Click on the link below to see pictures of a giraffe waiting for a red-billed oxpecker to finish working as its dentist, in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. Read the full story: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3304976/Say-awwww-Cute-bird-gives-giraffe-free-dental-check-pecks-away-bits-teeth.html
Osteoporosis is a health condition that greatly affects the bones, since the disease weakens them and makes them capable of breaking easily. Aside from negatively hampering overall health and well being, osteoporosis also has a direct relationship on oral and…
Today is World Arthritis Day. You may think this is a strange thing to highlight on a dental practice page however arthritis affects your dental health. It can affect your jaw joints which can affect your ability to chew. As…
Today, August 24th 79AD was the day Mount Vesuvius exploded burying Pompeii and Herculaneum. Toothache in the Roman era was no problem! The Romans had already discuvered drills and clamps for the removal of teeth. Opium was used as a…
A new device pioneered at King’s Dental Institute, which enables decayed teeth to repair themselves, could soon be used globally. The pain-free remineralisation process is an alternative treatment to injections, drills& fillings, reducing – and potentially removing – the need…
One of our lovely patients wanted to express her gratitude to John and the team by writing us a personal poem of thanks. This is too good not to share with you all: A year ago And full of woe…
The High Court case of GDC v Jamous confirmed that tooth whitening is the practice of dentistry and can only be legally performed by a dentist or a dental therapist, dental hygienist or a clinical dental technician working to the prescription of a…
Exactly 200 years ago any dentist with a few pounds to spare could buy fresh teeth by the barrel load – very handy for anyone who needed to make dentures. There was a sudden glut on the market as a…
Many supposedly “healthy” fruit snacks aimed at children contain more sugar than sweets, says a campaign group. Action on Sugar looked at 94 products on UK sale, such as coated dried fruit, and found a third contained three or four…
Please don’t be – we are not here to pass judgement on you or your teeth. We are simply here to help you on your way to better oral health. We love coming to work, but do realise it’s not…
