Megawhite teeth whitening

Reviewed by Dr Guhrs Sehmi on 11th March 2014

Megawhite are breaking the law

As we have all seen, teeth whitening is often carried out in shopping centres and beauty salons, so why is this, and how do they get around the law?

The truth is that they are in fact breaking the law, and until recently they have been getting away with it.

One common misconception is that if the person selling the teeth whitening is not touching the customer, then they are not performing dentistry. They give all the gel to the customer, and the customer will ‘self administer’ the whitening. This is a common belief, however if you read what is in the first paragraph again:

It is illegal for "anyone other than a dentist to give treatment, advice or attendance that would normally be given by a dentist".

It is clear that even if someone is offering you teeth whitening without actually touching you, they are breaking the law. And this seems fair, if someone gave you acid and said it was teeth whitening gel, then when things went wrong, their response was "but you did it yourself, I didn't put it on your teeth!"

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars