Month: May 2011

  • Beautiful Smiles Create Lasting Impressions

    Beautiful Smiles Create Lasting Impressions

    When we meet someone for the first time, it is often said that we first look at a persons eyes and front teeth. At Shelbourne Dental Clinic, we came across a recent paper written in the Journal of Dental Research (via iadr.com) which explains that the face and head, along with the body, are perceived…

  • Dentists Seeing Big Increase in Gum Disease

    Dentists Seeing Big Increase in Gum Disease

    The Irish Dental Association says cutbacks are causing patients to leave decay and gum disease untreated and 90% of Irish dentists say they now have to extract more teeth as a result of cutbacks. The results of the survey were presented to around 600 delegates attending the annual conference of the Irish Dental Association in…