More than half of patients suffer from dentine hypersensitivity
Colgate discusses the prevalence of dentine hypersensitivity and explores potential solutions that can be recommended to patients. A study in Dental Clinics of North America found that 57% of patients suffer from dentine hypersensitivity (Addy, 1990). ‘Dentine hypersensitivity is characterised by short, sharp pain arising from exposed dentine in response to stimuli – typically thermal, […]
Dentistry Scotland Show: Glasgow calling
Plans for this year’s Dentistry Scotland Show are taking shape – and it is looking like an unmissable event for the whole team. This year, the event promises to be bigger and better than ever, boasting an expanded line-up of speakers, more exhibitors and countless compelling reasons to be in attendance. And the best part? […]
Health secretary discusses contract reform with dental leaders
The health secretary Wes Streeting today met with dental leaders to begin negotiations on the NHS dental contract. He also discussed the launch of Labour’s Dentistry Rescue Plan, which aims to create an additional 700,000 emergency dental appointments each year and tackle ‘dental deserts’. Streeting met with the British Dental Association (BDA), which stated that this […]
Which UK city is accepting the least NHS patients?
A new report found that Bristol had the lowest acceptance rate for NHS dentistry, with just 14% of the city’s 50 practices accepting patients. In February, police broke up long queues outside a Bristol dental practice that was reopening and accepting new NHS patients. The area had reportedly been without an NHS dentist for seven […]
How can the new government save NHS dentistry?
Following Labour’s general election win, Ben Atkins calls for the new government to consult the profession on NHS dentistry reform. The main thing the government needs to do for dentistry is value everybody’s input. They need to actually understand what our profession and the dental health community needs rather than just paying lip service to […]
VideaHealth and vVARDIS team up to elevate preventive dental care
BOSTON, US: VideaHealth, a dental artificial intelligence (AI) company, and vVARDIS, a Swiss manufacturer of oral care and tooth whitening products, have recently announced their partnership. Together, the companies will enhance VideaAI, VideaHealth’s dental AI platform, to help dental clinicians provide better preventive care. Their goal is to improve the detection of early carious lesions, […]
Smooth your amalgam phase-down with practical alternatives
As amalgam is phased out in the EU and beyond, Kent Express suggests some alternatives which will give the same great results. Amalgam, once the most used restorative material worldwide, is to be completely phased out in the EU by 2025. This decision was made earlier this year on the grounds that the mercury in […]
The rise and rise of AI in dentistry
Luke Hutchings discusses how AI in dentistry has become a part of everyday working life within the profession and predicts this trend to continue. Everyone practising dentistry today will do so with the support of artificial intelligence (AI). Whether you utilise a fully digital workflow or not, you will likely rely on a number of […]
How to manage patient expectations in the dental practice
Lesley Taylor explains how managing patient expectations can be hugely important in achieving a satisfactory outcome. Ideally, dental professionals and patients should both be on the same page when it comes to expectations and outcomes of any treatment. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case, which may increase the likelihood of a complaint. As such, managing […]
Catch up with this week’s dental news – 6 July 2024
It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Labour win the UK general election – the dental profession reacts Sir Keir Starmer has led the Labour Party to a landslide victory this general election, winning more than 410 seats. Yesterday, millions […]