News about Dental Concern (page 6)
Be mouthaware: 45 seconds could save your life
Are you able to recognise the changes in your mouth? That’s the question posed by SpaDental as they support a charity campaign to raise awareness of mouth cancer. Your local SpaDental practice is urging their local residents to be more Mouthaware and recognise the early warning signs of mouth cancer, ahead of November’s Mouth Cancer Action Month….
Read more »Stoptober – Supporting smokers trying to quit
SpaDental is supporting Stoptober, encouraging smokers to quit during October. Cigarettes cause damage to your health, and others by secondary smoke. It is said that every cigarette you smoke takes 11 minutes from your life – that’s over 3.5 hours for a pack. Many smokers are aware of the health risks but don’t realise the…
Read more »Thomas Wardiell- Dental Therapist-SpaDental Plymouth
Thomas Wardiell is our Dental Therapist here at SpaDental Plymouth Graduating from Dundee in 2010, he has been with us since April 2012. As a therapist, Thomas provides our patients with hygiene treatments, fillings for children and adults, extractions for children, and tooth whitening under the prescription of a dentist. Thomas has a very calming attitude…
Read more »If you are looking for a dentist that specialises in NERVOUS patients, then look no further. Sarah S
My husband and I joined Spa Dental over 5 years ago and regularly have treatments from Jo. We have both received a wonderful service consistently. Jo is the best dentist either of us have been able to find for 20+ years, so feel very lucky to have found her. If you are looking for a…
Read more »Mouth Cancer Risk Factors
Tobacco 2 in 3 mouth cancer cases are linked to smoking Smokers are 3 x more likely to be diagnosed with mouth cancer Incidence of throat cancer are 7 times higher in smokers Ex-smokers reduce the risk by 1/3 – you can make a difference! Alcohol Drinking to excess is associated with 1/3 of mouth…
Read more »Tim Esau attended EuroPerio8 in London
From the 3rd to the 6th of June 2015, Tim Esau, principal of the SpaDental Wotton under Edge practice, attended EuroPerio8 in London. The EuroPerio Congress has established itself as the world’s leading conference in periodontology and implant dentistry, and has become the essential triennial fixture on the meetings calendar. This year Europerio was hosted…
Read more »Sugary Drinks And Fruit Juice Take Their Toll On Children
Nearly 500 children a week are being admitted to hospital with rotten teeth, NHS figures show. It is now the main reason for youngsters needing hospital treatment and dentists say the culprits are fruit juice and fizzy drinks. Most children need between four and eight of their baby teeth extracted, although some are having…
Read more »Snorers Ahoy!
Our latest new area of expertise at SpaDental Southampton comes after our principal dentist John Webley recently attended a course in London about snoring. Read Helen Hewittson’s excellent blog “Sleep Apnea Treatment at the Dentist” John’s course concentrated on two areas, firstly allowing him to screen patients and so knowing which patients need to be referred…
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