{"id":64,"date":"2019-04-10T05:31:06","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T04:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/?p=64"},"modified":"2019-05-06T05:35:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T04:35:17","slug":"dentist-or-dental-hygienist-in-edinburgh-whats-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/dentist-or-dental-hygienist-in-edinburgh-whats-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Dentist or dental hygienist in Edinburgh \u2013 what\u2019s the difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At Craigentinny\ndental practice<\/strong>, we have a large team of dedicated professional standing by\nto assist with your oral care. This includes dentists, dental hygienists,\ndental nurses and a dental therapist. We also have our friendly receptionists\nwho take care of all of the admin related to your appointments and records. They\nhelp to create a welcoming environment\nthat helps you relax the minute you\narrive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who will you see?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When\nyou have your oral care at Craigentinny, you will generally be assigned a\ndentist who you will see at your regular check-ups. Sometimes, you may be\nreferred to another member of our team for specific issues. You are likely to\nsee the dental hygienist in\nEdinburgh<\/a> for cleaning, polishing and preventive measures. Some\nmembers of our dental hygiene team are also qualified to take impressions and\nadminister anaesthesia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is the dental hygienist in Edinburgh less qualified that then dentist?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\nis true that a dentist studies for longer in order to gain their qualification\nthan a dental hygienist. However, many dental hygienists continue to add to\ntheir skills as they work and some even work independently of dentists. They\nare also focused on specific areas of dentistry which they work with every day.\nWhen you come to Craigentinny, you are effectively being looked after by the\nwhole team. Whether you are seeing the dentist, a dental therapist or a dental hygienist in Edinburgh<\/strong>, you will get continuity of care and a shared pool of knowledge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does a typical visit to the dental hygienist involve?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nmain goal of the dental hygienist is to\nensure that you leave your appointment feeling fresh, clean and well looked\nafter. This usually involves the removal of plaque and tartar from the teeth\nfollowed by a polish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dental hygienist will also be able to give you care advice to combat any issues that they find or that you experience regularly. This might include oral hygiene tips, dietary advice or smoking cessation support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you like, they can also talk to you about preventive care such as fluoride applications. These are designed to prevent minor issues with your teeth developing and turning into bigger problems over time. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At Craigentinny dental practice, we have a large team of dedicated professional standing by to assist with your oral care. This includes dentists, dental hygienists, dental nurses and a dental therapist. We also have our friendly receptionists who take care of all of the admin related to your appointments and records. They help to create … Continue reading Dentist or dental hygienist in Edinburgh \u2013 what\u2019s the difference?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dental-hygienist"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64\/revisions\/66"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}