Visiting your dentist every once in a while for check-ups and other dental appointments is the first step in maintaining not just your oral health but your lifestyle as well. Your dentist will check the overall health of your mouth and teeth to ensure that you are free from other oral problems or diseases that might affect your general well-being. Mount Vernon Dental Smiles provides patients with an excellent yet affordable General Dentistry Services which includes Hygiene Visits, Emergency Dental Care and some other services essential for achieving optimum oral health care.

Anyone can visit a dentist, but not everyone can make the most out of their visit. To ensure your dental appointment, here is the list of things that you need to consider:

• Make sure that you know, and you have a clear understanding of your purpose in setting an appointment with your dentist. If you are experiencing any oral issues, you may list important details of it. For example, when do you start experiencing it, what are its symptoms, etc.
• When visiting the dentist, wear clothes that you are most comfortable with. Dental check-ups may require you to sit or lie in a reclining chair; you may not want to wear something awkward.
• Create a question and answer checklist you would like to ask from your dentist. You can mention any of the following problems like bleeding gums when brushing, why does your mouth sores and so on.
• Before you set an appointment, make sure of your finances as some dentist may require you to pay fees for medication or treatment during your visit.
• Let your dentist know about your medical history as some health conditions might affect the health of your gums and teeth like diabetes.
• You may take down the advice and recommendations of your dentist to avoid forgetting them.
• Ask the dentist about your next follow up check-up.
• Do not hesitate to clarify anything that you didn’t understand before leaving.

Feel confident and healthy with your teeth! Mount Vernon Dental Smiles is happy to be of service to our patients for all their General Dentistry needs in Alexandria. We are located at 8101 Hinson Farm Road #216, Alexandria, VA 22306.