Richard Charon at Newbury Smile-Makers

A very important announcment

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:41:00 +0000

Important Announcement

for

Newbury Smile Makers Dental Practice

Newbury

Berkshire

As of last Friday afternoon, October 12th 2012, Chris and I can now announce that, 3 days after my 60th birthday and in time for our 36^th wedding anniversary today,

we have sold our dental practice.

It is technically my practice but given

Chris’s HUGE input over almost 23 years, it has been her baby too.

We got the news of the exchange of contracts at 10.15 am last Friday, as we drove back from a week in Glenridding in The Lake District. We do love it there.

We met our team over drinks that evening to celebrate my BIG birthday and by the way, break the news, which did stun them but after our careful explanations, I hope left everyone reassured. 20 minutes later we introduced the new owner, Dr. Charl du Toit from the Newbury area. Completion is due about the 26th October.

I plan to stay on, all being well, for 2 years on a part-time Associate basis for 2 days a week.

The rest of my time I'll devote to carrying on with and developing my Inhalation Sedation courses and mentoring and lecturing, here and possibly abroad.

Chris's plan is to stay on until her 60th, next September, to smooth the transition with the patients and then train in her replacement. A hard act to follow I reckon in many ways.

Remember the practice is open for business as usual, its just the ownership has changed. The name is being changed to Newbury Smile Studio too.

I will take this opportunity to thank all of our patients for their loyal support, many for over 20 years, to those who have supported our dental business professionally, Chris Barrow, Simon Hocken and Mark Oborn in particular, as well as the growing social media community on Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin who have been kind enough to friend,follow and connect with us and refer patients to us as well. Thanks also to The Jack O'Newbury Chapter of BNI, some of whose members have also become patients

My RA (Inhalation Sedation) Courses and mentoring.

As I will now have some weekday availability, it will be possible to arrange tailored RA courses to be run in-house, for smaller numbers, say 3 dentists and 3 nurses, for those who cannot make Saturdays or wish the more individualized approach. These will be limited to about 6 per yea,r in addition to the 4-6 Saturday courses I will continue to run both from Newbury and from other venues in the UK and Ireland according to demand.

RA Course Practical demonstration


Running an "RA" course theory session

Lecturing at The Dentistry Show 2012

In addition it will be easier as to organize one to one mentoring for dentists, hygienists and Therapists more readily to provide competency certification.

Inhalation Sedation mentoring to Dental Therapists

Please contact me on 07884 230 995 about these matters or e-mail
richard@the-ra-coach.co.uk

A little help for my friend

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 22:36:00 +0000

About my friend Phil

I’ve known Phil Cory on and off for the best part of 20 years. Originally when used to come to my dental practice to bring his daughter, then aged about 5 or 6. She was always immaculately turned out, though Phil was, shall we say a bit more casual. but a great dad.

As a sad , occasional guitar strummer myself for many years, it didn’t take long for conversations to turn to his own first love- the guitar. Whenever we met I’d catch up on the latest gizmo or his musical directions.

I say Phil is a friend loosely but lets say a good acquaintance.

Well life moved on and Phil moved away from Newbury. In recent years Phil’s absolute committment to an alternative, green and eco-friendly existence has taken him “off-grid” to live a very simple life, engineering all his basic energy needs from solar panels, including powering his electric guitar amps from solar as well as cycle-generated electricity.

Phil still needs to get around as he writes all of his own songs and performs at a variety of events and music festivals around the country, living in his motor home/caravan. Phil is a real-life, latter-day troubadour. living his dream of a having a low-impact on the environment, low carbon foot-print and mainly performing his own heart-felt songs. They may or may not be your flavor but I admire his talent.

OK. Phil needs a little help to keep the show on the road. £11.50 gets you a limited edition, signed copy of his latest songs. Phil designed and printed the cover all with solar power too.
Payment is via Paypal. All the details are here together with a couple of tiny tasters.
http://solarcyclestage.webs.com/apps/podcast/

Phil’s other interests are no doubt many but include using/playing Crystal Bowl’s to produce soothing and he would say, healing soundscapes.
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/quartz-crystal-bowls-shamanic/id545952753.

Being in the presence of these when being played is an interesting experience as the vibrations at specific musical pitches pass right through you.
Anyway, you get the idea. If you feel like supporting Phil in his quest for a greener and more eco-friendly way of living, in return for some of his music then you know what to do!

Music and Podcast

solarcyclestage.webs.com

Our "One Dog and her Man" story.

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:18:00 +0000

In 1991, 2 years after we bought our Newbury dental practice one of our patients began to ask about details if impression materials and how they worked. She wanted an impression of a dogs paw. She didn't say why.

I told her the pros and cons of the main options and off she went with some material to have a go. Shes soon returned to ask me to do he job properly and went on to say why.

She was a relative of Harry Chapman Pincher, the author, who had written another book, this time not on his more usual topic of espionage which was to be called One Dog and her Man by Dido, his beloved chocolate labrador. The book was written in the first person, from from the dog's point of view. You know, " I took my man for a walk" etc.

Well to keep up the marketing momentum, Dido and her man had to appear in person on the publication day at the book signing in Newbury and naturally, being the author, Dido had to sign the books, one after another.

So we had to come up with a way to achieve it. Dido duly arrived one afternoon for an appointment in our patient lounge. With much bribery from Chris, using Jaffa cakes, Dido sat still, with a well-vaselined paw in a tub of dental impression material (Impregum) until it had set and we could slurp her paw out of the tub.

Job done, we hot-footed it to kindly John Broughton, of Broughton and Tyrell dental lab, at the time one of Newbury's biggest employers.

There we made a reverse cast again using the same rubbery material and clever John Broughton dreamt up the idea of embedding a rubber stamp into the setting material so the handle protruded. After a little dental technician magic, we had a precise copy of Dido's paw in synthetic rubber with a handy handle.

Harry Chapman Pincher was delighted and used the paw with an ink pad to stamp each copy of the book sold at the public signing.

In 1993 , when Dido had had a litter, he wrote a sequel book called A Box of Chocolates. As a thank you to Chris and me for the work we had done creating Dido's rubber paw, he gave over two and half pages of the new book to the episode at our practice with full credits to us both and the practice. Shame facebook and Twitter hadn't been invented then. Looks as though the book is no longer in print but if you are a real doggy person you can find it on e-bay

We received a framed plaster cast copy of the paw, painted in her chocolate livery as a momento.

The end.

Excellent educational video from Invisalign

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:15:00 +0000

Please contact us on 01635 47757 if you want to know more or a free discussion

to see if we can help you

Fed up with the miserable summer? Then it’s time to cheer yourself up…

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:32:00 +0000

Have you been putting off your dental treatment?

Now is the time to take a fresh look, because you know that you deserve to smile with confidence

Over the last 2 years I have been quite active on social media, raising the profile of our Dental Practice and helping the local people of Newbury achieve better dental health – and now we’d like to give something back to the local community.

“If you want healthier, straighter, whiter or more even teeth or perhaps want to replace missing teeth then this offer is tailor made just for you – please don’t miss out this time.” Dr Richard Charon

My offer to you

When you book your first appointment by the end of July 2102 I’ll give you A DISCOUNT OF 25% from the first consulation fee, saving £18.75

PLUS

20% DISCOUNT from our normal private fees if you take up your agreed treatment plan and book all of your appointments before the end of July.

Consider now the several hundred pounds you should save, depending on the treatment.

What if you took us up on our offer?

Smiling, eating and chewing confidently are taken for granted by many people, and we all know that this is not the case for everyone. Imagine having your teeth look and feel just the way you want them to, what would that mean to you now? Confidence, happiness, a sense of fulfilment… or perhaps something more?

You know that everyone deserves a confident smile without embarrassment, and we’d love to help you achieve your goal today.

“…how lucky I was to find Richard and his wonderful staff. I was made to feel at ease from the minute I walked into Reception, and each treatment I have received since my first visit has been almost a pleasurable experience!”
Pauline Ricketts - Hungerford

How to get started

Simplycall us today on 01635 47757 or email chris@newburydentist.co.uk

Offer ends 31st July 2012

Connect with us on Facebook & Twitter to be kept up to date.

www.twitter.com/richardcharon

www.facebook.com/newburysmilemakers

Important Conditions

The fees quoted (less the discount) offered must be paid in full, for the whole course of treatment in advance.

No refunds will be given for any missed or broken appointments or appointments cancelled with less than 2 working days notice

Somnowell snoring, sleep apnoea, TMD and bruxism solution

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 06:58:00 +0000

Somnowell is a high quality solution for snoring, sleep apnoea, TMD and bruxism (tooth grinding).
Invented, by a consultant orthodontist, this is not a cheap, shop-bought plastic or internet solution but a perfectly crafted and tailored individual solution, intended to be for long-term use.
The solution to these health issues can have many beneficial life-changing results. The testimonials on the Somnowell website are very impressive.
If you think you or someone you know might benefit and you are within striking distance of Newbury, please contact us on 01635 47757

Testimonial from a very happy and grateful patient.

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:07:00 +0000

Today the practice team received the following testimonial from a very happy and grateful patient. It makes us proud of the service we provide and the work we do. It was a real team effort. I have witheld her name for confidentiality reasons.

Here is is unedited.

" Hi Richard and Chris,

My apologies for taking so long to write this. This house-moving stuff sucks time. I'm steeped in boxes and bubble-wrap!

I came to you as a timid, Registered Dental Surgery Assistant........with problems that threatened my entire future.I won't go into the details of the problems I had, as you are well aware of them and the impact they had on my life.

I shall, rather, talk about them in a roundabout way.

My first experience of meeting Richard was pretty traumatic, he had to tell me some things that I'd been hiding from, therefore I finally had to face them. How that man managed to do this and leave me with a *hope*, I am still unsure of. But he did exactly that.

Richard fixed the short term problem, delivered the long-term problem while instilling a security that he could make life better. Wow! Not a small thing at all! Did I believe him? Well, yes and no. I WANTED to believe him but having a dental background, I saw only options that I dreaded. He still continued to deliver a *hope*. He gave me a smile, despite the odds, he did that.

This is a mundane story, but it's an AMAZING story.

I went from a woman who was so afraid of the options, and of treatment, that I had my 80yr old father take me to appointments!.......to a woman that actually looked forward to being in the dental chair!!

I enjoyed the experience of RA sedation, I enjoyed the calm experience of a Dentist that knew exactly what he was doing and the experience of an incredibly sensitive Dental Nurse called Gosia who delivered a calming touch JUST at the very moment it was needed.

From the moment I met Chris and her confidence building approach, to walking out with my new life and my new smile, I have been thankful.

My life has changed so much over the last year due to Richard and his team, that I must share the things that wouldn't have happened without it.

I am the winner of the Basingstoke Music and Arts Festival, Literary section. I was brave enough to attend and receive the Shield and Cup! Yes, ME!! My work will be in an exhibition in the Whitchurch Silk Mill during June. I am invited to take part in other literary festivals. This is entirely due to Richard's work. I take a full part in a musical life with my banjo, and I no longer hover in the shadows. I worry more about my hair than I do about my teeth!

How great is that!

Most importantly........ I smile , I take part, I LIVE....and a very different life to the one I did before. The people around me are struck by my confidence after watching such a shy, retiring person for so long.

I once told Richard that I looked forward to going to the dentist now. Well, this is true. Of course I'll never look forward to dental treatment but I DO look forward to resting in Richard and his team's hands. There is nothing to be afraid of these days.

I now need no sedation. I have full confidence in Richard and what he prescribes. I also can rest easily knowing that should I need RA for any *wobbly* moments, it's there, professionally administered.

I consider myself incredibly fortunate that I stumbled across Richard Charon in my darkest moment. I'll always be glad that I picked up the phone and spoke to Chris. Life has never been brighter.

Thank you all, so very much.

With the kindest regards,

J.S. "

When dental problems can ruin life's chances

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:13:00 +0000

When dental problems can ruin life's chances

Does fear of the dentist or the possible cost of treatment keep you from taking proper care of your dental health?

National Smile Month, which began on May 20th, is organised by the British Dental Health Foundation, a charity set up to raise awareness of the importance of dental care, especially prevention (being better than cure).

From the misery of toothache to the embarrassment of missing teeth, bad breathe or a snaggle-tooth smile, avoiding dental visits is not always a smart idea. Worse still if a niggly problem is left and then gets really bad on Christmas Eve or as you leave to get away on your hard-earned holiday.

Even worse, imagine an event that you have been building up to for months or even years;
Your wedding or what might be the pinnacle of your life's achievements, as might have happened to this Olympic athlete. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/9494272.stm

How sad or foolish it would be if a preventable dental problem stopped her talking part in an Olympic event or final ! A double disaster.

Perhaps you a not an Olympic participant but we all have important landmark events in our lives. Exams, interviews, gap-year travelling, long saved-for holidays, weddings, important anniversaries, graduation ceremonies, charity runs. The list goes on.

Don't wait until its too late. Call us to talk about the issues which keep you away from the dentist.......

This is a free consultation we offer at 5.15pm

www.newburysmilemakers.com

Richard Charon BDS

"Snaggle Teeth" to Lovely Smile with Invisalign®

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Thu, 03 May 2012 21:18:00 +0000

Invisalign® -

Revolutionary Smile Creation or Enhancement

Naturally

This young lady came to see us about 9 months ago, unhappy with her crossed

and protruding upper front teeth.

Here is a close up of the snaggle teeth

Avoiding crowns or the inappropriate use of veneers, the hi-tech Invisalign® process accurately and gently manoevered her own natural teeth, bit by bit, into their new position.

All achieved Without train track braces, wires or brackets.

Here is her last clear Aligner in place.

In fact the last of 19 that she needed to achieve her great new smile.

Yes she is wearing braces!!

The tough resin Aligners are worn day and night but removed to eat, drink and clean teeth and can be removed for occasional social engagements if desired.

The final smile and a very happy patient

These images are being shown with her permission.

If you have been impressed with this lovely result and want to know more, we will be holding a demonstration evening in Newbury soon.

To book your place and for more details please e-mail

chris@newburydentist.co.uk

Testmonial for Happy Air Sedation. A Transformation

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Thu, 03 May 2012 02:38:00 +0000

The "gas" that Michael mentions IS NOT a general anaesthetic.

He was not asleep at any time.

but it is a light form of conscious sedation

that I refer to as "Happy Air".

Patients are completely awake but totally care-free.

No butterflies in the tummy.

Just a calm and relaxed feeling.

Interested?

Please call and ask to speak to Chris.

She will arrange a free consultation over coffee or tea to discuss

your dental fears.

Or download our guide to fear free dentistry

We look forward to welcoming you to our practice

in Newbury

Richard Charon at Newbury Smilemakers

We have our new dental nurse.

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 05:38:00 +0000

Following our interview process, we are happy to say we have now appointed a new trainee dental nurse. She has about 12 months experience but there is still much for her to learn as we provide more advanced and a wider range of dental care than she is used to but we are confident she will come on quickly with us.

Dental Nurse required - Newbury Berks

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:01:00 +0000

Newbury Smile Makers

Dental Nurse required
Our senior dental nurse is relocating to the North of England.
Do you think you could fill her place?
Do you want to be the best you can be?
Are you outgoing, friendly and a good team member with excellent customer care?
Are you keen to extend your duties?
Ideally you should be registered with the GDC
but training to qualification can be provided to the right candidate.

We are a well established private dental practice in Newbury
Offering a wide range of services including Implants, Sedation and Invisalign.

We have developed an international reputation for conscious sedation for anxious patients
and train other dental teams in Inhalation Sedation.
If you think you have the necessary skills and would fit in or if you are eager to learn, why not send your CV to chris@newburydentist.co.uk

Our latest testimonial

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:37:00 +0000

This testimonial arrived in March 2012. It has been a real privilege looking after Sean.

" I'm sorry to say that the time has come for me to find a dentist closer to home. Now I am living in Yorkshire and running my own company, it is just too difficult to make time to travel down (and justify the fuel cost in doing so!).

I want to say a big thank you to you both for looking after my teeth for the last 20 plus years. I can only hope my new dentist is half as good as you Richard...

I would like to wish you all the very best for the future, both professionally and personally.

Kindest regards

Sean Hulm"

Save a life. Know how to spot a stroke victim

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:54:00 +0000

This was passed to me by a very old friend. Someone I have known since I was about 7 or 8 years of age, I guess.

He is my very close cousins's closest friend. That cousin, not quite 60, had a stoke just over 2 weeks ago and then a second one a few days later. He survived and is still in hospital having tests. He has lost the use of his left side but fortunately has full mental and speech faculties. This is still a devastating blow to him and his family, naturally. He was, it seems a reasonably healthy individual before the stroke. It happened out of the blue.

This is the message passed to me:

kind regards to all

Richard Charon

You may have received this already but it can’t do any harm to know

Stroke has a new indicator
They say if you e-mail this to ten people, you stand a chance of saving one life. Will you send this along?

Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue

I will continue to forward this every time it comes around!

STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters..... S. T. R.

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a BBQ, a woman stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) ...she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Jane went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.

Jane's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Jane passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Jane would be with us today. Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this.

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR. Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S *Ask the individual to SMILE.T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. It is sunny out today.)R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue
NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

I have done my part. Will you?

Our Expansion Plans

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:36:00 +0000

I am delighted to announce that we are on the point of signing a lease for the premises immediately adjacent to Newbury Smilemakers, with an entrance on the first floor at 57 Cheap Street, above Bravos Hairdressing Salon and two steps from our premises.

This will give us:

1) A new consultation area, particularly suited to anxious and phobic new patients who can talk over their problems and discover the best potions for them to overcome their fears and receive the dental care they want. Also a discreet lounge area for all patients to discuss their treatment options with us.

2) More storage and admin areas - Unexciting but essential for us with an improved rest area for our team.

3) An education/training seminar room.

The work to create these new areas will be undertaken in December/January

More details will follow, as they become available

A lovely new Invisalign Smile

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:55:00 +0000


A very happy Laura

Before


After

Find out more about Invisalign®

Laura did and now she has a confident smile

BEFORE

AFTER

If you'd love an even smile without wires or train track braces

Please call us on 01635 47757

to book a free initial discussion

Protect yourself and your children from dental injuries

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:50:00 +0000

Rugby, Hockey, Judo and even football. School and college terms are approaching. It is time for protecting your offspring ( or yourself!) with a custom-made gum shield.

Shop-bought ones are cheap. That's it. Just cheap. They don't work and they are not better than nothing.

Dental injuries are painful, upsetting disfiguring and likely to have lifelong consequences. including multiple and potential expensive dental repairs, often over many years.

Oh and a correctly fitted, custom mouthguard , made form a professinally taken accurate impression of your teeth and mouthy can also protect from concussion too.

There are a wide range of colours to choose from too or mix n'match!

Call us for more information. 01635 47757

Not all toothache is caused by bad teeth

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:06:00 +0000

There are many reasons for toothache or pains around the face and jaws. Most commonly it is due to a bad tooth (decayed) or poor gum health - sometimes an abscess in the tooth or the gum may be involved.
However, a little dental detective work may reveal a less obvious problem but readily fixable problem
Today I received this story from one of my regular patients.

"After suffering with discomfort on he right upper side of my mouth for probably in excess of 2 years possibly more, I spoke to Richard about it, I did not know how really to describe it other than a tenderness/aching sensation which I could not pinpoint to any one tooth just a generalised area, it was not constant but usually worse at the end of the day, I suppose I began to just put up with it because I had no idea what it was but it was really annoying and was getting me down. Richard suggested that it could be connected with my 'bite' being wrong, after he had ruled out any other likely cause. We went ahead with the procedure to adjust my bite to correct it and the relief was almost instant. Now I rarely get the aching sensation, and if I do it is much less severe or long lasting than previously, if it gets to a level where it becomes less tolerable I know I can return to have things checked out in case more adjustments need to be made. So if you think something is wrong but don't know what it is then this is something worth considering having checked out."

So if you have an uncomfortable tooth don't delay - call today on 01645 47757.

City and Guilds Level 4 award

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:53:00 +0000

July 2011

I am delighted to announce that I have achieved a City and Guilds Level 4 award in
"Preparing to Teach in the Life-long Learning Sector" after a short-course at Newbury College last spring. This is a basic, recognised teaching award designed for people running skills or educational workshops, on a part-time basis, which I took to support the teaching courses I run for other dentists and their teams in Inhalation Sedation for anxious dental patients.

Richard Charon BDS

Somnowell: Introducing A new anti-snoring solution service

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 20:42:00 +0000

Teeth Cleaning Heaven!

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:02:00 +0000

Do you just hate the thought of having their teeth cleaned? Even though having teeth cleaned professionally is an important part of your well-being and health routine?

If so. We may well have the answer. Happy Air Sedation.

We are nationally known for our expertise with this simple sedation technique, mainly used to help people with dental anxiety BUT even if you are not normally anxious about visiting the dentist (and well over -50% of people are), Happy Air Sedation, will totally transform your experience of having teeth cleaned.

You will be aware of the treatment but will not mind a bit about it. You will feel calm, relaxed, with a "far-away" sensation. Your arms and legs are likely to feel warm and floaty and you won't care less about having your teeth cleaned. Your mouth, teeth and gums will be much less sensitive too. Does thois sound like an improvement to what you are used to or have been putting up with?

Happy Air Sedation will provide such a different experience for you and you will recover within a few minutes and be ready to leave the practice after 30 minutes, with a totally clean and sparkly smile.

The science bit...

By the way, it is very important to maintain healthy gums. It will mean fresher breath and much more.
As many people now know, more adults lose teeth from poor gum health than through tooth decay, so keeping healthy gums helps keep your teeth for life. More than that, connections are now being made between gum health and your heart and even strokes, possibly more besides.

So why wait.? Call us today to discuss this option. 01635 47757

I just wish I'd found Newbury Smilemakers earlier

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:29:00 +0000

Another terrific testimonial received 24th July 2011.

Dear Richard & Chris,

As promised, please find below my testimonial for the treatment I had last week:

'Having had a stubborn wisdom tooth removed a few years ago, I wasn't particularly looking forward to having another one extracted. Until I met Richard & Chris at Newbury Smilemakers! They put me completely at ease about the treatment and, with the help of Richard's 'Happy Air', the treatment went amazingly quickly and smoothly. In fact, I couldn't believe it when Richard said it was over - I'd only been there a few minutes! Post-op has been great too - no swelling and I've barely needed the painkillers! I just wish I'd found Newbury Smilemakers earlier - I'll definitely be going back and recommending them.'

Hope it isn't too long and can be used for the website.

See you again next time I need any dental treatment.

Thanks,
Emma

Are you still wondering whether to to take the plunge to come to see us for your dental health needs, smile makeover or just to find an empathetic and experienced dental team? Why not pick up the phone and speak to Chris on 01635 47757. ( PS It is our day of today, Monday 25th July, so please wait until tomorrow !)

Our latest testimonial

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:24:00 +0000

Here is one I received via Linkedin from an ex-BNI member in Newbury, Ian Morgan.

Dear Richard,
I've written this recommendation of your work to share with other LinkedIn users.

Details of the Recommendation: "A superb dentist who specialises in pain free dentistry. If you are nervous of going to the dentist then look no further; I cannot recommend him highly enough."
Service Category: Dentist
Year first hired: 2008
Top Qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity

Thanks Ian, this is very much appreciated and indeed a little unexpected which makes it even nicer

"To anyone who dreads the dentist as much as I do…"

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 06:55:00 +0000

A dental phobic's story

"To anyone who dreads the dentist as much as I do…"

The following testimonial is long but worth reading. I received it in 2003 but it is still worth reading if you or someone you know, dreads a dental visit, please read on and then go to this link.

Background

Marie is a moderate to severely anxious patient. Fearful of needles. We dentists see these people daily.   Perhaps you are that way inclined too? We discussed how we might be able to help her, including the option of using Relative Analgesia (Inhalational Sedation / Happy air) at a free, after-hours (chaperoned) consultation, to discuss her dental fears and offer the alternatives for her.  

Her immediate reaction to the mention of "happy air" was - "Oh No!" I asked what she was saying no to. " I don't know but I don't want it" she replied.   I said " What is it that you don't want" ........and so on for a few moments.

I then said. "You know this happy air is nothing like the old-fashioned gas that puts you to sleep and makes you feel horrid. In fact you would be quite awake but relaxed.
Do you think you would like that ?

"Well the rest as they say, is history. We arranged a short, no treatment, trial run for her and at a further session began her treatment plan.  Afterwards she was so grateful and surprised (and told me so) that I asked if she would write a few words to explain to others what she had experienced Here is what she wrote. More than a few words though..

21st November 2003 

To anyone who dreads the dentist as much as I do…..I am a 32yr old Insulin Dependant Diabetic who is petrified of Dentists, not just scared, I’m the sort of person who would do or go through anything else so long as I don’t have to go near a dentist. From an early age I have always hated them, would do anything to get out of going near one, unless I was in agony. At the age of 18, I had three days and nights of pacing the floor, swirling my mouth with whiskey and eating pain killers like sweeties, anything I could get my hands on to kill the pain.

The result… I stuffed a towel in my mouth and kept forcing the tooth until it gave way, yes I pulled my own tooth, only it was the wrong tooth! Needless to say I had to give in and visit my dentist. It wasn’t a memorable visit! Since then I have had numerous problems and have done my best to get around them any way I can, so long as I don’t have to get in that chair.

In December 2002 my teeth started playing up again, after 6 weeks of eating pain killers, again like sweeties I had to admit to myself I needed help, So in January 2003 I started looking for a dentist, I was getting married in June and didn’t want everything spoilt because I was in pain, but I had told myself there was no way I was going to let a dentist near me unless he knocks me out..I found a dentist purely by chance, flicking through the yellow pages, it advertised they could help people with severe phobia’s, with different type of treatment. I thought this is my man he can knock me out and I won’t know a thing about it!  

We’ll call him Mr. Richard Charon!!   I emailed them first to see if there were going to be able to help me, advised them straight away that I was a diabetic, but this didn’t put them off, Richard and his wife/partner Chris told me not to loose hope, there are many things that can be done and why not come in for a chat to see how you feel.   The minute I walked in the door I was greeted by Chris, she was lovely, so kind and reassuring, she knew it had taken a lot for me to even walk up the steps and through the front door. Then Richard appeared and I braced myself, as I knew he’d want me to sit in that bloody chair!

But no, he sat down in reception with me and we just chatted about everything and anything and gradually moved onto my medical history, because I have a disintegrating jaw bone I explained to Richard that I had already lost a number of teeth including my top front ones and in place is a plate.

I am very insecure of this because I was only 23yrs when told I would loose my front teeth and then lost them at 27yrs, as there was nothing more to be done.   However…The downside of being a diabetic… It’s not safe to be sedated as your blood sugar levels could change dramatically, causing even further problems. Richard said we could look at the "Happy Air", laughing gas, as I call it,.
He said we could try it out first just to see how I felt, he wouldn’t do any treatment but just wanted me to see how relaxed I could feel.  

I decided to book my next appointment for the following week, I knew if I left it any longer I would back out. The day of my treatment dawned and I was petrified, I wasn’t in pain anymore as the infection had been cleared by antibiotics so I thought what the hell, cancel, you don’t need any treatment, your fine, you never have to see them again there’s plenty of dentist’s around. But I sat myself down and thought long and hard about it, these were nice people, a nice dentist you don’t find many who are willing to help you all the way, I was running late so I called and spoke to Chris and explained how nervous I was, she told me not too worry, she would be here when I arrived and would help me all the way.  I walked into reception and Chris instantly knew I wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible, she sat me down and promised me I would be ok, she said the gas & air really does work you won’t feel a thing.   She said I’m not lying I’ve had it done myself. Richard came into reception to check I was ok and then brought me into the treatment room, there was no turning back now I was in the dreaded chair!   

The little breathing piece was put over my nose and Richard explained how he wanted me to breathe so that he could ensure the equipment was working correctly and that I was receiving what I needed. I felt ok because Richard talked me through everything he did, he explained exactly what would be happening, how I would start to feel. He said you will start to feel nice and warm, like your snug in your bed, your toes may tingle a little bit, which is quite normal.  I kept on breathing the gas and air and felt, well quite frankly wonderful, Richard could have shoved 10 more needles in my mouth and I couldn’t have cared less, I was so relaxed just lying there.

My treatment completed Richard said its all over Marie, just lie there and relax, your not receiving any more of the magic mixture just some oxygen to clear your head. Within a minute or two I was sitting up in That Chair, which was now like my best friend!      After a few minutes Richard was right I did feel warm, felt a little floaty aswell not drunk just dreamy but it was a nice feeling, before I knew it the injections had already been done and I had gone through them without screaming, bursting into tears or having a panic attack.

Richard was wonderful, I was very emotional and on the verge of bursting into tears, but he reassured me everything would be OK, we would look at every option possible to find what suited me best. Richard them managed to examine all of my remaining teeth without too much protesting from me.

I felt fantastic, yes my mouth was numb on one side, but hey I had just had a tooth removed.   Do I still have a fear of Dentists, well probably yes, somewhere deep inside me, it won’t disappear overnight, and no doubt there will still be a few nerves there the next time I have treatment but whilst I know Richard can help me I will happily attend any check up or treatment session needed. So long as my happy gas is their if I need it.

I couldn’t believe it, I told Richard it was amazing stuff and I felt amazing. I walked out to Chris on reception and could have hugged her, she never lied to me, she promised it would be OK and it was.
I felt so good I went back to work in the afternoon although this was against Chris and Richard's advice.

Marie

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A huge confidence changing smile

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Richard Charon BDS) — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:11:00 +0000

For at least a dozen years I have used the following strap-line:

Changing Smiles - Changing Lives

Here is a lovely testimonial from one of our patients who recently completed her smile transformation that proves it.

Here is her new smile:

For the technically-minded: I used a combination of the hi-tech. Invisalign® (virtually invisible) smile alignment system, first of all and once the teeth were correctly aligned, I replaced an old tired crown, made one new crown and replaced an old "Maryland" adhesive bridge. The two middle teeth have had nothing done to them except to realign them.

and here it is close-up

Now are you ready for the "Before" picture to appreciate the transformation?

It really is the same person. First of all though, this is what she had to say:

I have to thank Richard for the huge confidence changing smile he has given me.

For 20 years you wouldn’t get me smiling in any photo’s and if you did, I would look at them cringing, but now after the Invisalign and other additional treatment, you can’t stop me smiling!

A massive thanks to Richard, Chris and their team…..absolutely brilliant is all I can say, and I will be recommending them to my friends, family and colleagues.

Jeanette

What a terrific testimonial, I think you'll agree. Well here is the before smile revealed ...

and after again

I do hope you are as wowed as she was and our team is too. Here is an extra wow for you- check out and like the video. Thanks.

If you would like to see what can done done to transform your smile, what not call us in Newbury on 01635 47757

Richard Charon