The Guinness Book of Records has recognized a German dentist from Offenbach for extracting a 37.2-millimeter (1.46-inch) tooth out of the mouth of a patient who had complained about severe pain. Dr Max Lukas had extracted the giant tooth from a patient in nearby Mainz who sought help in 2018 for severe dental pain.
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General Dental Practitioner, Dr Jason Wong, becomes an MBE in the New Year Honours List 2020. It has been awarded for services to Dentistry and Oral Health. He has interests in Oral Health promotion & Implant Dentistry, and is an LDC Secretary and Local Dental Network Chair. Also honoured is well known retired Manchester dentist, Dr Peter Kurer, awarded BEM for services to Holocaust Education.
A 75-year-old man in China almost choked to death after accidentally swallowing his dentures while eating a meal. The dentures were lodged in his throat for about eight hours before they were removed during emergency surgery, according to a report by DrBicuspid. Zhu Benbiao was rushed to the hospital by his family after they noticed he had difficulties breathing and eating.
One of Winchester’s largest companies has brought smiles back to the city’s homeless community by providing vital funds throughout 2020 for their dental care. Simplyhealth, owners of Denplan, has contributed funds for another year through its Local Community Impact Fund for a mobile dental bus - operated by the charity Dentaid.
As part of the festive season, the Oral Health Foundation is calling on dentists to help ‘Save A Smile’ this Christmas. The charity has provided education, help and support to thousands of people over the course of the year and is now asking for the dental profession to get behind their Save a Smile appeal. Chief Executive Nigel Carter, says your donations are vital if the charity is to continue helping the most vulnerable groups in society.
Read more: Save A Smile with the Oral Health Foundation this Christmas
The United Kingdom’s recent decision to vaccinate boys and girls from HPV-cancers has inspired the formation of a European-wide group to put an end to the virus: the new ‘HPV Action Network’. The alliance has been formed by the European CanCer Organisation (ECCO) with the goal to end all cancers caused by HPV across Europe.
Read more: UK action triggers European-wide coalition to eliminate HPV cancers