So today is International Women’s Day it is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. International Women’s Day is a collective day of global celebration and a call for gender parity. No one government, NGO, charity, corporation, academic institution, women’s network or media hub is solely responsible for International Women’s Day. Many organizations declare...
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So I think by now everyone knows that humans just make two sets of teeth… first our baby (deciduous teeth) then our adult teeth which if we look after them correctly should last our lifetime. Now some people unfortunately do lose their teeth early & for many reasons two of which are tooth neglect or accidental damage. Losing your adult teeth early can be...
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Alcohol & oral health, why a Dry January could be good for your teeth! So Dry January has almost come to an end, congratulations to everyone who took part!! Some of our patients and our team have been taking part in the Dry January month. Whatever your reason may be for taking part, refraining from alcohol could aid your general health, your wallet &...
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We would like to wish all of our patients old and new a very Happy New Year! We as a practice have had a very eventful 2015; Anna Taylor had a beautiful wedding to Tom Wills in the May and became Mrs Anna Wills, later on in the year we then had two of our nurses Nicky & Erica, take maternity leave to...
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Our normal opening hours are: Monday to Thursday 8:30 until 16:30 & Friday 8:30 until 16:00 During Christmas & New year we are open as usual unless stated below: Christmas eve Thursday 24/12/15: 8:30 until 15:00 (15:00-16:30 emergency telephone to Dr Andrew Paterson) Christmas Day: CLOSED (Friday 25/12/15) Boxing Day: CLOSED (Carried over to Monday 28/12/15) New Years eve Thursday 31/12/15:...
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So our Christmas Celebrations started last Thursday…the Christmas Tree went up & the Christmas music was added to the playlist.. All in preparation for our works Christmas party on Friday evening… Our Christmas party was held at St Michaels Hotel in Falmouth, so we all donned our glad rags and enjoyed a lovely evening filled with delicious food, good company...
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You know Christmas is just around the corner when the annual City of Lights parade is only next week!! This years theme for the Parade was inspired by the Cornish Archives and County records office which is ‘The Museum of Lost Stories’ we know for sure there will be some amazing constructions displayed throughout the streets of Truro. The Parade is set to start at 7pm...
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As a dental practice we are well aware of the hidden sugars in our diets but the majority of the general public are none the wiser, ignorance is bliss after all. Before I was aware of hidden sugars I would happily sip on Ribena throughout the day not knowing the effects it could have on my teeth.. after all it’s...
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So on Wednesday we had our October half term ”Oral Health Instruction clinic” We had children of all ages come in and show us their pearly whites. The children loved working on their brushing technique with our giant size teeth & toothbrush! The clinic was developed to try and help our younger patients become enthused about maintaining good oral health by making...
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An interesting study has taken place recently at the European Centre for Environment and Human Health at Treliske in Truro, which has led medical students to analyse the seaweed which has washed up on our coast & into our rock-pools. The investigation is to try and uncover properties in the seaweed that could possibly form the basis for a new strain of...
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