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The Re-Opening Of Dental Practices

May 30th, 2020

We found out, without any prior warning at the same time as the rest of the country on Thursday evening that dental practices could re-open from 8th June. Since then, we have had mixed communications from our regulators and have been advised that further guidance on operating procedures will be provided to us next week. […]

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How Can I Stop Grinding My Teeth?

May 20th, 2020

Teeth grinding (or bruxism) is becoming an increasingly common problem for people – both children and adults. What we have found at Brightside Dental over the past few weeks is that a significantly increased number of people are suffering from teeth grinding – including a number of members of our team. This is likely to […]

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Are We Able To Start Seeing Dental Patients Yet?

May 12th, 2020

As a result of Boris Johnson’s announcement on Sunday 10th May and his guidelines on planned changes to lockdown and working patterns, we have had a number of enquiries from patients as to whether we can now re-open the practice. Based upon the announcement, dental practices should be able to reopen as we are unable […]

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Brightside’s 10 Year Anniversary

April 29th, 2020

Brightside Dental will have been running for 10 years on 1st May this year. The dental practice was first established over 40 years ago and I have been working here for just under 16 years. Although current circumstances mean we can’t formally celebrate, this is a fantastic milestone we have reached. I am hugely proud of […]

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Morning Routine Habits

April 19th, 2020

For most of us, over the past few weeks our lives and daily habits have changed dramatically. Now more that ever, it’s important to have some structure and routine to help us through these difficult times and also ideally to be able to continue and maintain this once a new “normal” becomes reality. This situation […]

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Virtual Consultations Available With Brightside Dental

April 15th, 2020

With the practice currently closed for bookings and us still being on lockdown, with many of our patients self-isolating, dental treatment is challenging to say the least. We have been providing telephone advice and remote prescriptions where required for our patients. At the moment, we don’t know how soon the situation will change and when […]

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5 Tips To Look After Your Family’s Teeth This Easter

April 8th, 2020

This is Easter will be different than any other for all of us. I was due to be going to Spain with my family for a week. Over Easter, usually we meet friends and family members and an ongoing tradition is exchanging Easter eggs. This won’t be happening this year. One upside, is maybe people […]

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12 Ways We Can Help You While We Are Closed

April 3rd, 2020

In line with government advice and to ensure the safety of our patients and team members, Brightside Dental is closed for appointments until further notice. All appointments are cancelled currently up to 25th April. If you do still have an appointment before then, we will be in contact with you to cancel it, however if you […]

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Covid-19 Urgent Update

March 25th, 2020

It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you the practice is closed for new bookings until further notice. This is in line with the safety of our patients and team members health being our highest priority. As a result of the rapid progress of Coronavirus, we are only currently able to […]

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Brightside Smile Of The Month March 2020

March 19th, 2020

Katy first visited Brightside 4 years ago, primarily because she had always been unhappy with her smile but had never found the right solution for her and it was having a major impact on her confidence. Various treatment options were considered and Katy decided on having fixed cosmetic braces to straighten her teeth with our […]

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