Dr. Ngareka Bensemann is the principal dentist at the newly opened Marsden Cove dental clinic in Northland. She doesn’t just work at the practice, she created it herself from scratch which, as you can imagine, is not an easy task! Ngareka believes that quality dentistry should be easily accessible to all, regardless of background, and …

I’m always going on about the environmental benefit of switching from toothpaste in a tube to toothpaste tablets or toothpaste jars, but I haven’t yet really talked about how the different toothpaste ingredients measure up. As a toothpaste formulator and a dental professional, it’s second nature for me to pick up a tube of toothpaste …

And why don’t you make fluoride-free toothpaste? This is definitely our most frequently asked question. Laura, a dental professional, answers these qs!

I grew up in Napier, brushed my teeth with fluoride toothpaste twice a day, and had an OK diet. I still got tooth decay. I wish I’d grown up in an area with fluoridated water. A recent proposal on the touchy topic of water fluoridation would see Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield make the …