The new Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals has opened. All Eastman Dental Hospital services are now based at the new facility and the hospital site on Gray’s Inn Road is closed to patients. The £100 million hospital is one of the biggest specialist centres in Europe for dental, ear, nose, throat, hearing and balance services.
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has urged parents to be on alert, as new research has revealed that 9 of the 14 teething products licensed for use in the UK contain sucrose, alcohol and/or lidocaine, all of which have potential harmful side effects. There is little evidence that the products are actually effective in reducing teething pain.
Read more: BDA warns of teething products that could put infants’ health at risk
Medical News Today reports on a study linking periodontal disease with hypertension. A new review now argues that the more severe the form of gum disease, the higher the risk of hypertension. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as many as 47.2% of people aged 30 years and older have some form of periodontal disease, and about 32% of all adults in the United States have hypertension.
Read more: Severe gum disease linked to 49% higher risk of hypertension
But not dental charges. The move would bring England into line with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, where they are free.Currently, prescriptions cost £9 per item in England. But there was no mention in shadow minister, Jonathan Ashworth’s speech of dental charges or indeed NHS dentistry.
Read more: Labour promises to scrap prescription charges in England if it wins power
In an excoriating report the Public Accounts Committee says that confusing rules for claiming free prescriptions and dental treatment need changing. Chair Meg Hillier MP said: “Patients find it very confusing to understand whether or not they can claim free prescriptions or dental treatment because of a convoluted system that causes patients, in some cases, distress.”
Read more: Committee says rules for free dental treatment need to change
The Daily Mail has reported on a new mobile phone app that lets dentists diagnose patients and even prescribe antibiotics over a video call. Tooth Fairy is the UK’s first dental video app that patients use from home. It is the brainchild of dentists Deepak Aulak and Kian Dhinsa. However the BDA has expressed scepticism over the role of tele-consultations in dentistry.
Read more: New app launched to give dental advice via video call
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This review evaluating the potential efficacy of mesenchymal stem cells in periodontal regeneration included 15 small studies of very low quality. Additional high quality RCTs are neeeded to assess effectiveness before clinicial use.
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5 systematic reviews were included in this umbrella review of whether articaine or lidocaine is the most appropriate local anaesthetic solution for teeth with irreversible pulpitis undergoing root canal treatment.
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This review evaluating the presence or absence of a ferrule influences the failure rate in fibre-reinforced composite (FRC) post-and-core restorations included 4 studies. While the findings indicate no differences in failure rates between restoration with and with out a ferrule the quality of the evidence is low.
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