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| Dental Care Keeping your teeth healthy As at home, the golden rule is to brush and floss your teeth regularly. You’ll probably notice all your students and teachers brush their teeth after lunch at school. It’s a great habit to get into. Keep a toothbrush and paste in your desk. Dental Products There are many different brands of toothpaste available, including some familiar ones from home, such as Aquafresh and Colgate. You can buy toothpaste for swollen gums (haguki ga harete iru 歯ぐきが腫れている) or bleeding gums (haguki ga shukketsu shite iru 歯ぐきが出血している). Only some brands contain fluoride (fusso フッ素). Floss (itoyoji 糸ようじ) is widely available, as well as antiseptic mouth rinses like Listerine. If you want to check how effective your brushing is, buying some plaque disclosing tablets (ha chekku 歯チェック). Brush your teeth as usual, then chew the tablet with your front teeth and use your tongue to spread it over your teeth. Rinse out your mouth and spit - don’t swallow. Red areas show where food and plaque remain on your teeth. Finally brush and floss again to completely clean your teeth. Payment for Dental Treatment Preventative medicine is not covered by National Health Insurance. Check ups must be paid for in full by the patient, but are usually only Y2000 - Y3000. Treatment is covered by National Health Insurance, which pays 70% of the cost. You must pay the other 30% yourself (you can’t claim this back off Sompo Japan, as they dental provide dental coverage). Golden fillings and white ceramic caps aren’t available on NHI and must be paid for privately (jiyushinryo 自由診療). Recommended Dentists ***For a downloadable PDF file, click here*** Tomizawa Clinic Dr. Yasuhiko Tomizawa 022 242 5725 Morning hours: 9-11:30am (every day) Afternoon hours: Mon-Fri 2-6pm, Sat 2:30-5pm, Sun & holidays 2:30-4:30pm Very popular dentist who gets great reviews and is consequently also very busy! Appointments are required. There is no English speaking dentist on Tuesday or Saturday. Call Dr. Tomizawa directly (070 6494 9870) for appointments. From Minami-Sendai Station and walk west on the main street, it’s on your left. Sugano Dental Hospital Drs. Sugano 022-222-5958 Kakyouin 2-2-72 Morning hours: Mon-Sat 9am-1pm Afternoon hours: Mon-Fri 2-5pm Appointments are required. Says a former ALT: “Utako Sugano is a great, FLUENT English-speaking dentist. She studied dentistry in the US and a few other countries. Her dad and uncle are also dentists there and they also are named Sugano Sensei, so please call and ask for Sugano Utako sensei.” The clinic is a few minutes walk north of Sendai Station, on Route 45. Seiju Clinic 022 368 5588 Mon-Tue & Thur-Fri 10am - 1pm & 2:30pm - 5pm Wed & Sat 9am - 1pm Takahashi, 2-19-20 From Nakano-Sakae Station (Senseki line) walk north-west for about 15 minutes. Yamazawa and the 77 Bank are good landmarks. Haafu Muun (Half Moon) Clinic 022 264 4826 Mon-Fri 10am - 12:30pm & 3pm - 6:30pm Sat 10am - 1:30pm Nice atmosphere, although somewhat crowded. From Kotodai-koen Subway Station exit Park 1 walk east along the main road (with the park on your left). It’s on the left. The doctor's English is not bad but definitely not great. Useful terms Simple fillings tsumemono 詰め物 OR jutenzai 充填材 Crowns shikan 歯冠 OR kinzokukan 金足冠 Inlays inre インレー Bridges buridji ブリッジ Extraction basshi 抜歯 False teeth ireba 入れ歯 OR gishi 義歯 Implants inpuranto インプラント OR jinkoshine 人口歯根 Filling types: Silver & gold mix kingin parajiumu 金銀パラジウム Silver & nickel mix amarugamu アマルガム Resin rejin レジン Gold kingokin 金合金 White ceramic caps seramikku jaketto セラミックジャケット |
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