and after photographs to illustrate what is available and what are the likely results.

We are not in the business of the hard sell and if we are unable to help a patient ourselves we do not regard this as a failure or deficiency on our part because we are happy to refer to specialists and colleagues who we know have the expertise and knowledge to provide the best treatment. results

We offer free consultations for Tooth Whitening Treatments: Please call us to arrange an appointment on 01908 690326.

Here are some examples of what can be done to improve smiles. We show these not to show off our work but as part of our policy to educate visitors to our website what modern dentists can do.  These pictures are from patients and dentists all around the world and the sort of results that a dentist near to you may be able to do for you too!

 

A porcelain veneer (dental veneer, dental porcelain laminate, tooth veneer) is a thin layer of porcelain made to fit over the front surface of a tooth.

Veneers can be used to lighten discoloured teeth, straighten squint teeth and to close spaces between front teeth.

Porcelain veneers are routinely used to improve the cosmetic appearance of teeth that are discoloured, worn, chipped, or misaligned. The ceramic material is bonded to the front of teeth to change the tooth's colour, size, and/or shape.

What is the difference between porcelain veneers & dental crowns?

Dental crowns typically encase an entire tooth whereas porcelain veneers typically only cover the front of a tooth.

Main advantages of porcelain veneers:

1. Porcelain veneers look just like real teeth

Porcelain veneers are translucent, so when they are bonded onto a tooth's surface, they mimic the light-handling characteristics of enamel.

2. Porcelain veneers resist staining

Porcelain veneers are not susceptible to staining and discolouring like other forms of dental bonding. This means that the surface of a porcelain veneer will not pick up permanent stains.

Disadvantages of porcelain veneers:

- may break off
- irreversible process

Who are porcelain veneers not suitable for?

Porcelain veneers may not be suitable if you:
- have unhealthy teeth
- have weak teeth
- do not have enough tooth enamel
- grind your teeth

 

 
TEETH WHITENING

What we do at MK Dental Care

At MK Dental Care we provide most of our Tooth Whitening using a Tray System which the patient wears at home. The treatment takes 2/4 weeks to complete. We combine this with a "Rapid Boost" system in the surgery.

We have tried several systems and we have found that the Tray System used at home offers the best long term result and is certainly better value than the Rapid systems using Special Lights/Lasers.

What else is available

Many teeth whitening systems are available, including whitening toothpastes, over-the counter gels, strips and trays, and whitening agents obtained from a dentist.

Teeth whitening is ideal for people who have healthy, unrestored teeth (no fillings) and gums. Individuals with yellow tones to their teeth respond best. But this cosmetic procedure is not recommended for everyone.

Whitening Toothpastes

All toothpastes help remove surface stains because they have mild abrasives. Some whitening toothpastes contain gentle polishing or chemical agents that provide additional stain removal effectiveness. Whitening toothpastes can help remove surface stains only and do not contain bleach; over-the-counter and professional whitening products contain hydrogen peroxide (a bleaching substance) that helps remove stains on the tooth surface as well as stains deep in the tooth.

Whitening toothpastes can lighten your tooth's colour by about one shade. In contrast, light-activated whitening conducted in your dentist's office (see below) can make your teeth three to eight shades lighter.

Tray-Based Tooth Whitening Products

Tray based tooth whitening systems, purchased either over-the-counter or from your dentist, involve filling a mouth guard-like tray with a gel whitening solution – which contains a peroxide-bleaching agent – and wearing the tray for a period of time, generally from a couple hours a day to every day during the night for up to 4 weeks and even longer (depending on the degree of staining and desired level of whitening).

How Long Do the Whitening Effects Last?

Whitening is not permanent. People who expose their teeth to foods and beverages that cause staining may see the whiteness start to fade in as little as 1 month. Those who avoid foods and beverages that stain may be able to wait one year or longer before another whitening treatment or touch-up is needed.

The degree of whiteness will vary from individual to individual depending on the condition of the teeth, nature of the stain, the type of bleaching system used and for how long.

Risks Associated With Teeth Whitening

The two side effects that occur most often are a temporary increase in tooth sensitivity and mild irritation of the soft tissues of the mouth, particularly the gums. Tooth sensitivity often occurs during early stages of the bleaching treatment. Tissue irritation most commonly results from an ill-fitting mouthpiece tray rather than the tooth-bleaching agent. Both of these conditions usually are temporary and disappear within 1 to 3 days of stopping or completing treatment.

If you do experience sensitivity, you can reduce or eliminate it by:

  • Wearing the tray for a shorter period of time (for example, two 30-minute sessions vs. two 60-minute sessions)
  • Stop whitening your teeth for two to three days to allow your teeth to adjust to the whitening process
  • Ask your dentist or pharmacist for a high fluoride-containing product, which can help remineralize your teeth. Apply the fluoride product to the tray and wear for 4 minutes prior to and following the whitening agent.
  • Brush your teeth with a toothpaste made for sensitive teeth. These toothpastes contain potassium nitrate, which helps soothe your teeth's nerve endings.
 

What we offer

Cosmetic Dental Treatment is now very popular. Many patients will have seen programs on the TV and have realised that they can have treatment which will improve their smile and increase their self confidence.

Unlike many practice which offer £20,000+ make-over's we offer affordable solutions.

For example veneers start from £250 each, with the vast majority costing £300. The cost depends on the complexity of the case.

When you come to the practice we will show you pictures of ordinary patients whom we have treated as you can see the before and after pictures.

We see some patients who need very specialist treatments and we are very happy to refer them to the specialists of their choice.

Photograph Policy

Our Policy is not to publish photographs of our patients or their dental work. This is why no photographs on our website are of our patients.

All the photographs on this website are used to demonstrate examples of dental conditions or dental solutions. They are not intended to illustrate work that we have provided.

We reckon that 99% of the people who visit our website will never attend our surgery but they might be tempted as a result to visit their own or a new dentist to explore the possibilities of modern dental care.

Every month we get emails from people thanking us for information on our website that has helped them.

 

Our Policy is not to publish photographs of our patients or their dental work. This is why no photographs on our website are of our patients.

All the photographs on this website are used to demonstrate examples of dental conditions or dental solutions. They are not intended to illustrate work that we have provided.

We reckon that 99% of the people who visit our website will never attend our surgery but they might be tempted as a result to visit their own or a new dentist to explore the possibilities of modern dental care.

Every month we get emails from people thanking us for information on our website that has helped them.

 

Front 2 all porcelains
Anterior smile design with porcelain
Before with resin, after with porcelain
Bleaching before and after

Space closure with porcelain crowns

All porcelain bridge and crowns
Decayed teeth with porcelain crowns
Space closure with porcelain
Bleaching close-up
Before and after bleaching

Before and after Tetracycline staining


 

Photograph Policy

Our Policy is not to publish photographs of our patients or their dental work. This is why no photographs on our website are of our patients.

All the photographs on this website are used to demonstrate examples of dental conditions or dental solutions. They are not intended to illustrate work that we have provided.

We reckon that 99% of the people who visit our website will never attend our surgery but they might be tempted as a result to visit their own or a new dentist to explore the possibilities of modern dental care.

Every month we get emails from people thanking us for information on our website that has helped them.

Have a full look Around Our Practice
At MKDentalCare we want our patients to feel welcomed by our
receptionist
who sits behind the lovely solid beech reception desk.

The waiting room is decorated in warm colours. There is comfortable  seating, with couple of high back chairs too. There is a TV which we find most patients prefer. 

David's surgery is large and bright, with the latest equipment. This surgery is always admired by dentists when they visit the surgery, as everything is close at hand, yet hidden away.

Cross infection control was at the heart of our surgery planning.

 

Latest News

We have accepted an NHS contract to treat children only. We are only be able to treat children under 16 years old on the NHS. We will accept all children irrespective of whether we see anybody else in their family. All we ask if that the children and their parents are motivated, capable and committed to life-long high standards of dental health. We will continue to accept all other patients on a private basis.

Patients usually pay for their treatment as they go along. However we now have a scheme for patients who wish to pay monthly. The cost is £8 a month.

 

The MK Dental Care

Dental Scheme

offers unbeatable value

for only £8.00 per month

You can choose either

****************************

3 Hygienist visits a year for a Simple Scale and Polish and a Yearly Dental Examination with the dentist.

or

2 Hygienist visits a year for a Simple Scale and Polish and two Yearly Dental Examinations with the dentist.

****************************

Plus

All necessary X-rays.

Oral Health and Oral Cancer Screen each year.

Emergency appointments including free examination and any necessary X-rays.

3 year limited warranty on most treatments which we have provided.

Children are treated free.

10% discount off dental fees.

10% discount off dental products.

£8.00 a month paid by direct debit.

For more information see Q&A.




Special Promotional offers

At the moment we have special promotional offers for Bleaching

The cost of Tooth Whitening also known as Tooth Bleaching starts at £175 with most patients paying £225 for a full mouth home bleaching tray system. We also do the 'Advanced In Surgery Rapid Bleaching System' which normally starts from £275 but is now included free. We offer a full range of Cosmetic Dentistry Choices including Dental Veneers.

 

Contact Information for your Milton Keynes Dentist

Dentist

Dr David Gilmartin

Postal address

Milton Keynes (MK) Dental Care, 159 Ramsons Avenue, Conniburrow, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK14 7BE, England.

Phone

01908 690326

Fax

01908 676880

Electronic mail

reception@mkdentalcare.com

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