Are you willing to try DIY dentistry? We review the at-home remedies to get your teeth stuck into 

A trip to the dentist tops the poll of things in life that make us most nervous, according to the Oral Health Foundation, with 14 per cent of people admitting they are frightened to visit.  So it’s hardly surprising that some of us look elsewhere for remedies for dental pain and oral problems.  But which at-home … Read more

Are you willing to try DIY dentistry? We review the at-home remedies to get your teeth stuck into 

A trip to the dentist tops the poll of things in life that make us most nervous, according to the Oral Health Foundation, with 14 per cent of people admitting they are frightened to visit.  So it’s hardly surprising that some of us look elsewhere for remedies for dental pain and oral problems.  But which at-home … Read more

The painful truth about dentistry in lockdown

Lesley Platts, an NHS occupational therapist who is managing hard-pressed care services in London, is suffering an additional burden — a nasty toothache that her dentist won’t touch. Her dentist isn’t being difficult — it is because they are under lockdown and banned from physically seeing patients. Lesley, 50, is one of around 600,000 patients … Read more

The painful truth about dentistry in lockdown

Lesley Platts, an NHS occupational therapist who is managing hard-pressed care services in London, is suffering an additional burden — a nasty toothache that her dentist won’t touch. Her dentist isn’t being difficult — it is because they are under lockdown and banned from physically seeing patients. Lesley, 50, is one of around 600,000 patients … Read more