The results of a new UK-based study should bolster the argument for an urgent relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions in dentistry.
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Believe it or not, dentistry isn’t all mundane performance targets and crinkly PPE.
England’s NHS dentists will be casting an envious glance over the border, after the Welsh Government announced that the principality’s practitioners will never be returning to the ‘failed’ UDA system.
The Care Quality Commission has effectively taken the lead in regulating Direct To Consumer Orthodontics, following the General Dental Council’s failure so far, to take any direct action on overseeing the growing industry.
The General Dental Council has decided to appeal against a demand from the Information Commissioner, to reveal the contents of an email relating to the regulator’s decision to make controversial top-up furlough payments to its staff.
The former lover of a Northern Irish dentist who murdered both his wife and his lover’s husband, has spoken out from prison, with claims that the dentist tested ‘knock-out’ gas on her, before he used it in order to abuse women at his Coleraine surgery.
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Early childhood caries (ECC) is a common oral health problem, particularly in disadvantaged and developing populations. Its causes are multifaceted, including feeding practices like breastfeeding. The link between breastfeeding and ECC is unclear. Key findings No significant association was found between breastfeeding and the development of early childhood caries (ECC). Nighttime breastfeeding was associated with an [read the full story...]
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Antiresorptive drugs, used to treat osteoporosis and metastatic bone disease, can complicate dental implant procedures by increasing the risk of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ). This systematic review investigates how these drugs affect the success and complications associated with osseointegrated dental implants. Key findings Antiresorptive drugs significantly increase the risk of (MRONJ), accounting for [read the full story...]
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The study assesses the impact of antibiotic prophylaxis on the incidence of infective endocarditis following invasive dental procedures, specifically focusing on the risk reduction for high-risk individuals.
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