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Michael Heffernan discusses the different reasons patients seek overseas treatment, and the risks and complications they should be informed about. I originally set out this article to highlight the true costs for patients returning from having cosmetic dentistry overseas. But I realise this is also relevant to the decisions we make in clinics in the…
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We hear about the science behind Dr Heff’s Remarkable Mints and how they help to prevent caries. A patient with teeth suffering from recession, patched restorations, recurrent caries, plaque, gingivitis is sadly not an infrequent appearance in a dental surgery. We cannot ‘operatively dentistry’ this patient back to health, it is doomed to fail. Rather…
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Dr Mike Heffernan explains the dental health challenges connected to pregnancy and how best to help your patients overcome them in a time of COVID-19. In dentistry, we often hear about the phenomenon of mothers ‘losing a tooth for every baby’ and how ‘the baby took the calcium from my teeth and weakened them’. With…
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Dr Michael Heffernan takes a look at the current requirement of a 60-minute fallow period in England in the face of COVID-19 – and asks, is it really necessary? As dentists we are so used to “doing” that the imposed fallow period feels like an eternity. So take five minutes and let’s look at the…
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Michael Heffernan discusses the effect of lockdown on patients’ oral health – and what dental teams can do to help. In our final article we discuss the impacts of lockdown on our patients and their dental health with insights from the recent survey by Dr Heff’s Remarkable Mint. Key points from the survey were: 75%…
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As dental teams start to open their doors for face-to-face treatment, Michael Heffernan discusses what practices need to do to reassure and communicate. In our first article we discussed the potential impacts on hygienists of the recent survey by Dr. Heff’s Remarkable Mint. Anybody with an interest in dentistry will find this survey of significance…
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With some patients hesitant on a return to dental practices, Michael Heffernan discusses ways hygienists can keep attracting patients. We are at last returning to see our patients. But not surprisingly there is a large amount of trepidation on all sides; dental teams and patients. A national survey of 541 adults in the UK by…
