A former clinical dental technician who was struck off the dental register after facing charges of making misleading and dishonest statements has now been banned from being a company director for six years.
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Researchers may have found the reason why gum disease and kidney disease affect each other.
A BBC investigation into NHS dentistry during the COVID pandemic has revealed that a dental corporate has instructed staff to prioritise routine examinations over patients requiring urgent treatment.
‘Covid Tongue’ is on the rise, according to King’s College genetic epidemiologist Professor Tim Spector. The little-known symptom from COVID-19 received nationwide publicity over the weekend after Prof Spector tweeted a photograph of a patient with a patchy tongue which was ascribed to COVID-19.
Dental patients have been warned not to take ‘matters into their own hands’ after it was revealed that the sale of DIY dentistry first-aid kits nearly doubled in 2020.
UK dentists are right to be sceptical of infra-red non-contact thermometers according to recent research.
An Australian study published in the American Journal of Infection Control showed that non-contact infrared thermometers (NCIT’s) demonstrated poor accuracy at temperatures greater than 37℃.
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This review of the oral signs and symptoms in patients with COVID-19 includes 40 studies (33 cross-sectional and 7 case reports). The findings show a significant association with taste disorders but little in relation to other oral disorders. As this is planned to be a living review it will be interesting to see if further evidence emerges.
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This review of the efficacy of 1.8 and 3.6 mL of the same anaesthetic solution for inferior alveolar nerve blocks (IANBs) for treating mandibular teeth with irreversible pulpitis included 4 RCTs (280 teeth). The findings show arger volumes of local anaesthetic solutions significantly increase the success rate of IANBs.
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This review of the efficacy of aromatherapy on dental anxiety included 17 studies (11 RCTs, 6 CCTs). The evidence suggets aromatherapy may reduce dental anxiety and has comparable effects on dental anxiety compared to music intervention but the evidence is limited and of low to very low certainty
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