Our Dental Hygiene Oral Assessment Process
During your initial visit at APX, our hygienist will conduct a thorough dental hygiene oral health assessment:
- Starting by reviewing and clarifying your medical and dental intake forms.
- Following this, the hygienist will perform an extraoral assessment of the head and neck regions before starting on the intraoral assessment and completing the probing depth portion.
- During the intraoral assesment, the hygienist charts your dental history, screen for oral and caries risk, and complete probing perio-exam depths.
- Once these oral health assessment is complete, then the hygienist and present the findings and discuss a treatment with you (the client).
Note: Should the hygienist find anything that is supicious in your oral health she will make a referral to your dentist or a dental professional (should you not have one)
What does a Sensory-Friendly Clinic Mean?
At APX, we pride ourselves on meeting the patient where they are at. This means that we offer a variety of techniques such as:
- Weighted Blanket
- Soothing Music (or no music at all)
- Bringing Your Own Earphone and Music
- Aromatherapy and Essential Oils
- Show. Tell. Do
- Neck Pillows
If you are someone you know suffers from anxiety, just ask about these techniques at your next visit and we would be more than happy to introduce them into your individualized treatment plan.
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