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Up to half of all dentists report feeling stressed on an ongoing basis. If you are a dental practitioner who is feeling stressed due to workplace pressures, here are some things you can do to make your work day easier. Employ a business manager Most dentists, such as those at Creative Dentistry, enjoy the patient facing aspect of their job, but not everyone always feels as passionate about the more administrative side of their business such as scheduling and ordering supplies.

Surf's up, and there are many Australian surfers who enjoy hitting the waves for a recreational ride. While surfers are a hardy lot who will get out on the water no matter what the season is, you know you will see more of them surfing during the upcoming summer months. Because of this increased amount of surfing traffic, it is not unusual to see an increase in surfing accidents. A surfboard hitting you in the face can leave you suffering from a dental trauma that could result in the loss of a tooth if you're not prepared.

If morning sickness makes you vomit a lot or gives you bad acid reflux, your tooth enamel may be open to damage. To avoid eroding enamel, be careful how you treat your teeth after you throw up. How Morning Sickness Affects Tooth Enamel When you vomit, your teeth may be exposed to stomach acids. Like any other acid, these substances can lead to dental erosion, damaging the enamel on your teeth and sometimes causing tooth decay.

Truth said, many people don't often visit a dentist as regularly as they are supposed to. They only think about seeing a dentist when they suffer from serious dental discomforts like toothaches and bleeding gums. This shouldn't be the case; it is important to see a dentist regularly to provide preventive care for your teeth. Preventive dentistry is a great way to keep your teeth healthy and reduces dental costs. Here are some preventive dental care services that you should provide for both you and your family.

If you fancy replacing your pearly-white Hollywood smile with something with more bling, you might be considering a teeth grill.  'Grillz', or 'fronts' as they're colloquially known, are the latest celebrity fad, and one that's fast catching on among the general younger populous.  But before you rush off to the dentist to have the family silver affixed to your choppers, here's the low-down on grillz. What are 'grillz'? Grillz are basically just decorative tooth covers.

As people age, they begin to face a variety of inevitable health issues. Tooth loss is one of these problems, and can often occur in adults who suffer from certain diseases or as a result of a poor dental hygiene. While it's something normal to lose your teeth as you age, the process of tooth loss and having to wear dentures could prove damaging to your confidence. Here are some tips that will turn you into a confident denture wearer!

Something that puts many people in fear of dental visits is the dreaded needle used to deliver anaesthesia for many routine dental procedures.  Luckily, there is good news for needle-phobics. Here are some painless forms of dental anaesthesia delivery that could soon make needles a thing of the past. Electronic anaesthesia The TENS system, or Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation to give it its full name is the most popular form of electronic anaesthesia.