Simple Composite Makes a Huge Difference

A simple composite restoration placed in the upper central incisor transforms a patients confidence in an instant.

Dental Abscess – Don’t Risk Your Life

This is just an experience that I would like to share. Whilst I was working for an emergency dental service over a weekend, a patient attended with a “swelling.” Little did he know but this swelling was extremely dangerous and required urgent attention! The patient was not registered with a dentist, he had a fractured …

Dentistry and Diabetes – Andrew Farr Dentist

It is Diabetes Week from the 12th – 18th of June but what effect does it have for the dental team?

Eucalyptus Oil instead of Fluoride Toothpaste!

At Broad Street Dental Surgery we pride ourselves on prevention, oral hygiene, diet advise and fluoride advise. Today was just like a normal day at the surgery until the very last patient of the day was half way out the door, then just out of the blue did the old Columbo “Just one more thing Mr Farr” Mrs S. …

Adult Orthodontics

Mrs A. 32years old presented complaining of anterior crowding and really wanted to correct and align the upper central incisors. Mrs A. had an Anterior open bite, excellent oral hygiene with no evidence of periodontal disease, caries or other pathology. She was happy to proceed with an upper fixed appliance only as she did not want …

Denplan Excel and DEPPA

On the 5th January Broad Street Dental Surgery were accredited as a Denplan Excel dental practice. In this day and age of regulation, CQC and with an emphasis now strongly weighted on prevention and educating patients we felt that the Denplan Excel programme with it’s DEPPA assessment tool would suit the practice perfectly. The DEPPA …

Dentist Andrew Farr QST – Wedding

Dentist Andrew Farr presents a case of short term Orthodontics using the Quick Straight Teeth system. AJ a 26 year old female complained of lower arch crowding plus a midline diastema.  She was to be wed later in the year an was very interested in short term orthodontics as it was a quick and reasonably …

› Four issues which will define dentistry in 2016 | British Dental Health Foundation

With the New Year well and truly underway, what lies ahead for dentistry in the coming year? In a year which promises to shake up the future of the nation’s oral health for years to come leading oral health charity the British Dental Health Foundation has taken a look at what it believes will be …