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Alpa was recommended to see Dr Ronit Patel at Brightside Dental by a friend and wanted to improve the look of her smile. She was getting married soon so wanted to get her treatment completedbefore the wedding. Her main concerns were with the alignment and the colour of her teeth. She had previously had orthodontics […]

19th July has been dubbed “Freedom Day” following an announcement this week by Boris Johnson that the country can move to stage 4 in lifting measures to ease all the remaining Covid 19 restrictions. This means there will be significant changes to the restrictions that have been imposed on us for many months, such as: […]

Cristiano Ronaldo, arguably the greatest footballer of all time, has had a much bigger impact on dental health in 21 seconds than I have been able to achieve in 21 years as a dentist.  If you haven’t seen it, here is the video from a press conference from Euro 2020 last week. Ronaldo snubs one of […]

Over the last year, we have found an increasing number of people have chosen to improve their smile. Whether through having more time available while being unable to socialise, spending increasing time on video calls, or having money available that may have been spent on a holiday. If you have become increasingly self-conscious about your […]

Rafael has been a regular patient of Brightside Dental for many years. We had carried out routine treatment over the years, but now Rafael was looking for a cosmetic improvement. He had previously tried out over the counter whitening procedures and was not happy with the results. His main concern was a dark front tooth, […]

It’s great news that with the further easing of Covid restrictions from 17th May, we are able to see our friends and family, have a meal in a restaurant and that many people who have been unable to work will now be able to. A common question we are being asked by our patients is […]

The Oral Health Foundation launches National Smile Month 2021on 17th May and you can take part in raising awareness ofimportant health issue and help put a smile on everybody’s face. During National Smile Month, we are promoting four keymessages for better oral health:• Brush your teeth for two minutes, last thing at night andone other […]

David had been a long-standing regular patient of Brightside Dental for over 10 years. He had various conversations about teeth straightening for a number of years and became increasingly self-conscious of his crooked teeth after starting to work with an American company and having a stereotypical British “crooked smile”. This prompted him to make the […]

National Stop Snoring Week takes place from April 19th to 23rd this year. The purpose of the event is to promote awareness about snoring and that, contrary to popular belief, it can often be treated. The sound of snoring,  is often very loud and can be irritating and annoying for the partner (and possibly neighbours) of the snorer. Some levels of snoring can reach […]

Susan came to Brightside (very reluctantly) for the first time, having been recommended to us by her cousin Brenda. Brenda saw us, having avoided the dentist for 30 years and for Susan it was over 15 years, having previously had her dental treatment carried out whilst in the military. She had various bad experiences and […]