Frequently Asked Questions

Yes – New patients and referrals are always welcome

You will need to complete the New Patient Form. At your initial visit the dentist will review your medical & dental history, provide a comprehensive examination and discuss your x-rays. They will provide you with an individual treatment plan including options and recommendations for your dental care, as well as answering any concerns you may have.

Canadian Dental Association recommends that a child should see a dentist at the eruption of his/her first baby tooth or at least before the child’s 1st birthday. During this time, your child’s baby teeth will be coming in and your dentist can examine the health of your child’s first few teeth, also assess for nursing bottle caries and overall oral health. After the first visit, be sure and schedule regular checkups.

Children, teens and adults should visit the dentist/dental hygienist for regular checkup and cleaning. The frequency of the visit is based on many factors such as patients overall oral health, oral hygiene habits and caries risk. In most cases, dental cleaning and dental exams should be done every 6 months. Patients who are at a greater risk for gum disease or dental caries can benefit from more frequent visits. Your Dentist or Dental Hygienist will help determine how often is best for your individual oral health.

Simply call or text Auden Park Family Dentistry (613)389-0538. Our friendly receptionists will be happy to schedule your next dental checkup . If you are a new patient, please let us know so we can provide you with all the information you need for your first dental visit.

We accept Visa, MasterCard, Amex, Debit, Cash and offer third party financing. For your convenience we will send your insurance claim electronically to your provider on your behalf.

Please call our office as soon as you determine that you have a dental emergency. We will be glad to work you in to our schedule.

If you are able to give us a 2 business day notice there is no charge. However, cancellations and no-shows with less than 2 business day notice, may be subject to a fee.

Not all wisdom teeth need to be removed. However, if it becomes necessary, it’s easier in younger people because the tooth roots are not fully developed and the bone in which the teeth sit is less dense. Extracting your wisdom teeth before any complications develop also allows for shorter recovery time and less discomfort after the surgery.

We use a dentist-prescribed, take-home system that offers noticeable tooth whitening results in a matter of days. Our tooth-whitening system can be applied during the day or nighttime.

Yes. We provide oral, IV and nitrous oxide (laughing gas) sedation.

Nitrous oxide is very safe. Used for both adults and children, it is one of the safest sedatives in dentistry. It is well tolerated, has a rapid onset, is reversible, can be adjusted in various concentrations and is non-allergenic. Patients remain fully conscious when breathing nitrous oxide.

Yes. We perform full service for dental implants – covering every stage of the process. In fact, dental implants look and feel so natural that you’ll forget you ever lost a tooth.

Bad breath (halitosis) can be an unpleasant and embarrassing condition. Many of us may not realize that we have bad breath, but everyone has it from time to time, especially in the morning. There are various reasons such as poor hygiene, certain foods, gum disease, cavities, dry mouth, dieting, poor fitted dental appliances, use of tobacco products, and certain medications and illnesses. However, in healthy people, the major reason is due to microbial deposits on the tongue, especially the back of the tongue. Some studies have shown that simply brushing the tongue reduced bad breath by as much as 70 percent. To prevent bad breath one should practice good oral hygiene, see dentist regularly, stop smoking or chewing tobacco, drink water frequently and use mouth wash/rinses. In most cases, your dentist can treat the cause of bad breath.

The brand of the toothbrush is not as critical as the type of bristle and the size of the head. A soft toothbrush with a small head is recommended because medium and hard brushes tend to cause irritation and contribute to recession of the gums, and a small head allows you to get around each tooth more completely and is less likely to injure your gums. It’s unnecessary to “scrub” the teeth as long as you are brushing at least twice a day and visiting your dentist at least twice a year for cleanings.

Generally, no. However, it’s advisable to use a fluoride containing toothpaste to decrease the incidence of dental decay. We recommend our patients use what tastes good to them as long as it contains fluoride.

Flossing of the teeth once per day helps to prevent cavities from forming between the teeth where your toothbrush can’t reach. Flossing also helps to keep your gums healthy.

These are restorations to repair a severely broken tooth by covering all or most of the tooth after removing old fillings, fractured tooth structure, and all decay. The restoration material is made of gold, porcelain, or even stainless steel. These restorations are called “crowns” or in layman term “caps”. The Dental crown can be of tooth color and matched perfectly with your remaining teeth.

Both bridges and partial dentures replace missing teeth. A bridge is permanently attached to abutment teeth on either side of missing teeth or, in some cases, implants. A partial denture is attached by clasps to the teeth and is easily removed by the patient. Patients are usually more satisfied with bridges than with partial dentures.

Although there is no health reason not to use amalgam (silver fillings), more patients today are requesting “white” or tooth-colored composite fillings. We also prefer tooth-colored fillings because they “bond” to the tooth structure and therefore help strengthen a tooth weakened by decay. While fillings are also usually less sensitive to temperature, and they also look better. However, “white” fillings cannot be used in every situation, and if a tooth is very badly broken-down, a crown will usually be necessary and provide better overall satisfaction for the patient.

No. While most teeth which have had root canal treatments do need crowns to strengthen the teeth and to return the teeth to normal form and function, not every tooth needing a crown also needs to have a root canal.

Yes, we do provide Invisalign, which consist of series of transparent retainers worn to straighten your teeth over a set period of time.

Invisible orthodontic treatment can be done for most patients starting from teenager to seniors.