The Rise of “Advanced” DIY Dentistry

GDPUK readers are familiar with DIY dentistry stories, usually involving exodontia and pliers, sometimes with the addition of premedication from the off licence.

GDPUK readers are familiar with DIY dentistry stories, usually involving exodontia and pliers, sometimes with the addition of premedication from the off licence.
Nuffield Health surveyed 8000 adults for its 2023 Healthier Nation Index and the results reveal a startling proportion of female employees battling with mental health issues with women more impacted than men.
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Within a month of leaving the role of Chief Dental Officer England, one of Sara Hurley’s dental projects has secured major funding.
Whilst few things are more miserable for a young child than being admitted to hospital for dental extractions more unbearable is having to live with excruciating toothache because of long waiting lists for the necessary extraction(s).
47 pages, 2 days of hearings, 80 written submissions, 11 MP’s, a support team of 11 administrators and staff, 12 live witnesses, and then what?
Smile Direct Club (SDC) has been a trail blazer in developing direct to consumer orthodontics. No strangers to controversy, they have pushed on using heavy marketing and a well-respected legal team.
This review of whether supportive care is effective in preventing recurrence or progression of peri-implantitis included 15 studies. However none of the included studies was specifically designed to test supportive care regimens so there is a need for new well conducted and reported randomised trials of appropraite size and duration to provide better quality evidence.
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This review of the level of toothbrush contamination and the factors affecting contamination in the general population included 15 studies. The findings show that toothbrush contamination occurs after first use and rises with continuing use. However, there is little evidence of significant adverse events from current practices.
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This review of oil pulling compared to chlorhexidine and other mouthwashes in improving the plaque, gingival and bacteria count parameters included 25 RCTs. However, the studies are modest in size of short duration and all except one study were considered to be at high risk of bias. Consequently the available evidence is of very low certainty and should be interpreted cautiously.
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