All the team here, at Woodcock Lane Dental Care, would like to wish all our patients, laboratory technicians and suppliers a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you all for your support and custom.
We will be closing the practice between Christmas Day and New Years Day, but will be open for 3 emergency sessions on the mornings of: Friday, 27th December, Monday, 30th December and Tuesday, 31st December. If you have a genuine dental emergency please contact the practice as soon as possible after 9am on these mornings. For less urgent matters voicemail messages may be left on our usual number, 01453 828327, and we will return the call.
Everyone is welcome to attend our coffee morning, this Saturday, 23rd November 2024 at 10.30am. Please come along and help us raise funds for the Sunflowers Suicide Support Charity. A warm welcome, coffee and cake are on offer, as well as the opportunity to win some amazing prizes in the raffle.
Once again, we, at Woodcock Lane Dental Care are supporting the Oral Health Foundations’s Mouth Cancer Action month. By diagnosing mouth cancer early, there is a much better chance of beating it.
Signs and symptoms of mouth cancer/oral cancer include:
- Mouth ulcers that don’t heal within 3 weeks.
- Red or white patches in the mouth.
- Lumps and swellings in the mouth, head or neck.
- A persistent sore throat.
- Having pain or difficulty swallowing.
- Speech problems.
- Weight loss.
- Bad breath.
This short YouTube video demonstrates how you can check your own mouth at home:
If you notice anything out of the ordinary, make an appointment with your dentist or doctor to get it checked by a professional.
Here, at Woodcock Lane Dental Care, we perform a mouth cancer check at every single check up/routine examination. If you don’t currently have a dentist and have concerns about mouth cancer, during the month of November 2024, we will provide a mouth check for oral cancer, free of charge.
During Mouth Cancer Action Month we are promoting the message ‘if in doubt, get checked out’.
The risk factors for oral cancer are:
- smoking (including cigarettes, pipes and cigars)
- second-hand smoke (at home or in the workplace)
- alcohol
- HPV
- smokeless tobacco (gutka, khaini, paan (betel quid), shammah and maras powder, snus, snuff, and many others)
- diet (it is recommended that you eat a healthy, balanced diet including lots of fruit and vegetables each day, increasing evidence also suggests that Omega 3, found in foods such as eggs and fish, can help lower your risk. Foods high in fibre such as nuts, seeds, whole-wheat pasta and brown rice, are also said to do the same.)
- UV radiation (Too much ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a known cause of skin cancer. This can occur either from natural sunlight or sunbeds. Skin cancer can develop on the lips. Protect yourself by wearing a lip balm with a high SPF.)
- previous history of cancer
- family history of mouth cancer
- genetic conditions affecting the bone marrow, skin or fingernails and HIV or AIDS
We have entered the second week of National Smile Month, organised by the charity Oral Health Foundation. The catch phrase this year is Love Your Smile.
Obviously one way to love your smile is to look after it by brushing your teeth and gums, using a fluoride toothpaste; so why not treat your smile and yourself to a new toothbrush (or toothbrush head for an electric toothbrush)? We would recommend that everyone replaces their toothbrush (or toothbrush head) every three months. So, what to do with the waste that is generated by doing this?
We have the answer! In conjunction with Philips Oral Health Care and Terra Cycle, we can recycle old toothbrushes, interdental brushes, water nozzles and floss containers. Just bring your items to the practice and place them in the box on the coffee table in the hall and we will then send them to Terra Cycle who will ensure effective recycling takes place.
If you’d like any more information on any aspect of your smile; taking care of it, improving it, whitening it, restoring it, straightening your teeth, removing staining or replacing missing teeth please don’t hesitate to call us or speak to any member of our team.
Thank you to all our patients who have either participated in a recent patient satisfaction survey, or who have completed one of our compliment, comment, complaint forms.
As a result of your comments we have recently purchased 2 portable wedge ramps to improve access to the practice for wheelchair users, prams and pushchairs and anyone who finds negotiating the couple of shallow steps at our front door difficult.
The ramps are lightweight and portable, and can quickly be slotted into place by our members of staff, as required. Should you require the use of the ramps, please alert our reception team by ringing the front door bell. People who have already tried them out have said what a big improvement they make to the accessibility of the practice.
We always welcome feedback – thank you for giving us the opportunity to improve our service to you. Our patient care is at the heart of the dental service we provide.
The team at Woodcock Lane Dental Care would like to wish all our patients and suppliers a very happy Christmas and send everyone every good wish for the New Year.
Over the festive season we are planning on having a break, between Christmas and New Year, but we will be providing an emergency service for any genuine dental emergency such as severe toothache, uncontrolled bleeding, swelling of the face etc. For full details of our emergency service please call us on 01453 828327. If you prefer to call in, in person, we will be open on 27th, 28th and 29th December 2023, 9am-12.30pm.
We will re-open, as normal, on Tuesday, 2nd January 2024, at 8.30am.
Our bunting is out to celebrate the King’s coronation, along with many other businesses and residences in Stonehouse. We hope everyone has a lovely bank holiday weekend. If you have a dental emergency, call us on 01453 828327.
November – Oral Health Foundation’s Mouth Cancer Action Month
The Oral Health Foundation aims, this month, to make us all “mouthaware”. They have produced this, really easy to follow, video of how you can check your mouth, at home, for any signs of mouth cancer:
All our dentists routinely check our patients for oral (mouth) cancer, at every check-up. These are the most common signs:
- A mouth ulcer that does not heal within 3 weeks.
- A white or red patch in the mouth.
- Any unusual lumps in your mouth or jaw area and any persistent hoarseness.
If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. Through out November, we are offering a free oral cancer check to everyone, so even if you are not normally one of our patients we are happy to arrange a short appointment for you, free-of-charge, with one of our dentists, for your peace of mind.
The risk factors for oral cancer are: smoking/tobacco, alcohol, history of cancer, sunlight/sunbeds, HPV, genetics and an unhealthy diet.
June is the Oral Health Foundation’s National Smile Month.
Tomorrow, 15th June 2022 is the Great British Brushathon. Show off your smile and check out this link to see how you can join in: https://www.dentalhealth.org/the-great-british-brushathon
Not 100% happy with smile? Come along and see us at Woodcock Lane Dental Care. We offer a full range of cosmetic treatments from Tooth Whitening to Composite Bonding, from Tooth Straightening to Dental Implants. To discuss your options contact the friendly, professional team at Woodcock Lane Dental Care in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire.
Apprehensive of coming to see us? We can help with that too! We have a team who are able to provide dental sedation, either using intravenous sedation or happy gas, which will ensure a more relaxing visit for you.
Whatever your dental problem, we’d like to help.
Happy with your smile? Keep it that way – regular check-ups and hygienist visits available, as well as prevention advice.
We are very pleased to be upgrading and converting our computer dental software between 22nd April and 27th April. We hope this change will benefit our service to patients by improving our communications, reducing paperwork and allowing greater flexibility when planning complex treatments.
During these dates we will be closed for training and the software conversion and therefore we will be unable to make routine appointments or deal with routine enquiries, so please could we ask you to contact us after 27th April for these sort of queries. Should you require emergency advice and/or treatment, please do contact us as normal.
