Special offer on tooth whitening continues until 30th April

Due to a huge amount of interest the Spring offer on teeth whitening has continued throughout April but is due to end on the 30th. Reduced from £325 down to £250**** Dont delay make your consultation appointment today !!!! You and your friends will see the difference!

Wrinkle Correction Treatment Now Available

The Mantel Dental Partnership now offers wrinkle correction treatment at affordable prices, with individual private consultations in an harmonious environment. Make an appointment to see Ann Buckley or Amanda Baker both registered nurses and experienced alternative therapists with over 30 years experience. To make an appointment ring 0161 4498419

Interest Free Credit for your dental treatment

Take advantage of interest free credit on dental treatment of £400 and above for up to 2 years. Contact us for details and terms and conditions. Contact tel; 0161 4498419. You dont need to wait to get the treatment you need!

Looking after some dear old friends...

Teeth, we all know, should not be neglected. Neither should a certain group of patients - the elderly.

After all, people are living longer and many are keen to explore today's wide variety of cosmetic treatments as well as retaining standard check-up care.

Youth no longer has the monopoly when it comes to the desire for that perfect white smile!

The elderly, of course, are rarely at the forefront of chic imagery campaigns, advertising agencies naturally gravitate towards the "disposable income" end of the market. Grandma and Grandpa have not, however, been forgotten.

In fact, the British Dental Association recently held an Older People With Teeth! Conference.
A subsequent report concluded that action was needed to keep up with the needs of a growing aged population. Suggestions included free oral healthcare assessments at 60 and free dental examinations for the over 65's.

It also recommended that dental practices should be formally linked to care homes to ensure continued treatment. Hygienists also have a major role to play in this area. Dr John Renshaw, chair of the BDA's Executive Board has said: "Older people today are demanding more from dental services than has been the case in the past. By looking ahead to 2020 we have seen that demand will increase significantly. We must take action now."

Attitudes among the elderly are also changing. Getting older is no longer a question of getting by. For women, particularly, facelifts and bone reconstructions are as common as a visit to the optician. Looking younger and better is now part of a new culture, and part of that philosophy is now being directed towards the dental surgery. The mouth is also getting an update.

The future for today's generation of "mature people" is looking brighter and whiter. So too are they!

Patient power lives!

A determination for the "best mouth possible" has led to changes in the type of fillings dentists provide. Research has shown a decreased use of amalgam fillings but an increase in white composite fillings over the past five years. "This is not always a good thing," says Dr Peter Mantel, "the choice should be made on an individual basis and in consultation with the dentist."
Further research indicates that 80 percent of today's children are not scared of visiting the dentist. Irregular dental visits and fear passed on by anxious parents were highlighted as causes for child fear.

Turkey's Ankara University tested the taste buds of men and women aged 60 and found that 45 percent of postmenopausal women craved sweet food, leading to an alteration in their diets and raising health concerns.

The appointment of a minister for dentistry is seen as a boost for the profession. Rosie Winterton has been given responsibility for dentistry, previously the dental portfolio was the responsibility of a junior minister.

Recipes for fizzy drinks should be changed to stem the tide of worsening tooth erosion, according to the British Dental Journal which also notes that there has been a trend towards adding citric acid to soft drinks.

Thirty years ago fluoride was introduced to the south Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha where almost a third of the population between the ages of six and 16 suffered from decayed, missing or filled teeth.

Now fewer than eight percent were found to be suffering.

Do you really want to quit smoking?

Here's how your dentist could hold the answer.....

Here is a statistic: Up to 200,000 people in Britain could be helped to quit smoking within 12 months by their dentists!
Who says so? The respected British Dental Journal who conducted a recent study.

This follows previous research at University College, London into links between drinking and smoking and mouth cancer. The research also concluded that the risk can be minimised by early detection of malignant oral lesions - the sores that lead to mouth cancer - by dentists as part of a regular check-up.

This is of particular significance for men. For the study found that lesions were predominant in men, heavy smokers of both genders, and men who drink heavily. Men are twice as likely as women to suffer from oral lesions. Heavy smokers were three-and-a-half times likely to be affected. Heavy-drinking women were no more likely to suffer from lesions than non-drinkers.
Early detection, the report concluded, is the stumbling block in the prevention of mouth cancer. Attempts at a screening process drew little patient response and were not cost effective, so the report suggested that dentist could check for the condition during patients' routine visits.
Another, this time chilling, statistic is that nearly 128,000 people worldwide died from mouth cancer in 2000 and in recent years the number of cases is the UK has been steadily rising. It is estimated that there are currently 13,000 in the UK living with mouth cancer.

Public understanding of the condition is poor, as the universities of Liverpool and Manchester found out when they began asking questions. Patient knowledge, however, increased dramatically when presented with information in leaflet form. The leaflet also succeeded in dispelling myths about the subject.

But back to that original statistic. Can your dentist help you to quit the weed? Yes, says the BDJ, but (as always) there is a slight catch. Resources - and that means cash - and support would have to be made available to undertake a smoking cessation campaign.

The study reported positive attitudes amongst dentists to the idea. One nugget of hope is the revelation that three minutes of advice could help an additional two percent of smokers to stop each year. If advice were to last ten minutes and be combined with nicotine replacement therapy, then up to six percent might give up.

The problems for many dentists include time and cost pressures; lack of knowledge or confidence; concerns about dentist-patient relationships and doubts about the effectiveness of their involvement.

Hence, says the study, carried out by the Royal Free and University College London Medical School and the Guy's, Kings and St. Thomas' Schools of Medicine, the need for additional professional support and training - hence money!

Never be afraid to ask questions!

The patient-dentist relationship is, of course, vital - and never more so than in today's hi-tech climate of new treatments and expanding products.

The Mantel surgery continues to innovate, with the latest in cosmetic dentistry and Peter and John are always on hand to advise, answer questions and provide the service that you require.

Literature is available on cosmetic and other forms of treatment and there are various cost saving plans to alleviate the financial pain.

So don't be afraid to ask!