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Recent surveys have shown that a bright and white smile can make someone appear younger and more attractive. With many people saying it is the first thing they notice when meeting a new person. Therefore, making sure your pearly whites are in tip top condition has never been so important.

Looking after your teeth and gums can not only improve other people’s perception of you but can also improve your confidence and your overall health and wellbeing.

Continue reading → “5 Simple steps for a show stopping smile”

Most people know that smoking is bad for their health. However, many people do not realise the damage that smoking does to their mouth, teeth and gums.

In this month’s blog we look at how smoking can impact your oral health.

Continue reading → “Smoking and Your Oral Health”

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.

Continue reading → “A plan to suit the whole family”

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.

Continue reading → “Infection Control Procedures”

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. 

Continue reading → “At Home Oral Hygiene”

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. 

Continue reading → “Grandma, what white teeth you have?”

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”