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21 February 2016 Read more

Tooth whitening helps oral health

As well as making your teeth look better, tooth whitening has been shown to actually improve the health of your mouth. The whitening gels release products that, as well as whitening your teeth, reduce gum inflammation, reduce decay and promote wound healing in the mouth. Having whiter teeth has also been shown to promote better oral hygiene measures- people like the look of their teeth so they spend more time cleaning them. This in turn reduces gum inflammation and reduces the chance of decay. More reasons to have your teeth whitened!

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1 February 2016 Read more

Emily sits practical exam

Having successfully passed her written exams Emily travelled to Birmingham on Friday to sit the practical part of her professional qualifications. Having arrived in plenty of time she was horrified to see people coming out of the exams crying! Not very inspiring! Despite the scare Emily got through the process without any tears, she finds out in March if she has been successful, we have the utmost confidence in her!  

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1 February 2016 Read more

New staff

Our patients will notice a couple of new faces at the practice. We have taken on two new trainee dental assistants Alisha and Alex. We have come in to the 21st century as Alex is a man! Lots of laughter this week when a couple of patients thought he was the dentist- I told him that would happen at the interview! They will be undergoing in practice training under the supervision of the qualified staff as well as going to college in York and Leeds on a weekly basis.

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1 February 2016 Read more

Sugar is in the news

The newspapers and tv are full of stories about reducing sugars, at last!!! We dentists have felt we have been lone voices nagging our patients for years! Great that the media has finally caught on. The total amount of sugars we eat is very important to our general health, particularly our risk of Type 2 diabetes. Regarding the teeth, it is not just the quantity of sugars but HOW OFTEN those sugars are taken and in what form. Even a small amount of carbohydrate ( including sugars) will allow the bacteria

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3 January 2016 Read more

Mouth cancer linked to gum disease

Research has shown that people with gum disease are more than 2 and a half times more likely to get a head and neck cancer. Also people who lose 6 or more teeth are at least 60% more likely to suffer from a head and neck cancer, the risk increasing with every tooth lost. The main factors causing mouth cancer are smoking and tobacco, other ones being sunlight and the Human Papilloma Virus. This last causal agent is more common in younger people in whom the rates are increasing. What can

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