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 …

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. …

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 …

Toddlers Toothbrush Tantrums!

I was emailed this question a few months ago and with all the media relating to a Sugar Tax thought it quite relevant. The fact that a sugar tax will help with the reduced consumption the need to maintain good oral hygiene with fluoride toothpaste still heavily out weights any taxation. “My toddler hates brushing …

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 …