can beauty salons do teeth whitening

Q. Is it legal for beauty salons to be carrying out teeth whitening? I was told that the lady who carried out my treatment was trained - what qualifications should she have? I am not satisfied with the results and they say i signed a consent form to agree that the treatment may not be effective, can they get away with this? the leaflet they give out states they can whiten your teeth between 4 and 11 shades, i only went 3 shades and i am still a 4B which to me is still yellow. I want to confront them about this but need to know some facts about whether they are trading correctly etc before i do. thanks you for your advice in advance

A. Please contact the BACD and trading standards.  It is illiegal for anyone other than a dentist or a Hygienist/therapist with the correct training and under the prescription of a dentist to carry out bleaching.

Dr Julian Caplan
Aviva Cosmetic Dentistry
Director on the board of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
www.avivacosmeticdentistry.co.uk
101 St. Peters Street
St. Albans Hertfordshire
AL1 3EN

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