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Dr Asha & Zaneer Conquer Everest Base Camp

From Our Clinic to the Roof of the World At Sunrise Dental Surgery, we're lucky to be surrounded by remarkable people every day. But even by our team's impressive standards, what Dr Asha and her husband Zaneer have recently accomplished is something truly extraordinary. The two of them completed the Everest Base Camp Trek — one of the world's most iconic and physically demanding journeys, reaching an altitude of over 5,300 metres above sea level, where the air is thin, the nights are brutally cold, and every step forward is a victory of mind over body. We sat down with them to find out what it was really like. The Biggest...

3 Types of Parents Who Bring their Kids to the Dentist

A fear of dentistry is a fear of unknown for a child who visit the dentist for the first time. Well, I've got three types of parents who bring their children to see me. First one would be, "Yeah, dentist, you will be fine, "and we're just going to say hi to the dentist "and get your teeth checked." The second one would be, "Yeah, we're going to the dentist, "you have to behave, okay? "You're not gonna be scared, "you're not gonna be worried. "You are cool! "Cool dude, you can do it!" The third one. They'll start sweating the previous day, "You know you've got this dentist appointment,...

When Should I Bring My Kids to the Dentist for the First Time

  I've got a lot of patients come here pregnant and then I'm excited to talk about their oral hygiene. You can bring your kids to see me when they are in the tummy, I've got a lot of patients come here pregnant and then I'm excited to talk about their oral hygiene. You know how when you talk to the mums, the kids start getting a little bit of sense about their oral hygiene, so that's something that I always do. I jokes about you can bring your children when you come in for your dental visits every six month, but if you are not a regular visitor...

Is Dental X Ray Necessary

Are x-rays necessary? Are mobile phones necessary? Is flying necessary? Is walking through the street in the city necessary? Are x-rays necessary? Are mobile phones necessary? Is flying necessary? Is walking through the street in the city necessary? If those things are something that we can't avoid, x-rays are definitely necessary. It, again, depends on the balance. Weighing the pros and cons of doing a treatment technique. I wouldn't say, you don't need x-rays every six months unless you are extremely high risk of dental cavities and you never brush your teeth. So, we put patients at different category. High-risk cavity or high-risk case, they need the x-rays every...

Importance of Ongoing Maintenance

Smile, it's the most important part of our personality. Ongoing maintenance is important for our body. As females, we know that better than anyone else. We go to nail salons to get our nails done. We go get our hairdressers, visit our hairdressers every alternate months and we go and get facials done. We get our hair washed and conditioned every day. And we go to the doctor's for checking our blood every year and it's important to get your teeth checked every six months because smile is the most important part of our personality and the way people perceive us. So, when you look at a person, the...

When Do You Need to Change Your Toothbrush

You have to change your toothbrush once every two months. I don't think females would ask that question. You know, they want to change their toothbrush every week. It depends on who is asking me. If men ask me, I would say, "Once every year." No, just a joke. It has to be changed about once every two months or three months would be ideal. It doesn't matter, male or female. You have to change your toothbrush, once every two months. If you're changing you're toothbrush once every week and it's not going past a week, that means you're brushing too hard. So, two months is a good...

How Do I enjoy Eating Sweets Without Getting Tooth Decay

Rinsing your mouth whenever you have a chance, especially after eating sweet, is a very good way of avoiding decay. We all live our life to enjoy life, okay? I like sweets too, and I always tell my patients I go to the gym so I can eat what I like. So I brush my teeth so I can eat what I like, which is sugar or sweet. As long as it's balanced. Life is all about balance. So I'd never tell my patients don't touch sweets. I tell them you can as long as you include it a part of a meal, so that after a meal...

Electric toothbrush vs Manual toothbrush

I'm lazy so I use an electric toothbrush. Electric toothbrush or manual toothbrush? If you are lazy, use an electric toothbrush, if you're not lazy, use a manual toothbrush. I'm lazy so I use an electric toothbrush. Because after a full day of dentistry, you know, I see about 20 patients a day and then when I get home, I've got other chores to do and then finally I've got time to brush my teeth. I use my electric toothbrush because, electric toothbrush gets in between the area much better than a manual toothbrush, but having said that, there are some patients who does fantastic job with manual...

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