Do frogs have teeth?!
If you come to St Stephens Dental Practice you will find it is very personal to the owner, Martin Southon. He has quite eclectic interests including sculpture and paintings, cars and car models and most eclectic, frogs. In the practice you will find several brass frog...
A little bit of what you fancy…
We are all familiar with the old adage "A little bit of what you fancy does you good!" Children are well known for picking their noses and then disgustingly often eating the results. Well it turns out that they are right! Mucus from the nose and other body linings...
Auntie Toothache
Another scary dental related picture from the cover of the British Dental Journal. This picture by Matthew Laznicka illustrates another dental related story in literature. It shows the visit of Auntie Toothache! This was the last story by Hans Christian Anderson...
A brief history into dentistry…
This rather scary picture by artist Matthew Laznicka is taken from the cover of the most recent British Dental Journal. This dental magazine is running a series of covers depicting various instances where dentistry or teeth feature in literature. This picture depicts...
Praise Indeed!
At St Stephens Dental Practice we collect feedback from our patients after treatment. This takes the form of an online questionnaire which can be answered anonymously if required. Feedback is usually very positive but we were especially pleased to get the following...
Brian Southon 1933- 2017
Martin at St Stephens Dental Practice has some very sad news: “On Sunday afternoon the 2nd April my Dad, Brian passed away after being ill on and off for the last couple of years. My Dad had lived in Canterbury all his life. He left school to take up an apprentice...
When is an emergency actually an emergency?
What is your definition of an emergency appointment? Being offered an appointment on the day, within a week, or within a month? What if you were in sufficient pain that you could not sleep? Would you be happy with being offered an “emergency appointment” 10 days away?...
New Arrival!
Anyone familiar with St Stephens Dental Practice and owner Martin Southon will know it is an eye catching place filled with lots of personal features that Martin likes. There are lovely original paintings and interesting photos, unusual sculptures, and naughty 60’s...
£20 off your dental treatment in February!
This February how would you like to receive £20 off your next dental visit? Recommend our surgery to your friends, family, neighbour’s or colleagues via a referral card, and you will BOTH receive £20 off your next visit to us. Offer applies when the first appointment...
Dentist Karen Leadbetter and nurse Dawn Eyers celebrate important anniversaries
December 2016 and January 2017 are 2 months when we at St Stephens Dental Practice are celebrating 2 important anniversaries. In December Dawn Eyers dental nurse, on the left in the photograph celebrated 20 years of service. In January of this year Karen Leadbetter...
St. Stephens, the entertaining dentists practice!
At St Stephens Dental Practice we want to provide the best experience possible at a dental practice. To help us to provide a good service we collect feedback from our patients after they have finished a course of treatment. This can be anonymous or not, the patient...
Do you recognise our Christmas Tree Topper?!
It is beginning to feel a bit like Christmas at St Stephens Dental Practice! The Christmas tree has gone up in the waiting room and the room has been decorated in a festive fashion. The tree has traditional decorations along with a dental twist, festive toothpaste...
Perfect white Christmas present!
Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? This years must have feature for Christmas is a whiter smile. At St Stephens Dental Practice we can give you a whiter smile. This could be by just having a simple scale and polish removing stains to tooth whitening to a full...
To floss, or not to floss, that is the question!
Recently the press have seized upon a report that there has never been a study that proves flossing your teeth reduces gum disease.This is quite unbelievable, irresponsible and frankly rubbish. It is a bit like saying that there has never been a study that shows that...
My worst dental patient
I do not think a day goes by without a patient saying that they are my worst ever. They are all wrong! My Father in Law used to farm beef and lamb, now only beef animals. He introduced me to my most difficult and interesting patient about 15 years ago. At the time he...
Why choosing the right dental surgery is important
At St Stephens Dental Practice the team consists of 3 dentists, myself the owner Martin Southon and 2 associates Karen Leadbetter and Tom Buckland. There are 6 nurses and receptionists including Dawn and Nicola,the senior nurses. I have been working at St Stephens...
I find myself smiling so much more thanks to you!
Dear Martin, I thought I would put pen to paper and thank you again for the excellent service I have received from you and your team at St Stephens Dental Practice. As you are aware I have always had my teeth taken care of on the NHS, and had never seen the benefit in...
A dentists dirty little secret…
When you go to the dentists, you expect a hygienic environment don't you? Of course! Most dentists work hard to be as hygienic as possible but do they go the extra mile? All dentists use gloves, masks and sterile equipment whilst treating you, but then what do they...
Meet our new Trainee Dental Nurse!
Name – Anna West Position in surgery – Trainee dental nurse Qualifications – I am still training to be a dental nurse, I don’t qualify until November 2016. Hobbies – I love sewing and baking, I’m not very good at either but I try. I’ve also just moved to the seaside...
The Truth about tooth whitening
The UK market for toothpastes is about £400 million a year of which about a quarter is for whitening toothpastes some of them up to £200 a tube. I am sorry to report that they do not work. All toothpastes, whitening or not have some ability to clean off stains but...