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Osteoporosis and periodontal disease: systemic influences
Osteoporosis is a global health concern; between 6% and 7% of people world-wide are affected by this disease of the…
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Review your hygiene department
I am fortunate to work within a team of like-minded individuals who embrace change and enjoy the new challenges that…
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Xerostomia: far more than a nuisance
Xerostomia is defined as a subjective complaint of dry mouth that may result from a decrease in the production of…
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Taking responsibility for infection control
Without proper education, training and understanding in the area of infection control, the dental team and the public are at…
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Instrumentation for periodontal therapy
Periodontal therapy involves the removal of calculus and biofilm. A variety of instruments are available to us for this. In…
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Recognising nutritional deficiency
As health professionals, we do not expect to come across malnutrition and nutritional deficiency often in daily practice. The typical…
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The dental nurse and medical emergencies in the dental surgery
In my experience, colleagues have expressed anxiety in the management of medical emergencies in the dental surgery. Proper training and…
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Understanding occlusion
Understanding how our teeth meet and function can help us appreciate the inter-relationship of the masticatory system: the teeth, bone,…
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‘Work smarter, not harder’ – Four-handed dentistry
Four-handed dentistry is synonymous with the term close support dentistry. This concept is built around increasing efficiency during treatment, increasing…
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Implications of bisphosphonate use for the dentist
Recently, literature from the health sciences field has suggested important oral/dental implications for patients with a history of bisphosphonate drug…
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Time for a break?
In November of last year the Irish Examiner reported that the average lunch break in the Republic of Ireland is…
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Leading the way with dental hygiene
Every practice wishes to improve. Yet when practices want to make improvements, hygiene productivity is often overlooked. Generating a higher…
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Nutrition, oral health and childhood development
Adequate nutrition is of importance in two key developmental stages in childhood: the pre-school years and the adolescent growth spurt,…
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Your hidden stresses revealed
A friend of mine recently experienced a revelation. She had been sleeping badly and couldn’t get to the bottom of…
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Digital intra-oral imaging made simple: part two
During the 10 years that I have been working in the digital X-ray market there have been many changes in…
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Myth-busting digital X-ray: part one
There are several misconceptions out there that not only damage the reputation of digital X-ray but can also have an…
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Effective dentist to laboratory communication in smile makeovers
With the ever-increasing cosmetic dentistry market, many dentists are choosing to send their smile makeover cases to laboratories outside of…
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Practice transitions
‘In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity’ – Albert Einstein. Never has this been truer than in dentistry today. I…
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How to choose the right OPG for your surgery: part three
When you are thinking of buying an OPG, the question of justification is increasingly being raised. Due to the number…
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