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Do you feel like you are being ignored?

How many times have you been in a place where you've got a problem and you've gone for some advice?Lets imagine the scenario. You've plucked up the courage to do something about an issue, perhaps an embarrassing one, and booked an appointment.You arr...

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Its Your Choice

Great to welcome some new members to the Tribe at YPD today. Welcome!Dental Care is a people job and we love it. As you'd expect, today brought a complete mix of unique people (aren't we all?), all with their own story to tell. Some long stories, som...

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Unsung Heroes no.2: Your Dental Hygienist

Here's a guessing game with a massive clue in the title:Who, in the Dental Health TeamRenews their acquaintance with you on a regular basis.Puts you at ease, discusses your life, your kids, your holidays, what you've been doing since your last visit....

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Painless Injections - The Holy Grail?

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...

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I'm in pain - but its not toothache

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 ...

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Is the Message getting through?

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...

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Free Assessments for New Patients

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...

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York Place Tips: Mouth Cancer

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

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York Place Tips: Keeping your smile bright #2

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

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York Place Tips: Keeping your smile bright #2

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

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Ceramic Fillings

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...

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The Dry Toothbrush Syndrome

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...

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Teeth and Tarmac - again

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...

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