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June 12, 2018

Gemma’s Sugar Blog: Should health have a holiday?

Last Wednesday I was 9 weeks no alcohol and 5 weeks no sugar. I’d completely abstained from alcohol and, other than my previously mentioned mini slips with fructose (oh shame on you sugar-free banana cake), I’ve been successful on no sugar too. Then I went on holiday. To Cornwall. My intentions were good from the […]

May 15, 2018

Testing the water with your infection control knowledge

Have you ever wondered how up to date you and your colleagues are regarding infection control and water lines in your practice? CleanCert, which specialises in developing innovative dental infection control and water purification products, is providing you with the perfect opportunity to test your infection control knowledge via a thought-provoking survey. To be launched […]

May 15, 2018

Gemma’s Sugar Blog : I need to confess

I’ve now done two weeks sugar free. And I need to be honest about two things. Firstly, I’ve cheated. Secondly, I’m struggling. There we go – now that’s out can I eat something sweet please? Well it’s not like I’ve eaten a bar of chocolate or an ice cream but last week I did crave […]

May 14, 2018

Nicola’s Blog: The highs and lows of sugar

When Gemma and I embarked on this sugar-free adventure, little did we know we’d actually be coming at this from very different directions. Whilst Gemma was a social butterfly, hung out with Peppa Pig and successfully avoided ice cream and cake, I stayed at home for the best part of a fortnight with a pretty […]

May 8, 2018

Anyone for an ice cream?

Right, I won’t lie, this giving up sugar is hard. Giving up sugar when the sun comes out and everyone is eating ice creams and lollies is even harder. And giving up sugar the same week your youngest son turns two years old and everyone is eating chocolate cake and cupcakes is just about the […]

May 3, 2018

Sugar. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

Sometimes, as part of your job, you don’t know what’s around the corner. Certainly, last week I hadn’t anticipated Gemma’s invitation to join her on a sugar-free 8-week challenge, but I love the idea. Perhaps not as much as I love sugar…. …but as someone very recently diagnosed with a mind-boggling number of skin allergies, and […]

April 23, 2018

I’m going Sugar FREE…!

New choices. Three weeks ago today, I quit alcohol. I’m not quite sure yet if it’s for good or just to give my body an extended rest but either way I am super proud of myself so far and have intentions to continue for a little while yet. My decision to remove alcohol from my […]

February 28, 2018

BTC rebrand goes live!

Dr Harry Singh is delighted to announce the evolution and rebranding of his accredited, facial aesthetics workshops, under the umbrella of the Botulinum Toxin Club (BTC). Dentists, doctors and nurses can expect the same high level of service and expertise as before, whilst the company continues to develop, to help clients further their pursuit […]

February 15, 2018

Reverse osmosis – a simple way to achieve HTM 01-05 and L8 compliance

Yet another recent report recommends that reservoir water bottles in dental chairs be filled with freshly-produced Reverse Osmosis (RO) or distilled water, as they are less likely to contain Nontuberculous Mycobacteria and Pseudomonads found in potable water. (Pankhurst CL et al. Dental unit water lines and their disinfection and management: Dental Update 2017; 44: 284-292.) […]