Dental decay is preventable — practical guidance and care to keep your teeth healthy for life.
Guidance built around you and your family.
Stopping decay before it starts.
Care for children and adults alike.
Backed by our dental team.
We will help you and your children build simple daily habits that keep decay and gum disease away.
Dental decay is preventable, and prevention is the foundation of everything we do. We give you and your family clear, practical guidance on diet and day-to-day care, helping you protect your teeth and gums and steer clear of decay, gum disease and other problems.
At Netherton Dental Practice, our team takes the time to get to know you, then offers minimally invasive, tailored advice that makes a genuine difference to your everyday routine.
Prevention means stopping dental disease before it has a chance to take hold, and most of it happens through simple, everyday care at home. Working one to one with our team, you get straightforward, hands-on guidance shaped around your mouth and your family’s needs — never a lecture.
As part of your prevention plan, our team will:
This preventive guidance comes as part of your hygiene appointments, and you can also book dedicated time whenever you want to focus on protecting your teeth.
Every plan is built around you, but the areas we commonly focus on include:
Getting the angle, pressure and timing right so every brush counts. We will suggest the best toothbrush for you, whether manual or electric, and show you how to reach every surface.
Brushing alone reaches only around 60% of each tooth. We will show you how flossing, interdental brushes and water flossers clean the gaps a brush simply cannot.
Sugar and acidic foods are leading causes of decay and enamel wear, and they matter even more for children. We will look at how your family’s diet affects your teeth and offer simple, practical swaps.
For vulnerable teeth we use fissure sealants — a protective coating that shields the grooves where decay so often begins. We also help parents put good habits in place early and show you how to care for dentures, implants, braces or bridges.
We will also talk through fluoride, mouthwash and how often you and your children should see us, based on your individual risk of decay.
Prevention benefits everyone, however good you think your brushing already is. It is particularly valuable for:
Almost every dental problem, from decay and gum disease to bad breath, can be avoided with good daily care. Yet many people brush the wrong way, skip cleaning between their teeth, or do not realise how much their diet is harming them.
A consistent, preventive approach helps to:
Your teeth are precious and irreplaceable, which is why prevention sits at the very heart of what we do at Netherton Dental Practice. This preventive care is built into your hygiene appointments, so you receive current, personalised advice every time you visit.
Book a hygiene appointment at Netherton Dental Practice for friendly, preventive advice and care.
Netherton Dental Practice
The Plain, Long Stratton,
Norwich, NR15 2XG
