Dentists were officially allowed to open again on Monday 8 June, but with strict new health and safety measures to be implemented, large stocks of PPE needed and staff requiring training, the British Dental Association estimate that only a third will actually reopen this week.
Emergency appointments have still been available during lockdown, but understandably it may be a while before we can easily book in for cosmetic treatments such as professional whitening again.
With us all spending more time at home nowadays, it is all too easy to make that fourth coffee of the day, pour another glass of Merlot or tuck into a takeaway curry, but these strong-coloured foods top the list of tooth-stainers.