Smile Escapes

Winning Dental Check by One Practice of the Year Award

‘It’s important to get out there and spread the message’: Chris Baker speaks to Leanne Birkett about Ghyllmount Dental’s success at encouraging early-years oral health. Ghyllmount Dental Practice is a multi-award-winning practice based in the pretty market town of Penrith in Cumbria. Led by principal John Lewis, the practice has always been at the forefront […]

Peanut toothpaste could reduce the severity of allergic reactions, study finds

A new study has demonstrated that specially formulated toothpaste containing a small amount of peanut protein could be used to reduce the severity of reactions in allergy sufferers. The toothpaste is a product from US biotechnology company Intrommune Therapeutics known as ‘OMIT’. It works by exposing peanut allergy sufferers to a small amount of the allergen to […]

Registration for 2024 Midwinter Meeting is now open

CHICAGO, US: The Chicago Dental Society (CDS) has recently announced that registration for the 2024 Midwinter Meeting is now open. The premier dental meeting attracts tens of thousands of attendees from around the globe. In 2024, the event will be held at McCormick Place West in Chicago on 22–24 February.  

Drop in orthodontic case starts spooks Align Technology investors

SAN JOSE, Calif., US: The world’s largest clear aligner treatment provider has alerted investors to a substantial slowdown in new orthodontic appointments and adult case starts in North America. The fall in demand depressed Align Technology’s third-quarter results, and the company has warned analysts that it expects sluggish case starts to linger into the fourth […]