Dentistry

Dentistry gadgets to make life easier

There is currently a debate in the USA on the virtues or vices of the Waterlase. Some swear it’s the…

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Understanding occlusion

Understanding how our teeth meet and function can help us appreciate the inter-relationship of the masticatory system: the teeth, bone,…

Dentistry

Embracing new technology

When I returned to Ireland from the UK in 1990, one of the first courses I attended was a day-long…

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‘Work smarter, not harder’ – Four-handed dentistry

Four-handed dentistry is synonymous with the term close support dentistry. This concept is built around increasing efficiency during treatment, increasing…

Dentistry

Implications of bisphosphonate use for the dentist

Recently, literature from the health sciences field has suggested important oral/dental implications for patients with a history of bisphosphonate drug…

Dentistry

Time for a break?

In November of last year the Irish Examiner reported that the average lunch break in the Republic of Ireland is…

Dentistry

Leading the way with dental hygiene

Every practice wishes to improve. Yet when practices want to make improvements, hygiene productivity is often overlooked. Generating a higher…

Dentistry

Nutrition, oral health and childhood development

Adequate nutrition is of importance in two key developmental stages in childhood: the pre-school years and the adolescent growth spurt,…

Dentistry

Career opportunities for the dental nurse

The good news is that there are plenty of career opportunities for dental nurses. In my experience, dental nurses have…

Dentistry

Your hidden stresses revealed

A friend of mine recently experienced a revelation. She had been sleeping badly and couldn’t get to the bottom of…

Dentistry

Replacement of an upper right canine

This young woman presented requesting the replacement of a retained upper right deciduous canine with an implant-supported crown and closure…

Dentistry

Treatment of the avulsed tooth

Avulsion is defined as the exarticulation of a tooth, i.e. the tooth is displaced completely out of its socket. The…

Dentistry

CAD/CAM chairside anterior crown using CEREC 3D

A single unit anterior crown in a young female has always been a challenge to restore. We have now been…

Dentistry

Special care dentistry: time for action

For decades special care dentistry has been the preserve of committed dental professionals in the public dental services who have…

Dentistry

CAD/CAM chairside anterior crown using CEREC 3D

A single unit anterior crown in a young female has always been a challenge to restore. We have now been…

Dentistry

Potentially malignant oral lesions: the dentist’s dilemma

‘Is this serious, doctor? Could it become cancer?’ These are difficult questions for the dental practitioner and they demand action.…

Dentistry

Consent and special needs patients: a review

It is well accepted in the medical and dental profession that consent is required for every procedure undertaken, be it…

Dentistry

Communicating value

Sometimes the most profitable sale you make is the one from which you walk away. That seemingly counterintuitive message is…

Dentistry

The hidden health hazard: back pain

Gordon Waddell’s book, The back pain revolution, states that the cost of back pain has escalated as a result of…

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