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"FIRST
CLASS dental
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FROM
A HIGHLY TRAINED
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C
R A I G E N T I N N Y
D
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Welcome to the October edition of our E- Newsletter. |
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1. Want the lowdown on any
dental topic, why not have it delivered to your desktop.
2. Avoiding Mouth Cancer -know
what to look for.
3.
Dental First Aid For Children- Part 1
4.
Practice happenings
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Welcome to the 7th edition of our newsletter. The
newsletter is now a year old and thankfully we have managed to keep to the publishing schedule of every
second month. This edition has a couple of articles for you on
important topics for every family as well as some information on a
new online resource for our newsletter subscribers.
Happy reading
The Craigentinny
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Practice Information Sheets
Available To Newsletter Subscribers
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We
have built a new area on the practice web site which allows you to
order any of our information sheets on line. There are 12
information sheets available now with more to be added soon. The topics
are wide ranging including
tips
for preventing tooth decay,
how
to compare white and metal fillings,
options
you have to fill a space in your mouth
how
to assess the appearance of your smile
All
information sheets are delivered in word format.
To find out more and investigate
further click
here.
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Oral
Cancer Awareness Week 9th-15th November
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Oral
cancer is a growing problem in the UK. Last year more than 4000 patients
were diagnosed as suffering from mouth cancer. This disease is affecting
more patients and younger patients every year. At present, sadly
1700 people die annually from this disease usually due to late
diagnosis. As part of your regular examination visit we always check for
Mouth Cancer looking under and around your tongue, cheeks, lips and
accessible areas of your throat. All of our dentists and hygienist are
trained in this. The latest advice on reducing your risk of
developing this problem is listed below;
Avoiding
Mouth Cancer
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Avoid smoking or chewing tobacco, gutkha/paan
2. Limiting alcohol consumption
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Having a healthier "low meat, low fat" diet.
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Where possible Choose beans, seafood and poultry as
alternatives to beef, pork and lamb.
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Try to eat at 5 portions of vegetables and fruit everyday |
What to look out for
If you or any member of your family has any
of the symptoms below for more than 14 days it is important to come and
see us to get things checked out. The symptoms below do not mean that you
have oral cancer, indeed they are usually not related at all,
however we can assess things for you and rapidly put your mind at
rest.
- difficulty in chewing or
swallowing.
- a chronic sore throat or hoarse
voice that does not heal.
- red patches in the mouth or on the
tongue.
- white patches in the mouth or
tongue.
- a lump or overgrowth of tissue
anywhere in the mouth.
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Mouth Cancer Awareness Week is
designed to raise the profile and awareness of mouth cancer. As part of
this we would like to ask you to consider forwarding this
article to any Friends or relatives who might benefit from the information
contained here.
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Dental
First Aid For Children Part 1
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Statistics show that more than half of all
children will suffer a bump or blow to their teeth at one point or another
as they grow up. Thankfully the human body is fairly resilient and most of
these incidents result in no permanent damage. However, taking the correct
action at the right time is often critical to saving a tooth. This simple
guide will make sure that if the worst happens, then your child will have
the best chance of the teeth recovering successfully.
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Use a cold compress to reduce any swelling.
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Bleeding can be controlled with direct pressure using clean gauze or
cotton handkerchief.
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Bathe
the area gently using warm water to remove any loose
debris
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Deep
cuts may require a small stitch. Manage any pain with normal
child strength analgesics.
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make
an appointment to see the dentist as soon as possible.
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Baby
tooth knocked out |
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Baby tooth loose |
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Do not attempt
to push the tooth back in its socket as this may damage the adult
successor
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bathe the area
with warm water if there is grit dirt or debris there
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arrange an
appointment with the dentist as soon as possible. usually baby teeth
that are loosened in an accident need to be removed.
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Practice
Happenings
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The
last few months have been slightly quieter on the practice development
front with the team having something of a breather during the
holiday season. ( I know they will disagree! ed.) As yet we have no
news to update you with on our new premises as we are awaiting a
preliminary decision from the Planning Department. As subscribers to
the newsletter you will be the first to know.
We
are now in preparation for an intensive training programme involving
the whole team which will be run in house over the next 12-18 months. It
will help us to focus further on providing modern dental care which is centered
around the prevention of dental disease. Our aim is to have a practice
filled with healthy patients who need fewer fillings and share our
goal of achieving "healthy teeth and gums, for life."
Finally
this month we welcome back new mum Evelyn O'Farrell who is re joining us after her
maternity leave.
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That's it for this time
around, we would love to have your feedback on any aspect of the practice
or newsletter so please don't be shy just send us an e-mail We look forward to seeing you at the practice soon.
Best wishes
The Craigentinny
Dental Practice Team
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Inchview Terrace, Portobello Road, Edinburgh, EH7 6TT,
Tel.
0131 669 2114
e-mail
smile@craigentinny.co.uk
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