Best buys

Welcome to best buys

This guide is devoted to helping you find the best dental products on the shelves - whether it’s a toothbrush, toothpaste or mouthwash, we list the dental products to suit your personal needs. If you are just looking for general dentistry product information or trying to find a specific oral health product to help with a dental problem, then this is the place to find it!

If you cannot find what you are looking for or the solution to your problem, why not ask one of our experts to help?

Beauty

In this section, we offer a fantastic collection of cosmetic, beauty and skincare products. Dentistry is now very much part of our beauty regime; having a great smile with sparkling white teeth and a healthy mouth is a must-have for all of us. The innovative products here should complement that beautiful smile.
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General oral products

The key to good oral health and a great looking smile is not only toothbrushing. We now have to add to our oral health armoury additional treatments. Here we feature the best of them – from mouthwashes to dental floss to interdental sticks to sugarfree chewing gum – these products are no longer options, they're must-haves.

• Using a mouthwash helps to keep breath fresh and remove food debris.

• Dental floss reaches food debris a toothbrush cannot reach. It thoroughly removes food traces and plaque from between teeth and reduces the risk of gingivitis.

• Sugarfree gum sweetened with xylitol has been shown to reduce cavities and plaque. It can be a good way to produce more saliva as chewing can stimulate saliva by up to ten times. Stimulated saliva is more effective at replacing minerals lost through acid attach and helps reduce the risk of early decay damage.
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Toothbrushes

A sparkling smile is the secret of success, so it's been said, and an effective toothbrush is essential to achieving this as well as excellent oral health. Brushing your teeth twice a day for two minutes each time is all very well, but if you're using a toothbrush that is months and months old, with splayed bristles, then it's not going to work.
Toothbrushes and toothbrush heads should be replaced every three months; when bristles show wear, or after an illness such as a cold or flu.

Toothbrushes do wear out and can be worn even before they look worn. When bristles break down, they lose their effectiveness and provide a breeding ground for bacteria. Worn toothbrushes can also damage gum tissue so make sure you regularly buy a new one.
Here, we offer you a range of toothbrushes from the leading oral health companies. Whether you opt for a manual or an electric brush – and whatever your price range – we have something for you. Here's to teeth in tip top condition and healthy gums!

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Toothpaste

Whether you have sensitive teeth, want to whiten your teeth and remove stains or just like a great minty fresh tasting toothpaste, we have a selection here for you and your family.

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Whitening products

A dazzling smile is the secret to success, so it is said and now more than ever it's so easy to achieve a whiter smile. Not all of us are blessed with white teeth and, over the years, our teeth darken or discolour and stain with our diet, drinks such as tea coffee and wine and, for those of us who still do, with smoking.

The popularity of tooth whitening has hit an all-time high. It's a highly effective way of lightening the natural colour of your teeth without removing any of the tooth surface.

Calculus or tartar can also affect the colour of teeth. Some people may have staining under the surface, which can be caused by certain antibiotics or tiny cracks in the teeth which take up stains.

Professional bleaching is the most common form of tooth whitening. Your dentist will be able to tell you if you are suitable for the treatment – and chances are, will be able to offer in surgery or home kits to whiten teeth.

Here we look at a selection of some of the best professional tooth whitening kits and treatments...

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Dental marketing

Now more than ever is marketing a dental practice a key essential to the business of dentistry. It is not enough to advertise in your local newspaper or rely on word-of-mouth via patients.
The secret of dental marketing success is the ability to promote your practice to attract patients – wherever they may be looking and that includes the web. The internet is a helpful addition to dental marketing and every practice needs a website to succeed.

Combine in-surgery and online branding of your dental practice, with the power of the web

Use branded letter headings, posters, notepaper and pens in the practice and exciting images of smiling patients, before and after shots, case studies, patient testimonials and information on a beautifully designed easy-to-use website and dental marketing. It’s never been easier! You just need to learn and master what to do and how to do it. There are many dental marketing companies who can help, offering anything from a budget website building packages to a bespoke design service with tips on getting your practice higher up the Google pages. When people need to find a dentist, they use a search engine. This means that you do need a presence online and that you do need to be skilled in making sure people will find you. This is where using search engine optimisation (SEO) services can make a big difference.
As well as a high profile practice website, sending out e-newsletters and using Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and other social networking sites all add to spreading the word about your practice and your treatments and you. The dental marketing machine is an amazing one – use it.