An article on the Today Program prompted a lot of questions from our patients last week.No one likes pain, and Dr John Meechan of Newcastle University has come up with a novel idea. Click on the link below to hear what he had to say.Does it bother yo...

Is it me or is there something in the water? This last couple of months we have found that there's been a run of people coming in to York Place with a problem called TMD - you might recognise some of the symptoms below:Pain or tenderness of your jaw ...

Have you ever been in the situation where you're trying to explain something to someone you know, that is perhaps deeply personal or just plain difficult to put into words?But then you look up and the person you're talking to has glazed over or is ch...

In the month of June we’ve introduced a new service for you – FREE New Patient Assessments. If you’re not quite ready to take the plunge and commit to join us with a full New Patient Consultation, here’s your chance to come and meet one of our experi...

Around 4000 people in the UK ar ediagnosed with mouth cancer. In some cases

So you want to dazzle when you smile - who wouldn't?Lets look at the basics.

So you want to dazzle when you smile - who wouldn't?Lets look at the basics.

If you've had fillings on your back teeth, chances are that you'll have at least on grey coloured amalgam filling. Many patients ask me for a more aesthetic alternative, and of course we are happy to oblige. For small to medium holes, we can use plas...

An Easter Holiday Children's day at York Place today - great fun with some nice families.We usually find that there are several common issues on these days, and today was no different. Todays big topic was :"How on earth can I get (insert name) to br...

Heres an unfortunate picture of a delightful young lady. Lets call her Lucy. She's eight years old and I bet she likes pink things.Lucy was at her dad's on Saturday. She tripped over and landed right on her teeth - just like the young lad I mentioned...

The latest ten year survey of dental health in the UK shows what we all kind of know - more people are keeping their teeth for longer. Which is great if you're one of them.But if you're not one of those fortunate people and have missing teeth, what d...

Here's an admission - and I reckon most dentists do it too: I can't help but look at peoples teeth when I'm talking to them. And sometimes I can guess things very quickly about the person by what I see.Take yellowy brown, glossy but dull teeth in a y...

The Top Thing that patients tell me they are afraid of when at the dentist is having an injection to make things go numb. We all know that the truth is there's no choice. The good news however is that injections work really well and that dental care ...

Most people use toothpaste when they clean their teeth (you'd be surprised how many don't......).Most people are aware that there's usually some fluoride in there, along with little cleaning granules and some minty flavour.Most toothpastes even have ...