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National Smile Month returns this year between 13 May and 13 June. Here is everything you need to know about the charity campaign Between 13 May and 13 June, National Smile Month is championing the importance of good oral health. The charity campaign, organised by the Oral Health Foundation, is one of the world’s largest…
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Researchers at Tampere University in Finland have established that the cerebral emboli of stroke patients contain DNA from oral pathogens Thrombus aspirates, which neurointerventional radiologists removed from 75 stroke patients as part of emergency treatment, were analysed. Samples were studied by duplicating bacterial DNA, showing that 79% of the aspirates contained DNA from bacteria that came from…
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A new joint study by researchers at the University of Sheffield and the University of Illinois has found UK dentists are 37 times less likely to prescribe opioids than dentists in the US The findings, published recently in JAMA Network Open, suggest guidelines followed by UK dentists to prescribe non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or paracetamol for…
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A new free online healthcare learning programme, designed to support good oral health in children, co-led by UCL is now available to all The Children’s Oral Health e-learning programme was developed in conjunction with Health Education England’s e-learning for Healthcare (HEE e-LfH), the faculty of dental surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons and UCLH…
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According to the results of a UK study, people using e-cigarettes to quit smoking are about 95% more successful than those trying to quit without help from any stop-smoking aids. The research, funded by the charity Cancer Research UK and published a recent edition of the journal Addiction analysed success rates of several common stop-smoking methods –…
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A recent survey suggests many UK dental practices could be losing out on valuable treatment enquiries thanks to their reliance on out-dated (or non-existent) systems. New research by Dengro today reveals that a large number are still relying on old fashioned pen and paper to note down patient treatment interest, with some practices failing to bother logging…
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Guy Hiscott visited the Mydentist Academy in Manchester to learn how the company is building a training philosophy that goes beyond bricks and mortar ‘Everyone thinks of this place as the Mydentist Academy,’ explains Mark Jones as he gestures around him at the immaculately appointed board room in which we’re speaking. As head of the…
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Barclays Business Banking has revealed that their number and value of loans to the UK dentistry industry has almost doubled in the last two years, as dentists race to expand premises and invest in new technology to keep up with high consumer demand Eight out of ten (82%) of dentists say celebrity culture has skyrocketed demand for…
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At the British Dental Conference and Dentistry Show last week, Philips Oral Healthcare announced its new agreement with the IAS Academy Darren Coppe, senior sales manager at Philips commented: ‘Philips is a healthcare company and our mission is to improve lives of three billion people by 2030. ‘Oral healthcare is a huge part of that mission – and…
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The British Orthodontic Society has announced that acclaimed IVF pioneer Professor Robert Winston is opening and speaking at this year’s British Orthodontic Conference in Glasgow. The conference which takes place between 19-21 September at the SEC, has ‘Looking Ahead’ as its theme. Lord Winston is professor of science and society and emeritus professor of fertility…
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Philips Sonicare has become the platinum sponsor of National Smile Month and have launched the #habits4life campaign in partnership with some of the UK’s leading healthcare companies Philips has formed a strong successful partnership with mydentist, the UK’s largest dental group and health and beauty retailers Superdrug. This National Smile Month, Philips will be leading the first ever collaboration…
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Farid Rafatnia talks about how Microminder made sure he did not get lost finding the right software to update his new practice Not many dentists have owned practices in such eclectic locations as Stockholm, Caterham and Kilmarnock, but Dr Farid Rafatnia is among them. Now located in West Sussex, he explains why he chose to…
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Research led by the University of Birmingham has revealed that just 3% of children in England visited the dentist before their first birthday. Researchers at the University of Birmingham’s School of Dentistry in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh and Public Health England analysed the 2016/17 NHS Dental Statistics for England Annual Report, and also found that nationally,…
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A biomimetic dentist from the US will share his skills and knowledge at two hands-on training seminars in London and Manchester this September Dr Matt Nejad is a lead dentist at Helm Nejad Stanley Dentistry in Beverly Hills, which offers a full menu of cosmetic and general dental services. He is renowned for his superior…
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A social network created exclusively for dental professionals has arrived in the form of OralHealthNet, a unique online platform created to facilitate networking between all members of the team, as well as with consumers. Registration is free, enabling OralHealthNet members (both individuals and clinics) to post a photo, contact details of their practice and their…
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FMC has launched the cheapest CPD in the UK dental market – with prices starting from just £34 + VAT. This is all available through the new interactive website www.cpddentistry.com With almost 25 years of experience in educational content to UK dental professionals and thousands of articles, CPD Dentistry is the must-have resource for dental professionals…
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Hear one of the Stars of Dentistry, Tif Qureshi speak at the upcoming London Dentistry Show Continued tooth movement is one of the most unappreciated problems in dentistry. Much dentistry is also carried out too late- by the time it is identified, too much damage is done for many patients to be able to afford the…
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Dentistry.co.uk reviews the first of Software of Excellence’s Practice Growth Workshops taking place in 2019 Practice Growth Workshops are a series of events run jointly by Software of Excellence (SOE) and Henry Schein, designed to challenge regular thinking about dentistry, and give dentists and their teams an opportunity to explore different aspects of their practice…
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The collaboration between the two companies will see the continued roll-out of the Invisalign system and iTero intraoral scanners across Bupa’s network Align Technology and Bupa Dental Care have announced a new agreement, which will increase the offer of the Invisalign system and iTero intraoral scanners across Bupa’s network of dental practices in the UK…
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