At Yonge & Dundas
A free Philips Sonicare toothbrushor an Opalescence whitening kit.
Book a complete exam and cleaning as a new patient, and choose your welcome gift at the desk: a Philips Sonicare 2300 Professional power toothbrush, or an Opalescence Go take-home whitening kit. You take one of the two.
- The gift
- Toothbrush or whitening kit · one of the two
- With
- A complete new-patient exam + cleaning
- Chosen
- At the desk, by you
The choice
Two gifts. You take one.
Both are professional products the practice hands over itself, and both are free with the complete new-patient exam and cleaning. Neither depends on the other, and neither changes the appointment.
You tell the desk which one you want on the day.
Gift one
The Sonicare that comes from a practice.
The 2300 Professional is the dental-channel version of Philips’ entry sonic handle — the one a practice orders, rather than the one on a shop shelf. It comes boxed and charged, and you take the box.
Sonic, not rotary
A sonic handle: the bristles sweep rather than spin. Philips rates it at 31,000 brush strokes a minute.
Two intensities
Two intensity settings, so a first powered brush can start on the lower one and move up when it stops feeling strange.
The two minutes
SmarTimer runs the two minutes and QuadPacer marks each quarter of the mouth at thirty seconds, so the time is divided for you.
The head it ships with
A G2 Optimal Gum Care brush head — Philips’ gum-line head — is the one in the box.
What is in the box
One handle, one charger, one brush head. Replacement heads are yours to buy afterwards.
Every figure above is Philips’ own published specification for this model.
Gift two
The kit that is ready when you open it.
Opalescence Go is Ultradent’s prefilled take-home kit. The trays arrive already loaded with gel and shaped to be worn straight out of the pack — nothing is moulded, and no impressions are taken.
Prefilled
Ten disposable trays to a kit, uppers and lowers, filled at the factory rather than at the chair.
How it seats
The UltraFit tray warms to mouth temperature and settles around the teeth. The coloured outer tray peels away and the thin inner one stays on.
The directions
Ultradent’s directions are fifteen to twenty minutes a day at 15% hydrogen peroxide, or thirty to sixty minutes at 10%, over five to ten days.
What is in the gel
Potassium nitrate and fluoride are in the formula. It is at least a fifth water and it is sweetened with xylitol.
If you need to ask
Vegan, certified gluten-free and certified kosher.
Every figure above is Ultradent’s own direction for this kit.
The value
The visit your plan usually pays for.
Book the complete new-patient exam and cleaning, and one of the two goes home with you free: a Philips Sonicare 2300 Professional power toothbrush, or an Opalescence Go take-home whitening kit.
You choose which one at the desk, and applicable insurance is billed directly either way.
Usually covered
A cleaning is usually covered by a dental plan.
Usually not covered
Whitening is cosmetic, so it is usually not covered at all.
That is why the gift is attached to the exam and cleaning and not to a whitening appointment.
The desk checks what your plan covers before anything is booked, so the number is settled before you are in the chair.
Your first visit
What the first visit actually looks like.
- Complete exam
- $391
- Cleaning
- $239
- Time
- About 1 h 40, both together
- Insurance
- Usually covered · billed directly
The exam
The dentist examines the whole mouth, inside and outside, hard tissue and soft: decay, the condition of the gums, the bone supporting the teeth, the bite, and the tissues around them.
X-rays, if they’re needed
Periapical, bitewing or panoramic films, when the dentist judges they are needed. They aren’t taken at every visit as a matter of course. The dentist takes them when there is something a clinical look cannot see, and says why before taking them.
The reading
The dentist compares what the exam found with what the films show, then goes through both with you. Comparing the two is what makes it a comprehensive exam.
Plaque & tartar
The hygienist takes over: scaling above and below the gumline, gum treatment where it is called for, and specific advice on the habits and tools that suit your mouth.
Polish & floss
Polishing lifts surface stains and smooths what has just been scaled, and a final floss clears what is left. Not every visit needs polishing, and the hygienist will say so if yours doesn’t.
Fluoride, if it’s recommended
A topical fluoride or varnish helps strengthen enamel where the risk of decay is higher. Whether you need it is decided case by case, so it isn’t added to every appointment automatically.
We’re in The Tenor at 10 Dundas St E, Unit B102 — one level below the street at Yonge & Dundas, on the same floor as the exit of TMU station. Open to 8 p.m. every weekday — and walk-ins when the chair is free.
Find the door on the mapWhat it is for
What an hour and forty minutes actually buys.
Problems found while they’re small
A cavity found now is usually a filling. The same tooth left another year can need root canal treatment instead, and that is referred to an endodontist.
Surface stains come off
Polishing takes off the surface stains that coffee, tea and red wine leave behind. That is different from whitening, which changes the colour of the tooth itself.
Gum problems caught in time
Calculus below the gumline cannot be brushed off, and left there it keeps the gums inflamed. Scaling is how it comes off, and the hygienist measures the pockets to see where you stand.
You leave knowing where you stand
At the end the dentist goes through what is healthy, what should be watched, what needs treating, and what it costs. Nothing gets started at that appointment without you agreeing to it.
The Coverage-First Promise
We confirm what your plan pays before anything happens. If we quote $0, it’s $0.
The terms
What you have to do.
The gift has three conditions on it. Here they are.
Book a complete new-patient exam and cleaning.
Online in two minutes, or the desk picks up during open hours. The gift goes with the complete exam and cleaning, and that is the one condition on it.
Come in and have your teeth properly looked after.
The comprehensive exam is the dentist’s and the cleaning is the hygienist’s. Neither of them changes because a gift is attached to the visit.
Take the toothbrush or the kit on your way out.
Both are at the front desk, and you take one of them home.
That is the whole offer. There is no deadline on it beyond the offer’s own run.
What the visit itself costs
- Complete exam
- $391
- Cleaning
- $239
- Insurance
- Usually covered · billed directly
- Students
- Often $0 · plan checked before you book
- The gift
- Free — one of the two, your pick
We bill SunLife, Manulife, GreenShield, BlueCross and most others directly, and you pay the difference if there is one.
Before you book
What new patients ask us.
How long does the visit take?
The cleaning itself runs 40 to 70 minutes. Booked together with the comprehensive exam, allow roughly an hour and forty minutes for the whole appointment.
Who performs the examination?
The dentist. A general dentist performs the comprehensive examination: teeth, gums, bite, existing dental work and the soft tissues of the mouth. The scaling, the polishing and the oral-hygiene instruction are the registered dental hygienist’s, and each works within their own professional scope.
Do I have to pay first and claim it back?
No. We bill applicable insurance directly and confirm what your plan pays before treatment.
Am I covered as a student?
Student plans from colleges and universities across Ontario are accepted and billed directly, and eligible plan holders often pay $0 for the exam and cleaning. TMU and U of T are the two plans whose arithmetic this site sets out in full; if you are at another school, the desk checks your plan before you book.
Will I need x-rays?
Not necessarily. X-rays are taken when they are clinically indicated: your history, your symptoms, your risk of decay, the state of the gums and how long it has been since the last films all bear on it. The dentist explains why an x-ray is being taken before taking it.
What happens if the dentist finds something?
The dentist shows you the finding and explains it before any treatment decision is made. You hear the options and the costs before anything begins.
What if it has been a long time since my last cleaning?
Book the normal appointment. The dentist and hygienist work out where things stand now and explain what, if anything, comes next, including whether the cleaning needs to be split across more than one visit.
Book a visit
Choose your gift at the front desk.
Book the complete exam and cleaning, and the toothbrush or the kit goes home with you the same day.