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Christmas Holidays 2024
Our clinic will close on Friday 20th December at 05:00pm. We will re-open for business at 8.00am on Thursday January 2nd 2025. If you are an existing patient of our clinic and you have a dental emergency, please send an email to us before December 27th and we may be able to arrange an emergency…
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Blast from the Past: UV Air Disinfection
“Are you telling me you built a time machine… Out of a DeLorean?! -Marty McFly, Back to the Future (1985). Here at Shelbourne Dental Clinic we deploy a lot of technology. From computerised records systems, to direct sensor digital x-rays, it’s usually a case of looking forward, to the future. But in today’s “Age of…
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Dentistry in the Age of Covid.
“Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.” (The more things change, the more they stay the same.) -Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, 1849. We have been given the all-clear to start providing routine dental care again! And while things have indeed changed, and quite likely will change repeatedly as our knowledge, understanding and ability to combat…
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Onsite Lab at Shelbourne
Did you know that we have our own mini dental laboratory onsite here at the clinic? Very handy for making items for our patients like night guard appliances (to help stop grinding) and teeth whitening trays. Having the lab on the premises also allows us to offer a quicker turnaround time to our patients for…
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We’ve updated our Privacy Statement
As you are probably aware, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25 May, 2018. We are writing to let you know we have updated our Privacy Statement. These changes have been made in order to comply with GDPR, and in turn, give you more control over how your data is used and how you are contacted. We retain…
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Ceramic Crowns and Veneers: A Better Smile
This is just a quick look at a case I did recently. This lady was unhappy with the appearance of her smile. Her teeth were quite dark in colour, slightly crooked and had several large fillings in place. We had a good chat about the various options available; in this case we decided that we…
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Cosmetic Bonding and Digital Smile Design
Cosmetic bonding is one of my favourite treatments to provide here at Shelbourne. Quite often, my patients will leave the clinic almost ‘walking on air’, they’re so happy with the results. This procedure can totally change a person’s perception and feeling about their teeth and smile! How is it used? Well, cosmetic bonding can be used…
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What Lies Beneath…
This case came in one Monday evening. Seeing as it was my last patient, I thought I’d take a few photos of the case as it is quite an interesting one! This lady was coming in for a “routine check-up”. I had never seen her before but as her previous dentist had retired, she decided…
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Dental Check Visit: Why it Matters.
“A stitch in time saves nine.” -Thomas Fuller, 1732. You may have noticed our practice in the media recently following my being awarded Sensodyne Sensitive Dentist of the Year. Basically we spotted acute Leukaemia in a dental patient during a dental check visit. (And hopefully you won’t notice the terrible photo of me wielding a giant…
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Dr. Karl Cassidy – Sensodyne Sensitive Dentist of the Year 2015/2016
You may perhaps have seen our dental clinic mentioned in the national media this week. Or maybe you’re one of our followers on Facebook or Twitter in which case you already know that Karl, one of our dentists here at Shelbourne Clinic, won the overall award of Sensodyne Sensitive Dentist of the Year! This award, supported by the Journal of…