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Four reasons to use Luxator LX Mechanical Periotome
Optimal access Atraumatic extractions Vertical reciprocating tip Self directing tip. For more information visit www.directadental.se.
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Doctify for dentists
Are your patients always getting an engaged phone line or calling the practice out of hours? Doctify explains how it could help. Doctify was started two years ago when founder Stephanie Eltz wanted to book an appointment with a new dermatologist. After a bad experience, she identified the need for a website where ordinary people could…
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Four reasons to use Fendermate
Predictable contact and anatomic shape One piece design No cervical overhang Designed for minimally invasive dentistry. For more information visit www.directadental.se.
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Tooth decay number one reason children visit hospitals in Wales
Tooth decay is the number one reason children attend hospitals in Wales, a new study has shown. The study has found that five-year-old children in Merthyr and Rhondda Cynon Taf experience the highest rates of dental decay in Wales. The results come after Cwm Taf University Health Board launched its ‘Baby teeth do matter’ campaign in…
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BDIA Dental Showcase to provide platform for CDO for England
BDIA Dental Showcase is working with the Office of the Chief Dental Officer for England (OCDO), to promote and raise awareness of a range of oral health campaigns and directives championed by Sara Hurley, CDO for England. Sara and her team will be attending all three days of BDIA Dental Showcase, taking place 19-21 October…
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What support does Dentex offer?
Pat Langley explains what support Dentex offers practice principals. For more information about Dentex visit www.dentexhealth.co.uk.
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Aquacare – or is it the dental ‘Nespresso’…?
Switch between endodontics/hygiene/implants/MI/orthodontics/paediatric/periodontics/restorative procedures in just one second. You’ll use your Aquacare every day on every patient. If you don’t like Aquacare you haven’t tried it. Email [email protected] to try Aquacare.
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NHS dental practices not accepting new patients
Almost half of NHS dental practices aren’t accepting new adult patients and only three-fifths are accepting new child patients. That’s according to the NHS Choices website and an analysis by the BBC, which found details for 7,000 dental practices on the NHS Choices website, of which 2,500 had information about whether they were currently accepting…
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Help to improve your patients’ oral care routines
Are you looking for ways to help improve your patients’ current oral care routines? Listerine Professional is now offering a variety of programmes focused on the most important topics facing dental professionals, including prevention strategies and patient communication. The Listerine Professional Newsletter: a once-monthly email to keep you informed on how to help patients treat or…
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JCVI using flawed evidence to reject HPV vaccinations
The BDA has accused the JCVI of using flawed modelling as a basis to reject HPV vaccinations in all children. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recently decided against extending the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine to include all boys. The British Dental Association (BDA) believes the methods the JCVI used in its studies…
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Smile design laboratory
Jackie Jones gives her experience using Knight Dental smile design laboratory. For more information visit www.knightdentaldesign.co.uk.
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Belfast named as the city with the sweetest tooth
Belfast has topped a survey to find out which British city has the sweetest tooth, with 83% of its residents consuming cake and biscuits every day. With the Great British Bake Off back on television screens, the Oral Health Foundation sought to find out which city gave in to their sweet tooth cravings the most.…
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Take the hassle out of implant training with Dentale
If you’re thinking of beginning a journey in implant dentistry, Dentale explains why its courses could be suited perfectly for you. As one of the UK’s largest dental training providers, operating out of three state-of-the-art facilities, Dentale has trained over 400 dental professionals to date and continues to put smiles back on the faces of many…
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Free dental plan health check for your practice
Simon Reynolds, from Patient Plan Direct, offers a free dental plan health check, to check your practice’s dental plan strategy and objectives, ensuring you’re doing everything you can to maximise the potential of your dental plan. For more information visit patientplandirect.com.
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Video about the Ceramill Mikro 5X
Splints, bars, implant bridges – the five-axis unit Ceramill Mikro 5X not only masters conventional crown and bridge work but was also designed for fabricating more complex indications with dry millable materials. More information is available at: www.amanngirrbach.com/en/products/milling-cam/ceramill-mikro-5x/.
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Patients missing out on NHS dental care a ‘national disgrace’
Almost half (48.6%) of adults in England haven’t seen an NHS dentist, new figures from NHS Digital show. Although experiencing a slight 0.4% rise from the year before, 21 million adults in England haven’t visited an NHS dentist in the last two years. These figures come despite income from patient NHS dental charges reaching £780 million, up…
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Introducting the Naturall+ implant system
Euroteknika Implants introduces its Naturall+ implant system. For more information visit www.etk.dental/en.
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Northern Ireland’s ‘reckless’ health cuts blasted
Northern Ireland’s Department of Health has been told to find £70 million worth of savings from the Health Service. This is despite budgets for general and primary dental services in Northern Ireland falling in real terms since 2012, according to the British Dental Association (BDA). Tooth extractions under general anaesthetic is now the main reason for…
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Touch the technology at the Digital Dentistry Show
Exclusive access to technology, clever insights on investments, and tips to make your clinical dentistry easier and more predictable – next month’s Digital Dentistry Show really does have it all. That’s why Dentistry magazine is urging readers to book their places now by visiting the website www.digitaldentistryshow.co.uk, and putting Saturday 16 September in their diaries.…