Oral health

Oral-B – satisfaction guaranteed!

Oral-B power brushes purchased in dental surgeries have the same limited warranty as those purchased in retail outlets.· Providing they…

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Know your patients’ lifestyle for better oral health care

Oral health experts are supporting government calls to ensure all health professionals take the opportunity to discuss a patient’s lifestyle.…

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Dental hygiene exams? There’s an app for that!

The two dental hygienists who created a dental hygiene board game to aid exam studies have now designed an app…

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Priority needed on oral health of elderly

Dentistry is failing elderly patients and not enough priority is being given to turning around the fortunes of their oral…

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Radio 4 asks : ‘Is dental watchdog fit to practise?’

A radio programme will investigate the workings of the General Dental Council (GDC) next week. Radio 4’s Face the Facts…

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Liquorice fights tooth decay, study reveals

Scientists have pinpointed two substances in liquorice that kill the major bacteria responsible for tooth decay and gum disease. In…

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Colgate DCP Research Awards up for grabs

Colgate and The Oral & Dental Research Trust are pleased to invite applications for the 2012 Colgate DCP Research Awards…

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‘Cosmetologist’ fined for illegal tooth whitening

A Devon-based, ‘cosmetologist’ has been successfully prosecuted for offering tooth whitening treatment and ordered to pay a total of £1,872.…

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Charity predicts a tough year for oral health

An oral health charity is expecting 2012 to be a challenging year for the nation’s oral health as the NHS…

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Dentistry Show meets needs of hygienists and therapists

The Dentistry Show (2-3 March 2012 really isn’t one to miss. Expecting the largest attendance ever at the NEC Birmingham,…

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Oral bacteria linked to pneumonia risk

Thousands of vulnerable people are being reminded they should look after their oral health this winter after scientists further linked…

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Hurry. Book a place to meet the GDC

The General Dental Council is continuing its successful run of registrant events by starting the New Year with one in…

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Hygienist scoops Premier Award

This year’s Premier Symposium, the eleventh such event organised by Dental Protection and schülke, was the setting for the announcement…

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Festive call for dental team to help the homeless

Applications are open for volunteers to sign up to help more than 3,000 homeless people for the 40th Crisis at…

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10,000 smiles to be given away!

The preparations for the UK’s biggest oral health campaign – National Smile Month 2012 – officially get underway today. The…

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BSDHT president urges members to call for direct access

A dental leader is calling on hygienists and therapists to influence the future of their profession. Sally Simpson, president of…

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World AIDS Day sees U-turn on HIV dental professionals

The ban on dentists and doctors with HIV carrying out procedures that might potentially lead to blood contamination could soon…

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Bridge the ‘oral cancer’ gap, dentists told

The majority of patients visiting dental practices would like to be checked for mouth cancer, the results of a new…

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Hygienist scoops Philips Sonicare DiamondClean prize

Dental hygienist Davina Gray, of Denmead Dental in Waterlooville, Hampshire, won a FREE Philips Sonicare DiamondClean and multiple head pack…

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