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’…

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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…

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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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Hurry… time to register

The legal deadline (30 July 2008) for GDC registration is fast approaching – so dental technicians must act now to…

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Gum disease affects a smile, study shows

Bad gums impacts on a person’s smile, according to a recent US study. Conducted at the University of Michigan, it…

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Study explodes theory that overweight kids have more fillings

The link between overweight children and tooth cavities has been disproved, according to a new dental health study. Overweight children…

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Editor’s blog: Part the fourth

Hello everyone, it’s good to be back after my holiday\. I hope you all had a fantastic Easter break; I…

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Tooth regeneration will make fillings a thing of the past

Scientists are developing the technology to enable teeth to regrow the crystals that make up dentin and enamel. The technology…

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Tooth loss may predict rapid ageing

Having few or no natural teeth at the age of 70 may be an early indicator of accelerated ageing, Danish…

Dentistry

Video update

Tom Roberts, managing editor of Preventive Dentistry\.co\.uk, takes a look at what’s been going on with the website. Click here…

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The only way is up

It seems that barely a day goes by when we don’t hear about turbulence in the world’s financial markets and…

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Mind games that dentists play

Mind games. Chances are that you are playing a few in your practice right now. Sometimes it is your own…

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Periondontal regeneration – the Holy Grail: part one

Periodontal disease results in the breakdown of the supportive apparatus around the tooth. The resultant pockets harbour pathogens allowing continuing…

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HSE employees face new disciplinary codes

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Norway plays tooth fairy and seeks milk teeth donations

The Norwegian Tooth Bank is requesting milk teeth from 100,000 children in Norway – which will mean it’ll become the…

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GDC operates registration surgery at Dental Technology Show

With the legal deadline (30 July 2008) for GDC registration fast approaching, dental technicians must act now to ensure they…

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Addition and subtraction – Kevin Lewis does the maths

Here, Kevin Lewis bemoans the prospect of yet more forms to fill in for baffled practitioners… Two down, one to…

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Spit, don’t rinse, and stand on one leg, too!

Ever tried brushing your teeth on one leg? The Daily Mail yesterday listed some expert top tips to staying healthy…

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