Blog: oralcare

A Dental Receptionist will look you straight in the eye and say, “ok let’s book that in for in 6 months and 1 day, December 8^th, 3pm?” Sounds bizarre organising your life so far in advance, doesn’t it?! But there is method to the madness, it is all in the name of keeping your mouth health in good condition and ...

When I first started in dentistry, I had no idea about Gum Disease; what it was, how it’s caused or how it’s treated. The best analogy I learnt about it was from an Oral Health Therapist I assisted at the very beginning of my career. Picture a tooth is like a tree – when the soil around it is healthy, ...

The year is 1997 and my mum has picked me up from primary school early for my dental check up. We pull into the car park and mum gets out of the car and shuts her door. I stay in the car and lock the door behind her. There was no way I was going into that dental clinic willingly! ...