Tooth Extraction (Part II)

Today we are going to keep talking about that very common and avoided dental procedure: Tooth Extraction.

As we mentioned on our previous post, Tooth Extraction is not a painful procedure and should be taken care very seriously. On our last post, I gave some general information that should be helpful for all of us. So today I’m sharing some other information that I’m sure you’ll find it very interesting and helpful.

WHAT KIND OF TOOTH NEEDS TO BE REMOVED?

1. Tooth extraction is relative opposite to other treatment. According to the skills of the dentist, many teeth can be repaired and regained to their function. Situations where it is necessary a tooth extraction.

a) When any other treatment can't be done due to an advanced condition of periodontal disease.

b) When the teeth can't be repaired due to severe dental caries. But if the teeth root and gums situation is good, it is also possible to use a dental crown or overdenture so it's not necessary a tooth extraction.

c) When it is not possible a root canal treatment or other root or gums treatments.

d) Dental trauma due to injuries or subgingival fracture or root fracture that can't be repaired. Bones fractures on the line of the tooth must be treated according to every patients situation, because sometimes it is possible to preserve the teeth.

e) Shifting or impacted teeth if they affect the function or appearance of the mouth, if they cause sickness or traumatism, are usually extracted.

f) Impacted tooth causing dental caries or pericoronitis to the adjacent tooth, are usually extracted.

g) Supernumerary tooth that are malpositioned or affecting the function or appearance of other teeth should be extracted.

(Other treatments that require tooth extraction: Ortodontics treatments that require reduction of the number of teeth; for a proper restauration of some teeth, sometimes it is necessary to extract neighboring teeth; before radiation treatments to avoid a complication of the situation of already sick teeth; teeth with benign tumors or cyst)

Detained milk teeth must be extracted, however, in the adult dentition of deciduous teeth, below the non-permanent or permanent impacted, such as deciduous and there is no loosening function, it is not necessary to remove the teeth.

Teeth suspected of having certain dental diseases should also be extracted. Infected teeth causing local diseases such as mandibular osteomyelitis, maxillary sinus lessions, etc, should be urgently brought under control and when the acute inflammation or infection is controled, then the dentist should proceed to the tooth extraction.

My Dream Dental Clinic (Part II)

This is the second part of my very interesting blog article about My Dream Dental Clinic

5. Prices:

Although it is very common to say "Good and Affordable", this concept is often difficult to achieve. Although most people spend a lot of money on beauty treatments and shopping, not too many people can afford SPA treatments and luxury shopping. So my prices although a little bit expensive should also be affordable. After all, in a year, patients should only come to the dentist one or two times, so most patients are willing to pay the bill.

Just like when buying any merchandise, consumers want to pay the real value of a product. So who wants to see the old expired dentist materials? Shouldn't dentists give their patients the same consumers rights than any other establishment? Many people are very used to the traditional consumption rules, so most of the time they do not dare to ask questions. However in the modern dental clinics like in Joinway Dental clinic, all patients have the right to a detailed description of the materials and products used by the doctors. They have the right also to check the quality certificates as well as the whole detailed production process of the products.

6. Environment details:

I would love to have some movie posters and pictures on the wall, as well as some kind of costumers guestbook, so I can feel like at home. I wouldn't like to many paintings but a few very peculiar ones. May be a pair of Impressionist paintings, and even a pair of landscape painting. They should have an elegant taste and give people a sense of power. If possible, I even hope that the artworks are valuable.

Next to the TV set there can be some scattered African pottery, or some lights emitting art works.


A brown fabric sofa in the waiting room, next to some design magazines displayed in a magazines rack, as well as some other high-end magazines. Small pictures frames with some pictures of real costumers as some kind of guestbook, to give patients a sense of trust.



7. Front desk:

The receptionist lady should have a sweet voice and professional manners to answer the phone and to answer the patients questions. They should be beautiful and dignified women. She should help patients to take out their coats and put them away, they should also take care of their personal valuables and place their belongings in the right places.

They should be quick and accurate when billing patients. They should protect the clients privacy and when patients don't have money enough to pay for the treatment, they should be patient and wait for the patients to use their bank cards. When patients have trouble finding the way to the clinic or out of the clinic, they should be helpful and indicate them the way.
8. Ambiance:

The correct placement of flowers is very important, forever beautiful and vibrant plants can make people happy. The fragrance of Lilies makes people realize that the owner has exquisite taste.

Even when family members have forgotten, it will be a very pleasant surprise for the patients to receive a Happy Birthday card from Joinway Dental clinic. During season holidays also send them a greetings card. During consultation time, the receptionist won't harass the patients but timely remind them of their appointments.

The receptionist should also prepare always some unique music for each patients nationality, age, time of the day, treatment stage... That way the patients will feel a warm feeling of preparation especially for them.


What else do I have to say? I just hope that you enjoy my dental services, you feel at home and in a friendly environment. And I hope that the patients can also join the clinic employees for their activities which won't only be dentist related parties.

My Dream Dental Clinic (Part I)

For a long time I have dreamt of a dental clinic, where I would put all the things I like together and of course, with the passing of the time I would add some other elements. How would that clinic be?

First of all, I would love for the staff to be cordial and gentle; women in my clinic to be beautiful and fashionable; men are generous and handsome. I hope all the employees have a good working background and learning experiences. Their uniforms should be very fit and clean.

Second of all, the clinic environment is very important to be, it should be too extravagant but simple and relaxing, with a very spacious waiting room, where patients and companions can watch TV. The waiting room should be something like a Starbucks room, where there's always warm coffee. For those who drink juice or tea instead, there will always be some available too. The whole idea is to to make people waiting feel comfortable and taken cared of...

The clinic location is a very important matter. I do not want it to be next to the road, but I would prefer a hidden elegant place. However I would make sure that the place is easily accessible and with parking available.

Besides all that, the clinic should be complete and professional facility, because in dentistry the differences between different kinds of facilities and materials are very wide. For instance, when the patients lie on the dental chair, their neck should have a full support, so even if the treatment takes a long time, they won't feel uncomfortable. Also on the X-ray area, there must be very good protection of the radiations.

Strict disinfectation will be without any doubts one of the clinics strongest points.

After the treatment completion, the doctor will give a summary of the mouth situation to the patient, and set up an individual file for each patient, with all the treatment information and endoscopic image set, together also with all the personal health information and consent forms. At the end of the visit, the doctors will politely accompany their patients to the door or elevator.

Other clinic requirements:

1. Appointments:

Timely appointments do not require too much waiting. When because of work reasons patients can't arrive to the clinic on time, or require some emergency service, the dentists would also try to satisfy the patients wishes because they are their private doctors.

2. Language:

I would expect all the employees to speak standard Chinese language and fluent English language or another foreign language.

3. Restrooms:

For the women's restroom, there should always be some available magazines to read, like American Fashion magazines. Washrooms should have enough light, aroma of perfume and some light relaxing music. Clean, disinfected, and warm towel towels, are essential goods. On the corner should be a basket of female supplies, like hand creams, body lotions as well as a very clean cosmetic mirror.

Male and female toilets must be separate. In the men's toilets, the walls may be framed with humor and some sexy pictures. There should be men magazines like "Men Fashion" or something like "Interesting Small Jokes Compilations". There must definitely be an ashtray, and some extra cigars or cigarettes and some interesting lighters. A large wall mirror is also very important.

Disabled patients toilets will be independent, with handrails to help them. Someone can help at any time, if called by a light switch inside the toilet.

4. Consultations:

When patients lie on the dental chair, they can better watch some television or listen to MP3 music, if they are afraid of the apparatus noises. When patients are afraid of the treatments it can be more relaxing to listen to their favorite music. Like many patients, especially women are afraid of the pain, there must be a doctor or nurse always available to hold their hand while doing the treatments.

Men are usually more afraid than women, they just don't admit it for not losing face. The very brave battlefield winner, would get full of cold sweat just when seeing the doctors holding the needles. Therefore an important job of the doctor is to protect their faces, encourage them to do the treatment and walk them through the whole process, explain them details like they do with children. A better understanding of the procedures should help them relax better feel less afraid.

Children are like a white piece of paper, their first visit to the dentist, will form their entire impression of a dentist. So first, the dentist should become their friend, to play a bit with them is quite important. There should be some of their favorite toys like Teddy Bears, Kitty Cat, Snow White as well as some spacecrafts and some other comics. Doctors should talk to them about their favorite comics, promise them some chocolates or lollipops if they are obedients. Nurses should also play with them, hug them and make them feel loved. At the end of the consultation, doctors could take pics with them to hand on the wall.

The next time, he'll definitely remember the consultation time better than his mom. When treating children, doctors should try to make the treatment time as short as possible. They should also start from the simple to the most complicated procedures.

You can read the original blog post in our Chinese Language Blog. And you will be able to read the second part of this blog shortly.

Qinghai and Gansu Tour

On September 28th in the evening, my dog "Duo Duo", my good friend Hero and me took a plane to Xinnin. We joined a group of 17 other people from "Green Travel" club to Gansu, Qinghai

Our trip coincided with the second day of the Hui minority festival "Eid al-Fitr" (the Festival of Fast-breaking). At 8 in the morning the ceremony began. In the mosque chanting people started arriving, the people kneel to pray the first ...

I took lovely pictures of the beautiful Qinghai Lake Oh ..... what a strong sunshine and low bushes ...


We were listening to the music in the car along the road,everybody laughing in singing, Staring at the basin.

We also stopped by the Delhi and go Caka Salt Lake on the road .....

At the Mingsha mountain, my friend Hero and me took some people .... a lot of people think we were particularly funny. I can only admire my her, she is very interesting when she is being herself. She placed the camera properly, and quicle went in front of the camera to POSE. She took the trouble of repeating the same action, until the perfect photo shoot came. ... seriously very cute.

At the Mogao Caves we can not take pictures. We absolutely loved the exquisite patterns.

When we arrived to Yumen we were cold and hungry. Wind like a knife was hurting us. First we couldn't find the village, then we couldn't find any shop, It is no wonder that in the ancient times, here was a well-known prisoners decentralization place ....


When I first climbed to the pinnacle of 71 glaciers, the feeling was amazing .... the sky seemsed to meet the pole at your fingertips, stroking the tip of the lofty sun. The most complete Central glaciers, like the sky falling waterfall. .. there was a heavy wind, I found a rock to wait for the the arrival of the rest of the people. At a twinkling of an eye, I saw I pure-white Hada stone over my head, which I took like a very asupicious sign... and then a miracle happened, the wind stopped, and so did the cold...a feeling of happiness and harmony filled my whole body... I was standing on the ground, I could listen to the loud singing of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Tibetan traditional dances .. the sun as an extremely kind-hearted grandfather, smiled at me ... I can not explain all of that, I just felt happy


... facing the sun, with devout heart, I thought about the interesting pure-white hada stone .... In that moment I was thinking then my parents, God, Buddha, they were all present on my mind. At that moment I feel that they were the same person on my ...

I also visited the Tar Temple and the mosque in Xining, I have been addicted to the Hui minoritty traditions. A girl selling headscarfs told me that white was a very nice color, with a good meaning and that it suited me very good. I think she was right...


People who live in Xining thought I was a very spiritual person so they recommended me a few books on Buddhism. Visiting the glacier there was a peculiar experience that I always thought it was fascinating, since I have always interested in history . So after coming back from the trip I read those books and considered that whole trip experience finished...

If you wish to read the Chinese version of the post and watch some more pictures, you can read it at our Chinese blog

A View to Joinway Dental Clinic in 2008

"MY 2008, JOINWAY DENTAL 2008"

Yesterday evening I was returning to Beijing from Shenzhen, throwing my cloths packages around. My friend Hero who was with me, smiled and said: Where are we going to sell this cloths? We look like we are doing clothing wholesale. We laughed, and put an end to my 2008. . . Speaking of my year overall work... I might look a little tired from my work, but always smiling. I left very few messages, I had little change to communicate with my friends, or my loyal followers. . . Friend, this year, was very fulfilling and very happy. In my personal life, I had too little date, but I away all my feelings of love, and focused on my work! If I don't do my work well, how can we let go my heart enjoy? If you can not give my deepest love to my loved one, give him my undivided time, how can I nurture the flower of love? When I work, it's my most attractive moment, my most passionate and good. If I must remove these qualities, the light of my love, will lose all its of beauty. If my loved one can understand me, that would be very nice. More and more customers, more and more friends, more and more fun things to do. . . Like a hungry man in Beijing, I breathe new air, absorbing the spirit of spiritual nutrition. . . I wake up every morning listening classic music programs; every day I fall asleep, also to the sound of classical music. . . After understanding more of the Russian musicians, I re-experienced Chaplin and Mozart. . Everyday in Beijing is a new day full of new ideas! The more I get other people's trust, The greater pressure I feel on myself. . . I should not disappoint people, those are my principles! Thus, the quality of my clinic's management, the management of all the service services, the new professional challenges, the learning of new technologies and procedures, occupied the core of 2008! If I could use only one word to describe my last year, that word would be: excitement! Every day I meet new interesting person, every day I get more good news, it gets a little bit difficult to finish everything perfectly! Before the bell sounded every time, I loudly said: I did it! Work, the successful completion of the mission in 2008 and almost completed mission of my 2009: marketing and management work finished to the 70%! Winter has not yet come, but I already sew myself a very comfy blanket... Can not tell you in details all the good things that had happened in 2008, but would like to share this: once again we became the investment bank's Gold partners, their platinum card member have a cooperation agreement with our dental clinic; we are the only dental clinic registered in China with some of the most famous foreign insurance companies, we have signed an exclusive cooperation contract, at the same time, we will create the first dental plan for an insurance company; more than 10 different foreign insurance companies are willing to become our partners! Before the start of 2009, I have signed an agreement with That's Beijing's magazine to write 12 English articles in the form of a monthly column about Cosmetic Dentistry. We also have started to work with some of Beijing's most influential foreign networking clubs, to participate on their activities. The largest company allowed us to sponsor all their activities throughout the year; they also suggested to participate in their monthly large-scale activities as an English speaker; The Beijinger magazine qualified us as one of "Best Dentists in China" by their readers.... This year, I encountered many new people, whether their were friends or customers, or foreigners, most of them are accustomed to embrace! Sincerely embrace. . Embrace from the heart. . . Including for the patient readers of this blog, I'm grateful for every possession... Listening to very slow music, I say good night to you... My next year's plan? Oh, must find a sweet him; if you come to our clinic, you can see the long-standing Joinway Dental Clinic, compare to my previously mentioned DREAM CLINIC much more perfect. You do not believe? Oh you better believe it. . Ha ha. . Sweet kiss, friends. Good night!


If you wish to read this same post in it's original Chinese language, you can check our Chinese Language Blog

Tooth Extraction (Part I)

Many of us just go to the dentist when in pain, sometimes we are so afraid of the pain that we might feel when we go to the dentist, that we prefer to bare our own toothache or we wait till our cavities start hurting and it’s usually too late.
There are many dental procedures that help fix our cavities or our infections and tooth accidents. But when there’s no other option, most dentists opt to realize a tooth extraction procedure.
Contrary to what most people think, it is not necessarily a painful procedure. With the use of anesthetics and “happy gas”, this can be a completely pain free procedure.
Also contrary to what most people might think, tooth extraction should be first discussed with your dentist, there most be a clear understanding of the details and risks factors. From today I’m creating a series of 3 small posts with some information about tooth extraction that you might find interesting and useful.

Tooth extraction information:
1. After the tooth extraction, the patient must bite the medical gauze or tampon on the wound for at least half an hour. During the next 24 hours, the patient might see some small blood traces on the saliva, this is perfectly normal, and the patient shouldn't worry about it.

2. After a tooth extraction the patient can be an semi-lying position, but is it nor recommended to lie on the flat position. The patient shouldn't take hot shower immediately after the extraction, to avoid bleeding.

3. After the extraction the patient shouldn't eat or drink for at least 2 hours. The patient can however drink liquids or half liquid food. The patient should avoid hard or hot food.

4. The day of the extraction you should not play any violent sport or do any kind of physical labor, you should not drink alcohol, you should not play any kind of musical instrument, you should not suck or rinse your wound.

5.) When the anesthetic's effect disappear, the extraction area might present some discomfort and pain, please consult your doctor about the medication to take. If there's a hot feeling, severe pain, swelling out of the ordinary or bleeding please consult your doctor immediately.

6.) When a tooth is extracted from reasons different than third molar, overcrowded teeth or for orthodontics reason, usually doctors propose to put a provisional implant on the area. And it should be checked approximately 2 months after the procedure.


We hope you find this information useful and follow us for the next coming posts. If you have any questions, feel free to ask us here or on our email : joinwaydental@gmail.com.

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Happy "Niu" Year!

This last week was probably one of the most important weeks in China, it was our Spring Festival or "Chunjie". We are celebrating the beginning of the Chinese Year of the "Ox"! The Joinway Dental team Congratulates all its friend on this new year of the Ox.
For those of you not quite familiar with the Chinese Calendar, here's a brief introduction:

The Chinese calendar is a lunar calendar and it is divided into 12 months of 29 or 30 days (compensating for the lunar month's mean duration of 29 days, 12 hr,

44.05 min).

This calendar is synchronized with the solar year by the addition of extra months at fixed intervals.

The Chinese calendar runs on a 60-year cycle. The cycles 1876-1935 and 1936-95, with the years grouped under their 12 animal designation, along with the first 24 years of the current cycle.

This current cycle began in 1996 and will last until 2055. Feb. 9, 2005, marks the beginning of the year 4703 in the Chinese calendar, and is designated the Year of the Rooster.

In the Chinese calendar, the beginning of the year falls somewhere between late January and early February.
The Chinese have adopted the Western calendar since 1911, but the lunar calendar is still used for festive occasions such as the Chinese New Year. Many Chinese calendars will print both the solar dates and the Chinese lunar dates.

The order of the 12 animals on the Chinese Calendar has a very curious origin, according to the Chinese legend, the twelve animals quarreled one day as to who was to head the cycle of years. The gods were asked to decide and they held a contest: whoever was to reach the opposite bank of the river would be first, and the rest of the animals would receive their years according
to their finish.

All the twelve animals gathered at the river bank and jumped in. Unknown to the ox, the rat had jumped upon his back. As the ox was about to jump ashore, the rat jumped off the ox's back, and
won the race. The pig, who was very lazy, ended up last.
That is why the rat is the first year of the animal cycle, the ox second, and the pig last.

The current Chinese Year of the Ox represents and wealth and prosperity, for Ox is a symbol of powerful individuals with unyielding and stubborn personalities.
People born under this sing are natural born leaders who typically succeed when
given the chance . They are upright, inspiring, easy-going and
conservative.

I hope you find this information interesting and leave us some comments with your opinion.

One Apple, Infinite Smiles

Apple is probably the most popular fruit in the world. I'm not the biggest Apple's fan in the world, but from time to time I really enjoy eating some.
It turns out, apple has many different health benefits. Apples reduce the risk of heart disease and strokes.

Apples are a naturally fat-free, saturated fat-free, and cholesterol-free food, and are an excellent source of fiber – both soluble (including pectin) and insoluble types. Apple is a fiber rich fruit and fiber lowers cholesterol levels in the blood, so the "bad" LDL cholesterol doesn’t get a chance to clog arteries where it might cause a heart attack or stroke.

Apples are also good for reduce cancer risk and reduces high blood pressure risk.

Apple are usually a part of every healthy diet and weight losing diets. It might be because apples’ fiber fills you up faster, so you eat less and feel fuller for longer.

But what it actually caught my attention is that apple can actually help your dental health.

Crunchy, juicy apples act like nature’s toothbrush, keeping teeth healthy and scrubbing away stains over time. Their rough, fibrous texture and natural tannins, chased with a rinse of water, make them ideal for cleaning and brightening teeth.

Not only apples are good for that matter, but carrots, radish, cucumber, orange, pear, beetroot, watermelon, etc.

Raw foods are also very good natural teeth cleaners, many doctors suggest to eat some raw food after every meals. This will help clean your teeth and gums due to high water content. However, after eating citrus fruits or juices, rinse your mouth with water, as the acids present in them can weaken enamel.

This information was very new and interesting to me. If you know of other healthy foods that can help us get a nicer smile, leave us a comment.
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A Little Bit of Dentistry

Since one of the goals of my blog is to introduce you to different topics of dentistry, I think it's just right to introduce you briefly to a new tendency on dentistry, Cosmetic Dentistry.
I'll explain in a few words, the main difference between traditional General Dentistry and Cosmetic Dentistry.

Traditional dentistry focuses mainly on oral hygiene, as well as preventing, diagnosing and treating oral diseases. On the other hand, cosmetic dentistry focuses on improving the appearance of a person's teeth, mouth and smile.

We could say that restorative, general and family dental practices solve dental problems that require necessary treatments, while cosmetic dentistry provides elective -or desired treatments or services.

Just until a few months ago, I thought people just go to the dentist because they are in pain, or need a filling, a root canal treatment or some other kind of restorative treatment, but since working at Joinway Dental, I've learnt a lot and I've seen how more and more patients are walking into the clinic asking today for cosmetic surgery.

Then I realized that it actually makes sense, people are looking really hard every day to boost their self-steem, people worry about personal appearance now more than a few decades ago.
A beautiful smile, with sparkling white teeth and perfectly healthy mouth can make a very lasting impression on people around us, and can make us all very happy and confident.

So, although we have a very old concept of dentistry, I encourage you all to try some basic procedures so you can feel better and happy and make people around you happy.

If you have tried any kind of cosmetic dental treatment or if you have any information or questions about the topic, you are welcome to leave your comments on our comments section.

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Welcome to our brand new blog!!

I work for Joinway Dental Clinic, a leader in China’s dental health industry. Today I'm launching this brand new blog to introduce you to my clinic, to several dental health topics, and to talk about many different things.
I'll be writing very interesting topics about China, Beijing, Dental Health, General Dentistry and many other different topics, such as fashion, TV soaps, movies, International News.
You are all welcome to submit guest posts and to leave as many comments and questions as you want.

For those who have never visited our clinic, here is a small introduction:

Joinway Dental Clinic Beijing branch was licensed in November 2006 with other branches located in different provinces of China.
Joinway Dental Clinic it’s a state-of-the-art facility that provides high standard dentist services with the perfect combination of warm and friendly environment from our professional and well-trained staff.
Joinway Dental Clinic use imported materials of the highest quality and our procedures are updated frequently so our patients can be assured of getting the absolute best innovative dental care, based on the highest international standards of dental care in USA, Hong Kong and Europe.
The doctors and nurses at Joinway Dental welcome all international and national patients to our top quality dentist clinic with the goal of optimum dentist health through exceptional service and a commitment to excellence.
Clinic's contact info:
website: www.dentalcn.com
email add: joinway@dentalcn.com and joinwaydental@gmail.com
tel: 010-84476092/93
fax: 010-84476092
English service phone: 13261816708
Address: 11D, Building D, Oriental Kenzo Plaza, No.48 Dongzhimen Wai Street, Dong Cheng District, Beijing, China.

I hope to enjoy our blog and I hope to have your comments very soon,
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