Posts tagged 'hygiene'

For those of you who regularly read our blog, you'll be aware that last Thursday we held our second whitening evening; sponsored by SDI, Braemar and hosted by DecaDent. For those of you who don't know about the events we have been putting on, we have been holding verifiable CPD presentations informing dentists, dental nurses and oral hygienists on the procedures and regulations of tooth whi...

Everyone knows that a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link, and for a team to perform at their best each individual must work to their best ability within their role. We as humans have the highest levels of productivity when working together. H.E. Luccock explained this best when he said "“No one can whistle a symphony. It takes an orchestra to play it.” The recent success of Leices...

Last year more than 7,500 people were diagnosed with oral cancer in the UK. In just a decade the disease has grown by a third, and of all the advances there have been in battling cancer, it is one of the few cancers that is actually predicted to increase. Of course there are several risk factors that are heavily linked to the disease, such as smoking, but oral cancer can affect anyone. Mout...

Tooth whitening, a procedure that is a forever growing trend and is keeping many dentists in pocket. Of all the dental procedures, whitening is amongst the most desirable. But how much do you really know about tooth whitening? If you know anything on the subject you'll know that SDI's Pola range is the Crème de la crème. Here at Dental Sky we pride ourselves on our close relations with our su...

Are you happy? If you are there's a 90% chance that you're smiling right now! There may be a lot of confusing, hard to read facial expressions but smiling is the universal sign of happiness. It's a common myth that it takes less muscles to smile than it does to frown, and although we don't quite know exactly how many muscles are used there are plenty of reasons to smile each day. Here are a...

Besides professional fighters, babies and maybe your local drunk, everyone has teeth. Despite the fact that we use them on a regular basis we don't really give our teeth much thought past the formality of brushing and flossing. Our teeth are efficient tools (and apparently great accessory items!) that have always been recognised as an important part of the body. Believe it or not but dentis...

Let's be honest, we all know a fair few people who dread nothing more than visiting their dentist. It is a common fear that has been brought up through generations despite the incredible advances in equipment and methods of treatment. When we are buying something we want, we are excited by the prospect of the new item or service, and the price seems less important. Now how many of your pati...

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