Our mouths are quite amazing. Where would you be without it? How could you eat without your teeth? Talk or kiss without your lips?
In this month’s blog we look at some things you probably don’t know about your mouth, oral health, lips, teeth and gums.
Continue reading → “Fun Facts you didn’t know about your mouth!”
Here at Valley Dental Practice,we want to make budgeting for your dental treatment as easy and straight forward as possible. This is why we are pleased to be able to offer a plan to suit every member of the family, no matter what your oral hygiene goals are.
Every time you attend for an appointment the dentist or hygienist, they will advise you to include interdental cleaning as part of your oral hygiene routine. But why is interdental cleaning such an important of your oral hygiene routine?
Continue reading → “Breaking news! Interdental cleaning prevents tooth decay”
Here at Valley Dental Practice we have always adhered to the highest possible levels of decontamination and infection control and are pleased to say that we meet the best practice standards laid out in HTM 01-05, our current government directive on decontamination of instruments within the dental practice.
With current guidelines preventing us from seeing any patients for routine appointments, this month’s blog focuses on how you can keep your teeth healthy at home.
No matter how great your oral hygiene routine is, you might be harming your teeth overnight or in other situations without even realizing you are doing it. Many people experience teeth grinding and jaw clenching while they sleep or in stressful situations.
Continue reading → “Teeth grinding – Are you harming your teeth while you sleep?”
For many when we say Grandma, we think of a little old lady sitting in front if a fire knitting a sweater or scarf, but the fact is it is quite possible to be a grandmother in your forties or fifties.
No one can avoid getting older, but it certainly does have an effect on our bodies. It is possible to give our bodies a helping hand by having a healthy diet and exercising regularly, but some things such as wrinkles will happen eventually no matter what we do.
You clean your teeth twice a day, brush and clean interdentally. You have even mastered spitting out your toothpaste but not rinsing it away with water (which we recommend ensuring the fluoride in the toothpaste is given the longest possible time to work).
Why would you therefore need an appointment with the hygienist?
In this month’s blog we look at the reasons you shouldn’t miss your hygienist clean.
Continue reading → “6 reasons to book an appointment with the hygienist”
A recent survey revealed that 3 in 4 UK adults don’t like smiling for the camera. A bright white smile can not only help you to appear younger and more attractive but can also help to improve your confidence and self-esteem.
A smile makeover is the process of improving the appearance of the smile through one or more cosmetic dentistry procedures, such as dental veneers, dental implants and teeth whitening.
Tis the season …. for good oral hygiene!
In the run up to Christmas Valley Dental Practice will be open as normal until Monday 23rd December. Should you have any problems with your teeth in the run up to Christmas, please ring the surgery as early as possible as we have a number of emergency slots available each day but these are filled on a first come first serve basis. By ringing early, we will endeavour to see you as quickly as possible.
Continue reading → “Keep your teeth healthy and happy this Christmas”
| Monday | 9am - 7:00pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 5:00pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 5:00pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 5:00pm |
| Friday | 9am - 5:00pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
