The Lichfield

Dentist’s Blog

The Lichfield

Dentist’s Blog

  • Okay, so you’re unhappy with your smile, maybe you have some discoloured teeth, maybe they are a little wonky, maybe they are looking a bit chipped and worn, but ultimately how do we decide what exactly needs to be improved....

  • Invisalign, Smile Direct, Clear Correct are all companies that use aligners to move your teeth. It is a technique that has been used for years now but in the age of digital scanning and printing we can offer far more than just pushing the odd tooth....

  • Ever wondered what on earth we are doing when we are doing when we examine your mouth? Well, here’s an update on our current Spires protocol....

  • Invisalign braces are composed of a series of clear aligners that incrementally place pressures on the teeth that result in movement of the teeth. They look great, cause minimal rubbing when compared to fixed braces, and the level of control we have over the movements of your teeth is astounding. ...

  • With Freedom Day fast approaching I can imagine that there are a lot of mixed feelings out there for all manner of people.  We have spoken to those that feel this is all a bit of an overreaction to the other extreme that people think we are coming out of lockdown too quickly...

  • Well, it’s fair to say that pre COVID I never would have thought to chat to a patient remotely via a laptop…. but WOW, I cannot tell you how helpful and effective it is. People seem so much more relaxed and open, allowing us to really nail down what the issues are and give some great advice....

  • Well, its January and thankfully the government has not shut dentistry down this time around. Obviously, we cannot have things running the same way that they used to.  We are still taking every COVID precaution we can think of (see this blog post) and the team has started to get their COVID vaccinations ( I got my first jab on the 9th January) but we also have to be realistic on what we do....

  • COVID has clearly affected everyone and every business in ways that I simply could not have imagined a year ago. Given that we work in the mouth (a COVID hotspot) we too have altered so much of what we do that I felt a little forewarning was in order to our current and prospective patients. So here it is… Spires Dental in the COVID world....

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