As you'll have read in the news lately, there has been an increased number of flu cases in Scotland this winter. The good news is that there is still time to get a vaccination. Analysis shows that so far in Scotland these is a mixture of the “standard” seasonal influenza strain and also the now-labelled “Australian Flu” strain. Australia had almost 250,000 cases of flu in 2017, with a high number of fatalities. Australian flu is of particular danger to the elderly and pregnan

Ask any parent about brushing their small children's teeth and they’ll tell you it's a complete nightmare. Twice a day, little ones love to show us who's the toothbrush boss by clamping their teeth shut, squirming, running away and crying. It's so frustrating! Many of my patients ask me - surely there is a better way? Brushing Conall's first teeth when he was a baby. The truth is, it's hard even for me as a dentist to get it right with my little boy, Conall. He is 2 and a hal