SpaDental News

Mental wellbeing matters

10th October 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

Today, 10th October 2024, is World Mental Health Day. The them this year set by the World Federation for Mental Health is: “It is time to prioritise mental health in the workplace”. Mental Health UK addresses the problem of burnout in the workplace: “We’re calling for everyone to take shared responsibility for workplace mental health….

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Look after your NHS Dental Registration

3rd October 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

Finding a place with an NHS dentist is becoming increasingly difficult. If you have one, it’s  important to look after your NHS dental registration. Please follow the advice below. That said, with a national shortage of dentists offering NHS care however careful you are about attending, you may find that your practice can no longer…

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Exam updates for Dentists from Overseas

21st September 2024 | SpaDental Administrator

Information to help dentists with qualifications from overseas enter and pass evaluation exams in England before registering with the GDC.

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Meet Dental Nurse Idrees Stanikzai

9th September 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

It’s with great pleasure we share the news that is a qualified dental nurse. Not only did Idrees pass his exams, he was top of his class! But even before he began working with SpaDental as a trainee nurse, he was a star student! Planning a new beginning Idrees joined SpaDental in 2022. Living through…

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Meet Practice Manager Leah Shepherd

23rd August 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

Our Practice Manager in SpaDental Southwest, , brings her dedicated work ethic and enthusiasm for outstanding patient care to the practice.  Here, Leah talks about the choices and hard work that have helped her on her chosen career path. Leah remembers key stages so far “I joined SpaDental Southwest as a newly qualified dental nurse,…

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Late Summer Bank Holiday Opening and Dental Emergency Information – August 2024

23rd August 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

In England, the Late Summer Bank Holiday is celebrated on the last Monday in August every year. SpaDental hopes you enjoy your long weekend. Here is some handy information, however, just in case you are unlucky and have a dental problem. The NHS advice is to only visit A&E for dental care in ‘serious’ circumstances, such…

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Meet Group Compliance Co-ordinator: Charlotte Murie

23rd August 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

Group Compliance Co-ordinator began her career in Oral Health as a trainee Dental Nurse with SpaDental. With hard work and dedication, she has moved from one new challenge to another. Here Charlotte describes how working with SpaDental has helped her career progress.   Charlotte recalls highlights of her career so far “Six years ago, I…

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Au revoir Heather

26th July 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

Are you a long-term SpaDental Plymouth patient? Then you probably know . She’s been a wonderful member of staff for so many years, we’re sad to say goodbye. Heather joined SpaDental Plymouth in the very early days – December 2007. Since then, Heather has tried to leave, though fortunately she kept on coming back to…

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Saturday appointments for children in SpaDental Plymouth and Saltash

10th July 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

We know how busy a working week can be. We understand the combination of your work and children’s schools and activity schedules can make booking a dental appointment a logistical nightmare! The answer? Saturday appointments for children with busy parents! Preventive care is at the heart of SpaDental’s mission. We believe in seeing as many…

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Ask us about Reveal aligners today!

13th June 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

A straighter smile not only looks great, but also means your teeth work more efficiently because the pressure is even. Dentist enjoys explaining to patients how he can enhance their smile. For well-aligned, whiter teeth Reveal aligners are available in SpaDental Ledbury and SpaDental Tewkesbury With a starting price of only £56* per month over…

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Andrea aces the Walk 100 Miles in May challenge!

29th May 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

With days to spare, has completed her challenge! Huge congratulations to Andrea for taking on the challenge to support Cancer Research UK. Andrea has walked 100 miles in May. Andrea has reached her target of £500. Let’s see if we can exceed it! Sponsor Andrea It’s not too late to donate! There’s still time to…

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Promoting Gum Health Day for beautiful smiles.

4th May 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

Gum Health Day, and is promoted by the EFP (the European Federation of Periodontology). This year the slogan is “Gums rock! Keep them safe!”  The aim of promoting treatment for gum health is to improve general health as well as helping us to keep a beautiful, natural smile. Gum disease is linked with some major…

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How do you clean your teeth in space?

4th May 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

May the force be with you! Here’s some interstellar information to keep you talking while the kids spend two minutes cleaning their teeth! Don’t forget to say Armstrong’s historic words: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Discussion point: Did you know Armstrong had meant to say ‘for a man’, but…

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What is oral pre-medication? How does it help nervous patients?

26th April 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

Oral pre-medication helps many nervous patients tolerate the treatments they need to have. Many of us feel nervous of going to the dentist.  For some of us, this prevents us from seeing the dentist at all, and receiving the treatment we really need. To help anxious patients, dentists sometimes recommend pre-medication with a sedative drug…

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Meet Bashayier Ahmed, a dentist with overseas qualifications

23rd April 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

Working abroad to experience life in a different country is an attractive prospect to many professionals, including dentists. For dentists who have qualified overseas, however, gaining recognition of their training and expertise in the UK is no easy matter. Yet we are fortunate to employ people who have taken the plunge into the English dental…

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Bite-sized fun facts about penguins’ mouths

22nd April 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

April 25th is World Penguin Day! A day to think about those natives of the southern hemisphere – penguins. And what penguin mouths are like! Although not all penguins live in the Antarctic, and some live in much warmer waters, some species are endangered. The focus of the awareness day is on protecting their food…

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Dentist Nader Botros – SpaDental Ledbury

13th April 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

Dentist is accepting new patients at SpaDental Ledbury and Tewkesbury. Nader joined SpaDental in 2020. Begin your journey to straighter whiter teeth – click to read more Our patients say: “I was impressed by the caring & professional attitude of the dentist.” “The Dentist and his assistant were extremely helpful and pleasant throughout my time….

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Patient benefits from microscope dentistry

12th April 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

If you require a more complex dental treatment, your dentist’s use of a microscope can greatly improve your treatment journey. In the hands of a skilled dentist, a dental microscope is a valuable tool in restorative dentistry. It helps the dentist provide optimum levels of treatment to patients. It is favoured by dentists who offer complex…

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Holiday Opening and Dental Emergency Information – March 2024

27th March 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

SpaDental wishes all of our patients a happy and safe holiday season. We hope you won’t have a dental problem as no-one wants to spend a holiday weekend seeing their dentist in a professional capacity. But here is some handy information, just in case. The NHS advice is to only visit A&E for dental care in…

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Will dental treatment abroad leave a smile on my face?

23rd March 2024 | SpaDental Administrator

Dental treatment abroad usually falls into two categories. Either: Patients who plan a trip specifically for a particular procedure because the prices are cheaper than where they live. Or: People tempted to make spur of the moment decisions to undergo a procedure, because it’s an attractive idea at the time. In both cases, there can…

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Understanding NHS dental charges from April 2024

11th March 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

Dentistry is one of the few NHS services where you have to pay a contribution towards the cost of your care. To help understand NHS dental charges each year, the information on this page explains what you may have to pay for your NHS dental treatment. Emergency dental treatment – £26.80 This covers emergency care…

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NHS dental charges 2024-25 up by 4%

11th March 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

The government increases NHS fees by 4% on 1st April, 2024 For five years, the 2015 Spending Review committed to an annual uplift to patient charges of 5%. For two years and three months, since the last increase and the end of the Spending Review, there has not been an increase in charges. It was,…

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Women in dentistry – 2024

8th March 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

The theme for International Women’s Day 2024 is #InspireInclusion. It’s a good time to look at the important role women play in dentistry. Opportunities for women in dentistry Throughout the last century, most dentists were men. Indeed, if we look at the percentage of male to female dentists over 55, it’s still predominantly male. But…

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Bomb disposal causes cancellations

25th February 2024 | Vanessa Giraud

If you are a patient who had an appointment booked on Friday 23rd February, 2024, we would like to reassure you that one of our team will be in touch with you soon to re-schedule your appointment. Thank you for your understanding. If for any reason you need to contact us, please use our online…

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How to choose a good dentist – 5 important points

11th February 2024 | SpaDental Administrator

More and more people are searching for private dentists these days. Whether it is because you cannot access NHS dental care, or because you want a treatment such as tooth whitening or clear aligners not available as an NHS patient, here are five important considerations to help you choose a good dentist? Whatever your reason…

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Testimonials

SpaDental Glastonbury patient appreciation

A Pleasant Experience @ Spa Dental Glastonbury "Friendly staff. This was my first visit to this dental practice and found the staff very friendly and reassuring. I had an initial assessment by the therapist who did an assessment prior to my next appointment. He was very good and explained carefully the treatment I needed in a professional manner! Overall I was impressed by the whole experience." "I went in today for a tooth extraction, my…

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Top Class Dentistry at SpaDental Whitchurch

"Better than you could ever imagine - As always everyone involved with Spadental treats you with respect and dignity. Happy to have a friendly chat and always seem genuinely interested. I always leave the practice feeling happy- which might seem strange after just having dental treatment but that's the affect all the team always seem to have on me. Arranged a follow up appointment the very next day, as a cancellation had just come in.…

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SpaDental Chard - patients' compliments

"Lovely staff - I have been with you for 17 years and I am still coming to you. Every one is so helpful and always talks to you." LE Thank you for your reviews The staff at SpaDental Chard feel proud to read your reviews. Your lovely comments, and  your good opinion mean a lot to us. We appreciate the time and thought you put into writing about how your visit to the dentist went.…

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SpaDental Chard - thank you for your kind support

It hasn't been an easy year, but our patients have been so understanding. Thank you all so very much for your kind support and the lovely feedback we've received. Your kind support is very motivating It means a lot to the SpaDental Chard team to read your feedback. Your feedback is important to us as it helps us work on continual improvement of our services. Our sincere thanks to all of you have taken the…

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SpaDental Whitchurch - your understanding is appreciated!

We've been catching up with our patients to find out how their treatment has been over the last months. This has been such a hard year for many of us, personally and professionally, and access to dental care has been affected in many ways by the pandemic. We'd really like to take this opportunity, therefore, to thank you for your understanding. We know that you have had to cope with cancellations and changes to our…

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SpaDental Tewkesbury reviews - thank you!

With the ups and downs of the last year, we'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of our patients for your support and understanding. Your thoughtfulness is reflected in the considerate comments we've received in response to our request for feedback. We truly appreciate your kind thoughts. Thank you from all of us for your lovely reviews of SpaDental Tewkesbury. A selection of your reviews: "The service during the last few months has…

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SpaDental Whitchurch dentist "kind and gentle"

SpaDental Whitchurch dentist is accepting new private patients. A new patient testimonial After the closure of my local dentist in Whitchurch I telephoned Spa Dental who made me an appointment. Unfortunately I had an abscess on my tooth before my appointment date, for which I was given an emergency appointment.   I am a very nervous patient and it took a long time to build confidence with my old dentist , therefore my nerves were bad and I…

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Plymouth dentists "excellent care" and "professional service"

Kind words from our patients mean a lot to us. Thank you! We're very happy to read reviews that commend the  Plymouth team and the dentists "excellent care" and "professional service". Recent patient reviews commend our excellent care: "In safe and caring hands - Without exception the treatment I have received has been outstanding. From the reception staff through each of the individuals involved, their focus is on you and you're fully involved in any…

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Fantastic Saltash patient reviews - thank you!

We very much enjoyed reading the lovely Saltash patient reviews we've received in response to our recent request for feedback. On behalf of all the staff, thank you so much for your lovely comments. We sincerely appreciate your kind words, and will also use your recommendations in our planning. SpaDental considers your review comments carefully. We read them all, and use the information we gather to guide our practice so we can keep on improving…

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Thank you for SpaDental Chard patient reviews

A very appreciative thank you to our patients from the clinicians and staff at SpaDental Chard. It has been a pleasure reading your comments because if our patients are happy, then we're happy. Feedback about the team and treatment from SpaDental Chard reviews "Everyone in the practice is efficient, professional and knowledgeable." - HCG  "5 Star Dental Care - Being in the centre of Chard, [the SpaDental] surgery is easily accessible for most patients. The…

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