What dental hygiene delivers
Whoever goes for dental hygiene once or twice a year significantly reduces the risk of caries, periodontitis and consequently of implants, root canal treatments and tooth loss. The Swiss Dental Society recommends annual check-ups with dental hygiene as standard.
A full description is on our service overview for dental hygiene. This page describes the procedure in Ermatingen.
60-minute sequence
Findings. Plaque and bleeding indices, probing of gum pockets, digital documentation. With recurring patients comparison to the previous session.
Cleaning. Ultrasound for hard tartar, hand and powder-jet instruments (Air-Flow) for deposits in interdental spaces and pockets.
Polishing. Tooth surfaces are smoothed with polishing paste.
Fluoridation. Conclusion with fluoride gel or varnish.
Training. Individual brushing technique demonstration and recommendations for interdental care.
Practice at Lake Untersee
Resident Ermatingen is located on Hauptstrasse 114, five minutes’ walk from Ermatingen station. We serve the Lake Constance-Untersee region from Kreuzlingen via Steckborn to neighboring Konstanz. Closely coordinated with our Berg location in central Thurgau.
If you have an implant
Implants need more care than natural teeth. We recommend two sessions per year. The implant shoulder is cleaned with powder jet and fine plastic curettes, never with metal instruments. More on preventing peri-implantitis in the corresponding article.
Insurance
Swiss basic insurance does not cover dental hygiene. Supplementary insurance with dental care module (Helsana, SWICA, Visana, Sanitas and others) reimburses between a few hundred and several thousand francs per year depending on tariff. EMR-recognized. More on the Swiss insurance system in the article on health insurance at the dentist.
When a session makes sense
If your last dental hygiene was more than a year ago. If your gums bleed when brushing. If deposits no longer brush off. If you have implants or a periodontitis history.
Getting to the Ermatingen practice
Resident Ermatingen, Hauptstrasse 114, 8272 Ermatingen. Five minutes’ walk from Ermatingen station. S14 line Schaffhausen-Romanshorn. Free parking directly in front of the practice.
More on insurance and EMR
Reimbursability of dental hygiene through Swiss supplementary insurance depends on the tariff and on EMR recognition of the executing hygienist. At Resident all dental hygienists are EMR-registered. More on reimbursement logic in the article EMR and ASCA compared and on tariff selection in the article Which supplementary dental insurance is worthwhile.