EU amalgam ban: dentists in Northern Ireland granted exemption
The European Commission has approved an exemption for Northern Ireland from the EU’s new amalgam regulation, sparking reaction from the dental profession. The Department of Health (DoH) confirmed it has secured a derogation from the EU’s new mercury regulations. The ban on the use of mercury fillings in dentistry kicks in from 1 January 2025. […]
Are Machine Gun Kelly’s ‘sharpened’ teeth ethical?
Cosmetic dentists respond to the news that musician Machine Gun Kelly has had his teeth altered to create ‘vampire fangs’. On 15 July, the rapper and singer-songwriter revealed the results of a cosmetic dental procedure to create pointed upper canines on Instagram (photo: @machinegunkelly). He also debuted tooth gems on the upper lateral incisors. The […]
What does a Labour government mean for labs?
Following Labour’s landslide victory, we hear from the dental technology community about what the new government means for dental labs. John Dalby, lab owner I must be on a different planet, but I believe, although Labour would not bring wholesale/direct changes for our profession/trade, things will improve on the demand side as they promised to […]
‘We’ve lost your trust’ – CQC issues apology
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has apologised for failing to keep patients ‘safe’ and pledged to ‘put things right’. CQC’s interim chief execute Kate Terroni put out an apology on 15 July, saying the regulator ‘got things wrong in the implementation of our new regulatory approach’. She described recent changes as ‘not what we promised’, […]
Why this analog dentist swears by digital cosmetic dentistry
Jon Marashi explains how the 3Shape TRIOS scanner changed his perspective from analog to digital cosmetic dentistry. Dr Jon Marashi went from buying an intraoral scanner and describing it as a huge waste of time and money to buying another intraoral scanner, namely 3Shape TRIOS. How did he go from this negative experience to purchasing […]
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