The Dentist

Spend more time cleaning

‘For good dental hygiene, you need to brush for two minutes, twice a day – most of us brush for 30 seconds, but that’s not nearly enough time to remove all the plaque and prevent decay. I also tell people to smell their dental floss after using it because, usually, it smells gross, and that’s the scent of bacteria having a party where your brush can’t reach. It generally encourages people to keep using it. Floss or use an interdental brush twice a week.’

James Goolnik, Founder of the

Bow Lane Dental Group, London