Embrace the digital age of dentistry here at IDC! Advances in dental techniques are taking leaps and bounds, and we are so pleased to bring many new options into our practice for you. Here’s some of the great options now in place in our clinic. CEREC Technology: gone...
Women’s Wellness Workshops: Look and feel great with weight loss and hormone balance
Hormones and women's health can be a minefield as we age. Our colleagues at Look and Feel Great have created three informative, research based, online workshops to help guide and empower you to take charge of your weight and wellbeing. Workshops are researched,...
We Care for your Calm
From a mild case of nerves to serious anxiety, how we feel has a huge impact on our experiences at the dentist. Here at IDC, we take a multifaceted approach to supporting you mentally, emotionally and physically. It’s all part of the service. Here’s a little bit more...
Breathing for Better Health
Did you know that the way you breathe affects your oral health? The ideal way to breathe is in and out through the nose. This prominent facial feature has some incredible tools tucked up inside that perform vital tasks in protecting our mouth, teeth and gums, and the...
Pioneering Women and other Staff News
It’s an honour to be recognised for the work we do, and we owe it all to you, our customers who put your trust in us. We were humbled to receive the “Pioneering Award” for our clinic director, Dr Henriette Macri-Etienne, from the 2023 Women With Altitude awards, in...
Dental Fitness and the Mouth-Body-Mind Connection
By Dr Henriette Macri-Etienne Fitness and wellness are trending. Zoom classes, "wellness tracking", movement for the mind and body, and time in the outdoors are all on the rise. This is welcome, as is the growing awareness of the benefits of holistic approaches in the...
Buteyko Breathing Workshop
Did you know that the way you BREATHE can tell us a lot about your dental health ? Dysfunctional and mouth breathing habits have a direct impact on the health of your smile! Chronic mouth breathing has been linked to : Problems with dry mouth and excessive...
Why it’s time to focus on your dental fitness
Over the past few years, the health and fitness industry has boomed, and our society has become increasingly preoccupied with self-care as a means to improve our wellbeing. Once upon a time, the idea of being ‘fit’ was something specifically referred to in relation to...
What sets our dentists apart?
We know that when it comes to our relationship with teeth, nothing is ever simple. We all either have or have had a private battle with our teeth at some point in our lives. Whether it’s a crooked smile, yellowing teeth, or a long journey through orthodontic...
A body and mind approach to overcoming dental anxiety
It’s human nature to avoid doing things that we find confronting or scary. We all know what it’s like to put something off again and again, because we simply can’t bear the thought of doing it. Even if our rational mind tells us to ‘just do it’ and that it won’t be...