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Dental News
Outstanding imaging with Planmeca CBCT units
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: As a global leader in digital imaging, Planmeca provides a range of solutions designed to suit all imaging needs. All of the ...
Charity team will conquer mountain to fundraise for mouth cancer
RUGBY, UK: A charity team is set to tackle the daunting Striding Edge challenge to raise money and help continue the fight against mouth cancer in the UK. ...
Income drop and low morale: Northern Ireland dentists are stuggling
BELFAST, UK: The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned that general dental practitioners in Northern Ireland are at breaking point. The trade ...
Interview: “People are genuinely surprised at the illusions they had about toothbrushing”
With an estimated 50 per cent of the European population suffering from some form of periodontal disease, and a big majority suffering or having suffered ...
Surgeons warn of risks involved with tongue splitting
LONDON, UK: The British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and the Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) at the Royal College ...
SDCEP provides guidance for preventative antibiotic use
LONDON, UK: In 2016, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s CG64 clinical guideline (NICE CG64) was revised to include new guidance for ...
Family is key motivator for international dentists, UK study finds
PORTSMOUTH, UK: Over the past decade, the British dental workforce has grown increasingly international. By 2016, for example, 35 per cent of newly ...
Interview: “We’re all about prevention”
Getting one’s patients to engage in preventative oral health behaviours can be difficult at times. Helping them to understand the importance of such care ...
Interview: “An oral cancer exam should be part of a dental check-up”
Though oral cancer is a condition rarely seen in the dental practice, the combination of its increasing incidence and relatively poor five-year survival ...
Study shows HPV infection rates lower than expected
SHEFFIELD, UK: The Department of Health and Social Care’s recent confirmation of the extension of the vaccination programme against the human ...
Research links processed starch to dental caries
NEWCASTLE, UK: Given the abundance of dietary recommendations that can be accessed these days, understanding what we should and should not eat can be a ...
Report recommends that dentists cut their carbon footprint
LONDON, UK: The recent European summer heatwave has brought climate change, and methods of combating it, to the fore of many public discussions. In keeping ...
Workforce figures present mixed blessings for dental academics
LONDON, UK: A recently released report on the state of Britain’s dental clinical academic workforce has highlighted both positive and negative trends in ...
Interview: 3-D printers allow us to create a variety of different models
Though the recent advancements in 3-D printing technology and their effect on the dental industry have been well catalogued, less focus has been placed on ...
Report predicts dental laboratory market to be worth more than £33 billion by 2024
LONDON, UK: As digital dentistry becomes more commonplace, the relationship between dentists and dental laboratories seems set to grow. A new research ...
Results of student survey show satisfaction with UK dental education
LONDON, UK: More than 320,000 students at UK-based higher institutions have taken part in the 2018 National Student Survey, an anonymous survey that gathers...
BOC: OrthoTED talks to address engaging topics
LONDON, UK: The British Orthodontic Society (BOS) has revealed the four thought-provoking papers selected for the OrthoTED session at the upcoming British ...
Interview: “Tooth discolorations can have a psychosocial effect on the patient’s life”
Until recently, performing a tooth whitening procedure on British dental patients under the age of 18 was illegal. However, recent changes in the position ...
Periodontitis and peri-implantitis prophylaxis through sealing the superstructures
Periodontal disease is still a key area of interest in dentistry today. While, in the past, we relied on improving treatments in technical and material ...
Interview: Concerted action can lead us towards a cavity-free future
It is a curious truth of modern dentistry that, despite growing awareness of the importance of oral health, the prevalence of dental caries remains at an ...
Updated guidance on infant feeding welcomed by BSPD
LONDON, UK: The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) has welcomed updated guidance provided by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition ...
British consumers misled by claims on cereal packaging, study shows
CARDIFF, UK: By now, it is well known that many leading breakfast cereals may contain a surprisingly high amount of sugar in each bowl. A recent study, ...
Survey demonstrates UK doctors’ negative opinion of Brexit
LONDON, UK: More than two years after a national referendum resulted in the UK electorate voting to leave the EU, Brexit remains entrenched in the ...
Dental care professionals to be affected by CPD changes
LONDON, UK: At the start of 2018, all UK-based dentists were required to adopt the new approach to continuing professional development (CPD) outlined by the...
Dental and industry professionals meet at 2018 IADR General Session and Exhibition
LONDON, UK: The 96th General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) has begun and is being held in conjunction ...
“Orthodontics 360°”: BOC sheds light on all aspects of specialty
LONDON, UK: The biggest event for all UK dental professionals with an interest in the orthodontic specialty will be held in the heart of the capital this ...
BDA and BADN welcome official confirmation of HPV vaccination for boys
LONDON, UK: The British Dental Association (BDA) and the British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN), along with other organisations, have welcomed the ...
Research uses dental plaque to uncover potential for insights into ancient diets
YORK, UK: Perhaps unfairly, the teeth of Britons have developed an international reputation for being crooked and aesthetically subpar. Researchers have ...
Study reveals hidden costs of persistent orofacial pain
NEWCASTLE, UK: Orofacial pain, which affects an estimated 7 per cent of the British population, is an issue caused by a group of conditions affecting the ...
New Health and Social Care Secretary appointed in UK
LONDON, UK: The recent resignation of British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has caused a reshuffling of the Cabinet of the UK, with Secretary of State for...