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Quality Dental Care is Built on a Foundation of Consistent Professional Teeth Cleanings
Maintaining a healthy smile goes beyond regular flossing and brushing. Many people don’t know that a toothbrush and dental floss can’t reach every surface in the mouth. David A. Goodman, DMD Alan C. Ko, DMD of Milford, Massachusetts, offers professional teeth cleanings to clean areas inaccessible with home dental tools. These cleanings remove built-in plaque and tartar (dental calculus) to prevent gum disease, tooth decay, bad breath, and other problems.
Has it been over six months since your teeth were professionally cleaned? If so, schedule an appointment with Dr. Alan Ko and his team. We can’t wait to reinstate your smile to a healthy track.
What should I expect during professional cleanings?
We believe preventive care is the best way to keep your smile healthy and shining. Although we relish the challenge of restorative work, we’d rather prevent oral issues than treat them. We have seen the mayhem that ongoing dental problems can have on patients. That’s why we encourage our patients to maintain optimal oral hygiene at home and adhere to regular dental cleanings and check-ups.
Professional dental cleanings in our office are vital for cleaning areas that are inaccessible with home dental tools. Before cleaning, we’ll thoroughly examine your teeth, gums, and other structures for signs of infection, decay, misalignment, and other problems. Sometimes, we request dental X-rays to visualize your oral health beyond what the naked eye can see.
After a dental exam, our dental hygienists will show their cleaning skills on your mouth. We’ll use special tools to clean every tooth surface, carefully removing calcified deposits between teeth and just beneath the gum line. After this cleaning, we’ll polish your teeth with gritty toothpaste to remove surface stains.
Our team will schedule another dental cleaning appointment after six months. Until then, you must observe optimal oral hygiene by brushing and flossing your teeth. Also, stick to a dental-friendly diet, limiting sugary and acidic foods.
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New Patients: (508) 850-0686 | Existing Patients: (508) 478-3800
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Why do dental cleanings matter?
We advise our patients to visit us twice annually for dental cleanings. However, if you are at risk of decay or gum infection, the frequency of cleanings should be increased to 3-4 times yearly. The following are the benefits of professional cleanings.
- Prevention: While nothing is certain, oral hygiene visits are your best bet in preventing decay, infections, halitosis, and other dental issues. A mouth regularly cleaned by the dentist is less likely to develop problems in the future.
- Early detection of issues: Dentists are professionally trained to identify and treat oral problems even before symptoms manifest. Early detection is vital in devising less invasive, more effective, and affordable treatments.
- Keeps your smile beautiful: Dental cleanings remove unattractive surface stains and plaque to restore your smile’s shine and vibrancy.
- Protects overall well-being: There is an intricate relationship between oral and overall health. Keeping your mouth issue-free is one way to maintain optimal overall well-being.
Do you need a dental cleaning appointment?
Are you up to date with your dental cleanings? Whether it’s been a few years or you’ve never visited a dentist, now is the perfect time to schedule an appointment with Drs. Alan Ko, Brittany Bressler, and Saeed Kashefi. We’re here to help, not to judge, even if you’ve fallen behind on your oral hygiene. Our goal is to help you achieve a healthy, lasting smile. Call (508) 850-0686 to book your appointment today.
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Alan Ko, DMD
Alan Ko, DMD, studied Biology at Washington University in St. Louis (BA Magna Cum Laude), Dentistry at the University of Pennsylvania (DMD Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s Scholarship recipient, Louis I. Grossman Award in Endodontics, and Academy of General Dentistry Award Recipient), did his residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH)/Harvard Medical School (General Practice Residency and Clinical Instructor Massachusetts General Hospital), was a guest lecturer at Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and Massachusetts General Hospital (General Practice Residency). Dr. Ko’s clinical focuses are craniofacial development in children, sleep/airway dentistry, TMD and occlusion, regenerative oral surgery, and reconstructive restorative/prosthetic dentistry, including Invisalign and dental implants. He is a member of the American Dental Association and Massachusetts Dental Society and has been named as Boston’s Top Dentists since 2012.
Brittany Bressler, DMD
Brittany Bressler, DMD, attended the University of New Hampshire-Durham (magna cum laude, studying psychology and pre-dental studies). Then, she attended Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, MA (Doctorate in Dental Medicine). At Tufts, she was the Vice President of the local chapter of the American Association of Women Dentists. Dr. Bressler has been named one of Boston Magazine’s Top Dentists for the last four years.
Saeed Kashefi, DMD, FAGD
Saeed Kashefi, DMD, FAGD, attended Harvard University (Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Literature and Creative Writing, cum laude), the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (doctorate, cum laude: He also won the JR Schmidt Fixed Prosthodontics Award), and the BWH/ Harvard-Wide General Practice Residency Program in Hospital Dentistry (residency and fellowship). He stayed on the BWH staff before taking over as clinician attending at the Massachusetts General Hospital, where he served for 16 years. Dr. Kashefi was also the Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine during this time. He is a Fellow of the American Association of Hospital Dentists and Academy of General Dentistry.
Cristina Hantavis MS, CCC-SLP
Cristina Hantavis MS, CCC-SLP, is a licensed and certified Speech and Language Pathologist with extensive training in orofacial myology. She believes that oral health is deeply connected to our general health and takes a holistic approach that targets the whole body by working with the muscles of the face and mouth. Cristina previously worked in private and elementary school settings with children experiencing moderate to severe cognitive, linguistic, and behavioral challenges. She uses this experience to help children facing such issues in her current role.
David Goodman, DMD (retired)
David Goodman, DMD (retired), joined our practice in 1984. Our office was founded in 1975 by Dr. Carl DiGregorio, and since partnering with him, Dr. Goodman has been devoted to delivering exceptional dental care to Milford families. Although he retired in 2021, our practice still carries his philosophy of treating patients as whole people beyond just their teeth.