I love my dog (as much as I love you)

Therefore, I will spend some wonderful days with him.



See you on 2nd June!

Perfect fit!

Perfection requires an excellent fit.

What use are nice, Hollywoodish teeth if they do not fit you or your mouth? Last week, I talked to a lady who had a gap between her two front teeth. She wanted dental implants, but only if we could make the same kind of gap. Normally, people ask me how to get rid of a gap, so I was a bit surprised. Then I thought: imagine people like Frost or -even worse- Daziel (I like British TV detectives) suddenly smiling with large, straight, whitened and veneered teeth.... It would change their personality and, probably, Lynley and Pascoe would take over.

With Dentaprime, tooth replacement is more than just placing any crown, bridge or dental implant. Before and after treatment, it has to be you!

Through good times and bad times

This is my aunt on the day she was 50 years married to God.

Most people get married to other people. Many of them use that opportunity to have their teeth renovated, so that they can smile at the photographer.

Smile in front of the fountain...

Smile in front of the church...

Smile in the park...

Smile in front of the limo...

Smile half behind a tree (him) ....

Smile next to a tree (her)...

I would not go to Dentaprime on your wedding trip, but a dental holiday -just a few months before the Big Day- can be almost just as much fun.

Almost...

Eastern European Song Contest

Last night, we were on the couch. The snacks, chips and drinks were on the table. Then the sound of the Eurovision Song Contest filled our living room. Some time ago, we bought a 48 inch flatscreen, so when number 19 of 19 finally took the stage, we were really into it.

Our 3 lads sounded

At least, that is what we thought. The 'Shine, shine, SHINE!' activated the Moscow public and we made it into the finals.

Did we?

Azerbaijan, twelve points
Albania, twelve points
Ukrain, twelve points
The Netherlands, zero points......

Sometimes I hate Eastern Europe!
They're great at dental holidays but should be banned from 'our' yearly event.
Then, perhaps, there will be room for a new

Waterloo
What's another year
Puppet on a string
All kinds of everything
and of course Dutch ding-a-dongs

I am in denial and will watch the finales next Saturday. No chips and drinks, though. We will be mourning by then.

Only the lonely

You think going to Bulgaria without travel companion is bad?

Don't make him laugh....

Of course, it is more fun when there is the two of you, but Dentaprime's staff is very friendly and the dental treatments are almost painless. The environment is perfect, the hotels do not give rooms to the Cockroach Family and the weather already is quite nice.

Most of the time, you will not be the only English speaking patient in the waiting room, so perhaps you will even make some new friends.

Give it a try. You're worth it!

Dental treatment is peanuts

Olive, from County Westmeath, Ireland, arrives in England to live with her daughter and son in law. She is moving because of her poor health and brings with her most of her treasured possessions. These include a small piece of tissue paper in which she has secreted what appear to be five teeth which have broken off her denture.

Having settled in she asks Thomas, 'Do you know where I can get my dentures mended?' 'Of course,' replies Thomas, 'If you give them to me I'll take them to a dental technician.'
Olive duly hands over the rather tired piece of paper which contains some very grubby looking teeth.

He drives to Waterlooville to the dental laboratory. 'How long will it take?' Thomas asks the technician. 'Oh, about an hour, 'smiles the dental expert.' Then I'll wait in the car', says Thomas, 'and read my newspaper.'

An hour passes and the technician appears at the car window holding a plastic bag and the piece of tissue paper. 'That'll be £80, 'requests the specialist, 'but I could only fit four of the teeth to the denture. I'm sorry.' 'That's a pity', comments Thomas, 'what happened to the fifth one?'

'I have it here in the tissue', answers the technician, showing it to Thomas. 'The thing is, he says, 'it's easy to fit the teeth but impossible to fit this peanut.'

Get up, get on up

In Varna there is a tooth machine!



It's called CEREC equipment.

The dentist prepares the tooth for a crown or veneer. Then a 3D camera catches the tooth and the image goes to the CEREC computer. After that, the data is sent to a milling machine. Finally, the dentist uses a solid ceramic block to mill out the tooth restoration.

This equipment is a time saver, but of course there are more differences with hand made tooth replacements. Our dentists can tell you all about it!

What did the dentist see at the North Pole?...A molar bear

What was the dentist doing in Panama?...Looking for the Root Canal

What game did the dentist play when she was a child?...Caps and robbers

Little red rooster

Our neighbours have a rooster......

Now in the old days, a rooster was used instead of an alarm clock. This rooster, however, OWNS an alarm clock!

Carole King used to sing "Winter, Spring Summer or Fall, all you have to do is call." Well, he does!

Kakadoodledoooooooo!!!!!!!!!

He does not know a Sunday from a Monday and a holiday from a working day. Ever since the animal came into my life, I eat chicken twice per week.

Most people who go to Bulgaria for dental treatment want it to be over in one week or less. Many times Dentaprime can fullfil this wish, but sometimes it is impossible. If you did not visit a dentist for years -because the last one extracted your back teeth and did not wait for the sedation to do its work-, we may need 10 days or 2 weeks. However, if you go to a local dentist, he/she will ask you to come back and back and back and..... In the end, you may have spent more time traveling to your dentist, sitting in the waiting room and in the dentist's chair.

Your triumph

Quite a few people have to conquer a lot of fear before visiting our clinic in Bulgaria. They do not think of holidays but of pain, a small table with dental instruments, the sound of drilling and a metal or porcelain spitting bowl.

I think they all deserve a monument! There already are quite a few of these 'arcs' in the world, so a few more would not cause anyone harm.

A distinction has been made between dental anxiety, dental fear, and dental phobia.

Dental anxiety is a reaction to an unknown danger. Anxiety is extremely common, and most people experience some degree of dental anxiety especially if they're about to have something done which they've never experienced before. Basically, it's a fear of the unknown.

Dental fear is a reaction to a known danger ("I know what the dentist is going to do, been there, done that - I'm scared!!"), which involves a fight-or-flight response when confronted with the threatening stimulus.

Dental phobia is basically the same as fear, only much stronger ("I know what happens when I go to the dentist - there's no way I'm going back if I can help it. I'm so terrified I feel sick"). Also, the fight-or-flight response occurs when just thinking about or being reminded of the threatening situation. Someone with a dental phobia will avoid dental care at all costs until either a physical problem or the psychological burden of the phobia becomes overwhelming.

Some of this information comes from

You can visit this website for extensive information on dental anxiety, fear and phobia.



In the meantime, I will start building your arc.

The dentist always tells twice

At Dentaprime, we do everything to make you feel comfortable.

Most people hate sitting in a dentist's chair and many are so anxious that they have countless bad dreams before they enter the clinic.

Andy: “Doc, I had the worst dream of my life last night. I dreamed I was with twelve of the most beautiful chorus girls in the world. Blondes, brunettes, redheads, all dancing in a row.”
Doctor Schindjalova: “But Mizzzterrrr Zjones, zat iz a verrrry nize dream!”
Andy: "Oh yeah? In the dream, I was the third girl from the end.”

The ambience in our clinic is peaceful, the staff is very friendly, the dentists are experienced and -although they would not hurt a fly- understand that they scare you to death. We all have more than enough time to make you feel comfortable. You will feel like a VIP, but then without the Britney Spears symptoms.

After we have explained what can be done to restore your smile, there is no pressure. You return to your hotel (or to the beach) and only the next day, you tell us if you want to go ahead with the treatment.

Hugo, the Boss

Although red cat Billy is twice his size, black and white Hugo clearly is Boss...


Size is a strange phenomenon. Some people want their teeth to be smaller, others want them to be bigger. Until now, I did not talk to a patient with micro- or macrodentia, which are developmental abnormalities. People see perfect teeth on the telly and are no longer satisfied with their own. In most cases, we can help by placing veneers or crowns.

However, always keep in mind that your teeth are one of the features of your personality.
Please think twice before changing that in an irriversible way!

An Arizonan and a Texan are driving through Arizona one afternoon. As they drive down the highway, the Arizonan points out the sights.
Pointing out the car window, the Arizonan notes, "Look, over there is a cattle ranch." "We have cattle ranches that are at least twice that size in Texas," claims the Texan.
They drive on for another hour, and the Arizonan points out an area of cotton fields. "In Texas, we have cotton fields that are much bigger than that," notes the Texan.
By this time, the Arizonan is starting to get annoyed. Not wanting to be outdone, he continues driving.
An hour later, they reach northwestern. The Texan looks out the window at the Great Canyon and asks, "What is that?" Without missing a beat, the Arizonan replies, "Don't you have irrgation ditches in Texas?"

What's up doc?

14th August is the anniversary of Doc Holliday's birth. As a son of a pharmacist, Doc attended the Pennsylvania School of Dentistry. He practiced in Atlanta before he moved to the (dryer) West. This was because he was diagnosed with tuberculosis.

After his move, he still practiced as a dentist. His patients, however, were not to fond of the coughing tooth filler and extractor. Doc soon ran out of money and needed to look for another job.

He started gambling and was good at it. Later, he became just as good with guns and knives. His education as a dentist went to the dogs and -like those dogs- he shot many men.

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but tuberculosis killed Doc Holiday....

Relax.... Dentaprime's "Doc" plays it safe and does not gamble with your teeth.

Magic even the tooth fairy can not perform

Early 20th Century, some people were convinced that taking out teeth could cure mental disorders.

Dr. Henry Cotton (USA) thought that bacterial infections could cause brain damage. First he made his patients toothless, then he extracted their tonsils, and finally, he took away more vital organs.

Cotton claimed a cure rate of 85 percent. Actually, nearly 43 per cent of his patients died! The man was obsessed and even had some of his own teeth extracted to cure his heart failure. His wife and two sons also lost teeth.

It didn't bring any good; the sons both committed suicide when they were still quite young.....

(This oven is too small for a suicide attempt. It is meant for crowns. )