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Do you want to hear more about the impact of recent reforms on dentists, dental care professionals and patients? A conference exploring changes in regulation affecting dentistry will be taking place on 9 October 2008 at Woburn House in London....
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Should GDC registrants who are employed by, belong to, or are involved in, a dental body corporate be required to declare it in their practice literature? That's the question being asked by the General Dental Council in its current consultation 'Declaration of involvement with a Dental Body Corporate'. Following amendments ...
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Believe it or not, women and men have different oral health needs. In fact, women's oral health needs change at different stages throughout their life, including puberty, pregnancy and menopause. The Pennsylvania Dental Association (PDA) offers a reminder that understanding these evolving oral health needs will ensure that everyone, regardless ...
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The administration of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) plans to appeal an appeals court ruling from earlier this week that temporarily halted a 10% reduction in Medi-Cal reimbursement rates to health care providers, the San Francisco Chronicle reports (Fernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 8/21)....
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Tapping into the desire to have an attractive smile is the best motivator for improving oral hygiene, and new immigrants are the most receptive to oral health messages, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Authors Shuili Du (Simmons College), Sankar Sen (City University of New ...
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Dental caries afflict at least 90% of the world's population at some time in their lives. Detecting the first signs of this disease, which can be lethal in extreme cases, just got easier thanks to work by researchers in India discussed in the latest issue of the International Journal of ...
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A patient undergoing NHS dental treatment under the new contractual arrangements is more likely to have dentures or tooth extractions and less likely to have fillings or crowns than under the old arrangements, a report released by The NHS Information Centre (The NHS IC) suggests. The report, Dental Treatment Band ...
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NHS dentists and their patients still face significant problems according to reports published today by the NHS Information Centre. The reports show that more than one million fewer patients in England have been able to access NHS dentistry since the introduction of a new contract for dentists and patient charges ...
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Researchers in Japan have successfully made stem cells from wisdom teeth, creating an alternative source of pluripotent cells for researching and treating disease and avoiding the ethical problems surrounding the use of embryonic stem cells. Scientists at Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, which is funded by ...
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A U.S. District Court judge in Los Angeles temporarily blocked implementation of a proposed 10% cut to Medi-Cal payments for doctors, dentists and pharmacies, stating the changes would violate federal laws and reduce the quality of medical care for millions of people, the Sacramento Bee reports (Yamamura/Sanders, Sacramento Bee, 8/20)....
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Five UCSF stem cell scientists have received New Faculty grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, support that will allow them to pursue lines of investigation ultimately aimed at developing treatment strategies for such conditions as cancer, heart disease, tooth regeneration, liver disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The UCSF ...
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Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell on Tuesday discussed the efforts of two young black dentists in Chicago who are seeking to improve the oral health of black men. Mitchell notes that according to the...
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BIOLASE Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLTI), the world's leading dental laser company, today announced the global launch of a new software upgrade that includes innovations designed to extend the capabilities and useful life of installed first generation Waterlase™ hard and soft tissue dental laser systems....
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Remember oral health when preparing kids for back to school. Don't forget to add a toothbrush to the list of pencils , notebooks and paper on your shopping list. Keeping an eye on kids' oral health and instilling good habits will help them start the school year right, say Assistant ...
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Mouth Cancer kills one person every 3 hours in the UK because of late detection The London Day Surgery Centre (LDSC) is the first clinic in the Capital to offer ViziLite oral lesion screening, a new pain free technique for oral cancer, one of the fastest growing cancers in the ...
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With more and more people considering dental treatment abroad, the UK dental regulator, the General Dental Council (GDC) has issued guidance and advice to dental patients with a checklist of questions to ask before travelling abroad for treatment....
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Novalar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a dental specialty pharmaceutical company, announced the publication of three clinical trials on the use of OraVerse (phentolamine mesylate) injection as a local dental anesthetic reversal agent in the August 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA)....
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A Newsweek web exclusive last week examined efforts to provide access to dental care for low-income residents of Appalachia and other underserved rural regions of the U.S., where the "dire dental situation ... is emblematic of the larger health care crisis" in the nation. Newsweek profiled the "huge annual medical ...
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Scientists have discovered a new species of bacteria in the mouth. The finding could help scientists to understand tooth decay and gum disease and may lead to better treatments, according to research published in the August issue of the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology....
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The first stand-alone course for clinical dental technicians in the UK will begin in Edinburgh later this year following provisional approval from the General Dental Council. The course is open to GDC-registered dental technicians. The GDC gave provisional approval to the 37-week course at the Edinburgh Dental Institute at a ...
