In a general examination, we will start by confirming your medical history. Once we’ve done that, we'll have a good feel around your neck and chin just to make sure there's no lumps or bumps. This is part of an oral cancer screening that we should be doing as routine.

We then go on and have a good look around your mouth to follow on from your oral cancer screening, just to make sure that there's no red or white patch lesions that we should be concerned about.

Once we've done that, we’ll assess your oral hygiene, we'll make sure your gums are nice and healthy.  We’ll also look at your teeth to make sure there’s no signs of any decay and also assess your teeth for any wear as well.

Following that, we will do some radiographs to ensure that there's no decay between your teeth as well.

Once we’ve collected all this information as part of your routine examination, we’ll sit you up and have a good chat to you, give you some advice on how you can improve your oral hygiene and if there's any areas you need to concentrate on.

If you do need any treatment, we'll spend some time discussing what treatment options you've got, and we'll discuss how we can move forward in order to restore function and aesthetics.