加拿大牙醫護理和診療是不納入全⺠免費醫療體系的,所以同學們在看牙醫時必須了解自己的保險是否包含牙醫項目,及所包含的額度及醫療選項。及弄清楚你所屬的保險公司是否需要先付清費用,回家後把收據給保險公司以申請款項 ; 還是可以直接在診所上傳費用資料,而你只需要當場付清餘下費用便可。
以下我們為大家提供看牙醫時所需的英語對話及詞彙,希望幫助大家看牙醫時更為方便。
預約看牙醫:
- Is there anything in particular you’d like the dentist to check today?
- 你今天有什麼特別的地方希望牙醫檢查的嗎?
- I would like to make an appointment for dental cleaning.
- 我要預約洗牙。
- One of my fillings has come out.
- 我有一顆填充物跑出來了。
- I have a sore tooth, I think I might have a cavity.
- 我有點牙齒酸痛,我想我可能有蛀牙了。
- My gums bleed when I brush my teeth.
- 我刷牙時牙齦會流血。
- I think I have a crack in my tooth.
- 我這顆牙齒好像裂開了。
醫生會作出分析及如何醫治:
- There is some inflammation of the gums, I think we should do a new set of X-rays.
- 你的牙齦有一些炎症, 我認為我們應該拍一組新的 X 光片。
- The x-ray we took shows that you have a cavity in one of your teeth.
- 我們拍的 X 光片顯示你的一顆蛀牙。
- I’ll give you a shot of novocaine to numb the area and then we’ll fill in the cavity.
- 我會幫你打麻醉讓那區失去知覺,然後我們再補牙。

其他詞彙:
- 洗牙 Dental Cleaning/Prophylaxis
- 補牙 Fillings/ Fill a cavity
- 樹脂填充材料補牙Resin Filling
- 拔牙 Tooth Extraction/Removal
- 拔智齒 Wisdom Tooth Extraction
- 杜牙根 Root Canal
- 植牙 Dental Implant
- 假牙 Denture
- 牙齦萎縮 Receding Gums
- 牙齦出血 Bleeding Gums
- 牙周病 Gum disease/Periodontitis
- 敏感性牙齒 Sensitive teeth
同學們可以對醫生提出疑問或作出要求:
- Can we stop if I become uncomfortable?
- 如果我感到不舒服,我們可以停下來嗎?
- Does this procedure have to be done in one visit?
- 這個程序必須在一次就診完成嗎?
- Can I request a local anesthesia for my deep cleaning?
- 我可以要求在深層清潔牙齒時,進行局部麻醉嗎?
- Do I have any dental health conditions I should be aware of?
- 我有任何牙齒狀況需要特別注意的嗎?

同學們可從加拿大各省的牙醫協會網站尋找附近牙醫:
亞省: https://www.dentalhealthalberta.ca/visi……/find-a-dentist
卑詩省: https://www.yourdentalhealth.ca/visiti……/find-a-dentist/
曼省: https://www.manitobadentist.ca/find-a-professional.cfm
新省: https://www.nbdent.ca/find-a-dentist/
紐省: http://www.nlda.net/finddentist.html
⻄北地區 : https://www.nwtnudentalassociation.ca
諾省: http://pdbns.ca/find-a-dentist
伊魁特 : https://www.nwtnudentalassociation.ca
安省: https://www.rcdso.org/en-ca/find-a-dentist
王子島: https://cpspei.ca/public-info/physician-search-2/
魁省: http://www.odq.qc.ca/……/201/language/en-US/Default.aspx
薩省: https://saskdentists.com/find-a-dentist
最後提醒同學每六個月就必須到牙醫作一次檢查,以保持口腔及牙齒健康!






