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If you want to know a short-cut to a guest appearance before the Fitness to Practise Committee of the GDC, why not start at the interface between NHS and private treatment. Here you will discover no end of opportunities to develop your skills as a dodgy dentist. There is no reason why you shouldn’t mix…
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The graduation of the National Dental Nurse Training Programme of Ireland class of 2007 took place on 22 February 2008 for all centres. Prizes for the highest result in each of the following centres were sponsored by the Dublin Dental School and Hospital and the recipients were as follows:• Dublin – Marina Quinn• Galway –…
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The ex-wife of guitar hero Eddie Van Halen, Valerie Bertinelli, says that cigarette smoking might have caused his mouth cancer. During the late 1990s Eddie Van Halen was treated twice for tongue and mouth cancer. However, Eddie, who beat the cancer, blamed the disease on holding a metal guitar pick in his mouth over the…
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A continuing trend of younger dentists rejecting the NHS in favour of cosmetic dental care could spell trouble for NHS patients. These are the fears following news of data released by the NHS Information Centre that suggests older dentists now focus on NHS work more than young colleagues – a reversal of the situation over…
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Howard Shultz co-founder of coffee chain Starbucks have created one of the largest and most successful ‘total experience’ outlets ever! It’s original Seattle shop was a few streets away from the world-famous Pike Place Fish Market – and if you haven’t ever read the staff motivational book Fish! then you had better buy it now!…
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The American Dental Association (ADA) has recommended patients ask five prudent questions of their dentists before having dental work after an Ohio woman became ill because a Chinese-made crown was laced with lead. The investigation by a TV news programme revealed two cases of sick patients after lead was found in their dental restorations. The…
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The winner of the first annual Mouth Cancer Voice Awards has recorded her first CD as part of the top prize. Kirsty Nichol, 17, from Hampshire won the performance for best singer in the event, which was supported by pop star Natasha Hamilton, BBC One TV presenter Julia Bradbury, West End theatre star Julie Atherton…
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It’s Dental Assistant Recognition Week in the US. The American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) – supported by the American Dental Association (ADA) – designates a week every March as a time to ‘acknowledge and recognise the versatile, multi-talented member of your dental team – your dental assistant’. The Dental Assisting National Board cite a study…
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Home whitening kits containing dangerous levels of toxic hydrogen peroxide are widely available on the internet, the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD) has warned. EU recommendations suggest any dental products containing high levels of this bleaching substance can cause damage and burns to teeth and gums and be dangerous to consumers’ health. The latest…
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An endangered type of sea turtle is to be fitted with a prosthetic flipper, attached via a dental implant. Allison, an Atlantic green sea turtle, lost three of her flippers in a shark attack, leaving her with just her right front flipper that can only propel her to the left. But her permanent circling may…
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How do you perform root canal treatment on a 225lbs Sumatran tiger? Very carefully by the looks of things. US vet Dr Larry Baker worked alongside a human endodontist, three veterinarians, a veterinary technician, a human dentist, two dental assistants and two veterinary students, to repair a broken lower canine tooth of Besar, a 16-year-old…
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The British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF) has backed the British Medical Association’s (BMA) call for the government to do more to tackle alcohol misuse in the UK. Excessive drinking has been linked to more than 60 medical conditions, including several cancers, as well as heart disease, hepatitis and diabetes. Alcohol also increases the risk of…
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The British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF) has backed the British Medical Association’s (BMA) call for the government to do more to tackle alcohol misuse in the UK. Excessive drinking has been linked to more than 60 medical conditions, including several cancers, as well as heart disease, hepatitis and diabetes. Alcohol also increases the risk of…
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The cases of oral cancer caused by a virus transmitted during oral sex appear to have increased drastically over the last 30 years, according to a study by US researchers. The number of tongue, mouth and throat cancers due to the sexually transmitted human papilloma virus (HPV), which can also cause cervical cancer in women,…
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The cases of oral cancer caused by a virus transmitted during oral sex appear to have increased drastically over the last 30 years, according to a study by US researchers. The number of tongue, mouth and throat cancers due to the sexually transmitted human papilloma virus (HPV), which can also cause cervical cancer in women,…
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Healthcare has changed drastically over the past 10 years. Technology, industrial relations, economic circumstances, government legislation, patient care and expectations have all influenced the changes we see within practices today. Any practice continuing to offer and implement the same services, in the same environment, with the same expectations of team contribution in the 21st century…
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The current trend in television programmes like Desperate Housewives where a character voices over the opening scenes with a series of questions and observations is very similar to the construction of an article for publication! At last month’s vocational trainers’ meeting in St James’ Hospital, Frank Ormsby, our co-ordinator, posed to us the question as…
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Hypnosis is a natural and enjoyable state of consciousness we all experience many times a day. From sitting idly at a desk and daydreaming to the mental focus required to study in a noisy environment, these are variations of the state that is known as hypnosis. In particular, that twilight time when we are either…
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Touchstone Healthcare’s plans for a five-storey primary care building in Carlow town still have a long way to go despite being granted planning permission. The application was submitted to Carlow Town Council in August 2007 and was granted permission last month. However, with 37 conditions attached to the decision, it has been appealed to An…
