On Friday 29th September we held our 1st coffee morning at the practice in aid of Macmillan Cancer support. It was a nationwide event raising funds so that people with cancer don’t have to face it alone. Unfortunately with 1 in 3 of us experiencing cancer we all know loved ones or even ourselves that… View more
Losing a tooth is always a disappointing occasion and Lee’s story is no different. Unfortunately he had a tooth that wasn’t saveable and we decided it was best it went before it caused infection. We discussed Lee’s options to fill the gap and elected that a dental implant would be the best way to proceed once his jawbone had healed.
Caroline and the team have been busy promoting dental health to 50 school children at Longborough Primary School. What better way to show that we do truly care than to close the practice and give a talk on prevention to the next generation…
I was bought up in Cambridgeshire. When I left college, I found myself a job as a dental nurse. I started as a trainee and I loved it! After a couple of years I became a qualified dental nurse. I felt that I could go further and the next step was to become a… View more
When you have a missing tooth, then a dental bridge may be used to restore the resulting gap. The dental bridge is basically a false tooth, beautifully created from porcelain that fills the gap and is supported by adjacent teeth or implants. Bridges are permanently fixed and cannot be taken out of your mouth… View more
“Oh No Not Dentures!” – For some people, having a denture can have a certain stigma associated with it. We have a picture in our mind of false teeth in a glass on the bed side table which was a common occurrence with our grandparents. This is no longer the case due to the advances in… View more
I never liked going to the dentist as a child, so becoming a dental nurse was the last job I ever thought I could see myself doing! Coming into the unknown environment of dental nursing was very nerve wracking but also quite exciting. My previous working background has always been taken over by horses –… View more
With the arrival of Claire our fabulous hygienist I felt it was only fitting to make my 5th blog on how to care for our teeth. I try to offer as much advice on looking after your teeth as I can in surgery but sometimes it can be information overload and having something to… View more
So the hard manual labour is complete and I ‘think’ the surgery is ready to open. I have one major test ahead of me, the “dreaded” CQC inspection. The CQC or Care Quality Commission is a “feared” name in the dental world. Everyone talks about it with all these scare stories of the inspectors… View more
So to the more present. After completing my vocation training my yearning to be with my family was growing ever stronger. I had spent nearly a decade apart from them and now I wanted more than ever to make up for lost time. I have two beautiful nephews who are only just starting out in… View more
