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British Dental Foundation Call For an End to Mouth Cancer Virus
The British Dental Health Foundation has called for males to be included in a vaccination programme aimed at fighting and eliminating the oral virus HPV, which is said to cause mouth cancer. Mouth cancers have doubled of late and the HPV virus, which is transmitted through oral sex, is thought to be the main cause […]
Redheads Feel the Pain
Redheads are twice as likely to avoid dentist visits because of their extra sensitivity to pain, a study has revealed. The research taken by the Journal of American Dental Association found that those with red hair were twice as likely to avoid visits to the dentist through fear of treatments, their anxiety caused by previous […]
A Look at the Year since Dental Nurse Registration
It has been a year since dental patients were blessed with the safe knowledge that when they visit their dentist they are being treated by General Dental Council registered dentists and technicians. A year ago it was compulsory for those involved in the treatment of dentistry to be GDC registered, and as a result of […]
Revolutionary Device Set to Reduce Treatment Time
Orthodontist patients are set to have their treatment times cut by 50% when a new teeth straightening device is introduced in September. The battery and motor operated device called AcceleDent is said to speed up the teeth straightening process after it was found that teeth respond better to a vibration sensation than a constant force, […]
Gum Can Prevent Tooth Decay in Children
Children that chew gum may find that their oral health can be improved by chewing gum containing Xylitol, experts have revealed. Gum containing the natural sweetener, Xylitol, has been said to fight hard against bacteria that causes cavities as well as prevent tooth decay in children. Experts say that by chewing Xylitol chewing gum it […]
Former MP puts an end To Toothache
Former Conservative party leader Iain Duncan Smith has opened an orthodontics practice in Essex as the Chingford based branch aim to relieve a 3 year waiting in the local area. The Angel House Orthodontic’s had initially hoped to open their surgery months earlier but were faced with a time consuming legal fight and had two […]
Interplast Lends a Hand
Interplast has developed a new ‘Visiting Educator Programme’ which sends medical volunteers to developing countries to give hands-on training. Interplast, changing lives for over 40 years, is the first organisation to provide all kinds of medical treatment and solutions to poorer countries by sending devoted medical volunteers to give direct training and donated equipment. The […]
Computer Games for Dental Students
All work and no play isn’t a problem anymore – a new simulation game has been introduced, soon to be worldwide, to aid dental students with dental implant procedures. The Virtual Dental Implant Simulation Programme has been designed by the Medical College of Georgia, School of Dentistry. The game is designed to assist students in […]
Invisalign Proficiency Programme Introduced in North America
Align Technology announced at the beginning of June that they will be implementing a ‘Product Proficiency’ programme in North America. The programme is aimed to give Invisalign-trained doctors more confidence and experience to achieve high quality outcomes for patients using Invisalign products. Invisalign’s evolving, skill-based procedures require regular training and education. The programme evidently shows […]
NHS dentistry to be rebooted under the Conservatives
NHS dentistry will be overhauled under a future Tory government, including reintroducing dental screening for five-year-olds in schools and scrapping incentives and missed-appointment charges. The initiative, launched by shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley, will also require dentists trained at the taxpayers’ expense to work for the NHS for at least five years. Lansley said: “Over […]
