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Will Dental Implants Stop My Denture Moving?
Will Dental Implants Stop My Denture From Moving? “Will dental implants stop my denture from moving?” This is a question new patients ask me on a weekly basis. And the easy and short answer that I’m always delighted to give them is “Yes!”. My Memories...
Dental Erosion Nearly Ruined My Smile
Dental Erosion Nearly Ruined My Smile I'll never forget how, on the day I finally got my dental braces off, dental erosion nearly ruined my perfect new smile. I remember being so excited to go out and show off my new teeth. I felt like I was shedding my last...
I’ve Got Toothache, Should I Phone My Dentist?
I've Got Toothache – Should I Phone My Dentist? Toothache – From Ooh to Ouch! Toothache, there's nothing worse. You eat something cold and "Ooh!" – a sharp shooting pain in your tooth. You bite into something hard and "Ouch! that hurt!". Or worst, you lie down...
Top 5 Teeth Tips For Surviving Easter
Top 5 Teeth Tips For Surviving Easter Even in our house, where there are two dentists, with every passing year Easter seems to have become more and more about the chocolate! In my occasional ventures to the supermarket over the last couple of weeks – mask on, hand gel...
Suffering From Constant Headaches? Give Your Dentist a Call
Suffering From Constant Headaches? Give Your Dentist a Call Have you ever had a constant headache that you couldn't seem to get rid of? And sometimes your jaw hurts, or perhaps even your ear? You've been to the GP; he can't find anything wrong and the optician...
How To Market Your Small Business For Free – Tips From a Small Business Owner With a Little Help From Her Plumber
How To Market Your Small Business For Free – Tips From a Small Business Owner With a Little Help From Her Plumber Dodgy Plumbing Works Last week the flush on our toilet at home finally went. It had been a bit dodgy for about 2 years, but if you gave it a good pummel...
Christmas 2020 – Why I Can’t Wait for a COVID Christmas
Christmas 2020 – Why I Can't Wait For a COVID Christmas I think this may be a first that at this time of year I’ve had so much time to sit down and actually think about writing a December blog and a newsletter for the practice. Normally I squeeze it in amongst other...
Tik Tok – Healthcare Friend Or Foe
Tik Tok - Healthcare Friend or Foe?TikTok and the ability for a teenager to spend all their waking hours on it, is currently the source of 95% of the arguments in our house (the other 5% revolve around picking clothes up off the floor and putting dishes in the...
Mouth Cancer: The Story of A Patient and What To Do If You’re Worried About Having It
You Never Forget the First Time You Find Mouth Cancer I’ll never forget the day 17 years ago when I saw my first real-life mouth cancer in a patient. Keith and I were working in a remote government clinic north of Sydney, Australia for 3 weeks. We’d only graduated a...
I Can’t Stand Wearing This Mask – My Breath Stinks! Top 10 Things to Do To Prevent Bad Breath
I Can’t Stand Wearing This Mask – My Breath Stinks! Top 10 Things to Do To Prevent Bad Breath When I put on my mask this morning to go into a meeting with our web developer, I suddenly regretted the chilli I’d had for dinner last night – particularly the amount of...