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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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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This summer has been a washout weather wise but that hasn’t stopped the tourists flocking to the ‘not so sunny’ Cornwall and newsreaders are currently blaming BBC’S drama Poldark for the upsurge in Cornish bookings. According to a survey ran by the Post Office Travel Insurance two in three of those polled intended to vacation on our coast! And now Poldark...
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So the lovely Nicky & her partner Simon came into the practice a couple of weeks ago with their beautiful little bundle Alby! It was so lovely to see Nicky & to get to meet the bump we witnessed grow during her pregnancy. We are very much looking forward to another visit to catch up with Nicky and to see how much...
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We said a sad farewell to two of our team members last week – Poppy our Dental nurse who has worked with us for just over three years. Poppy has made a big move to Bristol and will continue her Dental nursing there, we are sad to see you go Poppy but look forward to hearing all about your new life...
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Pain, it’s something we all suffer with from time to time and sometimes when dealing with toothache or orofacial pain the patient can have trouble locating exactly just where the pain origins. People can sometimes find it difficult pin-pointing exactly where it is coming from. When a patient presents us with a certain type of facial pain we sometimes ask our patients to...
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