News

Vermilion is delighted to announce the addition of two new clinicians to its team.

Dr Louise O’Dowd BDS (Dund 2002) MFDS RCS (Ed) MSc FDS (Rest Dent) RCS (Ed) specialist in restorative dentistry joins Vermilion’s periodontal team.

Vermilion also launches an exciting new cognitive behavioural therapy service with the addition to the team of former oral medicine consultant Dr Fiona Crawford BDS (Edin 1979) DDS FDS RCPS (Glasg) Dip CBT.

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Vermilion launches its brand new series of free, verifiable CPD for the year ahead. Covering everything from endodontics, periodontics and partial denture prosthodontics to oral surgery, tooth whitening and implant hygiene. Sign up now!

 

The summer ’17 edition of Scottish Dental Magazine features Vermilion’s orthodontic service and Dr Tom Nasiopoulos, our registered specialist in orthodontics.

Vermilion has published a new handbook for its patients containing full information on our clinic, our treatment costs and our policies. Click here to download a copy!

Name: Sarah MacDonald

Age: 33

Lives: Edinburgh

Occupation: Busy mum of two young children

Sarah’s Story:

Even though people say to me that I have a nice smile – my front teeth are straight and I have had them whitened in the past – I was actually really unhappy with my smile. This was mainly due to four gaps (two on each side) which I felt really showed when I smiled. In fact, every time I looked at a photo of myself – be it my wedding photographs or social media snaps – all I could see were these gaps. This was a throwback to when I was 14 years old, when I had four teeth removed. I was supposed to have orthodontics, but unfortunately this never happened.

For some time I had been thinking about trying to get these gaps closed over, and wondered if I might need to have braces to do this. One thing was clear: I didn’t want to have the old-fashioned “train tracks”…Ugly Betty style! This would not have fitted in with my ladies lunches and cocktails with the girls in Tiger Lily!

However, through the media and lifestyle magazines, I had heard of “invisible braces” and this had captured my imagination.

I decided to approach Vermilion – The Smile Experts, a dental clinic based in Corstorphine, not far from where I live.

My aim was to fact find and discuss whether I could obtain the smile that I had always dreamed of… the first step towards my exciting new journey!

Read more of Sarah’s Blog here

 

Vermilion recently hosted its first-ever Symposium which attracted around 100 delegates. The event was held in the historic Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and featured a day of education, hospitality and networking for our friends and referring colleagues.

The Programme can be downloaded here

Dr David Offord opens the Symposium

 

Nine speakers assembled including the guest speaker, Dr Richard Holliday, SpR in restorative dentistry at Newcastle Dental Hospital who spoke on the topic of e-cigarettes and oral health (pictured below).

 

Other speakers included Vermilion’s clinicians who talked periodontics, endodontics, orthodontics, intra-oral scanning and same-day removable implant bridges, plus Steve Snook from Southern Implants.

 

 

 

Dr Will McLean talked about Endodontic success – the Devil is in the Detail

 

 

 

Vermilion would like to thank Southern Implants, Clear Correct and the Dental Directory for sponsoring the event, plus the many delegates who had travelled far and wide.

A huge thanks to all our speakers – the feedback on their presentations has been outstanding.

 

Scottish Dental Magazine recently caught up with David Offord at Vermilion to hear all the latest news! Read the published article in the July 2017 issue.

Vermilion has been granted planning consent to create a specialist referral branch in the Scottish Borders. The proposed clinic is a new-build on the Pinnaclehill Industrial Estate in Kelso. Slated to open in summer 2017, the 250 square metre clinic will feature three fully-equipped surgeries with relaxing views of the rolling fields, a denture laboratory, local decontamination unit, cutting-edge X-ray technology, a bright and welcoming reception area and staff quarters. The site will include ample parking space for patients, assuring ease of accessibility.

The clinic will operate solely on a referral-only basis inviting complex cases from general dental practitioners based in the Scottish Borders and Northumberland.

Vermilion wishes to thank its valued referrers in the Scottish Borders who have supported these plans and provided much encouragement during the application process!

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We are delighted to welcome Dr Tom Nasiopoulos DDS MDSc PhD, registered specialist in orthodontics to the Vermilion team!
Dr Nasiopoulos is a vastly experienced orthodontist with an infectious enthusiasm for his speciality. He has a particular interest in treating adult patients using clear braces and aligners. He will treat patients using the latest techniques, in particular digital impressions and case planning using the Trioss intra-oral scanner. Dr Nasiopoulos has been an Invisalign user and teacher since 2003, and is keen to work with general dental practitioners in Edinburgh to support their own orthodontic caseload.

Tom is keen to establish a study club for GDPs who are active with orthodontics, with a programme of verifiable CPD throughout the year. Our vision is that Tom provides mentorship and support for ortho-active dentists who would value support with treatment planning: a service which vets their cases and enables them to tackle appropriate ones within their competency, and the others they refer to Tom for specialist treatment.

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