At the Smile Company, from today 25th July, we are offering a free consultation for your dental emergency. Wait there’s more! As a charitable gesture to the people of Christchurch, from next week, August 5th, we are offering 10 free emergency dental treatments for new clients, one tooth or gum treatment only per client, each [...]
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Traffic and Parking in Christchurch
I never ever thought that I would miss the parking wardens that patrol the area in front of our building! Now that they’ve returned we have immediately gained heaps of car parks for easy use by our patients. We can now get back to running our appointment times accurately and on time. Finding an easy park [...]
Complications following oral piercing.
OUCH!! A study among 201 young adults in France looked at complications to the oral environment following piercing. The majority reported problems immediately after piercing, including difficulty speaking, eating, swallowing and drinking. Over 5% had self-pierced, and these and many others had received little or no home-care instructions. The results strongly support Teflon rather than metal jewelry, [...]
Smile intensity in photographs predicts longevity
We came across this paper that tweaked our interest and perhaps will make you smile too! 230 photos were collected from The Baseball Register for 1952 and enlarged to twice their original size. They were rated for smile intensity by five assessors and dates of death investigated. The Register allowed various factors influencing longevity to [...]
Christchurch Dental rooms resilient to June 13 Earthquakes
Following 2 more severe earthquakes of 5.7 & 6.3 on 13th June, we would like everyone to know we are all safe and sound at 75 Cambridge Tce on the west bank of the river Avon. Our building withstood the onslaught again and proves to be strong and resilient. We didn’t lose power and we [...]
Post-quake dental news
Following all the recent Earthquake events since September last year, at The Smile Company we have noticed a number of our clients have been very stressed. We have seen a number of associated complaints ranging from ear-ache, jaw ache, tooth ache, facial pain and even upper back pain. Mostly these symptoms have been as a [...]
Winter Rewards
Let us attend to your Dental needs at Cambridge Tce, and you can also relax and be pampered with exceptional service in our award winning day spa in Victoria St. If you would like to know how you can spend your “Welcome to The Smile Company $40 Rewards Voucher” visit Smile Spa The Dentists at [...]
Foods that can brighten your pearly whites
We all know that flossing and brushing regularly go a long way to combat the nasties like cavities and bad breath. But did you know that some of the everyday foods we consume can also go a long way to maintaining a healthy smile? Give these remedies a try, not only are they good for [...]
When did you last visit the dentist?
If you have to scratch your head and pull out your diary to figure out when you last saw the dentist, your teeth may be in trouble. In order to prevent problems with your teeth, we would suggest booking in for a cleaning with the dental hygienist and a check up with the dentist at [...]