Services

I travel to you to deliver outstanding dental hygiene solutions.

No matter the state of your oral health, Flying Smiles has a treatment option for you.

At each appointment, the following will be offered:

Initial assessment (including cancer screening)

Dental (and/or denture) Scaling

Dental (and/or denture) polishing

Oral Hygiene Instruction

Diet discussion

Update your toothbrush from Fiona’s mobile shop

At the moment my area is from Calvine in the north, Blairgowrie in the east. South I have been into Fife and along to Aberfoyle in Stirlingshire. I do visits to the Outer Hebrides and Bute. I am happy to travel to any area of rural Scotland that is serviced deprived, or where there is a list of people wanting to help to prevent oral disease.

I provide a free introductory consultation on all of the treatment options listed below…

We are happy to offer monthly plans to spread the cost

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Free Consultation

Fiona will explain how Flying Smiles works over the telephone or via a digital video call. There will be formal forms to complete about you, your medical, dental and dietary habits. Throughout our appointment, Fiona will answer any queries or concerns. Fiona will risk assess your home, agreeing where treatment will take place, checking where the hand wash sink is situated and getting to know your pet!

Fiona will check your understanding on what you have decided to have done and agree to the price of the treatment. Once you are happy, we will set a date to do the treatment.

Initial Assessment

🦷 Initial Assessment

Your initial visit will begin with a comprehensive dental hygiene examination. The dental hygienist will go through your medical, social and dental history, along with an assessment of your oral hygiene care at home. All the information collected will be discussed with you to prepare a personalised treatment plan. Together, we will agree specific tasks or goals that will allow you to achieve optimal oral health.

Dental Scaling

The removal of the soft (plaque) and hard (tartar) deposits from the teeth, both above and below the gum line is called scaling. We do scaling with hand instruments. If the plaque and tartar is left untreated, it can cause gingivitis and can lead to irreversible periodontitis, which can further lead to tooth loss. The removal of plaque, calculus, and ultimately, bacteria is the best way to maintain healthy teeth and gums.

Dental Polishing

Dental polishing, also known as prophylaxis, is done to remove any stains that teeth gather from food and drink. The purpose of dental polishing is to leave the surfaces of teeth clean so that bacteria are unable to stick to them and you have a better chance of keeping the teeth clean during your regular home care routine.

Oral Hygiene Instruction

The purpose of oral health education is to advise you on the significance of good oral care and the importance of seeing a dental professional regularly. We aim to educate our clients about the importance of mechanical removal of oral biofilm via toothbrushing, flossing and use of chemotherapeutic agents. At Flying Smiles we assess and consider clients’ limitations, their risks, susceptibility to disease, their personal and cultural values and preferences before formulating the goals/tasks for daily oral care. We give one-to-one instruction and strongly believe in prevention. If you want a dental health educator for your group or school please contact us.

Cancer Screening

Oral cancer accounts for up to 4% of all malignant cancers in the UK. Chances of a successful treatment are likely with early detection. Oral cancer is 50% more common in men than in women, but rates of these cancers in Scottish women and young people have been increasing in recent years.

It can be found in the lips, tongue, gums, cheeks or lining, or deeper in jaw bones. Regular visits to a dental professional are the best defence against oral cancer as it is difficult to diagnose by the untrained eye. At each appointment, we start off with a soft tissue oral cancer check.

Denture Cleaning

We remove the soft and hard deposits from the denture and give denture care instructions as per denture condition and clients’ requirements. We instruct on proper cleaning and care of your complete or partial denture.

We recommend that you always label dentures and store them in containers partially filled with water. Always remove the denture before going to bed. Good oral hygiene and regular dental visits will aid the life of your appliance.

Referrals

Fiona cannot diagnose or give the prognosis (the likely outcome) of diseases such as decaying or broken teeth, or prescribe antibiotics, painkillers or any other drug to alleviate symptoms. If Fiona refers you to a dentist, it is because she feels that it is in the interests of your health or is outside the scope of what she is allowed to do. In very rare cases, she may not start treatment and may insist a dentist assesses you before she can continue. This may relate to your medical history and general health, or the condition of your mouth, which gives her concern. Fiona has set up a procedure to refer you to the local dental clinic of your choice.

Diet Discussion

The Scottish population consumes too few fruits, vegetables, fish, starchy carbohydrates, and conversely eats too many foods high in fats, sugars and salt. The dietary imbalance increases the risk of developing chronic diseases such as obesity, heart disease, certain cancers and Type 2 diabetes, as well as tooth decay.

Using the following guidance, (http://www.scottishdental.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/OralHealthAndNutritionGuidance.pdf). Fiona will work with you to see how small changes in your habits can help prevent tooth decay, and improve your overall health.

Future Treatments

Periodontal Treatment – £120

Periodontal disease is when there is bone loss around a tooth. This requires special treatment. I will record the bone loss data on a pocket chart. It allows us to celebrate when areas get better! Scaling under the gum will disturb the dangerous plaque. It will create an area that the gum will re-attach to, and hold the tooth in place. Sometimes this is done in conjunction with a local anaesthetic, a water scaler and it finishes with the tooth being flushed out with an anti-inflammatory rinse.

Air Polish – £80

Think of it like a jet wash for the teeth. Air polishing is a minimally invasive technique that uses a mixture of compressed air, water and fine powder to remove unsightly staining and harmful plaque from the teeth.

Packages (all costs per person unless stated otherwise)

I am committed to ensuring my services are as accessible as possible, so I have a sliding scale of pricing depending on your income or circumstances, to reflect our social values. Flying Smiles offers a thorough, detailed appointment with the convenience at being carried out at home.

The three pricing tiers are explained here:

Community Supporter

For those who wish to generously offset the price for those who may be struggling financially.

You will receive the same service and attention as a regular patient but your extra gratuity payment will support those who are unable to comfortably afford the services we provide.

For every community supporter that signs up this provides an allocation for a customer on the economical rate.

Please let Fiona know if you want to sign up for this.

Standard

The regular price of the treatment.

This is what I will charge unless you state otherwise. This includes any photos, any interdental aids that are used and left for your use, application of one surface fluoride and use of topical anaesthetic.

See the price list below for treatments such as temporary fillings and fissure sealants.

Economical

An economical package for those who want to be subsidised by community supporters.

To ensure that this tier option is allocated fairly, Fiona will discuss it with you in more depth if you feel that this is the right choice for you.

Remember, we also have a spread-the-cost and the Go-Cardless scheme for different budgets and households. More information on those is mentioned below.

Spread the cost!

Signing up to our Go Cardless scheme spreads the cost of maintenance providing a 5% discount, paid by direct debit. After your initial new patient appointment the variable monthly costs depending on number of maintenance appointments throughout the year are:

Adult

6M : £40.00 per month (6 appointments per year)

4M : £27.00 per month (4 appointments per year)

2M : £13.50 per month (2 appointments per year)

Child

4M: £17.00 per month (4 appointments per year)

2M: £8.50 per month (2 appointments per year)

You can add £1 a month and get an annual toothbrush bundle (manual or oral B electric).

Prices are for customers in a ten mile radius of Comrie. Outwith that the monthly charge will be adjusted to take into account travel.

If you would like to spread the cost before the initial appointment please email fiona.flyingsmiles@gmail.com directly to discuss this, or use the contact form. An agreement to pay over a few months before the appointment can be arranged.

5% discount for 2 or more clients.

Travel costs: Free within 10 miles radius of Comrie. If outside 10 miles radius of Comrie a £9.00 call out fee is applicable plus 0.45 per mile.

Package information

🦷 New Patient Appointment (adult)

Full Oral Health Assessment:

Internal and external oral cancer check
Teeth charting
Photos of mouth
Periodontal (gum) check
Plaque and inflammation evaluation

Create healthy habits and get you started by cleaning all your teeth.

Help you understand what is happening in your mouth
Work with you to change habits into healthy habits
Look at the equipment that works for you
Full mouth electronic and hand scale
Polish inbetween and tooth surfaces

🦷 Maintenance (adult)

Full Oral Health Assessment + the following:

Continue to inspire you to understand what is happening in your mouth
Adjust the equipment and review what works for you
Choose the right equipment (electronic or manual) to scale your teeth
Polish all tooth surfaces

🦷 Periodontal Treatment

Following individual Treatment Plan
Review home care and advise for specific area
Deep clean (using de-sensitising gel where necessary)
Flush area clean

🦷 New Children’s Appointment

(18 years and under)

Full Oral Health Assessment

Internal and external oral cancer check
Teeth charting
Photos of mouth
Periodontal (gum) check
Dye the teeth with a vegetable dye to show bacteria
Using visual, digital resources to help them understand what is happening in their mouth.
Look at who can support the child with their oral health care

🦷 Children’s Maintenance Appointment

(18 years and under)

Full Oral Health Assessment + the following:

Internal and external oral cancer check
Teeth charting
Periodontal (gum) check
Dye the teeth with a vegetable dye to show bacteria
Using visual, digital resources to help them understand what is happening in their mouth.
Look at who can support the child with their oral health care

🦷 Large Groups

(Residential homes/corporate/schools/small businesses/weddings)

Residential Homes
– HIS inspection paperwork completed
– Book 2 sessions (all day) then free ‘learn at lunch for carers’

Boarding Schools
– Tooth-brushing instruction
– Visual oral health examination
– Email to parents
– For boarders who do not get home or get appointments in the school holidays
– Why not offer the full spectrum of healthcare to boarders?

Additional treatments, including fluoride, desensitizing will be quoted on an individual basis depending on time or the treatment.

Services

Packages (all costs per person unless stated otherwise)

Community Supporter

Standard

Economical

Spread the cost!

Package information

🦷 New Patient Appointment (adult)

🦷 Maintenance (adult)

🦷 Periodontal Treatment

🦷 New Children’s Appointment

🦷 Children’s Maintenance Appointment

🦷 Large Groups

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