Dentistry

Singer supports mouth cancer charity walk in memory of ‘nan’

Atomic Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton is giving her support to this year’s Mouth Cancer Awareness Walk, taking place in Hyde Park,…

Dentistry

Bloody dental tools found in car boot

ORLANDO, US: A man believed to have practised dentistry in Florida without a licence was found driving around with bloody…

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Dental care ignorance costing NHS over £2billion

More than half of all adults in the UK suffer periodontal disease – costing the NHS around £2\.7billion a year.…

Dentistry

HSE apologises for English dental service in Gaeltacht school

Dentistry

New IDA chief executive announced

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Brushing teeth is child’s play with computer game

Scientists have come up with a novel idea to encourage kids to brush their teeth properly. They’ve created a game…

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Synthetic bone material ‘could help dental implants’

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Experimental chewy mint beats tooth decay

A new chewable mint looks set to solve the worldwide problem of tooth decay. BasicMints is an experimental fluoride-free treatment…

Dentistry

Synthetic bone material ‘could help dental implants’

Coating dental implants with a synthetic bone material before implanting helps them settle in the mouth more successfully than traditional…

Dentistry

NHS dentists’ pay award ‘not enough to tackle problems’

The BDA has expressed disappointment at the new pay award for NHS dentists, announced today. The association did, however, acknowledge…

Dentistry

To bitewing or not to bitewing?

To bitewing or not to bitewing? That is the question. Actually it’s just one of the many questions to be…

Dentistry

Encouraging behavioural change

It is well understood that patient education should be an integral part of dental treatment. It is also an essential…

Dentistry

When opportunity is pending…

Most dental practices are very good at ensuring a steady stream of patient referrals by maintaining regular contact with their…

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Thinking about drinking

With the warm weather hopefully just around the corner, we need to remember to keep drinking in order to remain…

Dentistry

Live fast and die young – it’s all in the teeth

A dental professor has discovered that tooth enamel indicates a biological clock linking tooth growth to other metabolic processes. New…

Dentistry

£7,000 dental research funds up for grabs

A scholarship award worth £7,000 for research in primary dental care is available. The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK)…

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‘Keep us on the register’ say retired dentists

Retired dentists want to stay on the GDC Register – thereby making a distinction between those taken off for ‘dishonourable’…

Dentistry

Japan recycles false teeth for charity

Japan has discovered the latest recyclable item – false teeth! Denture deposit boxes have appeared in the southern Japanese city…

Dentistry

Dental spa entrepreneur wins award

Cumbrian dental entrepreneur Chloe Booth has been named as one of the top five female business leaders in the North…

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