{"id":525,"date":"2021-07-06T09:30:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T08:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguildforddentist.com\/blog\/?p=525"},"modified":"2021-07-06T09:30:42","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T08:30:42","slug":"nervous-patients-guildford-taking-the-plunge-and-giving-your-dental-practice-a-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theguildforddentist.com\/blog\/nervous-patients-guildford-taking-the-plunge-and-giving-your-dental-practice-a-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Nervous Patients Guildford – Taking the plunge and giving your dental practice a call"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Avoiding dental visits for years and fearing the worst.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For those suffering from anxiety surrounding visits to the dental practice, it is all too easy to allow months and years to pass by without stepping foot into a dental practice. It may be that your overall oral hygiene does not suffer to the extent that pain begins to occur, however it is better to attend the dental practice before it becomes an absolute necessity. By attending appointments on a yearly basis at least the need for extensive treatments and procedures are greatly reduced which in turn will enable you to spend more time enjoying your life.

Things to understand.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A common misconception often arises among patients that should a certain amount of time pass by without attending an appointment, the dental team will reprimand and judge the patient. Whilst we may fear this approach and think the worst, rest assured this is not a common occurrence and whilst the media may suggest this occurs, in everyday life it is far from the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you have attended appointments every 6 months or have not visited in several years, our dental team is here to support and encourage you every step away. It may be that you feel more comfortable picking up the phone and giving us a call to start the process or it may be an email, no matter how you decide to get in contact, please rest assured your comfort is our priority and we will not leave you to face your fear alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Useful tips which may assist your visit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In some cases having a particular item or piece of music playing throughout your visit to the dental practice can assist with calming the nerves. When suffering from anxiety this can be a great source of redirection as having an item or music to focus on can often provide a sense of calm. We therefore encourage all Nervous Patients Guildford<\/a> to discuss their individual needs with our friendly reception team to ensure we assist in whichever way possible. Your visits with us need to be as relaxing as possible each visit and therefore if we can help you achieve this then we will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visiting at a particular time?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no harm at all in requesting a particular time of day for your appointment. It may be that having the same time and day of the week for each appointment helps calm your nerves a little. Or it may be that attending an appointment first thing will ensure you attend rather than fret about the visit all day. All of these options are possible and therefore do not feel pressured to just go with any time, please ask and we will ensure that we come up with a variety of options to suit your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are a Nervous Patient Guildford<\/strong> and any of the above applies to you or someone you know, please do not hesitate to contact our friendly, approachable team. Our aim is to get you through our doors and feeling comfortable within our calming environment whilst also maintaining and improving your overall oral hygiene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Avoiding dental visits for years and fearing the worst. For those suffering from anxiety surrounding visits to the dental practice, it is all too easy to allow months and years to pass by without stepping foot into a dental practice. It may be that your overall oral hygiene does not suffer to the extent that … Continue reading Nervous Patients Guildford – Taking the plunge and giving your dental practice a call<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theguildforddentist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theguildforddentist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theguildforddentist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theguildforddentist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theguildforddentist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=525"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.theguildforddentist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":528,"href":"https:\/\/www.theguildforddentist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525\/revisions\/528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theguildforddentist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theguildforddentist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theguildforddentist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}