Karen Hearn, Practice Manager is currently studying for a Business Management Degree and has also furthered her education in relation to dental matters after spending some time in America last year and attending numerous dental courses in 2008.

Claire McCorkell, Dental Nurse, has furthered her education in Dental Nursing and has recently undergone training regarding the most current practices of cross infection control.

Karen Ignatowski and Claire McCorkell are now fully registered members of the General Dental Council.

Carole Brennan, Hygienist, has been elected as Secretary for the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy. She is the chairperson for the Thames Valley Regional Dental Hygiene Group.

Carole is now fully qualified to carry out whitening treatments without the presence of Dr Suri. Her teaching programmes this year include a two day course for hygienists at the Association of Dental Implantology.

We are very proud to announce that Dr Komal Suri is the BEST YOUNG DENTIST IN THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND; she received the award on December the 12^th at the annual DENTISTRY award ceremony.

Accompanied by the rest of Smile Design Dental Practice staff the evening was a complete success and we look forward to achieving more as a practice in the following year.

Thank you to those of you that very kindly took your time to write testimonials regarding your experiences at the practice and treatment received.

Some of Dr Suri’s teaching programmes include lecturing on the restorative post graduate MSC at University of central Lancashire, lecturing at various venues on cosmetic and restorative dentistry to qualified dentists.

There are many techniques for brushing your teeth, but the main considerations for cleaning teeth effectively are discussed below:

1. Firstly it takes time to clean the teeth, whatever type of toothbrush or method you use, you should spend a minimum of two minutes cleaning the teeth twice a day.

2. Secondly, the toothbrush you use, is largely down to personal choice, powered toothbrushes are very effective, a manual toothbrush should have medium or softer filaments, and you should choose a brush with a relatively small head, this will allow you access to cleaning the very back teeth.  The important thing to remember, is that toothbrushes should be replaced regularly, every six to eight weeks is often recommended.

3. Thirdly, the technique to effective toothbrush cleaning.  Start by placing the toothbrush filaments against the tooth, where the tooth meets the gum. Have the filaments at a 40- 45 degree angle to the tooth. The toothbrush will be covering 2 or 3 teeth. Start to use a small circular action without dragging the toothbrush over more than 2 or 3 teeth at a time, after 5 seconds move the toothbrush to the next 2-3 teeth and repeat the process. This method of tooth brushing is often referred to as the mini scrub technique, and will help to keep the gums healthy as well as the teeth clean, When you have cleaned the outside and inside surfaces of the teeth, you can then proceed to move the brush along the top biting surfaces of the teeth.

4. You also need to bear in mind that tooth brushing alone does not guarantee thorough cleaning. Tooth brushing should be followed by flossing in between the teeth.

5. I would recommend that if you are unsure as to how effective your tooth brushing is, you should seek more specific advice from your Dentist or Hygienist.       

Smile Design Dental Practice are now the proud owners of a Velscope machine.

This allows us to detect areas in the mouth that may be cancerous; it can even detect pre-cancerous cells. This means that our examinations can be more thorough and we will be able to detect anomalies in the mouth sooner.

Smile Design Dental Practice in Wendover is looking for a model with a difference. It needs someone who doesn’t like their teeth and would benefit from a complete smile makeover worth in excess of £10,000.

Their chosen model will feature in a new book written by Dr Komal Suri and in the dental practice’s publicity material, depicting before, during and after images.

The model will undergo a complete smile makeover with porcelain veneers and whitening and be photographed with sets of slightly different veneers to depict how the shape of teeth can alter a person’s smile.

But at the end of the process they will get a perfect set of pearly white, beautiful and long-lasting veneers which are made specially for their shape of mouth and face…and they’ll take part in a glamorous photo-shoot with images they can then use in a portfolio.

Dr Komal Suri, who is considered one of the leading cosmetic dental surgeons in the country and lectures worldwide on cosmetic dentistry techniques, is sure there will be someone in the county for whom this will be the chance of a lifetime.

“Maybe there’s someone who has always wanted to be a model, but whose appearance is marred by crooked, overcrowded or simply the wrong shaped teeth for their face; possibly there’s a bride who would love to have a smile makeover before her big day; or just someone who is self-conscious about their teeth and would love to change them, but can’t afford to.

If you would like to be considered for the role, please send a headshot of you smiling to: Model Search; Smile Design Dental Practice, 33 High Street, Wendover, Bucks HP22 6DU. Please include your contact information and a brief (no more than 50 words) explanation of why you would like to be chosen.

A small number of applicants will be invited to visit the practice for Dr Suri to check if their teeth are suitable for the proposed work.

Dr Komal Suri of Smile Design Dental Practice has been short-listed for the South East Dentist of The Year award in the prestigious Dentistry Awards 2008.

Dr Suri, who at 33 is one of the youngest ever contenders for the award, has built up her seven year old practice to be one of the major cosmetic dentistry clinics in the south east through her dedication to continuous training with some of the world’s leading dental surgeons in Europe and the UK.

The main focus of her work at Smile Design Dental Practice, in Wendover, Buckinghamshire is complex restorative and aesthetic dentistry.

So highly is she regarded on the international dental scene that she lectures nationally and internationally in restorative and aesthetic dentistry and is a senior instructor for the Aesthetic Advantage Continuum at Guys Dental Hospital, London, where she instructs other dentists in the procedures involved in carrying out treatment with porcelain laminate veneers.

Now in their third successful year The Dentistry Awards, launched by Dentistry Magazine, were created to recognise outstanding individuals who have an active interest in continuing professional development and staying at the top of the dental profession.

The winners will be announced at a black-tie event on December 12th hosted by Olympic gold medallist Kriss Akabussi.

Today we had a patient that visited us from Wendover that was suffereing from halitosis, otherwise known as  bad breath. One of the most common causes of bad breath is not following a correct oral hygiene routine.

In these situations patients will see our experienced hygienist who will look at your mouth and check if your gums and teeth are healthy. Any plaque or debris is removed from the tooth surface and they are throughly cleaned. Following this our hygienist demonstrates correct brushing and flossing techniques to prevent bad breath. We also have a wide range of mouth washes and fresh breath sprays.