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Does Homemade Toothpaste Actually Work?
Before toothpaste was produced commercially by large corporations like Colgate or GSK, people used to make their own version of...
Dr Jennifer Collins
Mar 19, 20211 min read


How to manage your child's diet when they are being home-schooled!
It's a difficult time. Your children are in the house all day long being home-schooled due to our latest lockdown and are constantly...
Dr Jennifer Collins
Feb 8, 20213 min read


Spring Forward With Tips to Stop your Kids Snacking!
It's February 1st, your children are at home with you being home-schooled as you (try and) work from home. You are just about getting...
Dr Jennifer Collins
Feb 1, 20213 min read


Enjoy your Halloween this year without giving yourself a Covid Scare!
If we can get past the sheer horror of our new Level 5 lockdown tomorrow, we can start looking forward to Halloween ! Halloween brings...
Dr Jennifer Collins
Oct 21, 20202 min read


Do Whitening Toothpastes Work?
Do whitening toothpastes actually work? The answer is yes and no. Yes- they can remove extrinsic staining but no - they will not remove...
Dr Jennifer Collins
Sep 1, 20202 min read


Can a healthy diet reduce gum disease?
According to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology in April 2019, an anti-inflammatory diet can "reduce...
Dr Jennifer Collins
Aug 22, 20192 min read


Commercial Baby Food and Sugar ...
A high proportion of baby foods are incorrectly marketed as suitable for infants under the age of six months, when in fact much of it...
Dr Jennifer Collins
Jul 22, 20192 min read


Which is better - an electric or a manual toothbrush?
This is a question that we, at Northumberland Dental Care are asked daily. Finally, we can confirm that electric toothbrushes are indeed...
Dr Jennifer Collins
Jul 1, 20192 min read


Does charcoal toothpaste work?
New research published last week in the British Dental Journal as confirmed that there is no scientific research that charcoal toothpaste...
Dr Jennifer Collins
May 30, 20193 min read


How Do I Prepare My Autistic Child For The Dentist or Dental Treatment?
With World Autism Month coming up in April every year, it is important to be aware of the difficulties that the child with autism has...
Dr Jennifer Collins
Apr 2, 20192 min read


Four foods that will whiten your teeth!
The options for whitening your teeth and achieving a brighter smile are endless. Dr Jennifer Collins favours the overnight whitening...
Dr Jennifer Collins
Mar 12, 20192 min read


What is a dental implant, do they hurt and will they last forever?!
You’ve probably heard a lot about dental implants already. A dental implant lets us replace lost teeth (one or many) with a prosthetic...
Dr Jennifer Collins
Feb 26, 20192 min read


How to get a beautiful smile
When you gaze at the images of movie stars on the covers of magazines at the grocery store checkout or read an online article about a...
Dr Jennifer Collins
Feb 12, 20192 min read


The simplest way to cosmetically improve your smile!
Two appointments were all that was needed on this wonderful patient to help him transform his smile. A whitening kit was provided for him...
Dr Jennifer Collins
Nov 5, 20181 min read
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