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HYGIENE IMPORTANCE Regular hygiene visits are so important to avoid progressive gum issues and to keep your mouth fresh and healthy. We have 5 hygienists, all with many years of experience and knowledge. To learn more about our hygiene team visit our website at www.kendrickdental.co.uk If you would like to book, call our reception team on 01189590222 or alternatively e-mail reception@kendrickdental.co.uk. Care about your mouth and smile. |
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MOUTH GUARDS Have you got children at school participating in sports? If your young ones are anything like mine, Physical Education, after school clubs, sports days and any other sports related hobbies are all encompassing, especially in the height of summer. Unfortunately, this can lead to many sports-related injuries such as trauma and tooth loss. We are offering mouth guards at Kendrick View, all made to measure so you can relax knowing your child’s mouth is safe whilst participating in sports this summer term. The price would start from £108 and would be made by a technician; bespoke, high-impact, sport specific and customisable. For more information and pricing call our reception team 01189590222. |
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AMY'S SOUTH COAST CHALLENGE!   Many of you know Amy on our reception team and her new found love for running. She has completed three half marathons, the most recent being the Reading Half in March this year where she beat her PB. Following this, Amy and a friend have decided a half marathon just isn’t challenge enough and have set their sights on something much bigger, The South Coast Challenge. A 100km Ultra Marathon to raise money for the Alzheimer’s The race takes place on the 31st August 2019. This is going to be mentally and physically tough and we wish Amy the best of luck and will support her all the way! |
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Society, a charity very close to Amy’s heart as her Nan was sadly diagnosed with this awful disease in 2017.|
JULIE'S TRIP TO UGANDA  Many of you will have met and been treated by our hygienist Julie Lunn, having been with Kendrick View for many years both in a dental nursing and hygiene capacity. With a big birthday looming Julie decided to embark on a trip she had always dreamed of and below is account in her words. On February 14th, after months of planning and lots of worrying, my flight arrived in Entebbe Uganda. My “this is so far out of my comfort zone” trip had begun! Our team of 7 consisted of 2 other hygienists, 3 dentists and 1 dental nurse all from different parts of the UK with one thing in common, we all wanted to make a difference and had applied to take part in a trip with the charity DENTAID.  In the months building up to the trip each of us had been given the task of ‘acquiring’ as many items as possible from a list provided by Dentaid, e.g. gloves, masks, needles, Local Anaesthetic, fluoride varnish, filling material, batteries, antibacterial spray/wipes etc. These items we took out in our luggage allowance of two 23kg suitcases. Thanks to the donations from the list, I managed to fill 4 suitcases which took the pressure off team members who struggled getting these donations, in fact one of my cases was filled by a local dentist who has previously taken part in a similar trip. Can you believe our own clothes & personal items went in our little cabin cases!!! The heat, the mosquitoes and the green bowl to stand in whilst I showered are strong memories of our first night, along with the metal hotel room door and the bars at the window. Our first morning involved sitting on our minibus, which I'm convinced had square wheels, being driven around Entebbe by Stevie, our driver for the two-week trip. We shopped for items we needed that we hadn’t brought out with us such as bottled water, antibiotics, painkillers, jerry cans to carry water to use in clinics. Soon after we made our way to a privately-run Orphanage to set up our first clinic. I think the only message I sent my family that day was “I have no words”. It was extremely busy and hard work, more so because setting up our first clinic was new to us all. We had to learn what this involved, how to set it out, who did what and what went where. All so far removed from my lovely clean, organised blue and white surgery. Over the following two weeks we went to remote villages and schools to provide basic fillings, extractions, fluoride treatments, scaling and oral health education. Classrooms and church halls would be emptied of their benches and we would take in 4-6 portable dental chairs and tables to set up our equipment on. We had no electricity or running water, aircon was also distant memory! We became quicker at setting up & taking down our clinics as the weeks went on becoming a well-oiled machine. Realising individual strengths of the team, I’m sure my need for cleanliness & structure didn’t go unnoticed! A team of 5 Ugandan dentists leave their jobs and families for the two weeks of our trip to travel and work with us. I’m not sure if they have any idea how different this working environment is to ours, simple things such as disposal of our clinical waste by an organised company in the UK - in Uganda we made a bonfire! The schools we visited varied greatly in size and the age of the children ranged between 3-16 years old. I'd say nearly all the children were well behaved and accepted the treatment we provided, in fact, very few adults questioned their own treatment either. Each location knew to expect us and had been asked to prioritise the people in pain to be seen first. We travelled from Entebbe to work in a slum area of Kampala, the Capital of Uganda, before enduring a very long and uncomfortable journey to the city of Jinja. We then slept in the same hotel for 6 nights, travelling out in various directions each day to set up clinic. From Jinja, we travelled to Lugazi, where we stayed for 3 nights before returning to Entebbe for our last night. The areas of Uganda we visited were green and lush with contrasting orange/red soil which we found ourselves covered in at the end of each day. The variety of homes ranged from basic mud or metal huts to concrete houses. Pretty much everyone we passed in our minibus stopped to smile and wave to us. At one school the children rushed out to greet us, chanting “Mzungu” meaning white person. We were mobbed by each child wanting to touch our skin and I found my blue eyes fascinated them. During our 10 clinics we treated 1300 people, 500 of whom had one or more extractions. We saw rampant caries, which is multiple teeth decayed in a young child, the type I haven’t seen since I qualified back in 1993. The number of people living with dental pain astounded me but even for children dental care is only available if there is money. The average life expectancy in Uganda is about 59 years old and as shocking as this seems, when you’ve seen the poverty and conditions many people live in it becomes sadly unsurprising. The whole experience was amazing, the gratitude shown to us for providing treatment was humbling, something I will never forget. I could go on about the trip for ages, there is so much to say, however I have left 2 photo albums in the waiting room so please do look at them on your next visit to us. I wish to thank each person who donated to the trip, I really feel I made a difference and you probably won’t be surprised to hear that I’m going back in September 2020!!! Julie x |
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MICA'S SUCCESS  We would like to congratulate Mica, Dr Bhogal’s dental nurse, on passing her university entrance exams. She will be leaving us to attend Portsmouth University in September to study a 3 year course to become a hygienist. We hope to welcome her back once she has qualified. Good Luck Mica! |
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BABY NELL  We would like to congratulate our receptionist Laura and her husband on the safe arrival of their baby girl Nell Evangeline. Laura gave birth to Nell on the 26th January 2019, completing their family. We look forward to welcoming Laura back after her maternity leave. |
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