What is a dental hygienist?

Our dental hygienist Rachelle Sievers helps prevent oral diseases, provides treatment for existing gum disease and assists you in maintaining an optimum level of oral health.

A dental hygienist is a health professional who has graduated from an accredited school of dental hygiene, who, through clinical services, patient education and evaluation, seeks to prevent oral diseases, provides treatment for existing gum disease and assists you in maintaining an optimum level of oral health.
preventive dental hygiene

Rachelle Sievers will begin by examining your gums and soft tissues and meticulously removing all traces of deposits (plaque and calculus). This is known as scaling and polishing. Other treatments may include removal of surface staining and polishing of fillings.

It is internationally recognised that gum disease plays a direct role in the cause of some forms of heart disease, therefore in our practice we emphasise the absolute importance of Rachelle Sievers’s professional expertise.