We all know that a home is an abiding place and as such, you're there REGULARLY, it is your ABODE.
You get all the care and support you need and want.
Sooo, what is a dental home??
How do you establish a dental home??
#DentalTipsWithDrYemisi
You get all the care and support you need and want.
Sooo, what is a dental home??
How do you establish a dental home??
#DentalTipsWithDrYemisi
The dental home is the ONGOING relationship between the dentist and the patient.
It includes all aspects and forms of dental or oral health care.
It includes all aspects and forms of dental or oral health care.
It basically involves you having a personal PROFESSIONAL relationship with your dentist such that they are very familiar with your oral health status.
All aspects of oral health care is delivered in a comprehensive, continuously accessible, coordinated, and family-centered way
So, you basically "feel at home"
So, you basically "feel at home"
How then do you establish a dental home???
Seeing that it is family- centred, you can start with the family.
With your babies and YOU.
Old habits die hard, they say.
You get used to it and it becomes a lifestyle.
Seeing that it is family- centred, you can start with the family.
With your babies and YOU.
Old habits die hard, they say.
You get used to it and it becomes a lifestyle.
You ensure that your babies have their first dental visit on or before their first birthday.
Followed by 6-monthly dental visits.
This 6-monthly dental visit is recommended for EVERYONE.
Followed by 6-monthly dental visits.
This 6-monthly dental visit is recommended for EVERYONE.
The dental clinic is not just there as an emergency centre that you go to only when there's pain or a swelling or whatever symptoms.
You should ideally just casually walk to the dental clinic simply to have your teeth examined and professionally "attended to".
You should ideally just casually walk to the dental clinic simply to have your teeth examined and professionally "attended to".
Visiting the dental clinic only when you have pain or issues is not the right way to maintain a good oral health status.
You maintain a good oral health status when you have a good rapport with your dentist and the dental clinic.
You maintain a good oral health status when you have a good rapport with your dentist and the dental clinic.
Maintaining a good oral health status goes a long way in preventing or easily/ quickly detecting a disease in your body systems as there are a lot of oral manifestations of systemic diseases.
A number of medical conditions show signs first in the mouth.
Early detection will always be the best way to treat a lot of medical conditions as it gives a better prognosis.
Be alert! ⚠️
Be aware!
Take your dental health care seriously.
Early detection will always be the best way to treat a lot of medical conditions as it gives a better prognosis.
Be alert! ⚠️
Be aware!
Take your dental health care seriously.
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