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Two leading members of the British Dental Association have been elected to serve the FDI World Dental Federation, at this year’s World Dental Congress in Argentina. The BDA’s Health and Science Committee member David Williams, Research Professor of Global Oral Health, has been elected onto the FDI’s Science Committee; and the Chair of the BDA’s Principal Executive…
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In 2019 the Eastman Dental Hospital will be relocating to Huntley Street in the heart of Bloomsbury. It will become part of the largest hospital in Europe specialising in complex oral health care and advanced ear, nose and throat treatments. The Institute will also move in order to ensure our students, researchers and academics continue…
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Common oral infections in older adults – such as candidiasis – could be prevented with ‘rechargeable’ bacteria-killing and fungi-killing dentures, designed by researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University. Candidiasis is a yeast infection that affects many people who wear dentures, causing difficulty in eating and drinking and can lead to serious problems in the blood, heart, brain, eyes…
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New research has found vaping could be worse for your health than conventional smoking after all. Scientists are warning that flavourings in e-cigarettes can harm the lungs by triggering inflammation and even short term use causes as much or more damage as the real thing, according to Greek researcher Dr Constaninos Glynos. In experiments on mice they…
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Kerry Lancaster from the Eastman Dental Institute was awarded the Distinguished Technician Award at the British Orthodontic Conference in London in recognition of her distinguished service to orthodontics. Kerry has been deputy chief instructor technician at the Eastman since 1995 and has taught postgraduates, dental nurses and dental technicians. She is currently responsible for delivering…
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The British Orthodontic Society is offering a one-day course in orthodontics aimed at recently qualified dentists and those new to working in the UK. To be held at the BOS HQ on February 1st, this is an excellent line-up of speakers, both specialists and consultants in orthodontics ready to share their knowledge and experience with…
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The European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) has published an essential guide for practitioners in the field of implant dentistry. ‘Key points for clinical practice’ provides an accessible summary of the findings from the 2018 EAO Consensus Conference and shines a light on many challenges currently facing clinicians. See https://www.eao.org/mpage/kpfcp The EAO Consensus Conference takes place every…
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The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry’s Outstanding Innovation Award is open for entries. The award, now in its second year, was established to give recognition to shining examples of initiatives which improve children’s oral health. The winner in 2018 was dentist Ben Underwood for his tooth-brushing app BrushDJ. The first prize for the award is…
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The British Society for Advanced Dentistry (BSAD) announced the appointment of its new president, Dr Nigel Jones, at its most recent conference in London. The BSAD is a society providing an academic forum for general dental practitioners with post graduate diplomas. A conference was hosted in central London on the theme of bone augmentation with…
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Kate Kerslake has been appointed as CEO of the National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN) Kate will join NEBDN from BUPA Dental Care where she is currently head of clinical support. Prior to this, she worked for Oasis Dental Care as practice manager, area manager and clinical projects manager. She brings with her 10 years’…
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To build on the rapidly growing interest in digital dentistry, Align Technology is rolling out a series of Free Smile Assessment events throughout the week of November 12, 2018 These events, open to Invisalign trained doctors who use the iTero Intraoral Scanner, are designed to drive awareness of clear aligner therapy and popularise digital intraoral scanning. By…
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The British Orthodontic Society have announced that consultant orthodontist David Waring is the new chairman of BOC 2019 The first conference under his leadership will be held in Glasgow in 2019. David qualified in dentistry from Leeds University Dental School. After various general practice and hospital posts, including a spell with the Flying Doctor service in…
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With more than 1000 Invisalign cases under his belt, New York based orthodontist Dr Barry Glaser tells us how using Invisalign Teen has transformed and benefitted his practice New York based Dr Barry Glaser has always been passionate about orthodontics. ‘I wanted to become an orthodontist since I was five years old,’ he says. ‘Even…
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Specialist orthodontist Bilal Bhatti at the multi award winning Heaton Mersey Orthodontic Centre believes in providing the highest quality clinical treatment and an efficient and smooth patient flow Can you tell us a bit about your background? BB: I was born in London, but lived in Dundee for four years when I was three years…
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3M and 3Shape have announced their intention to work together to advance the field of orthodontics through digital workflows supporting indirect bonding, clear aligners and other emerging digital orthodontic workflows ‘Our partnership with 3Shape puts our customers first and is designed with practitioners, their patients, and their businesses in mind. Our goal is to make…
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Bristol teenager Lubo Rnic’s tooth-straightening story wins first prize in British Orthodontic Society’s Against the Odds award This inspirational story demonstrates the impact of a collaboration between orthodontist and speech and language therapist. Lubo Rnic badly wanted to play the trumpet when he was in primary school. Try as he might, he was the only…
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A new website for patients called Orthodontic Sense is welcomed by the British Orthodontic Society (BOS) Orthodontic Sense has been created by a team of four dental professors who work in universities: Professors Kevin O’Brien, Susan Cunningham, Padhraig Fleming and Zoe Marshman. The site went live in the week starting 22 January and has information…
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Dentists planning to leave the NHS and move to offering patients private treatment only are being given advice from the Dental Defence Union (DDU) about how best to communicate the decision to patients. It was recently revealed that nearly 60% of UK dentists are planning to leave the NHS in the next five years. The…
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What impact will Brexit have on healthcare and on dentistry in particular? One of the people who is best qualified to answer this question is the MP Hilary Benn and he will be speaking on that very topic at the March meeting of the British Orthodontic Society’s Consultants’ symposium. A Labour stalwart and a ‘Remainer’,…
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