Dental anxiety is a major cause of individuals neglecting their oral health.
All current research tells us that our dental health plays a crucial part in our overall health and well being. This becomes even truer as we enter middle age and beyond.
As clinicians we also know that cumulative dental neglect leads to multiple negative consequences which in turn can cause further delays in our patients seeking treatments since now beyond their anxieties they also have to face the triple negatives of extra costs, extra risks and extra complexity.
Our Approach:
This is why I and my colleagues at Boston House Dental Clinic are such believers and advocates for understanding anxieties as early as possible and following it through with preventative care augmented by early minimally invasive dental techniques.
We have found this approach to help many patients with previously bad experiences to turn the corner and help them to both achieve better oral health while reducing their fears.
For those new patients who are anxious but need immediate treatment, the good news is, we can help there too. Our specialist training allows us to use modern techniques (like sedation) to overcome anxiety and fear of painful procedures in a caring and thoughtful manner.
Remember as bad as you may think your situation is, we as Specialists in Prosthodontics and Restorative dentistry have actively trained for many years for just such situations.
The 5 most common reasons that motivate anxious patients to attend our clinic:
- Pain
- Loose teeth
- Bleeding and soar gums
- Sudden fracture of fillings or teeth
- Sudden changes to the smile
No one likes an emergency visit to the dentist especially if they are nervous. But for many this is the moment that the terrible cycle of neglect may be broken if the experience when seeking help is a positive one.
Some extra information:
Who is a dental specialist: Dental specialists have to be recognised and registered with the General Dental Council and are dental professionals with additional training in a specific field. For instance out of the nearly 44,000 dentists in the UK only 450 are prosthodontists.
Our prosthodontic specialists are: Mr Robert Crawford, Dr Farid Monibi and Dr Farid Fahid.
Boston House Dental Clinic– established since 2013: Specialist dental Care Centre moments from Bank, Moorgate and Liverpool Street Stations, EC2 City of London)