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Your First Visit in Rickmansworth

Rickmansworth Dentist

Your First Visit

Your Dental Examination (Which includes Oral Cancer Screening)

Your First Visit

Your first visit will involve meeting the team at Inspire Dental Care, filling out a medical questionnaire, a smile profile and then a dental examination & oral cancer screening where we will endeavour to find a solution to your personal oral health needs:

To maintain healthy teeth & gums we advise you visit a dentist twice a year. This frequency level works well for most people, although some people with gum disease, a genetic predisposition for plaque build-up or cavities, or a weakened immune system might need to visit the dentist more frequently for optimal care.

Also, keep in mind that certain life events – particularly those that cause stress or illness – might cause changes in the mouth or the development of an infection, and might make more frequent visits to the dentist necessary.

The three biggest reasons that most strongly support the 6 monthly dental examination schedule are:

  • So that we can check for problems that you might not see or feel (patients often only come to see us when they have pain).
  • To allow us to find early signs of decay (decay doesn’t become visible or cause pain until it reaches more advanced stages).
  • To treat any other oral health problems found (generally, the earlier a problem is found, the more manageable it is).
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What is involved in a

Dental Examination & Oral Cancer Screening?

Your dental exam will likely include these evaluations:

Head and neck

We will look for any problems on the exterior surface of your head and neck, as well as feel for any swelling or tenderness (which are signs of an infection or disease) in your lymph nodes and salivary glands in your neck area. We will also examine your temporomandibular joint(jaw joint) to determine if it is working properly.

Soft tissue

The soft tissues of your mouth include the tongue, inside of the lips and cheeks, and the floor and roof of the mouth. We will examine these areas for spots, lesions, cuts, swellings, or growths that could indicate an oral health problem. Your dentist will also inspect the back of your throat and tonsil area.

Gum tissue

We will examine your gums and supporting structures of the teeth. Your dentist will look for signs of gum disease, which include red or puffy gum tissue and tissue that easily bleeds when gently poked. If your dentist determines you have gum disease, he or she might send you to the hygienist or periodontist.

Occlusion

We will check how well your upper and lower teeth come together. Your dentist might simply look at how your teeth meet, or he or she might take impressions of your teeth if a more careful exam of “your bite” is necessary.

Clinical examination of teeth

We will check for signs of tooth decay by examining the surface of every tooth. Your dentist may gently probe the surface of a tooth with a dental instrument, called an explorer, to look for cavities. (Decayed enamel feels softer when poked compared to healthy enamel.) Your dentist will also check for any problems with fillings, braces, bridges, dentures, crowns, or other restorations.

X-rays

We will take X-rays where necessary to look for signs of tooth decay, as well as for gum disease and other oral health problems.
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What our happy patients say… 

Dr Rajiv Patel has been our family dentist for years. He is excellent - has been superb with the children as they have grown up and great with us. Wouldn’t go to anyone else!
Great experience and very friendly! Would highly recommend seen as emergency on the spot call in thanks you
Inspire dental has been such a great help in me
Overcoming my phobia of dentists and getting better in my teeth and oral hygiene. Archana is always so pleasant to visit and helpful with advice on ongoing care. Highly recommended
The care I got at inspire dental care was fantastic. I had single implant and although I was quite nervous, I had no reason to worry. Mahesh Patel is a brilliant dental surgeon and I would not hesitate to use him again for any future dental work.
Had a tooth surgically extracted today, was really pleased with how smoothly it went thanks to Saavan Chauhan and his assistant (apologies I didn’t get her name). They were super reassuring as they knew I was anxious and ensured I was ready to go ahead.

Lovely lady booked me in named Darling; got me booked in super fast and was really nice!

Would recommend this practise, very smooth and professional.
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I have now completed my Invisalign treatment at Inspire Dental Care in Rickmansworth and I'm so happy. I initially contacted this practice after seeing a post on Facebook advertising their Invisalign service. I made an appointment to discuss what was on offer and signed up for the treatment. There was no hard sell- just a very informative chat about what to expect and how the Invisalign programme works. I went ahead because I felt very comfortable at the practice and I had been thinking about this for a while.
After 18 weeks I now have lovely straight teeth. During my regular appointments all my questions were patiently answered and even though I'm a nervous patient Dr Rajiv Patel alway put me at ease.

I am under the care of dr Rajiv at inspire dental care. I have found him very patient, willing to explain things thoroughly and very professional. I am not normally comfortable at the dentists however he has made the experience very positive.
I travel from Hampshire to this dentist and would never go anywhere else they are honest and trustworthy and have kept my teeth in amazing shape . I always feel very comfortable attending and my dentist always makes me feel at ease . Staff are all really friendly .
Have been here for years. Excellent service from all the team.
My 4 year old actually enjoys her visits to Dr Preeyan and her assistant Marua. They are gentle, patient and thorough. And what’s not to love about free stickers and toothpaste?! We’d recommend to anyone looking for an NHS dentist.
I had composite bonding on my front 4 teeth with Rajiv Patel - he did an amazing job completely transformed my smile. Rajiv took the time to listen to what I wanted and gave me honest advice to get a nice natural smile, would 100% recommend. The 2 year warranty they offer on the composite gives great comfort!