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Antibiotics before dental treatment could save lives, research shows
Up to 78 lives per year could be saved if dentists could administer antibiotics to vulnerable patients with heart conditions…
Dentistry
A Dental Student’s Guide to…facial nerve palsy
This month, Hannah Hook discusses the importance of knowing the signs of facial nerve palsy and the impact it could…
Young Dentist
Dentists ‘should prescribe antibiotics to those at risk of heart infection’
Dentists in the UK should be able to prescribe antibiotics to patients at high risk of heart disease, according to…
Dentistry
A Dental Student’s Guide to…Le Fort fractures
This month, Hannah Hook explores Le Fort fractures, including classifying each one and the best treatment option for the patient.…
Young Dentist
A Dental Student’s Guide to…odontogenic cysts
This month Hannah Hook explores different odontogenic cysts, including their diagnoses and treatment options. Odontogenic cysts are described as an…
Young Dentist
A Dental Student’s Guide to… white patches
This month Hannah Hook explores white patches in the mouth and explains the reasons behind these and the treatment required.…
Young Dentist
A Dental Student’s Guide to…mandible fractures
This month Hannah Hook explores mandible fractures, how to diagnose and work out where the fracture is, as well as…
Young Dentist
A Dental Student’s Guide to…infective endocarditis
In this month’s Dental Student’s Guide, Hannah Hook covers infective endocarditis, explaining what to look out for and treatments. Infective…
Young Dentist
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Ban on the…
Dentistry
FGDP(UK) endorses advice on antibiotic use
The FGDP(UK) has endorsed new advice for dentists on the use of antibiotics against infective endocarditis (IE). New advice from the…
Dentistry
Latest clinical management updates
The University of Sheffield is hosting a one-day CPD education day, aimed at general and specialist dental practitioners, dental care…
Dentistry
Increase in heart infections due to fewer prescriptions for prophylactic antibiotics
A new study has shown that the incidence of life-threatening heart infection has increased since the introduction of the 2008…
Private Practice
Antibiotics may harm ‘heart risk’ dental patients
A University of Sheffield research team is to look at whether withdrawing antibiotic cover for dental patients at risk of…
Dentistry
Oral bacteria ‘mimic proteins’ to cause heart disease
Irish researchers have pinned down the secret of how some oral bacteria can have such a profound effect on systemic…
Dentistry
Dental plaque bacteria may trigger blood clots
Better understanding of the relationship between oral bacteria and blood clots could ultimately lead to new treatments for infective endocarditis.…
Oral health
Dental plaque bacteria may trigger blood clots
Better understanding of the relationship between oral bacteria and blood clots could ultimately lead to new treatments for infective endocarditis.…
Dentistry
Clarify antibiotics rules, says dento-legal expert
Many dental malpractice legal battles could be prevented if rules governing the administration of antibiotics were toughened. That’s according to a…
Dentistry
NHS dentists working in a ‘more preventive way’
Chief dental officer Barry Cockcroft has welcomed news that NHS dentists have increased the prescription of high concentration toothpaste in…
Dentistry
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