Devonshire Dental Centre

In case you haven’t noticed, the sun is out and that means it’s picnic season! 🌞

We’re sure that you’ll be enjoying your favourite summertime treats with loved ones, such as cake and ice cream. However, remember it’s best to enjoy them in moderation, as the high sugar content can be harmful to your teeth. Here are some tasty, tooth-friendly alternatives for your next picnic:

🌞 Celery/cucumber and hummus
🌞 Homemade potato salad
🌞 A cheese board
🌞 Low-sugar banana bread
🌞 Natural yoghurt and fruit

Today is an important date in the dental calendar: ! The theme this year is a simple, but powerful message: Be Proud Of Your Mouth! If you value and take care of your smile, it’ll take care of you.

Interested in learning more about World Oral Health Day? Visit: https://www.worldoralhealthday.org/about

A recent survey reported that the COVID lockdowns have had a detrimental effect on oral health. This , we wanted to remind patients how important it is to take care of your oral hygiene to prevent gum disease.

Gum disease is a very common condition that is often caused by poor brushing and flossing, meaning that a build-up of plaque occurs. Here are our four top tips on how to maintain good oral hygiene:

🦷 Brush in between your teeth and braces
🦷 Avoid hard or sticky foods
🦷 Don’t forget to floss once a day
🦷 Don’t rinse after brushing

Today is and we’d like to take a moment to thank all of our dentists here in practice - you’re the backbone of everything we do and we’re thankful for your hard work every single day! Why not show your appreciation in the comments below?

As part of National Smile Month, our practice is helping to promote oral health, because we believe in happy, healthy smiles. To find out more about National Smile Month and access information on how to look after your oral health, head over to: https://www.dentalhealth.org/national-smile-month

Following the government's recent announcement, we'd like to reassure you that our practices are still open to care for your smiles.

The advice from the Government is that dental care is an essential service and patients can, and should, continue to attend healthcare appointments, including dental. So, if you are looking for dental treatment, please get in touch and we’ll be happy to help.

We would like to reassure you that we’re doing everything we can to keep our patients COVID safe. You can find out more at: https://www.bupa.co.uk/dental/dental-care/coronavirus-covid-19-notice

Following the recent government COVID-19 guidance, we’d like to reassure our patients that our practice remains open as we move into next year. Please be aware however, that there will be reduced opening hours around Christmas and the New Year. For more information about any changes, please contact our team.

We’re still open to care for your smiles, with our services unaffected by the latest government COVID-19 Three Tier restrictions. We are continuing to experience increased patient demand, so please bear with us if we are unable book you in as quickly as normal.

We would to reassure you that we’re doing everything we can to keep our patients safe. You can find out more about the extra safety measures we’ve introduced and what to expect next time you visit us by watching our short video https://youtu.be/ny0Wcw3XCms. For more information about our COVID-19 safety measures and updates, please visit https://www.bupa.co.uk/dental/dental-care/coronavirus-covid-19-notice

Keeping you COVID 19 safe at Bupa Dental Care When you next visit the dentist, you’ll notice that things are a little different to what you’re used to. We’ve created this video to talk you through the ch...

Our clinical and operations teams have been working hard to put extra safety measures and processes in place ready for when our practice reopens. Here’s a short video to show you some of the changes you can expect when you next visit us to help keep you and us COVID-19 safe.

Keeping you COVID safe When you next visit the dentist, you’ll notice that things are a little different to what you’re used to. We’ve created this video to talk you through the ch...

Our priority is to keep our people, patients and their families safe whilst still providing care for patients. We are available to offer you telephone support and guidance for ongoing treatment or emergency dental issues.
Please visit the website for the latest information https://www.bupa.co.uk/dental/dental-care/coronavirus-covid-19-notice

We appreciate your understanding during this unusual time. Thank you and stay safe.

At a time when we rely so much on each other, we would like to thank our people for the incredible job they’re doing - clinicians, nurses, practice staff, support teams, suppliers; we are so very grateful to have your skills, passion and support during this unusual and challenging time. Thank you and stay safe.

At our practice the health, wellbeing and safety of our patients, their families and our people is our priority.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) situation is changing regularly and will no doubt affect the care we can provide to patients. We will be updating our website regularly, so for all the latest information and practice opening status, please visit our website https://www.bupa.co.uk/dental/dental-care/coronavirus-covid-19-notice/covid-19-practice-status.

We appreciate your patience and understanding during this unusual time and we hope you stay safe and well.

Our practice remains open to treat and care for patients as usual. We're monitoring the COVID-19 situation - please see website for the latest updates https://www.bupa.co.uk/dental/dental-care/coronavirus-covid-19-notice/covid-19-practice-status

Looking after your oral health is important no matter your age. In fact, as you grow older, your dental health may face a number of different challenges that you were unaware of before.

This seven point dental health plan for the over 50s will help keep smiles in tip-top shape no matter their age, https://crowd.in/sYQQjw

The good teeth guide: how to keep your whites pearly in midlife and beyond Are you feeling a bit ‘long in the tooth’?