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UCLA researchers have, for the first time, discovered that people with sleep apnoea show tissue loss in brain regions that help store memory. Sleep apnoea occurs when a blocked airway repeatedly halts the sleeper’s breathing, resulting in loud bursts of snoring and chronic daytime fatigue. Memory loss and difficulty focusing are also common complaints. Prior…
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Southampton will be the first area in the UK to seek the public’s views on adding flouride to their tap water since Health Minister Alan Johnson’s ‘fluoridation for all’ proposal in February. Health chiefs in the city are to begin consultation next month. The move is in light of high levels of tooth decay there…
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Researchers at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry say they have improved upon a surgical procedure developed by periodontist Tom Wilcko that rapidly straightens teeth, delivering a healthy bite and attractive smile in months instead of years. Led by Hessam Nowzari DDS, PhD, Director of the USC School of Dentistry and Advanced Education…
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Skin piercings might be the rage among teens, but researchers from Tel Aviv University have found good reasons to think twice about piercing one’s tongue or lip. Dr. Liran Levin, a dentist from the Department of Oral Rehabilitation, School of Dental Medicine at Tel Aviv University has found that about 15 to 20 percent of…
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Hello once again, and welcome to the latest editor’s blog\. With a lot of news and the World Aesthetic Congress just recently gone, it’s proving to be a great time for the website\. So let’s get going. It’s been a busy old time in the Preventive Dentistry offices with frankly all manner of excitement going…
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With the latest entry into his video blog going live on YouTube, Tom Roberts is rightly excited. He delves into the hottest topics in the world of oral health including a unique degree course aimed at dental care professionals and researching showing a link between periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Queen’s University Belfast has been rated as the top institution in the UK for the study of dentistry by The Times Good University Guide 2009. The University’s undergraduate course in dentistry has been given an overall rating of 100% in the guide, which has been identified by a Government-funded review as the most influential of…
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Dental experts reckon they have improved upon a surgical procedure that rapidly straightens teeth in months instead of years. Researchers at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry have published the first case study of the successful use of a patient’s own bone material for the grafting necessary in the accelerated orthodontic surgical procedure.…
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Tongue and lips piercings can create dental complications, according to a new study. Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have found that oral tissue piercings fracture teeth and increase dental complications in early adulthood. Dr Liran Levin, a dentist from the Department of Oral Rehabilitation, School of Dental Medicine at Tel Aviv University said that…
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There has been a spate of economic data over recent months concerning the rising cost of living. Mortgage, food shopping and petrol costs have jumped forcing the annual rate of inflation to more than 3.3% p.a. How should pension investors best cope with inflation? Pre-retirement • Invest in equities: Up until 10 years before retirement,…
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A report revealing an alarming number of dental patients going without mouth cancer checks has prompted a tide of protest from dentists throughout the UK. The survey revealed that 71% of people said their dentist had never checked them for the condition. And 87% said their dentist had never even spoken to them about it.…
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A survey to discover the morale of Vocational Dental Practioners (VDPs) in the UK revealed low scores when it came to future changes in NHS dentistry. But generally they were happy within their team, the new survey suggests. A confidential postal questionnaire was used to measure levels of morale among all VDPs in the UK…
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Periowave™ is a broad spectrum anti-microbial that provides a cutting edge weapon in the dentist’s arsenal against periodontal disease. With Photo Dynamic Disinfection (PDD) you can give your patients the highest standard of treatment and results. PDD is the application of a photosensitiser that preferentially binds with target bacteria. Non-thermal laser is applied to the…
