Keeping your teeth white has become a trend that has already been going on for about the last 10 years now. There are many companies that sell do it yourself kits that reportedly work pretty well, but you are going to pay up to $40 for each kit if that is the route that you want to go. Teeth whitening has become such a hot trend that there are criminals willing to steal large amounts of the kits so they can resell them at a lower cost.
Besides the theives that want to resell a stolen teeth whitening kit to you, there have been reports that dentists are willing to do the procedure illegally. According to one report that is coming out of the United Kingdom, there is a unregistered dental nurse that is doing the teeth whitening process illegally. The work is being done at the Simply Chic Teeth Whitening clinic in Walkden. There you will find Janet Johnstone, a dental nurse that has never been registered with the General Dental Council.
A visit to the clinic by Trading Standards officers is what prompted the investigation and currently Johnstone has been found guilty and will be paying court bills. No one that was working with the Simply Chic Teeth Whitening company commented on the investigation. She was found guilty of not being prepared to practice dentistry in general, but more specifically, teeth whitening, according to the Dentist Act 1984.
According to investigators, Johnstone was not banned from practicing dentistry and that is because she was never allowed to according to the law in the first place. In the United Kingdom, teeth whitening can be done by individuals who are regulated by the GDC. Those workers include dentists, dental hygienists, dental therapists or dental technicians that work closely with dentists. If you have ever had a question about whether your dentist has been registered in the United Kingdom, you can check the GDC’s website for more information.
Even though most people would rather have a professional whiten their teeth, there are ways that you can do it at home and naturally. Some of the ways that you can do it yourself include using baking soda and lemon juice, coconut oil, baking soda and hydrogen peroxide, apple cider vinegar or a strawberry mix that helps to break down plaque. All of these processes are safer for your teeth compared to many treatments that you might get at the dentist. They are typically going to cost you a lot less as well in the long run.