Revised opening hours for weeks beginning 21st September and 28th September

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Monday 21st September:     10.00am – 1.00pm & 2.00pm – 7.00pm       

Tuesday 22nd September:    9.00am – 1.00pm & 2.00pm – 5.00pm

Wednesday 23rd Sept. :        10.00am – 1.00pm & 2.00pm– 5.30pm

Thursday 24th Sept.  :           *8.00am – 12.00pm – Telephone Enquires Only

Friday 25th September:        8.00am – 12.00pm & 1.00PM – 4.00PM

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Monday 28th September:   10.00am – 1.00pm & 2.00pm – 5.30pm      

Tuesday 29th September:    9.00am – 1.00pm & 2.00pm – 5.00pm

Wednesday 30th Sept. :       10.00am – 1.00pm & 2.00pm– 7.00pm

Thursday 1st October :        *8.00am – 12.00pm – Telephone Enquires Only

 Friday 2nd October:              8.00am – 12.00pm & 1.00PM – 4.00PM

Normal Opening hours resume on Monday 5th October.

Text Reminder Service

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We have been informed by patients that you have been receiving your text reminders early and in some case multiple times. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused, we have looked at the cause which we hope has now been rectified. If you continue to have problems with this service please contact us and we will look at this matter again. Thank you for your help and understanding.

Congratulations to Valentina!

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Our trainee Dental Nurse Valentina has just found out that she has successfully passed all four of her dental nursing examinations and will soon qualify!  All the team at Lawton Dental Care are ecstatic!

If you wish to congratulate Valentina as well please post on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/LawtonDentalCare

Welcome back Mel !!

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As you know Becky has left the practice for a position closer to home & Melanie has returned!

Mel originally started at the practice in 1999 and left at the end of 2013 briefly due to family commitments.

She has now rejoined our small but friendly team in her original role!!

Welcome back Melanie xx

Training Update

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Opening hours update:

The surgery will be closed for a computer update and staff training on Monday 13th July to Wednesday 15th July. We will reopen at 8am on Thursday 16th July 2015 for telephone enquiries.

If you have a dental emergency on Monday 13th, Tuesday 14th or Wednesday 15th July between the hours of 9am – 12 noon, please call Dr Stretton on 01270 756488, please leave a clear message stating your name and a contact number and she will call you back within 2 hours.

For any extremely urgent dental problems, you may wish to call the 111 service, you will be triaged by a professional much quicker as their service runs 24 hours a day.

The above information is also stated on our answer phone service. If you wish to cancel or re-arrange an appointment, please call the practice on 01270 876026, leave a message and someone will contact you on our next working day.

Welcoming brand new technology – Isolite!

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Lawton Dental Care are proud to present, the brand new cutting edge technology that is Isolite!

Isolite is brilliant for patients who are starting courses of treatment as it keeps your mouth nice and dry and gives you something to bite on to keep your mouth open without getting tired when the dentist is working!
It also protects all of your soft tissues in the mouth and because it has a built in suction it stops you feeling like you have a lot of water in your mouth!

It is brand new technology that will revolutionise your experience! It will also cut down treatment time so you wont have to spend as long in the dentists chair!

We are proud to have this amazing equipment installed in our surgery!
Protection no Isolite

Protection with Isolite

Top Tips for Looking After your Children’s Teeth

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You should begin brushing your baby’s teeth as soon as the first tooth appears. Use a baby toothbrush with soft bristles, combined with suitable toothpaste containing the right amount of fluoride, it is important you use Adult toothpaste straight away as the most important thing is the fluoride; this is used in toothpaste to strengthen teeth and prevent holes. You should use toothpaste that says ‘1450ppm’ on the back of the tube – this relates to the amount of fluoride in the paste.

Once you have established a good tooth brushing routine at home, the next step is the first trip to the dentist. All baby teeth are usually present by the age of three, and by this time your child should now start seeing us regularly to make sure that potential problems are identified before they develop. Visiting us from a young age will also help your child to establish a positive relationship with all of us and get used to the practice environment.

It’s also important to continue using adult toothpaste with your child and supervise brushing until at least the age of six or seven, or until you feel your child is doing it properly. Children between the ages of three and six should use a pea-sized blob of fluoride toothpaste.

You can ensure your child receives the best start in oral healthcare by visiting us regularly. Call us today to book your child’s regular appointment.