How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 18 November 2023
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Introducing Dentistry’s Saving Grace campaign At such a crucial time in dentistry, Dentistry is calling for fairer regulation to reduce the number of unnecessary removals from the GDC register. We have heard numerous stories of dedicated dental professionals being […]
New dental social enterprise collaboration to increase NHS dental services in Suffolk
Lorraine Mattis details a new partnership that looks to provide NHS dental services to an under-served area in England. The University of Suffolk Dental Community Interest Company is a new and exciting dental social enterprise and an innovative collaboration between the University of Suffolk and the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board. The […]
Dentistry Live: Smile in a Box for single dental implant restoration
Join Colin Burns on Thursday 23 November at 7pm as he discusses single dental implant restoration for a challenging case of dental trauma. In the next edition of Dentistry Live on 23 November at 7pm, Colin Burns focuses on a challenging case of dental trauma. The patient suffered a severe injury to their upper right […]
Researchers develop special toothpaste for peanut allergy treatment
ANAHEIM, Calif., US: Oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy entails giving people small amounts of peanuts over time to desensitise them to the legume, thus ensuring a milder reaction to peanuts in the future. Now, researchers have developed a special toothpaste that can effectively deliver allergenic proteins to immunologically active areas of the oral cavity. The […]
Obesity twice as high for children living in most deprived areas
New data shows that obesity prevalence is twice as high for children living in the most deprived areas compared to those in the least deprived areas. This comes after NHS Digital published the findings from the Government’s National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England, 2022/23 school year. The report covered reception (four to five year […]
Could marijuana be the answer to relieving dental pain?
A new study suggests that cannabidiol (CBD), a component of marijuana, is effective as an alternative to opioid painkillers for alleviating acute dental pain. Authored by researchers at Rutgers University, the study was published in the Journal of Dental Research. The trial involved 61 participants with severe dental pain who were randomly assigned either CBD […]
Implant training: once you POP you can’t stop
Dentale introduces its ‘Place on patients 10-day course’ (POP), which offers hands-on experience with implant patients. For more than 15 years Dentale has been providing training to implant dentists in the UK, focusing on providing experience with patients in a controlled environment with knowledgeable tutors. Dentale offers a week-long course where you place an implant […]
GDC reform should be a cross-party commitment in 2024, says John Makin
John Makin, head of the Dental Defence Union (DDU), discusses what needs to be done to reform dentistry in 2024. The state of dentistry will be one of the big talking points on voters’ doorsteps when the prime minister calls the next general election. There’s welcome political consensus that hiring, training and retaining more dental […]
VOCO and SHINING 3D Dental announce new collaboration
Thanks to recent cooperation between the dental material manufacturer VOCO and SHINING 3D Dental, a supplier of fully integrated 3D dental solutions, it is now possible to utilise V-Print materials with the AccuFab-L4D printer. The FabCure 2 post-polymerising unit from SHINING 3D Dental is also optimally compatible with a range of V-Print materials. This new collaboration means that […]
Refer forward: Digital technology empowering removable prosthodontics
Transitioning from analogue to digital dentures has significant benefits for oral healthcare professionals, laboratories and patients. The implementation of digital denture technology at Aspen Dental has created exciting opportunities for teams to become more effective, efficient and predictable, particularly regarding the reference denture workflow.