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HIV-positive dentist loses licence over dishonesty

PAISLEY, UK: The General Dental Council has removed a Scottish dentist from the register because he failed to disclose his HIV status to authorities. Along ...

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More English adults see NHS dentists

LEEDS, UK: The number of adult and child patients who visit a National Health Service (NHS) dentist is rising, but only the North of England has recorded an...

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Teeth reveal details of Richard III’s lifestyle

LEICESTER, UK: Isotope analysis of bone and tooth material from King Richard III has revealed previously unknown details of his early life and the change in...

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Brighton builds waste house with 20,000 toothbrushes

BRIGHTON, UK: Students, apprentices and volunteers from Brighton in South England have built a house completely made of waste. Among DVDs, jeans and many ...

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Prima Dental to enter Indian market

GLOUCESTER – Dental bur manufacturer Prima Dental has announced that it will be entering the Indian dental market with the launch of a full range of ...

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UK dental students not informed about domestic violence

MANCHESTER, UK: Most victims of domestic violence have injuries around the head and neck region. Thus, dentists are in a prime position to spot signs of ...

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World champion misses competition owing to infected tooth

LONDON, UK: In an interview with the BBC, the UK public broadcasting corporation, British distance runner Mohamed “Mo” Farah, CBE, has ...

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Study finds highly inconsistent recommendations on toothbrushing

LONDON – A comparison of advice on toothbrushing for adults and children given by dental companies, textbooks and dental associations has found that ...

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Straumann team embarks on charity bike ride

CRAWLEY, UK: From 2 to 6 September, a team composed of staff members from the UK division of dental implant manufacturer Straumann and customers will ...

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Electric toothbrushes outperform manual toothbrushes in long-term study

MANCHESTER, UK: From a review of studies on different kinds of toothbrushes, researchers from the UK have found that electric toothbrushes are more ...

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UK adults believe that correction of their smile could improve confidence

RUGBY – A UK survey commissioned by the British Dental Health Foundation and dental company Align Technology has found that over a quarter of people ...

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Almost half of Brits do not visit or take their children to the dentist

LONDON – A recently published report about the UK dental consumer market has shown that only 52 per cent of the UK population visited the dentist ...

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Tooth extractions are main reason for children's hospital admissions

LEEDS – The main reason for English children of primary school age being admitted to hospital is multiple tooth extraction. According to the latest ...

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Instrumentarium Dental exhibits at major ortho congress

WARSAW, Poland/TUUSULA, Finland: In June, participants at the 90th Congress of the European Orthodontic Society in Warsaw in Poland had the opportunity to ...

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Woman discovers foreign dental piece in cheese

CAMBRIDGE – A woman from Cambridge in England has reported finding someone else’s dental work in a piece of blue cheese purchased at a ...

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Oral-B Bluetooth toothbrush goes on sale

SURREY, UK: The Oral-B toothbrush brand has announced that its SmartSeries electric toothbrush is now available for purchase in the UK. The device is the ...

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Ivoclar Vivadent discusses monolithic restorations in London

LONDON – For over 150 years, the Westminster Hospital in London took care of the sick and disabled until making way for the Queen Elizabeth II ...

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Minimally invasive treatment concepts in dentistry discussed in Lucerne

LUCERNE, Switzerland: In his invitation to the sixth Swiss Biomaterial Days congress, chairman Prof. Walter Lückerath emphasised the obligation of the...

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New device to treat caries with electric remineralisation

LONDON – British researchers have developed a device that takes the pain out of tooth decay treatment by electrically reversing the process to help ...

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Quality of life study of denture and dental implant patients launched

MANCHESTER – About 3.7 million British citizens have no natural teeth and many of them wear dentures and consequently have difficulty chewing and ...

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Eonis dental displays: high image quality for fast, accurate diagnosis and dental image review

KORTRIJK, Belgium: For over 20 years, radiologists, surgeons, clinicians and other healthcare professionals around the world have been relying on ...

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Duchess of Cambridge, Beckham and Clooney have best smiles

THAME, UK: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, has been voted as having the best female celebrity smile. David Beckham and George Clooney share the top ...

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University Dental Hospital of Manchester to feature in TV documentary

MANCHESTER – Staff and patients from the University Dental Hospital of Manchester are the subject of a new observational documentary airing on ITV in ...

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Henry Schein helps raise awareness of oral cancer

GILLINGHAM – Henry Schein UK, the UK-based division of Henry Schein, is participating in 500 Miles 4 Smiles, a month-long walking event in the UK that...

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UK dental authorities prosecute creator of James Bond villain teeth

LONDON – The national regulator of dental practice in the UK, the General Dental Council (GDC), has fined Luis Fairman, the creator of the metal teeth...

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Survey finds increased optimism about the future in UK dental professionals

LONDON – The results of a recently published online survey indicate that more dental professionals practising in the UK are optimistic rather than ...

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Henry Schein UK joins child oral health programme

SHEERNESS – Last week, Henry Schein UK, an affiliate of Henry Schein, one of the world’s largest providers of dental care products and services,...

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Elvis tooth on display to promote mouth cancer awareness in UK

LONDON – In order to encourage patients to undergo free mouth cancer screening, a number of dentists across the UK will be displaying a dental crown ...

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Practical periodontics in daily practice

Cosmetic and implant dentistry has become increasing popular among dentists and patients. As this type of dentistry increases, so does litigation. Legal ...

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Staying ahead in dentistry: Pleading for language competency and communication skills

Language competency can mean different things to different people. A dentist and dental nurse for example, will use a completely different vocabulary to ...

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