Levels of care

Level 1 - Many people want to just be pain free

For many people, especially those who only spend a few months here in any given year, it is great to know that the team at the English Dental Practice are here to help you on the same day. No future planning is given to any aspect of treatment during emergencies.

Level 2 - Simple remedial or repair oriented care

Many patients want to have basic checkups and desire treatment only when something breaks or becomes uncomfortable. You may have a couple of little niggling concerns or a major problem which you want to have dealt with. Most people at this level prefer short-term cursory types of examinations, merely screening for more obvious advanced problems. This is the type of service which was offered by the NHS in the UK, and thus is what most people expect. They usually want to correct immediate problems with as little effort and cost as possible.

This is repair-oriented dentistry. This type of dentistry is limited to fixing teeth with no long-term goals and therefore does not prevent disease at any significant level.

Level 3 - Maintenance care

People who choose this level of care want to take an active part in the prevention of present and future disease problems. The importance of knowing what is going on with complete diagnosis is really important to you because it gives you a level of ownership and understanding so you can take control. We understand that dentistry is never the most important thing in anyone's life and comprehensive care may not fit into your busy life right now, but you would like to know what the situation is an the options for ideal care, so you can choose what to do from a position of understanding.

At this level you will choose repair solutions that are more short to medium range in duration. Usually a 2-5 year reparative or corrective treatment, knowing full well that the dental treatment performed today will have to be finalised with more definitive solutions in the near future. You will want to participate in dedicated preventive efforts to prevent problems in the future and takes care of today's needs in less than an optimum manner.

This type of dentistry is good in most instances and includes a rigorous preventive program for decay and periodontal disease. It does not take into consideration maximum protection and preservation of natural teeth.

Level 4 - Optimum care or fine dentistry and true prevention

Patients at this level are similar to patients described in Level 3. They choose to have comprehensive examination and MASTER PLANNING and formulate a long-term treatment plan for health and repair to achieve a future based on choice not chance. Unlike the maintenance care patient, these patients are ready to start treatment. These patients are very concerned about treating the causes of dental disease, not simply the effects, and want all treatment provided to be completed in the most lasting fashion possible. This type of care has as its goal, maximum health, function and protection of natural teeth, with durable replacements for any missing teeth.

This level of care is for those patients who have an extremely high value for their oral wellness which is not simply the lack of signs or symptoms of disease but an overall feeling of well-being. This type of dentistry is beyond mere survival... it is for those who seek to thrive.