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Advice on Teeth Whitening Discussion Thread
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You only need to put a drop on the surface touching the front of
Your tooth. 100 is actually really good. I get charged 50 for the gel tubes and 30 for the trays!0 -
You only need to put a drop on the surface touching the front of
Your tooth. 100 is actually really good. I get charged 50 for the gel tubes and 30 for the trays!
yeah its a good deal, i live in a not so nice town and its a bit rough so cheap teeth whitening is one of the benefits lol
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We should have a like benefit that made me chuckle first thing! 0
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I meant to say button not benefit! oops!0
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Another one is prosecuted successfully.
http://www.gdc-uk.org/Newsandpublications/Pressreleases/Pages/Court-imposes-fine-for-illegal-tooth-whitening-.aspx
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Court imposes fine for illegal tooth whitening
A Devon-based, ‘cosmetologist’ has been successfully prosecuted for offering tooth whitening treatment and ordered to pay a total of £1,872.
Tooth whitening is the practice of dentistry and only those registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) may lawfully offer it as a treatment.
On Thursday 22 December 2011 Mr Carl Espano, of 29 Western Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4RJ pleaded guilty at West London Magistrates’ Court to practising dentistry when not registered with the GDC, contrary to section 38 (1) and (2) of the Dentists’ Act 1984.
He has been fined £1,000 and ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge. He has also been ordered to pay full costs to the GDC of £857.
Mr Espano, in mitigation for his actions, raised the House of Lords judgement in the case of ‘Optident and Another v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and Another (2001) UKHL 32. However, the magistrates’ appeared to give this argument little or no weight when determining his sentence.
The Magistrates told Mr Espano:
“This is a serious offence, particularly for potential victims as you didn’t have any indemnity in place for any damage you might have done to any teeth. In addition, should you have damaged the adult teeth, a patient only has one set. Accordingly we view this as a serious offence.”
Chief Executive and Registrar of the GDC Evlynne Gilvarry said:
“We are committed to taking action against people who offer tooth whitening unlawfully. They are a risk to the people they treat and it is our duty act to ensure public safety.”How to find a dentist.
1. Get recommendations from friends/family/neighbours/etc.
2. Once you have a short-list, VISIT the practices - dont just phone. Go on the pretext of getting a Practice Leaflet.
3. Assess the helpfulness of the staff and the level of the facilities.
4. Only book initial appointment when you find a place you are happy with.0 -
Just bumping this for the evening readers.How to find a dentist.
1. Get recommendations from friends/family/neighbours/etc.
2. Once you have a short-list, VISIT the practices - dont just phone. Go on the pretext of getting a Practice Leaflet.
3. Assess the helpfulness of the staff and the level of the facilities.
4. Only book initial appointment when you find a place you are happy with.0 -
Can I ask one of the dentists here; my DS (adult) is thinking of getting his teeth whitened. One of his (main) front teeth got dislodged slightly in a fight when he was younger and was wobbly for a while, it's not wobbly now ... but as a result of the wobble the tooth has gone slightly darker than the others. If he got his teeth whitened, would the process also lighten that one or not, if not, no doubt it would make it more noticeable that it was darker if the surrounding teeth where whiter, what options does he have?
Sorry if I've asked too much detail as I'm aware you are not allowed to ask for medical advice as such on here and I don't know whether this falls into that category. Apologies if it does.
Ms C xThrifty Till 50 Then Spend Till the End
You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time but you can never please all of the people all of the time0 -
The most common reason for a tooth to discolour after a knock is because the nerve has died. His dentist should x ray the tooth before treatment and give an opinion as to whether the tooth needs further treatment.
In general a dead tooth can be whitened after root treatment but it needs a special technique called internal bleaching and if the tooth has been discoloured for a while it may not entirely whiten up to the colour of the others and may need further cosmetic treatment.
Your son needs to talk to his dentist about this tooth and the treatment options for it as conventional whitening techniques are unlikely to work on it .0 -
Thanks, that's what I thought. His tooth got knocked about 10-12 years ago.
When you say "further cosmetic treatment", what do you mean?Thrifty Till 50 Then Spend Till the End
You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time but you can never please all of the people all of the time0
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