Dental Checkup
Check-up & Consultation
You are probably used to being told by your dentist that you need a check up every six months. But new guidelines advise dentists to match check-up appointments more closely to each individual’s needs.
Different people may be given different gaps between check-ups. Your dentist will judge your particular risk of future problems at each check-up. He or she may suggest you return in six months, but may suggest a different gap.
For adults, the suggested gap between check-ups may be three, six, nine, 12,15,18,21 or 24 months. Under 18’s could have a three, six, nine or 12 month gap between check-ups. This gap may get longer or shorter at different times in your life, depending on your teeth or other changes in your health or lifestyle.