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Pens that are used in waiting rooms, on reception desks and in dental surgeries themselves provide a hotbed for virus transmission. The new Antibac Pen kills 99.9% of harmful bacteria and viruses making it a ‘must have’ for all dental practices where pens are picked up and used by more than one pair of hands. The…
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A dental technology firm has entered the Russian market for the first time. Scottish firm Cariescan is the Dundee-based producer of hand-held devices for the early detection of tooth decay and a subsidiary of 3D Diagnostic Imaging. The company has just appointed an exclusive distributor for the Cariescan technology within Russia. The Russian distributor has been…
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New figures released indicate that the number of children in England visiting a dentist for a check-up has declined slightly over the past five years. The figures published by the NHS Information Centre, showed more than 29 million patients were seen by a NHS dentist in a two-year period ending in June 2011, an increase…
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UCL Eastman PhD students Shari Daniels and Fiona Ryan have both been awarded prestigious research grants by the European Orthodontic Society (EOS) to aid in their impressive research in the field. Fiona is currently undertaking the final year of her PhD and she and her supervisor Professor Susan Cunningham have been awarded £16,320 to fund…
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How ironic that good communication should be so vital in an industry where most of the time the customers are prevented from talking! Encouraging and developing excellent practice/patient communication is what I do and I’m always on the look-out for new techniques to introduce. A potential bag full of them came my way recently through…
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A dental technology firm has entered the Russian market for the first time. Scottish firm Cariescan is the Dundee-based producer of hand-held devices for the early detection of tooth decay and a subsidiary of 3D Diagnostic Imaging. The company has just appointed an exclusive distributor for the Cariescan technology within Russia. The Russian distributor has been…
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The Mouth Cancer Action Month campaign, dedicated to raising awareness of the killer disease, takes place throughout November. Held by the British Dental Health Foundation, in association with Denplan, it will be calling on dentists, doctors, pharmacists to educate members of the general public about a disease that kills more people in the UK than…
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Experts have discovered the most naturally variable protein known to date in a bacterium that’s a key player in the formation of dental plaque. The chemists, from UC San Diego, US w, announced their discovery in this week’s online edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. They say they believe the…
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UK researchers have discovered a pain-free way of tackling dental decay that reverses the damage of acid attack and rebuilds teeth as new. The pioneering treatment promises to transform the approach to filling teeth forever. The team’s solution is to arm dentists with a peptide-based fluid that is literally painted onto the tooth’s surface. The…
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UK researchers have discovered a pain-free way of tackling dental decay that reverses the damage of acid attack and rebuilds teeth as new. The pioneering treatment promises to transform the approach to filling teeth forever. The team’s solution is to arm dentists with a peptide-based fluid that is literally painted onto the tooth’s surface. The…
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The AirFlow Dental Detox ensures stain removal fFor Brighter, Whiter, Healthier Teeth And GumsThe Darfoor Dental Practice at No.1 Harley Street is proud to announce the launch of the ‘AirFlow’ system, designed to eliminate simple tooth staining caused by everyday food and drink whilst cleansing the gums for a full mouth detox, fresh breathe and…
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A children’s dentist is stressing the importance of wearing mouthguards and helmets in the light of the fact that more than three million teeth will be knocked out in youth sporting activities this year. Stephen Mitchell, associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Pediatric Dentistry in the States, says: ‘Basketball and baseball…
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The Mouth Cancer Action Month campaign, dedicated to raising awareness of the killer disease, takes place throughout November. Held by the British Dental Health Foundation, in association with Denplan, it will be calling on dentists, doctors, pharmacists to educate members of the general public about a disease that kills more people in the UK than…
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Experts have discovered the most naturally variable protein known to date in a bacterium that’s a key player in the formation of dental plaque. The chemists, from UC San Diego, US w, announced their discovery in this week’s online edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. They say they believe the…
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The second edition of the Young Dentists Handbook is hot off the press and will be sent to all final-year dental students throughout the UK, foundation dentists and those who qualified in the last one to five years. It is designed to provide relevant and practical information for taking those first steps into the big…
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Calling all Leeds Dental Institute dental hygiene and dental therapy alumni! Leeds Dental Institute will be celebrating 10 years of dental therapy training on Friday 9 September 2011. To mark this special occasion, the Institute is inviting all Leeds dental hygiene and dental therapy alumni to a study day and reunion at the University of Leeds. The…
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Two directors of www.cpd4dentalnurses.co.uk were among the first cohort of students in the UK to graduate with a BSc in Primary Dental Care this summer. Dental hygienists Sue Bagnall (Warwickshire) and Nicky Gough (West Sussex) graduated in July 2011 with BSc (hons) in Primary Dental Care from the University of Kent. They were among the first…
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Ensuring compliance with CQC diktats is now a major factor in every aspect of dental practice management – and seems certain to continue absorbing significant staff time and resources. CQC regulations also apply to employment, and principals need to be fully aware of their obligations when interviewing and engaging new members of staff, or even…
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