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So often I am shown pictures of models, celebrities by patients that ask why they weren’t lucky enough to be born with such fabulous smiles.  They talk about genetics, ask if it is due to a lack  of calcium, childbirth, a bad diet. I share with them an expression I first heard in..you guessed it, the USA…’You don’t have to be born with a beautiful smile to have one’

Meet Denise, a great lady who did all the right things but was dealt a poor hand

To achieve this fabulous result she wore an Inman alighter for 7 weeks to tuck her teeth in because they were splayed and stuck out.  Then she had a gum lift and a combination of porcelain veneers and crowns to create a stunning end result.  She looks younger, feels fabulous and her confidence is sky high

Smile Before

Smile After

Denise Before

Denise After

Hi Everyone

The new series of 1o years younger starts tonight and I am soo excited!

Each programme will be a challenge featuring two people who are old before their time. One goes under the knife using every cosmetic enhancement trick in the book to roll back the years; whilst the other goes the surgery-free route – no knife or needles, but the key thing is EVERYONE gets their teeth done. Why? Because the lower third of the face has been shown to be the most ageing, if we change that, and teeth is the major feature here, we roll back the years.  This is really obvious when you look at the non surgical cases.

The first show is one of the best I think with regards to how stunning the transformation

So tune in at a new time slot airing at 5pm every week night for two weeks starting on Monday 2nd August 2010.

If you miss it then you can watch it here on 4oD

Please let me have have your feedback and come back to see more posts with the before and after pictures

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So it is finally official.  Smiles are fashionable.  Since Paris fashion week models have been told to smile, no pouting, no grimacing, no frowning…SMILE

What took the designers so so I wonder?  Is it the fear that the fabulosity of a smile might take away  from focusing on the clothes?

One thing is for sure no matter what you look like, how you feel a smile is THE accessory to flash around.  The universal language, it has both physical and emotional positive effect effects.  That’s why I LOVE what I do.  I get to share in the transformation as people’s confidence soar and often they tell me that the happy person inside now has a chance to come out.

So today, a typical, dreary cold wet british morning, give a stranger one of your smiles.  It might be the only sunshine he sees all day!

Have a read of the interview written by Jane Cunningham who is the best beautyblogger on the planet!

Don’t forget to leave your comments about the article on her site!

http://www.beautyandthedirt.com/2009/09/21/mimi-talks-to-dr-uchenna-okoye/

Years ago ER was my “must see TV”. George Clooney is back on the small screen looking better than before, why? His teeth of course!

He has had a smile makeover and boy has it made a difference, he definitely looks 10 years younger

As we get older our teeth get darker and shorter as they do their work chomping on all that lovely food.  Those short yellow teeth have gone and with it the years, also a little tweaking to remove the excess gum and he looks, younger, fresher and even more gorgeous!

That’s why your smile is THE best accessory

George Clooney Before

George Clooney After

I cannot believe it has been over a month since I wrote anything on the blog, totally shocking!  I am trying to decide if the time has sped by so fast because I am having such a great time or if it is just because I am getting older and I don’t know what it is about time, but the older you get the faster time seems to speed by!

Anyway in my defence I have been in the states, for almost three weeks, first for a conference and then for a course.  Yup the Yanks are still the leaders when it comes to cosmetic dentisty which is why I invest so much time and energy in the many trips I take there to learn all the new techniques to make sure our guests do absolutely benefit from the best.

I was in Vegas for the International Federation of Esthetic Dentistry.  It is a conference held every 2 years where all the top cosmetic dentists from over the world come together to share experiences and learn.  It is really intense, early morning 7am starts.  I was moaning one day and had to shut up after talking to a Korean dentist who had travelled twice the distance i did, was more jetlagged than I and was struggling to understand all that was going on because his English wasn’t that great.  It reminded me that excellence was a journey and he said he felt just being there was sufficient..nothing more to be said!

New research from Mintel has confirmed what we all already know

1. Stained yellow teeth are the top aesthetic concerns for consumers

2. 4/10 of us Brits are more concerned about the colour of our teeth than health issues such as cavities or gum disease

“Alongside wrinkles, teeth are another key indicator of age. Agelessness is one of the major social issues which has been gathering pace over the past decade. Whilst kids are getting older younger, older adults are refusing to accept their age,” This was a comment by the Senior analyst at Mintel.

I am often bemused by the panic of such stories and why people are suprised by the results.  It is as old as time.  Why do  we have to hide medicine in ‘nice food’ or drinks to get kids to swallow it?  The same reason why I have many smokers that know all about the fact it can kill them but won’t quit.  Suddenly they decide they want whiter teeth for a special event or birthday and this motivates them to quit.  Is it vanity?  Are they choosing beauty over life? Do I care?  Absolutely not, I’m for whatever works!

So going back to the Mintel story I know for a fact that anyone who has had their smile fixed no longer needs to be told to brush, floss see the hygienist etc They love the way they look, take pride in themselves and so are motivated to look after their teeth and their oral health improves drastically.

That’s what we should focus on, finding solutions that motivate so it is a win win for everyone.  Now if I could invent a floss that whitens teeth, flossing would no longer be the ‘F” word!

“I am thrilled to bits with my new smile and love admiring myself in the mirror!”

Every one appreciates a healthy, beautiful smile. Studies report that more than 50 percent of adults state they are unhappy with their smiles. I love what I do because in as little as two weeks we can rejuvenate not just a person’s smile but their whole face, their confidence…and without lifting a knife!  I call it my Smile lift

Janet is a great example.  Nothing has changed in the before and after pictures…she is even wearing the same pair of earings!

What’s different?  Her new found confidence shines through.  She looks younger, lighter and her face even looks brighter because the flash, like our eyes picks up her brighter smile which reflects the light.

From never wanting to smile and always running away from having photographs taken, Janet now can’t stop grinning!

Old Smile

New Smile