Ghyllmount News
We are delighted to welcome Andy Ratsey to Ghyllmount where he will be offering endodotic treatments.
Andy is an enthusiastic dentist who is passionate about endodontics (root canal treatment). He has a masters degree from the university of Chester and accepts referrals for endodontic treatment.
He is also very involved in teaching endodontics to other dentist's and is an accredited trainer through Dentsply..
When he is not working he enjoys cycling and walking with his wife and 3 children in Northumberland.
100 Years of smiles!
4 Members of the Ghyllmount team are celebrating a combined 100 years at the practice.
Karon Kirkland, Business Manager has clocked up 30 years, with Practice Principal John Lewis and receptionist Helen Brown celebrating 25 years each, alongside dentist Shiona Anderton who is in her 20th year at the practice.
John Lewis says “throughout the many changes over the years it is very satisfying and heart warming to see that the long term loyalty of the staff has helped us grow and become the outstanding practice we are today. Many thanks go to all our team for their hard work and their efforts to make a visit to Ghyllmount the best it can be each day.”
“It is so nice to welcome new patients to the practice but it is wonderful to have patients who have been with us since the start too. Of course Special thanks must go to all our fabulous patients for their continued loyalty.”
Congratulations to Dental Nurse Laura Bowman on getting her Diploma in Dental Nursing Level 3 and is now a qualified Dental Nurse. She has worked very hard towards this and the Ghyllmount Team are all very proud of her
We would like to give a warm welcome to our two new Dental Nurses Dora and Sasha. Welcome to the team girls, we think you will both fit in nicely with the crazy bunch that works here
Tooth Fairies Leanne, Terri and Gemma have been doing the rounds again and visiting the children of Penrith giving them some tooth brushing advice and lots of lovely little gifts. Todays first stop was Penrith Library, thank you to all who was there. Great fun was had by all
Ghyllmount Dental are going en masse to donate our blood for the first time. We are greatly appreciative of the care the NHS has given to our colleague Louise during her recent treatment for leukaemia, so we wanted to give something back. Even our needle phobic principal John Lewis has decided to attend.
Mr Lewis practice principle is at the Ashes test England vs Australia cricket match in Edgbaston today, working alongside Boundaries for Life doing free oral healthcare checks for anyone attending.
http://boundariesforlife.co.uk/
Once again our tooth fairy Leanne has been busy. This time it was lovely to have some children visit the practice. They enjoyed having a ride in the chair and giving Leanne her check up! There are definitely some budding dentist's and nurses there. Thanks so much for coming to see us.
CALLING ALL PARENTS/ TEACHERS
We are pleased to host training events for dentists and hygienists/therapists throughout Cumbria. Last week we had a very interesting event with Dr Richard Welbury CBE who spoke to the group about child dental trauma and we thought it would be good to pass this on to all the parents and teachers out there.
So your child has fallen over in the playground at school and has knocked out one of their permanent front teeth. This is a scenario that panics even the most calm parent. How you deal with the situation at the immediate time can make a huge difference to the outcome and the child’s appearance. Sadly too few parents and teachers know what to do.
Here is what dental experts advise:
1. TRY TO FIND THE TOOTH
2. DO NOT SCRUB THE TOOTH OR REMOVE ANY OF THE TISSUE ATTACHED
3. CLEAN DEBRIS OFF GENTLY BY RINSING IN COLD WATER OR IDEALLY THE CHILD'S SALIVA, IF YOU ARE THE PARENT USE YOUR OWN SALIVA.
4. IF YOU FEEL CONFIDENT – PLACE THE TOOTH GENTLY BUT WITH A LITTLE PRESSURE INTO THE SOCKET. CHECK IT IS THE RIGHT WAY AROUND BUT DON’T WORRY ABOUT THE ANGLE TOO MUCH
5. GO IMMEDIATELY TO A DENTIST AND INSIST ON BEING SEEN IMMEDIATELY.
6. IF YOU CAN'T PUT IT BACK INTO THE CHILD'S MOUTH, STORE IN SALIVA, MILK OR SALT WATER AND GO TO THE DENTIST IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT STORE IN A TISSUE OR ALLOW THE TOOTH TO DRY OUT.
Dental Nurse Terri has been attending a sign language course recently and was delighted to put her new skills to the test yesterday with one of our lovely patients. She was corrected a couple of times but on the whole did a great job. Both the patient and Terri were pleased with the outcome!
