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23 OCTOBER 2021 • HEALTHCARE INNOVATIONS DISTRIBUTED WITH THE SATURDAY DAILY MAIL The perfect smile


Rhona Eskander’s smile-transforming techniques are both cost- effective and highly successful. Words: Charlotte Wigram-Evans


D


r Rhona Eskander is not your normal dentist. Young, beautiful and


incredibly glamorous, Rhona greets her patients in a plant- filled, fairy-light bedecked waiting room in London’s Chelsea, kissing them on both cheeks and calling them her “Honeys! Darlings! Angels!” Her approach is as current as


she is, where, as well as general dentistry, she concentrates on transforming smiles and employing the latest techniques to build that Hollywood grin. “Lots of my patients are fairly


young,” she tells me. “With Instagram and social media in general, there’s so much pressure to have perfect teeth, but I also see an increasing number of older people, too. Tey come in and realise how much I can do, and when they leave they have this whole new confidence.”


One of the treatments Rhona


is referring to is bonding, where composite resin is applied to make teeth whiter and more even. It’s a simple, inexpensive cosmetic dental procedure that’s usually completed in a single visit. It’s less extreme and less expensive than veneers. Tis is the treatment I’m


testing. Over-zealous drinking from the bottle as a teenager combined with excessive coffee consumption as an adult has resulted in chips and staining on my two front teeth. “Hun!” Rhona greets me as


exuberantly as she did her other patients, embracing me like a long-lost cousin before leading me through to her work area. Tere are no needles, no


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As well as general dentistry, she concentrates on transforming smiles and employing the latest techniques to build that Hollywood grin


Prostate radiation therapy


Dr Albert Edwards treats localised prostate cancer with radiotherapy, brachytherapy or a combination of the two


Dr Edwards implants SpaceOAR Vue hydrogel behind the prostate gland to protect the rectum from high radiation doses in patients receiving radiation treatment for prostate cancer. Prostate


image-guided radi-


otherapy (IGRT) treats prostate cancer with high energy x-rays daily over several weeks. Daily x-ray and CT scans of the pelvis just before each radiation treat- ment ensure the prostate is targeted with accuracy and preci- sion. Prostate seed brachytherapy treats prostate cancer by perma- nently implanting the prostate gland with tiny radioactive seeds. Te seeds emit short-range radia- tion to destroy cancer cells in the prostate gland while relatively sparing


surrounding patients


tissues. Prostate brachytherapy offers


excellent


normal cure


rates and a high chance of preserving erectile, urinary and bowel function. SpaceOar Vue is a biode-


gradable gel that’s injected into the narrow space between the rectum and the prostate gland,


pliers, and in half an hour, Rhona’s work is done. Unlike many other dental procedures, no anaesthesia is required. “Bonding is great because it’s so quick and doesn’t involve damaging the teeth, plus so long as you’re careful, it lasts for years,” she explains. I gaze at my mouth in the mirror. My two front teeth are perfectly white, perfectly symmetrical — the years of mistreatment erased. I leave with the confidence Rhona talked of. And yes, it’s amazing. Price: from £200 per tooth, but often only the front four need to be treated. drrhonaeskander.com


THE WHITE SPACEOAR VUE IMPLANT (S) INCREASES THE SEPARATION OF THE RECTUM (R) FROM THE PROSTATE GLAND (P). THE BLADDER (B) SITS ABOVE THE PROSTATE.


where it rapidly solidifies and keeps the rectal wall away from the prostate gland until it biode- grades and disappears six months later. Tis reduces the radiation dose received by the rectum and further decreases the chances of


developing rectal problems in the future from the adverse effects of


radiation. SpaceOar Vue is


visible on the CT scans used for image-guidance with daily radi- otherapy because it contains a contrast agent.


T: 01227 764 499 E: doverstreet.office@nhs.net doverstreetdoctors.org.uk/dr-albert-edwards Maidstone — GenesisCare Canterbury — BMI Chaucer


DR ALBERT EDWARDS


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