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Nilesh Parmar discusses the rise of Facebook groups as an essential outlet for addressing challenges within the dental community, particularly regarding professional struggles and mental wellbeing. In recent years, these groups have gained popularity as dentistry can often feel isolating. They provide a sense of camaraderie, reminding dentists that they are not alone in their…
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Dentist Nilesh Parmar discusses the Sonicare toothbrush, his weapon of choice to combat oral bacteria that can wreck implants and oral health. ‘Patients are spending a lot of money on Invisalign treatment, implants and bonding, and they need to maintain this work, something a manual toothbrush just cannot do.’ Dr Nilesh Parmar, who treats between…
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Implant and cosmetic dentist Dr Nilesh Parmar shares the role charity work and mentoring plays in his life and career. Dental surgeon and Philips key opinion leader Dr Nilesh Parmar infuses his life with giving back – from pro bono work to a flourishing mentoring programme. He talks about the responsibility dentists have to implement…
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With less than two weeks to go until the 2024 general election, Nilesh Parmar offers his views on what the government needs to do when it comes to UK dentistry. If you go back to a time when the actual dental health of the country was good, it was when dentists had no quotas and…
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Dr Nilesh Parmar explains why the new NHS dental recovery plan falls short of what both the profession and the public really need. This reform is not a reform. It’s not even close to a reform. It’s basically slapping some more plaster on an already damp, decaying wall. They haven’t addressed the main issue, which…
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Nilesh Parmar explains why men’s mental health is such a crucial conversation to have in the high-pressured world of dentistry. Speaking on Talk TV last week, Nilesh discussed the difficulties of loneliness within the profession and why we all need to remain compassionate: Isolated environment Dentists have been found routinely to have some of the…
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This Stoptober, Nilesh Parmar explains why vapes are a good way to encourage heavy smokers to give up cigarettes – but need to be approached with caution among young people. The data on vaping is relatively new, whereas we’ve got years and years of data in regards to smoking. What we have seen and what…
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In this month’s column, Nilesh Parmar walks us through the implant consultation and lists things clinicians need to consider with their patients. As an implant surgeon, you will have patients referred specifically for replacement of a single or multiple teeth. The implant consult is key in assessing suitability, medical history, needs, expectations and financial considerations.…
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Nilesh Parmar examines how immediate implant placement can help skilled clinicians keep up with patient demands. When implant dentistry first became mainstream, the tried and tested protocol of removing the tooth, allowing the site to heal for three to six months, placing the implant, then waiting another three to six months before loading, was commonplace.…
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Nilesh Parmar discusses the growing indemnity costs that come with offering dental implants and how to encourage more dentists to take it up. Dental implants aren’t really taught at university. Yes students are given a one/two-day course on them, practising on models. But actual clinical experience is very limited. Therefore students qualify with little or…
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With so many brands around, Nilesh Parmar explains how to distinguish between different dental implant manufacturers. The implant dentistry market in the UK has a huge breath of implants types from various manufacturers. These products come from all over the world. As far afar as Korea, India and even Brazil. Since the credit crisis, the…
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Are you considering becoming an implant dentist? Nilesh Parmar explains why implant dentistry is falling out of favour and why delegates need to go ‘all in’. Dental implant treatment is one of the outliers in dentistry. Whereas we all qualify having taken out a tooth, completed a root canal and fitted a crown. No dental…
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Nilesh Parmar discusses how integral social media has become in dentistry and how practices can use it to their benefit. It is a salutary thought that potential new patients are more likely to find your practice and check your social media accounts before they visit your website. Many will prefer to make contact via these…
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In the latest implant insights, Nilesh Parmar explores the different methods of taking impressions and the different materials available. Impression techniques in dentistry remained unchanged for several years, before the use of intraoral scanners. Prior to this, impressions were taken in conventional or special trays with a silicone compound usually the material of choice. Over…
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We speak to Dr Nilesh R Parmar of Parmar Dental in Southend-On-Sea about his passion for implant dentistry and why he feels bone grafting materials are so important for exceptional clinical outcomes. What do you like most about being involved with implant dentistry today? Implant dentistry is the only field of medicine where we can…
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In this month’s implant insights column, Nilesh Parmar compares cement retained implants with screw retained implants. There has always been debate in implant dentistry over the optimal way to secure an implant prosthesis onto an implant fixture. Currently there are two primary ways to provide restorations on dental implant fixtures. The cement retained solution This…
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Nilesh Parmar launches his new column Implant Insights. To kick start he looks at immediate implant placement to keep up with patient demands. When implant dentistry first became mainstream, the tried and tested protocol of removing the tooth, allowing the site to heal for three to six months, then placing the implant, then waiting another…
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We speak to Nilesh Parmar about Clinisept+ Mouthwash and how it is helping keep his implant patients stain free. How long have you been using Clinisept+ Mouthwash for? I think it’s been close to a year, maybe 18 months. Yes, we’ve been very pleased with it. I started using it as routine. We previously gave…
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We find out a little more about Nilesh Parmar and his life in dentistry. More about Nilesh Parmar In 2004, aged 22, Nilesh graduated youngest in his class at the Barts & London Dental School. After qualifying Nilesh carried out the one-year mandatory vocational training at a small dental practice in Gt Dunmow, Essex. He…
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