Award for ‘painless injection’ dentist
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| A ground-breaking invention, invented by dentist Dr John Meechan, which promises reduced pain for dental injections, has won a major national innovation award. The special syringe cartridge works by reducing the acidity of the injection by mixing in a neutralising liquid just before the injection is delivered. |
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The syringe developed by a team from Newcastle University, the syringe technology won the overall Dental and Oral Health section at The Medical Futures Innovation Awards. Medical Futures rewards new ideas in healthcare from frontline clinicians, scientists and entrepreneurs.
Dr Meechan said: “Injections need to be acidic so they can be preserved. But that creates a lot of the pain of the injection and with our device that would not happen. We are not claiming it will be pain free but a large part of the pain will be taken away.
“We are at a very early stage in the development of the product, but this award could be a real boost in our aim of getting it on the market and used by dentists around the world.”
The award ceremony took place at Old Billingsgate in central London and was hosted by Rory Bremner, in front of an audience of 700 leaders in medicine, politics and business.
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