Articles by Cherrytree Team

Update – Staff Changes

  We are happy to announce that we have another Associate Dentist working with us, Vijay Dhasavatharam, as well as a new Trainee Dental Nurse, Marina Borland. Vijay will work with us on Wednesdays initially, whilst Marina will work varied hours whilst training.  Marina is the Principal Dentist’s (Richard) wife; she will be working both

Christmas Opening Times Over Festive Period

The end of the year is nearly upon us.  What a quick year it has been too…  Please note our Christmas opening times are as follows; Friday 22nd December ~ Close at 1.30pm Christmas Day & Boxing Day ~ Closed Wednesday 27th December ~ Open Thursday 28th December ~ Open Friday 29th December ~ Open

Caring for your teeth

Here we advise the basic steps on keeping your gums and teeth healthy: Always brush for at least ‘2 minutes’. Always use a Flouride toothpaste. Fluoride protects the enamel and makes you less likely to get cavities. Floss, floss, floss – every day. Flossing helps reach areas your toothbrush can’t. If you don’t floss, food,

More About Sugar

Sugar consumption harms teeth and stimulates dental cavities, for this reason, the World Health Organisation gives recommendations on the consumption of sugar as an important step to prevent tooth decay. The new recommendation invites you to reduce the consumption of sugar by at least 10% less than the recommended daily calorie intake, in order to

Sugar Tax Plans

A small snippet from the budget news regarding the new sugar tax plans which will take effect from 2018. Under the sugar tax plans, soft drinks companies will pay a levy on drinks with added sugar from April 2018, with the proceeds used to double sports funding for primary schools. It will not be levied

New Year – New Challenges

Happy belated New Year from all the staff at Cherrytree Dental Practice! I thought I would keep you up to date on some improvements to the business, so as to clear up any issues that you may have experienced recently. At the start of December the practice had new dental software implemented.  This software is more advanced