Authored by Angela
People set goals in all areas of their lives, with health and fitness goals being among the most common. Your teeth and mouth are directly connected to your success in achieving your health and fitness goals and these goals set the stage for goal setting with your providers in the dental office.
Visiting the dental office is more meaningful to our patients when they are able to connect to the visit, which is why we encourage patients to set individual goals. Goals are driven by motivation and motivation is the driving force behind everything we do and every decision we make! We love to learn about your motivation for scheduling an appointment at New Castle Dental!
To further investigate your motivation, a member of our team will ask you what your goal is. This may seem unusual in a dental office, however we want to know you and we want to know how we can best serve you as a patient. Relationships and communication are important to us. Finding out what is important to you is important to us. Asking questions and discovering your needs is the key to developing strong relationships with our patients. A member of our team may ask you questions like:
What would you want everyone in the office to know about you? What can I do for you today? How would you define health? What do you value in a dental office or what are you looking for in terms of care, and why is this important to you?
We utilize these questions as goal setting tools. Your goals matter and we are here to help you achieve them!. Once we have established a goal we will follow up with you at each visit and provide personalized feedback to help you achieve your oral health and wellness goals!
Is your goal to preserve your teeth, remove decay, have whiter teeth, healthy gums, a straighter smile, or simply to avoid the dental chair? We want to know and we will create a custom exam experience and treatment plan for your specific needs.
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Oral Health Coaching
New Castle Dental offers oral hygiene coaching to our patients. This includes brushing and flossing techniques, bacteria assessment, and a thorough evaluation of your gum health.
Our doctor and hygienists use a plaque disclosing technique to evaluate the surfaces of your teeth. Plaque is the acidic bacteria that sticks to your teeth and it is often invisible. Plaque disclosing helps identify where the plaque is hiding. Once identified, our team will make this bacteria visible with our microscope. We like our patients to know what is going on inside their mouths so they can be in control!
We will show you how to reduce the amount of plaque and bacteria in your mouth on your own and then measure progress at your next appointment.
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Review of Findings Appointments
After visiting New Castle Dental for a comprehensive oral evaluation and setting individualized goals, Dr. Roper will invite patients to sit down and discuss their appointment while continuing to ask what is important to you. Together you will look at your photos and xrays. This provides you an opportunity to ask questions and develop a treatment plan while keeping your goals in mind.