Online
Resource: Want to find out about dental treatment?
Want to know how to look after your teeth better? Visit
the new BDA
Smile web site.
3D Education: Learn about dental anatomy, conditions,
treatments and good oral health with the BDA's cutting
edge 3D Educational
web site.
Preventive Dentistry in Reading, Berkshire
Regular examinations by one of our Reading dentists
are vital in the prevention of dental disease and in
the screening of oral cancer, we recommend regular examinations
at six monthly intervals.
- Hygienist service available
- Treatment of bleeding gums and loose teeth
- Prevention of gum disease and tooth loss
- Prevention of dental decay using fissure sealants,
fluorides, and dietary advice especially for children.
Teeth for life!
Our Reading dentists believe that teeth are for
a lifetime and all our efforts are to help you care
for your mouth and dental health to keep your teeth
for life. Healthy teeth and a healthy smile are important
cornerstones in the well being of all.
Online Leaflets: If you want general information
on a condition or treatment, go to the British
Dental Health Foundation's web site where they have
over 40 online leaflets.
| Mouth cancer is a malignant growth
which can occur in any part of the mouth, including
the tongue, lips and throat. Mouth cancers
have a higher proportion of deaths per number of
cases than breast cancer, cervical cancer or skin
melanoma. The mortality rate is just over 50%, despite
treatment, with about 1,700 deaths per year in the
UK. This is because of late detection. Visit your
dentist at once if you notice any abnormal problems
or are not sure. Six-monthly dental checkups allow
early detection! |
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Mouth
Cancer Foundation
The MCF web site aims to help patients and carers
find free information on mouth cancers easily. It
provides direct links to the relevant sections of
existing cancer sites and includes patient experiences
as well as an online support group. |
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Giving
Up Smoking
It's not easy... So that's why this web site is
here. Giving up smoking requires preparation, determination,
and support. This site is here to help you with
each of these. If you're thinking about giving up,
have a look-in. |
Why see
a Hygienist at our Reading dental practice?
Watch periodontal disease video here |
Emphasis on prevention
Healthy teeth and gums
When your Reading dentist refers you to a dental
hygienist, he does so because you need the special
skills for which the hygienist has been trained,
skills which are usually underestimated and undervalued.
The dental hygienist is by no means a second class
citizen in the dental team, in fact the hygienist
is an important and senior member of the dental
profession, whose role will directly affect the
health of your mouth.
Her aim is to help you keep you teeth for life,
she has obtained a specialist qualification in dental
hygiene to give her the necessary knowledge and
training, her skills are the cornerstone of the
modern preventive dental practice, for adults and
children alike. With gum problems in mind, it is
worth remembering that a hygienist actually receives
more detailed training than a dentist in the very
intrinsic skills required to remove scale from tooth
and root surfaces.
An important function of the hygienist is to draw
your attention to particular problem areas
in your mouth where cleaning may be difficult. The
hygienist will recommend a suitable tooth brushing
technique for you mouth. If special brushes, dental
floss etc. are required, your hygienist will instruct
you in the use of these techniques. Please let her
know if you cannot manage, so that she can help
you towards an alternative way of achieving the
desired result.
Your hygienist is a highly trained, highly skilled
professional. In employing her, your dentist obviously
recognises this fact, we hope that you too will
come to appreciate and respect her contribution
to your overall dental health. |
For the treatment of:
- Verrucas/warts
- Ingrowing toenails
- Callouses/corns
- Athletes foot
Cryosurgery used by Dr L Naik |
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