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Hygienist/Therapist Vacancy at York Place Dental

From time to time team members move on. I always hope that the departure is a friendly one, and that the person leaving has gained something in their time working with us at YPD, as well having had the chance to add their own flavour to the standards...
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Brushing and Flossing

‘Brush your teeth and floss’…you’ve all been told this but do you really know why and how? You have ALL heard ‘brush and floss your teeth’ whether it be from the dentist, from your parents, grandparents...you all know! But, have you ever really stopp...
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Eat your way to whiter teeth....

Whiter teeth are on many of our wish lists, and many dentists offer teeth whitening treatments to help you achieve this. Sometimes it seems as if nutrition and dental health considerations would almost put tooth whitening on a bit of a backburner! Ho...
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If It Looks Good.....

There's a great saying that I heard recently:....If it looks good, it works good.As an Alfa owner, I know this isnt always true, but I love the way that someone in a design house in Italy has just gone and designed my car - because they could. And I ...
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Living with and Beyond Cancer

If you live in North Cumbria and have been affected by cancer, or if you know anyone who might be interested, here's an opportunity.....
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Five Days, Five Free Whitenings

We'd like to add to the festive mood, and here's one way in which the team at York Place Dental is going to do it! Each day next week, starting on Monday, you could be the winner of a Whitewash tooth whitening treatment. We've got five special gift p...
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Mouth Cancer Awareness : Reduce the Risk

Preventive Dental Care is what it says on the can.The dental team assess the risk of you developing dental diseases, and then work with you to keep you healthy. This could be tooth decay, it could be gum infection, it could be tooth wear. All disease...
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So you want to keep your teeth for life?

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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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Free Assessments for New Patients - revisited

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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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The Power of Plastic...

Over the years, I've found that most people are genuinely surprised at what a dentist can do for them - right when they don't expect it. At events where maybe we've been promoting our more "headline" services - such as tooth whitening and invisible b...
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Teeth and tarmac don't mix....

A young lad , lets call him Zak, came in as an emergency with his mum this afternoon. Zak’s eleven, and he’d taken a flyer over a skipping rope at dinnertime. Sadly, the inevitable impact was right on the end of one of his top front adult teeth, and ...
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Happy Christmas

A big thank you from me to everyone who has worked with us, been with us as a patient or a friend, traded with us, helped us, supported us. to my wonderful team at York Place - thank you, theres no way that we could have done
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