For more information on teeth whitening, talk to your dentist For more information about oral health and dentistry in Ireland, log on to www.dentist.ie. Who can carry out teeth whitening? New laws mean that ONLY DENTISTS can offer teeth whitening using peroxide. It is illegal for anyone other than a dentist (e.g., beauticians, hairdressers, or salon staff) to whiten teeth using peroxide. The products you can buy online or from the shops are often not clear about exactly what they contain so it’s very difficult to know if they are safe to use. Also, they won’t produce the same results you can expect by visiting your dentist. Dentist-prescribed teeth whitening using the tray system is in most cases very predictable and successful. If your teeth are likely to be more difficult to treat, your dentist will inform you in advance. A low but highly effective concentration of hydrogen peroxide (bleach) is applied to your teeth using specially made trays that properly fit around your teeth. Your dentist can estimate from a chart what improvement in colour you’re likely to achieve. He/she will also give you an idea of how long treatment will take – usually up to two weeks. Is teeth whitening safe? What about retail or online products? What happens during teeth whitening? TEETH WHITENING If you have any concerns about the possibility of illegal practice, contact the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) at [email protected]. The IMB’s role is the protection of the public and they will follow up any complaint made to them. If carried out by a dentist, whitening is perfectly safe. Based on a thorough examination of your mouth, and their knowledge of your oral health, your dentist will discuss your options, decide if teeth whitening is right for you. Is teeth whitening successful? How long does whitening last? Dentist-prescribed teeth whitening remains stable over time, with little reduction in whiteness. A top-up after one to two years will very quickly restore any slight loss of colour.

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Page 1: IDA TeethWhitening Layout 1 - Irish Dental … Advocacy...whitening is perfectly safe. Based on a thorough examination of your mouth, and their knowledge of your oral health, your

For more information on teeth

whitening, talk to your dentist

For more information about oral health anddentistry in Ireland, log on to www.dentist.ie.

Who can carry out teeth

whitening?

New laws mean that ONLYDENTISTS can offer teethwhitening using peroxide. It is illegal for anyone other than a dentist (e.g., beauticians,hairdressers, or salon staff) towhiten teeth using peroxide.

The products you can buy online or from the shops are often notclear about exactly what theycontain so it’s very difficult to know if they are safe to use. Also, they won’t produce thesame results you can expect by visiting your dentist.

Dentist-prescribed teethwhitening using the tray system isin most cases very predictable andsuccessful. If your teeth are likelyto be more difficult to treat, yourdentist will inform you in advance.

A low but highly effectiveconcentration of hydrogenperoxide (bleach) is applied toyour teeth using specially madetrays that properly fit aroundyour teeth.

Your dentist can estimate froma chart what improvement incolour you’re likely to achieve.He/she will also give you anidea of how long treatment willtake – usually up to two weeks.

Is teethwhitening safe?

What aboutretail or online

products?

What happensduring teethwhitening?

TEETH WHITENING

If you have any concerns about the possibility of illegal practice, contact the IrishMedicines Board (IMB) at [email protected]. The IMB’s role is the protection ofthe public and they will follow up any complaint made to them.

If carried out by a dentist,whitening is perfectly safe. Basedon a thorough examination ofyour mouth, and their knowledgeof your oral health, your dentistwill discuss your options, decide if teeth whitening is right for you.

Is teethwhitening

successful?

How long doeswhitening last?

Dentist-prescribed teethwhitening remains stable overtime, with little reduction inwhiteness. A top-up after one totwo years will very quickly restoreany slight loss of colour.