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6 days ago | 
dentistry.co.uk | Rowan Thomas
Solventum explores the benefits of Clarity Precision Grip Attachments in orthodontic cases, including predictable results, reduced chair time and a better patient experience. Clarity Precision Grip Attachment trays are pre-loaded with 3D-printed and fully cured composite attachments that are optimally shaped and customised to fit each patient’s unique anatomy.
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1 week ago | 
dental.einnews.com | Rowan Thomas
Updated guidance on training healthcare staff from all CQC-registered professions to treat patients with learning disabilities or autism has been published. The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism aims to help professionals deliver safer, more personalised care to patients with learning disabilities or autism. It is named after an 18-year-old with a mild learning disability who died from a reaction to medication given to him against his family’s wishes.
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1 week ago | 
dentistry.co.uk | Rowan Thomas
Having a less varied range of microbes in the mouth may be associated with depression, a new study has found. Researchers compared questionnaires measuring depression symptoms with saliva samples used to identify the microbes present in the mouth. They found that those with less diversity in their oral microbiomes were more likely to present with depressive symptoms.
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1 week ago | 
dentistry.co.uk | Rowan Thomas
DPC Dental explains how a new product can eliminate the costly wasted chair time associated with a sensitive gag reflex in patients. Any extension over the allotted chair time costs money, both to the clinician and practice! A new, clinically proven product from the USA can remove one of those costly delay risks by reducing a common complaint of gagging and associated anxiety and stress: NoGag.
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1 week ago | 
dental.einnews.com | Rowan Thomas
A yeast platform that converts human urine from wastewater into hydroxyapatite, a substance used to make dental implants, has been developed. Researchers from University of California (UC), Irvine hoped the technique would have two major benefits. Firstly, creating a high-value, biocompatible material which can be used to create dental and bone implants, and restore archaeological artefacts. Secondly, removing harmful human urine from water systems.
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1 week ago | 
dentistry.co.uk | Rowan Thomas
A yeast platform that converts human urine from wastewater into hydroxyapatite, a substance used to make dental implants, has been developed. Researchers from University of California (UC), Irvine hoped the technique would have two major benefits. Firstly, creating a high-value, biocompatible material which can be used to create dental and bone implants, and restore archaeological artefacts. Secondly, removing harmful human urine from water systems.
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1 week ago | 
dentistry.co.uk | Rowan Thomas
For dentists at the beginning of their professional journey, selecting the right environment for growth and development of their career is a crucial decision. Colosseum Dental UK has established itself as a leading destination where early-career clinicians are not only welcomed but actively supported. With a strong commitment to learning, development, and people-first values, Colosseum stands out as a compelling choice for those seeking a meaningful and rewarding future in dentistry.
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1 week ago | 
medium.com | Rowan Thomas
Note: This is not an article supporting or endorsing Trump, but against reductionist and disingenuous reasoning. Trump being labelled a Fascist by American and international media makes this a particularly salient and topical example. Trump is an authoritarian, fascist leader. Or is he? You can go through a general checklist that purports to describe a fascist and say yes to each item and, surely, this list of checkboxes will give us some confidence to identify a fascist when we see one.
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1 week ago | 
dentistry.co.uk | Rowan Thomas
A change of dental membership plan provider has helped two practice owners feel like part of a family again, providing support and encouragement. When owners and principal dentists of Twickel Dental in Much Wenlock, Roxana and Mihail Drug Ionescu, bought the practice in 2018, they had no idea of the extent of the task before them, but they embarked on the journey with optimism and the desire to gain the freedom to do what they do best.
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2 weeks ago | 
dentistry.co.uk | Rowan Thomas
Another explosive Dentistry Awards took place at the Athena in Leicester on Friday 6 June – see some of the key moments in pictures. Dubbed ‘dentistry’s biggest party’, this year’s ceremony marked the first Dentistry Awards to take place in summer. The UK dental profession was out in force, ready to celebrate the achievements of another year’s winners. The Dentistry Awards rewards exceptional standards of dentistry, from patient care to community contributions.
