Dentistry

GDC to hold ‘registration surgery’ at BDA conference

Dental care professional registration and the next steps for the fully registered team will be the focus of the General…

Dentistry

New figures suggest ‘postcode lottery’ for NHS dental care spending

There are wide variations across England in the amount spent on NHS dental care, figures have suggested. One NHS authority…

Dentistry

Worrying levels of tooth decay in children

Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has revealed that dentists in Northern Ireland extracted nearly 30,000 teeth last year from children aged…

Dentistry

Yogurt is good for gum health

Regularly eating yogurt and other foods with lactic acid may be good for your mouth, Japanese researchers have discovered. Dr…

Dentistry

Bad gums can lead to diabetes for mums-to-be

US researchers have found evidence of periodontal disease leading to gestational diabetes. The findings, published in the April 2008 issue…

Dentistry

‘Spit’ tests may replace blood tests

A set of proteins found in saliva may one day lead to ‘spit’ tests replacing blood tests for cancer, heart…

Dentistry

Health Minister praises Causeway’s specialist dental unit

During a visit to the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine on the evening of 19 March, Health Minister Michael McGimpsey praised…

Dentistry

Record numbers head for ‘Black Sea, white teeth’ holiday

Record numbers of holidaymakers are flying out to Bulgaria this summer for sun, sea, sand – and cheap dental treatment.…

Dentistry

Book your place at the UK’s leading aesthetic dentistry congress

The seventh World Aesthetic Congress (WAC) – the UK’s leading and largest aesthetic dentistry event – takes place 6-7 June…

Dentistry

Cockcroft not a happy bunny over Easter egg consumption

More than 80 million Easter eggs will be consumed in the UK this weekend, prompting a warning about tooth decay.…

Dentistry

Tackling the issue of global child dental disease

Senior dental leaders from around the world have attended a leadership programme organised by the Global Child Dental Health Taskforce…

Dentistry

GDC to establish an office in Northern Ireland

At the General Dental Council meeting held on Wednesday 5 March, it was agreed that the Council should establish an…

Dentistry

Dental tourists under fire

People who travel abroad for dental treatment should do their homework beforehand or risk problems later, warns Which?. The campaigning…

Dentistry

Dentistry training in a virtual world

Researchers in the States have developed a lifelike dental training simulator that allows student to ‘feel’ an on-screen 3D mouth.…

Dentistry

Editor’s blog III: Return of the blog

Happy Easter to everyone, I hope you enjoy the somewhat confusing and early Bank Holiday and eat plenty of chocolate…

Dentistry

All in a day’s work for the ‘Dr Doolittle’ of dentistry

A London dentist administered root canal treatment on an operating table made from bales of hay. Bizarre perhaps, except for…

Dentistry

Close-up digital photography in dentistry: part 1

The importance of close-up dental photography • Clinical photographs form a part of the patient’s clinical record. This is particularly…

Dentistry

Women better than men at taking care of their teeth

Eight in 10 dentists believe women look after their teeth better than men, according to a new poll. A study…

Dentistry

Global child dental health conference

Senior dental leaders from around the world recently attended a leadership programme organised by the Global Child Dental Health Taskforce…

Dentistry