How to avoid a trip to the dentist for you - and the kids - over Christmas and Twixtmas 

Mike McGrath-Bryan talks with CUH practitioners Billy Waters and Siobhán Lucey about keeping your choppers clean after lockdown and ahead of Christmas.

Getting your child's diet and brushing routine right can help avoid a trip to the dentist.

Amid the tumult and disorganisation of the earliest outset of the Covid crisis, a lot of our daily routines went out the window for a bit. And that’s understandable: lockdowns and social distancing measures knocked the rhythm of routine for everyone.

Among some of the worst-affected sectors over the course of the first lockdown was dentistry: unsure of the repercussions and transmission of the virus, people simply stopped going for non-essential or routine checks. As our understanding of the virus has furthered, dentistry has adapted, as normal service is in full swing, says CUH dental practitioner Billy Waters. Dr Waters also works in general practice in his Cork Dental Clinic in Ballincollig, and operates a specialist dental implant practice at the Cork Dental Implant Clinic.