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Invisalign clear aligners are one of the most simple and discreet ways to straighten teeth and improve your smile. Orthodontic treatment is not just for children and often treatment can be completed in months, not years. At Brightside Dental, we have an exclusive offer for the New Year. Join us one of our Invisalign Smile […]

A recent survey was carried out to look at the ingredients of Christmas special drinks in the UK’s top coffee chains. The one that contained the most sugar was Pret A Manger’s mint hot chocolate, with a standard sized cup containing over 50g sugar – this is the equivalent to almost 2 Mars bars or […]

If you watch or read the news and navigate your way past all the negativity and doom and gloom reported in the press, there are regular stories of people doing their bit (and often very much over and beyond) to help the environment. As the new year, and new decade have just begun, it seems […]

Jane joined Brightside on the recommendation of a friend of hers who had recently started orthodontic treatment with us. She was unhappy with her smile, especially the upper front teeth, some of which were sticking out and some sitting inwards compared with the other teeth. It had been something that had bothered her for some […]

As we approach the festive season, many of us have Christmas parties and other get togethers; children are soon to break up from school and we may have a number of social events during the end of year break. Whilst enjoying the festivities and often over indulging in food and drink, dental health can suffer. […]

The annual Oral Health Awards ceremony took place last week and we are very proud that Brightside Dental were finalists in the category of “Best Dental Care of Nervous Patients”. At Brightside, we pride ourselves on providing painless dentistry in a calm and gentle environment. We work hard and invest in regular training to improve […]

Mouth Cancer Action month takes place in November and has been an event organised by the Oral Health Foundation since 2000. The purpose is to raise the awareness of mouth cancer and to be “mouthaware” Last year over 8000 people were diagnosed with mouth cancer in the UK. The chances of beating mouth cancer are […]

Sarmi had been a long standing patient of Brightside Dental, but moved away from the area so ended up changing dentist. She came back to see Dr Ketan Shah with a view to having orthodontic treatment. Click the link to see Sarmi share her story. After a consultation and discussion, it was decided to carry […]

We had one of our treatment rooms refurbished at Brightside Dental last year. One of the most important items of equipment for us are the dental chairs – both for the comfort of our patients and for us to work in the best ways possible. Last year we made a mistake of changing to a […]

Many of our patients have to wait a significant amount of time for their next dental visit with us and for NHS appointments this can currently be over 6 weeks. There are many reasons for this and in this video, Brightside Dental’s principal dentist Ketan Shah discusses the issue further. One of the single biggest […]