Charlbury DentalNewsletterSpring 2020

Season’s Greetings from all at Charlbury Dental Practice...

Samantha will be taking over Kam’s Saturday surgery and will be available to see patients needing urgent or emergency treatment. She is a caring, talented and gentle dentist, who is skilled in all aspects of dental care as well as complex oral surgery and sedation. She will also dedicate her time and work to treating patients who require oral surgery treatments. Sam qualifi ed from the University of Birmingham in 2017. Since graduating, Sam has been working in general practice and in Oral and Maxillofacial Departments in both Southampton and Swindon. She has a passion for oral surgery which she developed further through her hospital roles. Sam is also trained in intravenous sedation which enables her to help her anxious patients. Building up a good rapport and relationship with her patients is something which is very important to Sam, particularly anxious patients to help with their confi dence. When not at work Sam enjoys sewing, crochet and cross-stitching as well as tap dancing and skiing which she has done for most of her life. She also has a great love of dogs, especially her family dog, Merlin the Beagle.

Introducing our new Saturday dentistSamantha will be taking over Kam’s Saturday surgery Samantha will be taking over Kam’s Saturday surgery and will be available to see patients needing urgent or and will be available to see patients needing urgent or

She is a caring, talented and gentle dentist, who is skilled in all aspects of dental care as well as complex oral surgery and sedation. She will also dedicate her time and work to treating

Sam qualifi ed from the University of Birmingham in 2017. Since graduating, Sam has been working in general practice and in Oral and Maxillofacial Departments in both Southampton and Swindon. She has a passion for oral surgery which she developed further through her hospital roles. Sam is also trained in intravenous sedation

Building up a good rapport and relationship with her patients is something which is very important to Sam, particularly anxious patients to help with their confi dence. When not at work Sam enjoys sewing, crochet and cross-stitching as well as tap dancing and skiing which she has done for most of her life. She also has a great love of dogs, especially her family dog, Merlin the Beagle.

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The tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth...

Dr Samantha Cottam BDS (Birm), MFDS RCSEd GDC No. 270984

JOANNA graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2016. She has a deep interest in assisting her patients to take control of their oral health, both in a surgical setting and their continued maintenance at home. She sees a big part of her job is to motivate her patients, teach oral hygiene maintenance techniques and to provide diet advice. Joanna prides herself on her abilities to help and support anxious and phobic patients by providing the best quality care tailored to each individual. Her particular area of interest is tooth whitening and skin rejuvenation including anti-wrinkle injections and dermal fi llers. In her spare time, she enjoys high-intensity training and walking her dog.

ELENA qualifi ed from the University of Birmingham in 2013. She has established herself as a friendly, personable and gentle hygienist who loves working with her patients to overcome their fear. Over the years, Elena has continued to keep up with the latest and most advanced skills and developments by continually attending courses. She has completed a Dental Hypnosis course which enables her to make her patients feel at ease. She is also trained to provide a range of facial aesthetic treatments, such as wrinkle relaxation, natural fi ller enhancements and facial rejuvenation. Outside of work, Elena is an avid Latin dancer and enjoys a variation of salsa, bachata and kizomba.

Dental Hygienist and Therapist DHT GDC No. 267881

JOANNA MANN Bsc (Birm)

ELENA BARAVI Bsc (Birm) Dental Hygienist and Therapist DHT GDC No. 248092

Carly being presented with her Award by Richard Dunne, Opident

Our hygienist, Carly won the prestigious British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy Student of the year Award for 2019! A very well done, Carly!

Winner of the BSDHT Student of the Year 2019

New additions to our hygienist team

Congratulations to Carly Seely-Haines

ELENA BARAVI Bsc (Birm)

Colgate are proud to launch a first-of-its kind recyclable toothpaste tube setting a new standard for the industry. This breakthrough technology has been shared with competitors as part of Colgate’s campaign to transform one of the most widely used forms of plastic packaging.

New Colgate® Smile for Good Toothpaste• First-of-its kind recyclable tube• COSMOS Natural ECOCERT approved• FSC certified recyclable cardboard packagingNew Colgate® Bamboo Charcoal Toothbrush• 100% natural bamboo handle• Sustainably grown bamboo• 100% biodegradable• Recyclable cardboard packaging

Colgate® lead the way in sustainability

To enter, all you have to do is submit a Google review about the care you have received at the practice, it can be as long or as short as you want. To provide a Google review, just do a search for ‘Charlbury Dental Practice’ and it will show an option to ‘write a review’. It’s as easy as that, so please provide feedback for a chance to win goodies!

The study, conducted by Tic Watches, involved 500 parents and revealed that this essential oral health skill is just one of a number of basic skills that thousands of primary school leavers lack as they head toward their teenage years. The research also highlighted that girls are significantly likely to be able to brush their teeth than their male counterparts. According to the study, one in seven (15%) of girls leave primary school unable to brush their teeth without help, compared to just 4% of boys. Dr Nigel Carter OBE, Chief Executive of the Oral Health Foundation, says: “Learning to brush our teeth should be one of the first life skills we learn as youngsters. By the age of 11, children should be able to brush their own teeth, twice daily with a fluoride toothpaste. The earlier they take an active role in maintaining good hygiene, the more likely they are to maintain these habits as they get older. Parents and teachers have an important role to play in educating children from an early age on the importance of maintaining good oral health, but they need support.”

PRIZE DRAW

New research finds one in ten children leave primary school unable to brush their teeth

GOODBYE LESLEY! After 3 years of caring for our patients’ teeth in our surgery, our very own Lesley left at the end of January. She has been offered a great opportunity of returning to the RAF that she could not turn down. We wish her the very

best with her future. We will miss her dearly, however, she is going to come back to us in the future to cover our full-time hygienists in their absence.

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Monday 8.30am - 5.30pm

Tuesday 8.30am - 5.30pm

Wednesday 9.00am - 8.00pm

Thursday 8.30am - 5.30pm

Friday 8.00am - 1.00pm

Saturday 9.00am - 1.00pm

The Spendlove Centre, Enstone RoadCharlbury, Oxfordshire, OX7 3PQ

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Charlbury Dental Newsletter Spring 2020

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• Grigori Fleicher (Russia) had the largest collection of different toothbrushes (1,320) as of 5 November 2008.

• The first evidence of dental implants is attributed to the Mayan population roughly around 600 AD where they excelled in utilizing pieces of shells as implants as a replacement for mandibular teeth.

• The largest collection of tooth fairy related items consists of 463 items, and is owned by Anthony Kamp (USA), as verified in Edgewood, Kentucky, USA, on 26 September 2015. One of Anthony’s favourite items is a book by Jason Alexander titled “Dad, are you the Tooth Fairy?”, which was given to him by his children.

• The Romans used a mixture of goat milk and stale urine to try to keep their teeth white. The urine’s ammonia served as a bleaching agent.

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