There was a time when most practices had at least one cupboard full of toothpaste samples that eager representatives would deliver, whether they were used or not. In a more cost conscious age for the manufacturers, some dental team members find themselves having to plead for a few more tubes from the big brands.
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Broadcasting her highly charged message to market via Tik Tok, Cornwall dentist Dr Emi Mawson has hit out at the deadliest consequence of patients not being able to see NHS dentists for regular check-ups. Undiagnosed oral cancer.
Read more: Oral Cancer: Without Screening “People Are Going To Die” Warns Dentist
In a country where our politicians seem to know the cost of everything and the value of nothing, from the Treasury’s standpoint the current NHS contract is a winner.
There may not be much for indemnifiers to celebrate, but one well trailed change for the better now has a start date. It’s progress towards the statute books does illustrate the increasingly unwieldly legislative environment that medicine and dentistry are trapped in.
Dentists and football. There are the sofa experts. Those that kick about in the park with their children. The five a siders. The Sunday league players. And then there is Heimir Hallgrimsson.
Read more: A Career of Two Halves - Dentist becomes Football Manager
Amidst the turmoil of a global pandemic, war in Europe, the ejection of two prime ministers in a year, as well as record highs for inflation and interest rates, UK dental practice goodwill values have remained robust.
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This review comparing the effect of CAD/CAM-based and conventional fixed retainers on the stability of treatment outcomes and periodontal health in patients undergoing orthodontic retention using fixed retainers includeds 7 RCTs. The studies are of moderate size and relatively short duration (6 to 12months) and there are quality concerns so the findings should be viewed cautiously.
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This review of whether supportive care is effective in preventing recurrence or progression of peri-implantitis included 15 studies. However none of the included studies was specifically designed to test supportive care regimens so there is a need for new well conducted and reported randomised trials of appropraite size and duration to provide better quality evidence.
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This review of the level of toothbrush contamination and the factors affecting contamination in the general population included 15 studies. The findings show that toothbrush contamination occurs after first use and rises with continuing use. However, there is little evidence of significant adverse events from current practices.
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