We have seen more and more of our patients inquiring about tooth whitening as everyone seems to want that bright white smile. Tooth whitening methods can date back to 4000 years ago when ancient Egyptians made a whitening paste using pumice stone and wine vinegar. Having white teeth was a mark of beauty and wealth. […]

As some people may have seen I have recently joined back at the practice as a Trainee Dental Nurse. I was previously a member of reception where I learnt a lot about dentistry in general. I felt like it was time to get a qualification in something I was interested in and because I had […]

This lovely 53 year old lady had a fall in the street and broke one of her front teeth. She was understandably very upset and when she came to see me was embarrassed to show me what had happened to her teeth. It didn’t help matters that she had had a bad experience at a […]

For many of you, your only experience of us will be your six monthly check-ups, so you only see us in action for 40 mins a year! What do we do for the rest of our time though?  There’s no such a thing as a ‘normal’ or average day, as each appointment is different and […]

According to data analysed by NHS Digital, nearly 60% of children aged one to four did not visit a dentist during last year.   This figure is for the children aged five to nine years old 32.7% and 27.6% of  ten to fourteen years old. Overall 41.4% of children under 17 did not see an […]

Your Smile Could Benefit Too! New Year's resolutions are excellent goals to have to start your year off with positive change. For some people cutting out meat, sugar or bread for the month is a really difficult thing to do and therefore a wonderful goal. For some people, exercising every day for a whole month […]