At Wayside we have wholeheartedly embraced the digital revolution to improve our patients’ outcomes and comfort. Here are just a few of the things we offer…. Intra-oral scans Intra-Oral Scanners use a tiny HD camera which takes hundreds of photos ... Read More
The team at Wayside hope all our patients had a wonderful summer and spent a well-earned rest enjoying some quality time with friends and family. Or maybe some of you can’t wait to get back to a normal routine! Either way, as summer starts to fade ... Read More
One of the many nice things about working in health care, and dentistry in particular, is hearing the everyday stories of our amazing patients. Wayside Dental has been at our current location since 1938 and Dr Robin Horton and his team have been deli ... Read More
Since Robin started placing implants over 20 years ago, there’s been huge technological advances to make this surgery minimally invasive, safer, faster and incredibly accurate with better positioning. This has been achieved with scans and planning ... Read More
One thing we really pride ourselves on at Wayside Dental Practice in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, is our total commitment to providing our patients with the latest and most comfortable dental care technologies. One such innovation (well, we’ve been us ... Read More
When Dr Robin Horton set out on his career in dentistry the one thing he promised himself was to always keep his skills up to date and embrace all the latest dental innovations. That desire to offer patients solutions that were once deemed impossible ... Read More
Why use lasers for surgery? At Wayside, we use dental lasers in many of our treatments as they are incredibly gentle, reduce inflammation and encourage healing. We often get asked “are dental lasers safe?” and the simple answer is we consider pat ... Read More
At Wayside, we use dental lasers in many of our treatments. They are minimally invasive and make dental procedures so much easier. We also use them for pain relief and healing and this effect from lasers is known as photobiomodulation. It is called t ... Read More
What is Oral Mucositis? Oral mucositis is a common side effect of cancer therapy. Cancer therapy targets fast dividing cells, and the inside of your mouth is mostly made up of these. As a result, the lining of the mouth becomes irritated leading ... Read More
Christmas is always a crazy, joyful and chaotic time, especially for students coming home from university. Bags of dirty washing, a reading list as long as your arm, essays to be written and friends to catch up with. It’s not what you’d call rela ... Read More
