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Help for SME / Small Business Dental Practices
A Healthcare Industry Report titled “Plimsoll Industry Analysis – Dental Practices” published by Plimsoll Market Analysts suggests that from approximately 37 smaller firms in the UK dental industry, about 26 are vulnerable to takeover through restricted cash flow and loss of market presence. Through the Plimsoll Analysis rating system, the analysts gave these smaller companies […]
Disputing The Guardian’s ‘British dentistry is in a painful state’
Although Britons, such as Patrick Collinson, may unfortunately experience challenges when seeking dentistry treatment, whether NHS or private, the problem should not be extended to overall British dentistry standards. The British Dental Trade Association (BDTA) Code of Practice reflects current changes supporting robust dentistry self regulation and oversees dental industry compliance. If individuals seeking NHS […]
Swiss corporation Euroteknika make UK non-NHS dental implants affordable
Swiss corporation, Euroteknika’s, and their research and development department have introduced a new dental implant system called Universal +, otherwise known as the “Branemark System” after more than fifteen years research conducted by Professor Branemark in implantology. The benefit of the Universal + implant system in the UK is that it is provided at an […]
Tooth auto-transplantation with DPSC cyropreservation as alternative to conventional prosthetic and implant rehabilitation
Researchers from Taipei Medical University, National Taiwan University and Hiroshima University in Japan, have recently published findings on the “Effects of Cryopreservation of Intact Teeth on the Isolated Dental Pulp Stem Cells (DPSC). Their findings suggest that whole teeth which have been cryopreserved can be used for auto-transplantation and also provide a viable source of […]
One in five US adults need to manage dental erosion and hypersensitivity
Approximately one in five adults (more commonly aged between 30 and 40 years) in the United States are affected by dental hypersensitivity: tooth pain or discomfort caused by exposure of dentin due to damaged enamel. The World Health Organisation defines dental erosion as advancing and unalterable dental hard tissue loss from chemical etching of the […]
New quantitative appraisal method for measuring oral bacteria and tooth decay
A study led by Curt Machida, Ph.D., Professor of Integrative Biosciences and Paediatric Dentistry at Oregon Health and Science University School of Dentistry (OHSU), published in the June 2010 issue of Paediatric Dentistry announces the success of a new tool developed to measure oral bacteria and plaque streptococci growth in individual children to identify stages […]
July 2010 International Dental Conference Calendar
The dental conference and exhibition calendar for July 2010 offers a variety of international events ranging from the International Federation of Dental Hygienists (ISDH 2010) in Glasgow, UK, from 1-3 July; the International Association of Dental Research (IADR 2010) in Barcelona, Spain, from 12 -17 July, and the Digital Dentistry Western Mediterranean Cruise between 26 […]
Paediatric research reveals infant tooth decay linked to obesity and malnutrition
Dr. Kathleen Bethin, an associate professor of paediatrics at the University at Buffalo and director of the paediatric endocrinology and diabetes fellowship program at Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, presented stifling research findings about infant tooth decay at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in San Diego on Tuesday. Dr. Bethin and her team conducted […]
NHS Psychological Therapies 2010 include Dental Phobia
The UK Department of Health recently published a press release titled, “Psychological therapies offered across the NHS”, as a response to Health Secretary Andrew Lansley’s announcement on 23 June 2010 that psychological therapies will continue to be rolled out across the NHS. The UK government has pledged £70 million for 2010 to provide existing and […]
Dental Council of New Zealand assessing dentist’s breach of Health and Disability Code
A report by the Health and Disability Commission sent to the Dental Council of New Zealand found that the dental treatment received by a New Zealand teacher, named as Mrs. A, amounted to about $29,000 since 2006 and was found to be of low quality. Investigation by the acting Health and Disability Commissioner revealed that […]
