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What About DIY Teeth Whitening?
Another worrying trend that has popped up in recent years is DIY teeth whitening. DIY tooth whitening refers to people trying various dental ‘hacks’ as cheap, quick and easy alternative procedures to professional teeth whitening.
While not as gruesome sounding as DIY tooth extractions, DIY whitening also comes with its own serious health risks. DIY home whitening kits can be dangerous, uncomfortable, illegal and in most cases inferior to professional whitening treatment.
In worst-case scenarios, DIY home whitening kits can cause burns, scarring and even tooth loss if too much hydrogen peroxide (HP) is used in the product.
To steer patients away from potentially harmful online products and ineffective over-the-counter whitening solutions, it is important to educate interested patients in the right way and offer convenient and safe solutions. See our blog ‘4 Keys to an Effective Tooth Whitening Offering’ for further guidance on how to do this.
Thousands of NHS dentists have left the service in the last two years. Recent analysis from the BBC indicates that in total, NHS dentistry in England and Wales has lost the equivalent of 8% of its workforce in the space of a year. Many of these dentists have moved over to the private sector as a way of getting away from NHS targets and red tape, and to improve their income and work-life balance.
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