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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,…
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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…
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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…
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Stop telling your children to brush their teeth!
‘Have you brushed your teeth, Billy?’ comes the irritated parental voice. A kind of pregnant silence follows. The question comes…
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Digital intra-oral imaging made simple: part two
During the 10 years that I have been working in the digital X-ray market there have been many changes in…
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Oral infection and premature babies
Premature infant births are on the increase. In an editorial published in the British Medical Journal (21 April 2006), Professor…
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Myth-busting digital X-ray: part one
There are several misconceptions out there that not only damage the reputation of digital X-ray but can also have an…
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Osteoporosis and periodontal disease: systemic influences
Osteoporosis is a global health concern; between 6% and 7% of people world-wide are affected by this disease of the…
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Effective dentist to laboratory communication in smile makeovers
With the ever-increasing cosmetic dentistry market, many dentists are choosing to send their smile makeover cases to laboratories outside of…
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Review your hygiene department
I am fortunate to work within a team of like-minded individuals who embrace change and enjoy the new challenges that…
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Practice transitions
‘In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity’ – Albert Einstein. Never has this been truer than in dentistry today. I…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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Communicating value
Sometimes the most profitable sale you make is the one from which you walk away. That seemingly counterintuitive message is…
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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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Back rehabilitation for the dental surgeon
In my first article, I wanted to highlight to the general practitioner and the specialist dentist what a problem back…
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Chemical spill at dentist’s office
Sixteen people were in need of hospital treatment following a hazardous chemical spill in a dentist’s office in Georgetown, USA.…
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