Wayside is the
longest established practice in Harpenden & St. Albans, Hertfordshire.
We are
committed to providing excellent dental care and will continue to invest in
training and technology to improve our patients’ experience and the range of
treatments we offer. We have recently invested in a Cone Beam CT Scanner so we
can take 3D images, and two further dental lasers so that all of our dentists
can offer laser dentistry.
Our purpose is to provide excellent
dental care, with an emphasis on prevention, in a comfortable and welcoming
environment, and to keep investing in technology so we constantly improve our
service to you. Feel free to contact our friendly staff at [email protected]
website:
https://www.waysidedental.co.uk/
Yasmin is focused on your wellbeing, aftercare treatments and can provide tailored treatments that are unique to you. She can also offer local anaesthesia, topical of otherwise, for treatments that may cause greater sensitivity.
St Albans area and Harpenden dental implant specialist. We provide dental implants for patients with missing teeth and as denture replacements. 01582 712 470
We offer the full range of dental treatments, from general and family dentistry to more advanced dental treatments.We listen carefully to you and ensure you are fully informed about your dental health and treatment options.
While some people are lucky enough to have a naturally beautiful smile many of us have cosmetic treatments to improve our smile. Improvements to your smile are not limited to teeth whitening, veneers, composite bonding, straightening- it is also important to think about your gums as they essentially frame and showcase your teeth. Taking good care of your gums is vitally important and this starts at home with regular brushing, flossing and interdental brushes.
Prevention is better than cure”. A wise-old saying or hackneyed cliché? Well if you’ve worked in dentistry as long as our experienced team at Wayside Dental you’d be thinking there’s much wisdom contained in those words. Your health is your wealth is another one we’re fond of and this applies as much to your oral health as keeping the rest of your body fit and healthy.
According to the official Tekscan website the T-Scan system is dentistry’s “only clinically recognised and research validated digital occlusion analysis system”. If that sounds a bit of mouthful, well, this blog is here to explain what that means and exactly how having your bite analysed by T-Scan can help your teeth, dental treatment and overall dental health.
In this blog the team at Wayside Dental Practice would like to address a series of questions you might be thinking about when it comes to choosing a safe dentist and dental practice. We also want to answer your concerns on what damage to your long-term oral health the Covid pandemic is potentially causing and the risks involved of not going to the dentist, over the longer term.
Composite bonding is the application of premium white filling material to alter the appearance of your teeth. This can be anything from the repair of a small chip to a complete remodelling of a tooth or several teeth. These filling materials when applied properly and polished adequately will look exactly like natural teeth. This requires a high degree of skill.
Dental Implants are one of today’s most popular long-term solutions to missing teeth. They are small titanium screws that are inserted into the jawbone and take over the function of the root of a tooth. That root can then be restored with a crown, bridge, or be used to support dentures. Recent technological advances have made dental implant treatment more straightforward, even in cases where there is little remaining bone, and at Wayside we have embraced those changes with all of our implants now being placed with computer guided surgery, and with the aid of dental lasers
Dental lasers can be used in almost every aspect of dentistry and they are used to replace the drill and scalpel and also for healing. There are no disadvantages as such-it is just that they can’t be used for everything. Where they can be used, there are huge benefits.
Robin is one of the first dentists in the UK to be chosen to be trained in this revolutionary new implant system, designed by the world leaders in dental implants, Nobel Biocare. This system is already being used in the US and other parts of the world. After completing training in Rome, Zurich (with his nurses) and Madrid, we are delighted that the X-Guide Suite has now been installed at Wayside.
We recommend that children should go to the dentist with their parents as soon as possible. This will get them used to the noises, smells and surroundings to prepare them for future visits. We aim to make their first check-up visit fun, so they will have a go in the chair, a look at the surgery, a simple check around the mouth and, of course, some stickers.
A single missing tooth or, worse, missing teeth often has a negative impact on our quality of life. We all instinctively know the first part of any social interaction starts with scanning a person’s face and in particular looking at their smile. Being self-conscious about your teeth is, therefore, a natural consequence of being social animals. Add to this the fact that missing teeth can cause wider problems with oral health AND impacts on how and what we can eat; and you can see why happiness, mood and everyday life can be so affected by this.
Digital technology, including artificial intelligence, is rapidly advancing and we are reaping the benefits of this in the dental sector. We are now able to do computer assisted 3D navigation implant surgery, take digital x-rays and digital CBCT scans, and have a computer delivery system for anaesthesia, to name but a few.
The appearance of your front teeth has an enormous impact on your smile and confidence. If you are happy with your teeth you will smile more readily and have improved confidence in social situations. Or you might have an event coming up such as a wedding and want to smile for the camera!
We are excited to introduce the EMS Airflow Prophylaxis Master and Guided Biofilm Therapy. This new equipment allows our hygienists to clean your teeth faster, more efficiently and extremely comfortably. It also allows our hygienists to perform guided biofilm therapy, the very latest technique in dental maintenance and protection.
At Wayside Dental our philosophy has always been to offer first class dentistry in the safest possible environment to all our patients in Harpenden, St Albans or wherever they may have travelled from. With this philosophy in mind, we have installed Radic8 Viruskiller Clean Air Filters throughout the practice. To find out more about Radica8 technology follow this link-https://radic8.com. To book a consultation call us on 01582 712470, or send an email to [email protected]