New look for our Marlborough surgery (09.06.10)
During July we will be undergoing a refurbishment to our Marlborough surgery. It does mean we will be closed for a few days from 16th July, but when we reopen, patients will experience a new reception and waiting area. We'll let you know closer to the date when the surgery will be closed.
National Smile Month (18.05.10)
From 16 May until 16 June 2010 it's National Smile Month.
National Smile Month is run by the UK's leading independent oral health charity, the British Dental Health Foundation. Dedicated to improving the public's oral health, this year's campaign of 'Teeth4Life' highlights the importance of looking after your teeth and maintaining them for life.
The Foundation is dedicated to supporting the dental profession. And with your dentists help, teeth can stay healthy.... if you care for them properly. Remember... teeth are for life!
To find out more about National Smile month, visit their website.
Good Practice celebration (18.12.09)
We went to Rendezvous Chinese Restaurant to celebrate achieving our Good Practice Award. Celebrations will continue when we ‘Go Ape!’ next year!
Charity raffle result (14.12.09)
Thank you to everybody who bought raffle tickets from us in aid of Mouth Cancer Awareness. We did the draw today and would like to congratulate Deborah Wright on her win. We raised £81.50 to add to our total from the Mouth Cancer walk.
Annual CPR training (11.12.09)
The Marlborough and Hungerford Practices took part in our annual CPR training on a course run by Roy Delahaye.
Following the training we all went for Christmas Lunch at The Three Horseshoes in Mildenhall. A fun day was had by all.
Mouth Cancer awareness charity walk 26 September 2009 (04.10.09)
On Saturday 26th September 2009, The Funky Tooth Fairies (Kirsty, Dawn, Kylie, Steph and Amanda) took part in the 4th annual Mouth Cancer Awareness Walk. This was a 10K walk in Hyde Park, London.
We dressed the part and not only proved very popular with locals and tourists alike, but also won 1st prize for fancy dress!
We completed the walk in two hours and a fantastic day was had by all. We would like to thank all our patients for their generous sponsorship and we believe at this stage we have raised near to £1000, so thank you once again.
Please have a look at our amusing photos. You can also click on the link for more photos and information about the walk.
In its very early stages, mouth cancers can be almost invisible making it easy to ignore. You can improve your chances of survival if the cancer is detected early and rapidly treated. The mouth cancer foundation has a self check leaflet called 'Mouth Cancer - Know the Signs' which you can download from here.
If you notice any unusual signs, come and speak to us or your doctor as soon as possible.
British Dental Association Good Practice Accreditation (01.09.09)
Over the past few months we've been working hard to introduce working practices which are designed to benefit all our patients.
We're delighted to announce that we have now attained British Dental Association Good Practice Accreditation. This is a fantastic achievement for everybody involved here at the practice and places us in the top 10% of practices in the UK. The Good Practice Award shows that we are committed to providing high standards of care for our patients. We will strive to improve our service to you by following the Ten Good Practice Commitments.
To find out more about the accreditation and the commitments, visit the BDA Good Practice.
Training Day with Absolute Dental (15.06.09)
Our latest training day for our practice staff with Absolute Dental Training was a great success. This is what Steph Mulford, receptionist at our Marlborough Practice, thought:
"The whole team thoroughly enjoyed our 'First Impressions' customer care day training with Emma. The day gave us many great ideas to discuss and implement and our practice is now buzzing with enthusiasm. Emma made sure the day was very relaxing and all about our practice and not generalised, she really listened as well as advised. It was definitely one of the best training days we have undertaken."Absolute Dental
