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Revolutionising dentistry: the power of digital integration with iTero

Join Monik Vasant on Thursday 8 February at 7pm as he discusses revolutionising dentistry: the power of digital integration with iTero.  This webinar will highlight why digital dentistry integration is imperative, and illustrate the significance and necessity for practitioners to embrace digital dentistry for streamlined workflows and enhanced patient care. By emphasising the importance of […]

Catch up with this week’s dental news – 3 February 2024

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Disposable vape ban ‘may not go far enough’, says dentist Disposable vapes will be banned as part of the drive to protect children’s health, the government confirmed this week. Recent figures show use among younger children is increasing, […]

Which song is most calming to patients in a dental waiting room?

New research has revealed which song has the most positive impact on patients in a healthcare waiting room. Practice management company Tebra first analysed 286 playlists on Spotify with ‘waiting room’ or terms associated with healthcare environments in the title. ‘Don’t Stop Believin” by Journey was found to be the most popular waiting room song. […]

Why the GDC needs a better system with more compassion

Dr Nikki Choong explains why she is supporting the Saving Grace campaign and how a change to regulation could make dentistry a better place. Whilst I haven’t personally been removed from the GDC register, I’ve been incredibly anxious because of it. You see stories on forums, for example, describing instances where people have been struck […]

Mothers with poor oral hygiene can pass on Candida albicans to their infants

NEW YORK, US/KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait: Research has demonstrated the link between Candida albicans and severe early childhood caries. However, although C. albicans starts colonising the mouth from birth, it is unclear what role mothers play in transmitting this pathogenic fungus to their offspring. A recent study conducted at universities in the US and Kuwait suggests that […]

Calls for government to act fast on children’s dental decay

Children living in the most deprived areas are twice more likely to experience tooth decay, new research shows. New data on the oral health of year six schoolchildren shows those living in the most deprived areas of the country were more than twice as likely to have experience of tooth decay (23%) as those living […]