Pancake Day is here. Traditionally called Shrove Tuesday, and in some countries Mardi Gras, it always falls on the day before Ash Wednesday, which is the first day of the Christian celebration of Lent. Lent lasts 40 days leading up to Easter. Traditi...

During half term we see a lot more children and one of the most common questions I find is what snacks are OK for teeth? We all know sugar is bad for our teeth, but it’s not just how much sugar is in something. It’s also how often we have suga...

Saturday is National Toothache Day, which aims to build awareness and help people learn how to avoid the pain altogether or deal with it when it occurs. How to manage toothache If you have toothache and are finding it unbearable, until you get to s...

This year, National Obesity Awareness Week starts on 14th January and runs to the 20th. Organisers are asking the UK to join them in a New Year’s resolution to help improve the nation’s health. The statistics are scary. Roughly one in four adu...

Dental issues associated with homelessness are wide and varied. We share a building with a medical clinic that operates a homeless service. Many of this clinic’s patients were presenting serious oral health issues and advanced dental disease. Our l...

What are wisdom teeth? Most people have four wisdom teeth, one in each back corner of your mouth. They grow through your gums when you are a teenager or in your early twenties. Unfortunately, in some mouths, teeth can be quite crowded so there is ...