Oral medicine and oral surgery

Amalgam ban: is the risk to practices bigger than the risk to patients?

With amalgam set to be banned globally from 2034, Kev Patel considers the potential impact on UK dentistry – is…

Dentistry

How to take the fear out of oral surgery 

Kaila Girvan rethinks the patient experience in private practice to prevent and address fear surrounding oral surgery. Let’s face it,…

Patient management

Dental amalgam: agreement sets global ‘phase-out date’ for 2034

A ‘global phase-out date’ of 2034 has been set after which the manufacture, import, or export of dental amalgam will…

Dentistry

Tier 2 oral surgery: why access needs to improve in dentistry

Specialist oral surgeons Ashana Gupta and Tarun Nagpal talk through the ins and outs of tier 2 oral surgery, and…

Clinical Dentistry

Partial pulpotomy with Biodentine XP on a geminated tooth

Kreena Patel shares a case study of a partial pulpotomy using the Bio-Bulk Fill procedure with Biodentine XP on a…

Dentistry

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Virtual surgical planning in oral surgery leads to ‘improved patient outcomes’

Virtual surgical planning (VSP) in oral surgery can improve surgical precision, reduce operative times and enhance patient outcomes. This is…

Clinical Dentistry

Dental amalgam – everything you need to know about its use and ban

As of January 2025, the use of dental amalgam has been banned in the European Union – we take a…

Dentistry

Dentistry’s guide to piezoelectric surgery

What is piezoelectric surgery? Ultrasonic bone surgery, or piezoelectric surgery, is a relatively modern technique used in dentistry for precise…

Dentistry