Born and raised in Launceston, Tasmania. Launceston is a small city, on a little island off the south coast of Australia. NOT to be confused with New Zealand!! As a Tasmanian, I enjoyed the small city life and family vacations on regular basis.

At the start of my twenties I moved to Queensland in search of bigger and better things. Hotter weather and being young meant that I stopped on the gold coast for 18 months before going a further hour north to Brisbane. This is where I was introduced into the dental industry and completed my full qualification as a dental nurse.

I moved to the UK in March 2011, for the purpose of travelling Europe and London has become my home base. I joined the Whitehouse Dental Clinic in June 2011 as a receptionist. After 7 months I am slowly but surely remembering names and faces of our long term clients and enjoy warmly welcoming new comers to our fantastic practice.

I have just recently returned from a weekend trip in Iceland to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights. I was lucky enough to see this spectacular sight, as well as an amazing half frozen waterfall and a geysir!! Next destinations are Austria and Egypt!

You will see me here until March 2013 before I off on my most epic adventure yet. Africa, India, Europe, Scandinavia and Russia!!!!

Here we Grow Again: Now offering Invisalign Orthodontics!

Call  Lauren or Melissa front desk: 020 8940 3444 to book a consult appointment to further improve your smile and the health of your mouth.

Dental Did You Know: The Price of John Lennon’s Tooth.

Apparently, John Lennon’s molar was sold for about $31000 at the Omega Auction House on November 4th. It went for double its listed price and was originally given by him to his former housekeeper. It is also reported to be now in the possession of a Canadian dentist (not confirmed and not me

Source: Rolling Stone Magazine (Online), November 6th, Read November 7th, http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/john-lennons-tooth-sells-for-more-than-31-000-at-auction-20111106

Happy New Year! Some Dental Resolutions for the New Year!

Happy New Year to everyone! May it be happy, healthy and prosperous!

Just wanted to give some dental resolutions that could be implemented with a little effort to ensure a great smile for the New Year:

1. Brush 2 minutes twice a day…yes, I said 2 minutes (not 1 minute or 30 seconds or once a day). It really does take that long to clean the majority of surfaces your mouth decently.
2. Floss…yes, I know you tend to do it before dental appointments. However, 40% of your teeth are not being cleaned if you don’t do it and a substantial percentage of cavities start in those areas
3. Clean your tongue. I would say 95% of patients don’t do this. A couple of quick swipes on the tongue is usually enough.
4. Reduce your intake of candies/sweets: it will reduce the incidence of cavities, improve your blood sugar and weight.
5. Drink more water. In moderation, this a great thing, especially after staining drinks like coffee, tea and wine. Want to reduce all that coffee/tea stain between hygiene appointments? Take a sip or two of water after you finish your drink.
6. Regular maintenance appointments. Seeing your Doc/Hygienist for a checkup and scaling is truly the dental version of the oil change. Prevention is always the best option.
7. Get things fixed while they are small (don’t procrastinate). Dentistry seemingly operates on an exponential cost scale as things get more involved and complex. Getting a restoration that costs a couple of hundred dollars (and is usually covered by insurance) is much better for you and your pocketbook than letting it turn into a multi-thousand dollar root canal/core/crown or implant

Saw this infographic from Carrington College’s Dental Assisting Program in California. I’m not sure I agree with the personality aspects of this graphic, but it’s interesting to note what is out there in terms of information.

Kostas attended in November a week’s hands-on training programme on dental and implant aesthetics in San Francisco. This was a follow up course to the one he attended in 2009 in the same institution, the Interdisciplinary Dental Education Academy. He is currently planning more continuing education in Geneva and Chicago in the next few months but more importantly his wedding having set a date for May 2012 in Istanbul,Turkey.

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As I am writing, I can see the first leaves of Autumn falling. It seems that yet another year is drawing in.

Sheryl has gone on a  years maternity leave and had her second baby on 14th October; another girl Caitlynn Brynie (hopefully Ill have some pictures for the next  newsletter). Lauren has joined us at the front desk to replace her. Also, Hayley has gone back to New Zealand to study Hygiene and Melissa has joined us at the front desk and will take over her role.

We are delighted to welcome Sophie as  Kostas’s new nurse,  who is here from New Zealand for a couple of years. I will get the girls to write their bios over the next couple of months.

Also, many congratulations to Kostas, who has just got engaged!!

This month, I am going to explain a little bit about mini implants as I think this new technique from the USA is amazing. We can do a lot of traditional implant techniques (but not all), in 1 day, with no surgery and at half the price!!!- see below

Also, there is a very interesting piece on brushing your teeth with Bicarb. This is forming the basis of some impressive research coming from a gum specialist friend of mine at USC in California.

Best

Jason

Jason is still running his special offer on Botox. For all clients, the first session for up to 3 areas (50units max) is  only £135.

This offer is open until December 2011

PLEASE CALL  0208 940 3444 or email mail@molars.com