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Prevention and Customer Service Are the Cornerstones of Lees Summit Dental Care   Health Keeping your teeth clean is key to avoiding painful tooth problems. The office of your Lees Summit dentists should staff registered dental hygienists who have the experience to be able to keep your teeth in check. Preventative Lees Summit dental care should be held to very high standards. Preventative dental care starts with regular cleaning and checkups. Brushing your teeth is simply not enough. The hygienist’s job is to perform prophylaxis—scaling and polishing the teeth. Medical history is updated on the visit and pictures are taken of the teeth. An expert hygienist will even catch a potential problem and bring it to your dentist’s attention. In this way, a cavity, leaking fillings, gum problems, and more can be addressed in the same visit. Hygienists may also add fluoride treatments to the cleaning regimen,  particularly for kids under the age of 16. Adults may also opt to add fluoride...