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Fitting interdental cleaning into patients’ lifestyles is the key to forming good habits, Barry Oulton says. As dental professionals will know, interdental cleaning is necessary in order to ensure that bacterial build-up is kept to a minimum. The key to helping patients remember to clean interdentally is to help the behaviour to become a habit and part…
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Sugar levels in drinks covered by the sugar tax have dropped 10 times faster than foods outside the levy. Public Health England is challenging the food industry to reduce sugar in the rest of its products by 20% by 2020. It hopes this drop in sugar will help to improve the level of obesity and tooth decay…
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Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Cornwall patients waiting a year for NHS dental appointment Patients in Penzance are waiting 12 months for the next available NHS dental appointment. Cornwall Live reports check ups cancelled by text with August 2020 the next available appointment date. NHS data…
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Designed to Smile, the Welsh oral health scheme aimed at improving children’s oral health, is celebrating its 10th birthday. Since its launch in 2009, tooth decay in five-year-old Welsh children has dropped by more than 10%. There has also been a 35% reduction in the number of children undergoing dental procedures under general anaesthesia. ‘There is…
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Ivoclar Vivadent introduces its Bluephase Power Cure, which can cure in three seconds. For more information visit www.ivoclarvivadent.co.uk/en-uk/specials/bluephase-powercure-appt.
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Patients in Penzance are waiting 12 months for the next available NHS dental appointment. Cornwall Live reports check ups cancelled by text with August 2020 the next available appointment date. NHS data shows no practices within a 120-mile trip of Penzance are currently accepting new NHS patients. ‘If you’ve broken a tooth the offer of a dental appointment…
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The BOS is announcing a partnership between itself and the Oral Health Foundation today at the British Orthodontic Conference (BOC). The BOS and Oral Health Foundation announced a national campaign to warn patients about risks from ‘direct to consumer’ orthodontics. This joint campaign will advise patients to visit a trained clinician, thus ensuring they are fully informed.…
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Denplan is revamping under the new brand name of ‘Denplan, part of Simplyhealth’. As part of its brand refresh, Simplyhealth is re-introducing the famous Denplan apple as part of its logo. Brand changes will take place immediately and implemented across all of marketing by the end of 2020. ‘We’re really excited about the future of our Denplan brand,’ Caroline Coleman, managing…
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The Dental Complaints Service (DCS) received 2,159 enquiries from dental patients in 2018, a jump from 1,845 in the previous year. Despite this rise, the number of fitness to practise referrals from these calls plummeted by 83% to 57 cases. The rest of the enquiries were either outside the DCS remit (46%), passed onto NHS England…
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The London Dentistry Show welcomed thousands of delegates to Olympia on Friday and Saturday last week. Doors opened to queues of dentists and professionals eager to hear from leading speakers and manufacturers in the profession. Along with this, the show offered attendees the opportunity to gain nine hours of enhanced CPD, all completely for free. ‘We’re…
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The British Dental Association (BDA) is calling for better oral health care for patients in hospitals. A survey, published in the BDJ, shows junior doctors aren’t confident diagnosing oral health conditions. Half of the doctors surveyed don’t routinely assess the mouth as part of an oral health assessment. ‘Dental care for inpatients, particularly the elderly, must…
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Patient finance company Medenta has relaunched itself with new lower rates, new technology and a new brand. The company, which has been established for 15 years, has formed a new partnership with its sister company, Wesleyan Bank, a specialist lender to dentists. This means that, as the credit broker, Medenta can offer its lowest ever…
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All patients are now seeking more aesthetic restorative options. In response, Costech Dental Laboratory introduced Monolith Full-Contour Zirconia – a strong, aesthetic crown option, which, for the first time, makes full zirconia available to NHS patients. One year on, Costech reveals how Monolith has performed and why zirconia crowns are such an excellent choice for…
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We’re giving you the chance to win a £50 Amazon gift voucher, simply by filling in a short survey. To help keep up with the ever-evolving world of digital dentistry, we’re looking for your views on the future of dentistry. Simply fill in the short survey below, which will take less than a minute, and one…
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Mark your calendar for the Oral Reconstruction Global Symposium 2020 at the iconic New York Marriott Marquis, taking place between 30 April and 2 May 2020. The Big Apple offers many draws and next year it is adding to its attractions with the Oral Reconstruction Global Symposium. Offering a line-up of world-renowned speakers representing all…
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Eighty-four per cent of NHS dentists believe their current role has negatively affected their mental health, according to the latest Dentistry Confidence Monitor survey. That’s compared to 51% of private dentists. Given those statistics, it is even more worrying that 72% of all dentists surveyed said that they were unconfident about which organisation to turn…
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The London Dentistry Show touches down at Olympia today, here’s today’s line up of speakers for each of the zones. Stars of Dentistry –Belmont diamond sponsor 09:30-10:30 Luke Barnett – Smile design dentistry – AKA ‘multidisciplinary restorative dentistry’ – how to do these cases and what to avoid while you’re doing it 11:00-11:45 Bashar Al-Nahar – The psychology…
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In 2019, Colgate will have helped inspire and educate 1.65 million children through Colgate’s professional and schools oral health educational programmes. This summer Colgate partnered with over 10,000 UK dental practices to help support parents in maintaining their children’s oral health. The Colgate Bright Smiles Bright Futures programme provided patient samples and a range of materials designed…
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The very first London Dentistry Show launched at Olympia this morning, with thousands of delegates queueing to get in. The two-day event is the only premium dental show in the capital this year. Some of the many benefits available to attendees include: Completely free to attend Free ECPD available Hear from leading speakers Free beer and…
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