Rita Ahmad had a new patient in last week who had  some NHS veneers done a few years ago. She was now unhappy with the work and having saved some money decided to see about having Private work. Rita done an extensive exam and after taking xrays and clinical photographs she and the patient decided on Cerec Veneers. An appointment was made for the whole afternoon. Her veneers were constructed and fitted on the one day and the patient left more than happy with the results.

Another happy customer !!

Excuse the lack of blogs recently but the practice has been really busy the past few weeks and getting time to sit down and let everyone know what we are up to has been almost impossible ! Lots of patients at the moment are requesting dermal fillers for lips and mouth area and muscle relaxants ie. Botox, obviously for the Christmas party season starting. For a dental practice we do have our fair share of patients requesting facial cosmetic procedures and once they see the results of this they always enquire after tooth whitening or other private dental work. It keeps us busy !

Dr Maguire has just seen a new patient for an examination who has substantial spacing in his upper arch. The patient has always been embarassed about this but was unaware that anything could be done. After a lengthy discussion about treatment options the patient is considering veneers. Dr Maguire then took impressions and sent them to the lab to have a diagnostic wax up made so that the patient could see the results that can be achieved. The patient then came in to see the diagnostic wax up and was pleased with the results that could be achieved. Mr Maguire then placed temporary veeners so that the patient could go away and discuss the results with family and friends.

A patient of Ling Tung’s appeared this morning with her front veneer cracked and unrestorable. She was worried and anxious as she has a wedding this saturday and being the Mother of the Bride she had to be a the front of most photos. After calming her down Ling suggested making her a Cerec which, if she agreed to, could be started and finished today. The patient was grateful for any help concerning her tooth and Ling got to work. After taking the rest of the old veneer off she scanned a picture of the newly shaped tooth and the Cerec machine got to work constructing the veneer.  The patient didn’t mind waiting to be seen between patients and by the time we fitted her new veneer only 2 hours later she was delighted.

A Patient who attends our practice every six months for examinations finally bit the bullet today and decided to go ahead with Orthodontic work. She had been anxious about her overcrowding for some time but was nervous about having braces at her age of 36. Her dentist, Jackie,  persuaded her to see our Orthodontist Yas Aljubouri just for a chat and consultation to see if anything could be done. She had a full head x-ray taken to evaluate her teeth and jaws and then study model impressions were taken so she could see for herself the results at the start and end of treatment. After a long discussion, herself and Yas decided to go ahead with upper and lower Ceramic braces which she would have on for between 12 and 18 months. An appointment has been made to have the braces bonded on.

A 16 year old girl has just attended our Hygienist Heather. After a new patient examination with our Principal Rita it was decided that due to her very bad oral health regime that she needed a couple of visits with Heather. The girl didn’t brush her teeth every day and as a result her gums were bleeding badly when we tried to do a chart of her gums. Heather seen her for her 1st visit this morning and spent 1/2 an hour doing basic oral hygiene practice, such as proper toothbrushing, cleaning inter dentally ( flossing etc ), and the proper use of mouthwashes. The girl left with an understanding of how she should now go about her twice daily regime.

Had patient in on friday of last week - appointment with Dr Jamie Maguire. Patient had lower tooth taken out but was now ready to get the space filled. Had a chat and decided that a denture was not the road he wanted to go down. The other options where either a bridge or an implant. After discussion with Jamie the patient opted for the implant. Although the cost for the implant is more expensive the patient understood that bridgework would involve other teeth - teeth that previously have had no dental work carried out on them and so was eager to use the implant system to fill only the space he had and therefore keep his other teeth untouched.

Last week a young woman attended Dr Rita Ahmad for a smile makeover consultation. She informed Dr Rita that she wanted to smile for her wedding photos in 3 weeks time. After a chat Rita decided to arrange to see the patient today and proceded to provide the patient with cerec porcelain veneers and laser whitening in a day. She then decided to take impressions for whitening trays which would be ready tomorrow. The patient could then continue to whiten @ home at her own leisure. The patient was delighted with the result and could not believe she had left it to the last minute to have her teeth fixed. Having Cerec available in the practice made things very simple for the patient as it only required one visit and no messy impressions which are then sent to the laboratory. Laboratory restorations can take 1 to 2 weeks to make. Laboratory restorations are required in certain cases which the practice also provides.

A long term patient at the practice decided today to go ahead with changing his silver amalgam fillings to tooth coloured. After discussion with his dentist Dr Nahida Roy the solution was to go ahead with Cerec restorations. The decision was made when the patient informed us that he can only take certain time off work and Cerec is a world class porcelain material that is constructed and fitted on the same day. The patient left this afternoon with tooth coloured restorations and a smile.

A new patient arrived today for her first appointment at the practice and attended Dr Jackie Davidson. Due to her nerves she hadn’t attended a dentist for a number of years. Jackie sat her down, made her feel comfortable and at ease. When the patient was ready we carried out a full examination of the patients teeth and soft tissues. After completing her examination we let the patient know that there were numerous cavities but not to worry or get upset as everything could be fixed with basic fillings and oral hygiene instruction. As the patient was still a bit upset about having treatment done we suggested seeing Dr Jamie Maguire another dentist at the practise who offers his patients sedation. This seemed like the best option for her and an appointment has been made for her consult.