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COVID-19 20th March Update: CDO (Eng) advice published at last and updates from BDA

The Chief and Deputy Chief Dental Officers for England have issued their latest update, with the expectation that the profession will ‘exercise clinical judgement’ in applying this guidance. It outlines changes that will apply to practices. Separately the BDA has reported that dentists could be ‘redeployed to support NHS’ and that dentists and their staff are ‘key workers’ when it comes to children attending school.

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COVID-19 19th March: CDO(Eng) replies & Scottish dentists offered financial support package

Update today includes a financial offer to Scottish dentists in return for not performing aerosol generating procedures. Anger intensifies over lack of guidance from CDO (England). Both the GDC and CQC have given some clarification about how they will be working during the emergency. The LDC Conference this year has been postponed from June to November 26/27 in Brighton.

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BDA calls on CDO (England) to act over COVID-19

The BDA wrote yesterday to Sara Hurley Chief Dental Officer for England, saying their members are desperate, asking what they should do in the absence of official advice over COVID-19. Separately CDO Wales, Colette Bridgman, wrote to dentists in Wales and the GDC chief executive issued an update.

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Orthodontic advice line, ‘Safe Brace’ launched

Recent statistics show that the demand for adult orthodontics is continuing to rise, but concerns have risen about “direct-to-consumer” teeth straightening, which lures in customers with the promise of low prices and fast results but can often result in permanent damage. The Oral Health Foundation and British Orthodontic Society have created Safe Brace – a trusted space where patients can get independent and impartial advice about making the right choice for them.

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Research: Vaping changes oral microbiome, increasing risk of infection

Using e-cigarettes alters the mouth’s microbiome—the community of bacteria and other microorganisms—and makes users more prone to inflammation and infection, finds a new study led by researchers at NYU College of Dentistry. It is published in iScience, a Cell Press journal and is the first to demonstrate that vaping changes the oral microbiome and adds to our limited understanding of the safety profile of e-cigarettes.

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Scottish practice closes over case of Covid-19 being found

A Scottish dental practice has taken a decision to temporarily close as a precaution following the emergence of a coronavirus case there. The Stewart and Stewart Dental Practice in Cumbernauld is currently working closely with NHS Lanarkshire’s public health team who are in the process of contacting practice patients who have been in contact with the confirmed case.

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Dental implants: Short or standard for single-crown restoration in posterior jaw?

This review comparing whether implant supported crowns on short or standard implants have similar clinical outcomes in the posterior alveolar bone included 5 RCTs. the findings suggested no differences at one year but that shorter implants performed less well at 5 years.

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Oral candidiasis: Are probiotics effective?

This review of the the efficacy of probiotics on oral Candida spp. includes 12 RCTs and suggests a possible benefit. However the quality of the evidence is limited so the findings should be intepreted cautiously.

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Third molars: Envelope or triangular flap for mandibular third molar surgery?

This review comparing the effects of envelope and triangular flaps for mandibular third molar surgery included 20 RCTs involving 770 patients. A majority of the studies were of cross-over design with the findings suggesting no differences in teh outcomes between the two flap designs.

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