If in doubt get it checked out!
1 November 2018Now we all understand that you may put off a trip to the dentist! We are all busy and despite my team’s best efforts there are nicer things to do. If though you have a white or red patch in your mouth, a painless ulcer that doesn’t heal, an unusual lump in your mouth or…
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Are you ready to learn new things and consider changing your habits?
17 October 2018None of us knows everything! When I first qualified and went to work as a new dentist at the grand age of 22 I thought I had left dental school with the majority of the knowledge I would need to work in general practice. How wrong I was! My first job in a busy NHS…
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
11 September 2018Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! Did you enjoy the summer? As you may know I like to travel and this summer has been no exception. Myself and my family have been lucky enough to go to Jamaica in July then Japan in August. It is said that travel broadens the mind and…
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Red Bull Gives You Wings!
1 August 2018Appealing isn’t it? Who won’t want to fly! But what else does it give you other than a glimmer of hope that you can fly. Dr Nigel carter of the Oral Health Foundation recently pointed out “Energy drinks contain an obscene amount of caffeine and sugar resulting in concerns around behaviour as well as health”…
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What more x-rays?
3 July 2018Patients are often concerned about dental x-rays and if they can affect their health. I think the fact you can’t see x-rays makes us naturally weary of them. Dentistry is one of the few areas in medicine where x-rays are regularly taken. I often reassure people that they are a very low dose of radiation…
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Smile! It’s National Smile Month 2018
16 May 2018The 14th of May marks the start of National Smile Month 2018. As usual, at Lindley Dental we will be doing our bit to raise awareness about how to look after your oral health. The first campaign was in 1977. So, is it still necessary? Surely in 2018 people have good teeth in England? Unfortunately,…
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Happy Birthday Your Majesty!
3 May 2018Last week as I was travelling back from a course over in Formby I got to listen to the radio more than usual. My patients may know that I favour radio 2 these days and what caught my attention on Jeremy Vine was a discussion that the Queen’s Corgi had died, and she wasn’t going…
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Why do you keep asking me about my medical history?!
29 March 2018Recently many of our patients have been using our new Clinipad tablets to fill out a fresh medical history. For some it has been a little bit tricky and we thank you for your patience! Once you have filled it in once next time the information you have entered will be there just for you…
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Jackie Smith – OHE March Blog
1 March 2018At Lindley dental we have 2 nurses who are qualified oral health educators. This month the blog is from one of them Jackie Smith: As an oral educator at Lindley Dental I enjoy promoting good oral health to our patients, teaching them good oral hygiene and tooth friendly diet. I recently organised and ran an…
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Dental implants are continuing to revolutionise the way we solve the problem of losing teeth!
2 February 2018No longer do patients need to put up with loose or annoying dentures, and the adjacent teeth don’t have to be compromised to make a bridge. It gives me great satisfaction to see patients returning year after year, following dental implant treatment, commenting how much it has helped them. They’ve been able to enjoy their…
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