It’s been a longtime since I’ve done a few of these and I decided to get you an update of the latest free offers available for London dental patients. Just click on the links for more information on the dental offers.

• Pearl Drops you’ll get the branded teeth whitening samples from the site
• Oral Medic is offering one of its free Ulcer treatment samples for people who write in.
• Aloclair, this ones really good for oral ulcer pain relief and you have to write in to get it for free
• Alura White is offering a sample of its White teeth whitening sample
• Tooth Wipes has a great pack of the dental  tooth wipes
• Colgate is always chock-a-block with free offers and it s good idea to be a member of this site as you get updated regularly with discounts and free offers;  the latest being a free Colgate Oxygen toothpaste money off coupon.
• Fixodent is really great for denture care and as a denture adhesive log on here for great denture care samples
• Clinomyn is offering a 20ml pack of the Clinomyn Clean and Polish toothpaste
• HT Clean has a offer going on its Handy Tooth Clean site.
• Preventech Next Prophy Paste offers a tooth polishing paste which contains a large amount of fluoride toothpaste in the sample
• Flix Dental Floss Stick Sample   log on to the site for a really great dental floss sample for personal use.

That’s all for today folks but do keep in touch for more.

1. Almost all painful dental techniques can be controlled with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). A few examples’s like aspirin and ibuprofen can work really well to calm you down and soothe any dental pain. You can also use these NSAIDs before you start any painful dental treatment as it dampens the body’s pain response to dental procedures. Continue the tablets after the procedure too.
2. Cosmetic dentistry is useful to correct gummy smiles as well. All you have to do is get an evaluation with a periodontist who is a gum specialist and combine his expertise with a cosmetic dentist and you can have a good smile with expert help.
3. Flossing is really important and you should do it atleast once a week if not everyday. There are a large variety of flossing threads on London supermarket stores shelves but choose something like fine, waxed thread if you are comfortable with flossing. If you are a beginner and don’t really want to hurt yourself then you can use the newer dental tapes which are fluoride impregnated and much easier to handle. Flavoring of the thread doesn’t really matter as long as is sugarless and the best variety I usually recommend is Teflon-coated Glide which is available as both tape and thread forms.

There are a so many newer dental products always coming in to the dental market that its hard to keep up. But it’s necessary to keep a close eye on the latest and best medications and products to offer your patients for a great dental practice. I will now be starting a short series of the best products I’ve found to be interesting for dentists. And these will definitely add to your clinical practice.

As you very well excessive bleeding can be really difficult to maintain after extractions. I’ve had patients who’ve come back after extractions with blood seeping out of their mouths as they had excessive bleeding. But now you can nip this problem in the bud by offering patients Hemodettes which are a really great new lubricating haemostatic gel recently introduced by DUX dental in London. It is packed in easily disposable plastic cups with two cotton pellets to avoid contamination. Price ranges from £21.00

Another great material recently out is the Denpress® Impression Material Dispensing System. It is will fit all types of 50mL cartridges for dental impression materials. It contains a gun, three plunger racks and two breaches. The racks and breaches are interchangeable. Its light weight material is strong enough to withstand repeated steam sterilizations. You can use these for all your impression materials and its best handled by your assistant who can fill in the cartridges and then hand it to you. Easy to use and really helpful!

Keep in touch for a even listing of a few more newer products every few days or so. Don’t want to bore you!

The past 20 years have witnessed many interesting innovations in dentistry. And dental implants were really interesting as they completely eliminated the need for painful and expensive dental bridges and the cutting of perfectly healthy teeth as support. Dental implants were also very effective in replacing one single teeth as well as conserving the loss of bone after a tooth extraction. But the main drawback of this technique was the frequent visits spanning months and the painful surgeries required every time for placing the implants.

But now Dr. Jan Linhart and his educated colleagues have developed a revolutionary technique in which implants can be placed immediately and in a single visit. If the periodontal condition is good then Dr Jon and his colleagues Dr. Bobby Gahlili have managed to get implants done immediately and send the patient home with the crown already in place. If a hole is not available for the dental implantation, they will drill a hole to place a titanium implant and build up surrounding bone with bone implants to get Osseo-integration.

But the process has not yet been scientifically accepted as most London dentists agree that sufficient bone growth to stabilize the implant takes atleast two weeks and one visit implants may need additional research.

Patient care is really as important as customer service and it’s necessary that all your patients be treated as such. You might be really rushed of your feet and running behind with appointments, but your patient is a paying customer you have to consider them as such. A simple rule of behavior is that, “treat your patients the way you would like to be treated.” And you can’t go wrong!
Here are 5 essential tips for best customer care practices which can get you started.
• There should be a receptionist to welcome the patient upon his arrival. Prepare a set style of warm greetings which will please the customer and make them feel that they are wanted and they are in the right place.
• There should be a warm and cozy reception area with good comfortable chairs, amenities like water, refreshments etc to please the customer.
• Valuing your customer’s time is very important. If the specialist is not available, inform the patient about the situation. Let him to take his own decision about waiting the doctor.
• The patient’s first visits are very important for your office. Tell them what they will get or what they can expect from your clinic. Don’t make them frustrated later, by giving false promises during the first visit. Make sure you thank patients for their first visit to your clinic with special notes or cards
• The practitioner should make the patient to feel that the patient is exclusive for him and he is treating him exclusively. This type of individual attention will make the patient comfortable and happy.

No one really likes visiting their London dentist but it’s really necessary that you do get a check up done atleast once in six months. The main reason for this is that gum disease is a really insidious condition which has no major symptoms until the disease has advanced to a very bad condition. Here’s how it starts!The formation of soft and hard deposits on the teeth surface is really common and occurs for everyone. But most of the time with proper care plaque is not allowed to accumulate. But irregular brushing and poor oral hygiene can result in plaque accumulations which are infected with bacteria starting gum diseases. The plaque that slowly hardens over time and collects at the gum line is then called as calculus or tartar. Plaque or tartar now houses colonies of bacteria which infect the adjoining gums to cause gingivitis or gum inflammation. This infection can spread into the bone and can cause peridontitis.

If you do not catch this condition immediately for treatment, it can lead to loss of teeth, loose teeth or shrinking gums. Proper brushing techniques and flossing will help a lot to remove plaque formation. Oral health is also very important especially in pregnant women and in diabetic patients. People in this category are more susceptible to develop serious gum diseases. Other than loss of teeth, gum disease can cause serious inflammations in heart valves. The bacteria in the infected teeth can spread into the blood stream while chewing or eating and then reach lungs and other organs to cause serious infections.