I didn’t reply on that one - toothpaste selection isn’t rocket science.
I saw that the above thread had 24 replies and was fascinated that TZ-UK has 24 dentists among its members!
I jumped right in, not wanting to waste a minute before accessing their invaluable advice and insights. You guessed it: zero (0) dentists replied!
I didn’t reply on that one - toothpaste selection isn’t rocket science.
One (1) did
Stomatology is not rocket science.
Fas est ab hoste doceri
They're on a good crack.
Poke around in your gob for 10 minutes, if that, £26.10 please, that's £156.60 an hour.
Hygienist, brush and floss your teeth with an industrial jet wash and rotary sander, 10 minutes £32.00, that's £192.00 an hour.
So a combined visit that's £58.10, or £348.60 an hour, lets say only 5 patient working hours a day, 3 in the morning 2 after a long lunch that's £1743 a day, or £8715 a week!!!
No wonder my dentist drive a Bentley GT, I think I've paid for it.
Waaaaay out. Plus you're forgetting the overheads. Staff salary, rent, materials, equipment leases, business rates, indemnity insurance, GDC subscriptions, laboratory bills, etc. etc.
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My mate is a dentist and I'm a doctor.
He earns twice what I do for working 1/2 of my hours.
I work nights and weekends on a 1/5 rota in the NHS.
He works 4 days a week 09:00-17:00. All private work.
I'd still rather do my job, though he did get a nice trip to Switzerland from one of the companies that makes the material for fillings. Somehow snowboarding and some time larking on a snowmobile were relevant to him understanding filling tech advances.
Not tried Cilla Black
Let me know how it goes
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I've got a patient, a retired bishop, who used to use his wife's nail file to descale his own teeth. Made quite a good job of filing down his teeth at the same time :-/
I haven’t been to the dentist in about 18-24 months, used to go every 6 months but fell out the routine.
Back from holiday next week so will get my self booked in, apart from the last time I was there (had a filling) it’s normally just a check up and hand scale/polish.
My dentist has since gone private and I don’t mind following him as he’s a nice bloke and we have always have a laugh which makes things easier. I noticed on his price list he offers ultrasonic cleaning, seems to be a less ‘harsh’ way of cleaning them but is it as effective and can it be used on everyone or would I benefit from hand scale/polish if I haven’t been for 18/24 months.
I don’t smoke btw, rarely drink coffee and brush twice a day plus rinse with mouthwash at least once a day.
@GC2012 my dentist advised me to STOP using mouthwash because it stains teeth!
I tried a few and had mixed results. I use Dentyl now, it’s anti bacterial and contains no alcohol. Hopefully that’s ok. My teeth haven’t gone purple yet anyway!!
Going to get booked in for teeth whitening (Phillips Zoom method) after Xmas, I don’t have stained teeth but would like them a more natural white colour. It’s one thing I am quite conscious about.
Understood! Personally, I take the potential protective qualities of mouthwash over the potential staining. My dentist is always very keen to point out the various cosmetic work they can do if you so desire, but has only ever strongly recommended mouthwash (I hope they're not linked!).
It's only mouthwashes that contain chlorhexidine which can cause tooth staining. The best known one of these being Corsodyl. The chlorhexidine molecule binds to hard & soft tissues in the mouth. That makes it a very good antiseptic because it hangs around in the mouth for a long time. Unfortunately it can also "glue" to your teeth stains from tea, coffee, red wine. Staining can be reduced by avoiding tea, coffee, red wine within an hour of use & by diluting the mouthwash. I usually say at least 50/50 or 1/3 Corsodyl to 2/3 water.
Great stuff, thank you for this.
Looking at most Listerine mouthwashes (Zero being my preferred choice), it doesn't contain chlorhexidine. So might this mean that whilst it doesn't necessarily 'promote' staining, as such it doesn't hang around in your mouth for as long a time as e.g. Corsodyl and thus has a reduced protective effect?
To be honest, whilst there's no harm in using it, there's not likely to be much of a beneficial effect other than to make your mouth taste & smell nice & to make your teeth "feel" cleaner. The latter effect by virtue of it containing a lubricant which makes your tongue slide over your teeth more easily thereby making them feel more but not actually being more clean.
The only mouthwashes I ever recommend are Corsodyl, used in the way I prescribed earlier, in cases of severe gingivitis & periodontitis. In these cases, stained teeth are the least of their worries. And Fluoride mouthwashes, such as Fluorigard, in cases of high caries (aka tooth decay) risk.