Can you imagine being so petrified of the dentist that you had left it twenty years since your last visit?
Well this is EXACTLY the predicament two of our viewers - Vicky Hawcroft and Lianne Osborne - found themselves in.
The decades of neglect had well and truly taken their toll on their tortured teeth, so last week we set psychologist Emma Kenny the task of curing their fear. But did they manage to make it into the dreaded dentist chair? And if they did, did resident dentist Bobby Bandlish have his work cut out?
So with this month being National Smile Month, Vicky and Lianne join us to reveal if This Morning has managed to FINALLY give them a perfect smile...
Helplines
British Dental Health Foundation
Dental Health Helpline: 0845 063 1188
www.dentalhealth.org
The British Dental Health Foundation is a national charity that has 30 years' experience promoting the benefits of good oral health to the public. It runs a free consumer dental helpline that is operated by a qualified dental team who provide free independent and impartial advice on all aspects of oral health. They reply in person to the general public's enquiries by phone, email and letter. Free patient information literature is available on a wide range of topics such as finding a dentist, gum disease, oral cancer and patient's rights. See above for how to contact the helpline. Confidential email replies will be sent within two working days to enquiries via the online service.
Anxiety & Phobia
Anxiety UK (formerly National Phobics Society)
Helpline: 08444 775 774
www.anxietyuk.org.uk
Works to relieve and support those living with anxiety disorders by providing information, support and understanding via an extensive range of services
TOP UK (Triumph over Phobia)
Helpline: 0845 600 9601
www.triumphoverphobia.com
Triumph Over Phobia (TOP UK) is a UK registered charity which aims to help sufferers of phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder and other related anxiety to overcome their fears and become ex-sufferers.
No Panic
Helpline: 0808 808 0545
www.nopanic.org.uk
Aims to aid the relief and rehabilitation of those people suffering from Panic Attacks, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, other related Anxiety Disorders, and to provide support to sufferers and their families and or carers
First Steps to Freedom
Helpline: 0845 120 2916
www.first-steps.org
Aims to help those who suffer from phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder, general anxiety, panic attacks, anorexia and bulimia together with help for their carers.
MIND Phobias Factsheet
Mind Infoline: 0845 766 0613
www.mind.org.uk/help/diagnoses_and_conditions/phobias
Royal College of Psychiatrists Anxiety and Phobias Factsheets
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/mentalhealthproblems/anxietyphobias.aspx