They say the only constant thing in life is change. This couldn’t be any truer for us at Park Lane Orthodontics. Next year is going to see some major changes for us, and that brings challenges also. Our lovely associate, Alicia, is moving on to greener pastures, so at the end of 2013 we will […]
One of my adolescent male patients came to see me a few weeks ago to have his brace off before starting at University. Before he left we were chatting and he was obviously excited about going off to University and looking forwards to Freshers Week. I wished him luck and he left me with a […]
Autumn will soon be well and truly with us. The nights are drawing in, children are back at school and blackberries are ripening in the hedgerows. It’s a time of year I associate with a freezer full of fruit pies and cupboards of homemade jam. We all start looking towards the end of the year as […]
It’s a fact of life that tooth position changes as you age. You see this most significantly in the growing child where growth of the jaws and the balance of the lip and tongue muscles will change tooth position. Change one thing and the dominant force will govern where the teeth end up. This is […]
Most of our adult patients would ideally like to have a fast solution to improve their smiles, but don’t want to go down the route of having teeth drilled, or veneers or crowns fitted. They want their natural teeth in the right position. After all, the best thing to have in your mouth is your […]
As a keen cook and baker I know all too well that if you miss a key ingredient or step in the process, then you end up with a mess. It’s happened to me on many occasions over the years – using salt instead of sugar to make a glaze for hot cross buns, missing […]
Probably the most common reason patients don’t go ahead with orthodontic treatment is that they have heard braces are painful. Those of us with stressful and busy lives could do without the added hassle of dealing with the discomfort – especially if it could have an impact on job or school performance. It is natural […]
There are those amongst us who will always buy their cars from the manufacturer’s franchises, even though it’s more expensive and to maintain the warranty you’re tied to their servicing (which is expensive too but they valet your car!). But why do we do this? We still do it because we trust them, know the […]
Last week was certainly one of great contrasts. We began the week with slight nervousness as we prepared for our first inspection by the Care Quality Commission. By the day of inspection most of us were worried that we would say the wrong thing, had missed something fundamental, or not have the right policy or […]
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