News & Advice

Ditching naughty snacks benefits our whole bodies, not only our teeth

From the tooth fairy to Mongolians feeding baby teeth to dogs, the customs that celebrate children’s dental milestones

As TMD tends to go on for years if untreated, it can push people to the brink

There isn’t a drug made on the planet that doesn’t have undesirable side effects

Vaping is a gateway to smoking cigarettes for many young people

If an upper back tooth gets infected, we often suffer from sinusitis symptoms

You are more likely to be able to lick your own elbow than the over-enthusiastic claims for some dental products, including mouthwash, becoming true

Scientists have discovered that drinking Matcha helps keep teeth firm and gums a healthy pink

A daily ice-chewing habit has the potential to rip apart a tooth smoother than a lumberjack splitting a log in two, says Lucy Stock

Lucy Stock from Gentle Dental Care offers ways of retraining your tastebuds to stop sugar dominating your diet

Health anxiety has been rocketing, fuelled by the coronavirus pandemic and the search for medical answers online, says Lucy Stock of Gentle Dental Care

Tooth loss and denture wearing is more than a physical thing, it affects people to their core, says Lucy Stock of Gentle Dental Care

In Northern Ireland, we hold the sad statistic of sending 5,000 children a year to hospital to have sugar-ravaged teeth pulled out, says Lucy Stock of Gentle Dental Care

High cholesterol doesn’t just clog up our veins, it is also linked to worse levels of gum disease, says Lucy Stock of Gentle Dental Care, who also reflects on how the Smile Direct Club fiasco should ultimately be good news for patients

The toothbrush and toothpick trees are part of a traditional dental regime that has kept Maasai teeth free from decay, writes Lucy Stock of Gentle Dental Care

Dentist Lucy Stock at Gentle Dental Care in Belfast suggests some festive gifts to enhance oral wellbeing – tongue only slightly in cheek