Fizwilliam Dental

24/05/2020

http://fitzwilliamdental.com/patient-information-update-18th-may-2020/

We hope this letter finds you and your family in good health. Our community has been through a lot over the past few months and all of us are looking forward to resuming our normal habits and routines. While many things have changed all around us and indeed in our dental practice, one thing has rema...

27/04/2020

We extend our best wishes to all our patients and hope you are keeping well and safe through these testing times.

We are currently advised by the public health authorities to limit treatment to emergency care only. We wish however, to remind you that we remain available to advise on any dental concerns or queries that you may have over the period of suspension of normal practice and routine dental care. Please contact us via our web form with all your details, including telephone number, and we will contact you directly.

Please also read the National Oral Health Office guidelines on what constitutes a dental or oral health emergency, available here: http://www.dentalcouncil.ie/covid.php

Finally and most importantly we hugely appreciate the support and understanding of our loyal staff and patients in the current climate. We look forward to seeing you all again when circumstances permit.

Kind Regards,

Dr. Susan Kiely and Dr. Ray McCarthy

08/11/2016

New research links with higher levels of a particular bacteria found in the mouth:

Researchers have found that people who suffer from migraines have more of the bacteria that breaks down nitrates found in certain foods.

01/11/2016

Irish children's first dentist visit is years too late, says RCSI
http://jrnl.ie/3051358

“Research has shown that fixing decayed first teeth results in better sleep patterns for children and better performance in schools.”

28/10/2016

Is tooth grinding really related to stress?
In this month's blog post Ray takes a look at an issue that affects many of us.

This is because there are two distinct types of tooth grinding or jaw clenching behaviour (bruxism in scientific terminology). One occurs during the day (wake bruxism) and the other at night (sleep bruxism) and they differ in terms of their behavioural characteristics.