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Childhood caries – target the acidic causes for a preventive approach
Colgate discusses some of the causative and protective factors contributing to the prevalence of childhood caries. Improving the oral health…
Dentistry
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Target the acidic cause of childhood caries
Colgate discusses some of the causative and protective factors contributing to the prevalence of childhood caries. Improving the oral health…
Oral health
Sponsored
Assistdent: the AI-powered software to build profitable, preventative-led dental practices
We hear how Assistdent can help dental practices to be more profitable using software diagnostic tools to better preventative care. …
Dentistry
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Successful posterior composites
Join Dr George Cheetham on 1 September at 7pm as he discusses successful posterior composites – sign up now! This…
Aesthetic dentistry
Marginal adaptation optimises aesthetics
Rachel Derby presents a case in which a patient with caries and tooth surface loss was treated with a material…
Dentistry
Caries management with nano-hybrid science
Vishaal Shah presents a case in which the challenges of treating caries were overcome with skill, attention to detail and…
Dentistry
Uncovering dental caries – the importance of remineralisation and demineralisation
Allison Dooley and Nick Coller discuss the importance of remineralisation and demineralisation in the caries process. Dental caries is a…
Oral health
Younger adults less likely than over 55s to understand benefits of toothbrushing
Younger adults are six times less likely than the over 55s to understand benefits of toothbrushing to reduce caries. This…
Oral health
Water fluoridation ‘essential’ to improve children’s oral health during pandemic
Water fluoridation and a collaborated healthcare approach is key to tackling child oral health in the face of COVID-19. This…
Oral health
Eight in 10 at increased risk of caries since pandemic, research shows
More than half (55%) of the UK say they have neglected their teeth during lockdown – sparking fears over increased…
Oral health
Michael Awua-Mensah – a life in dentistry
We find out a little more about dentistry in Ghana from dentist, Michael Awua-Mensah. He discusses his path into the…
Dentistry
Are your high-risk caries patients experiencing interrupted care?
Colgate introduces Ben Atkins’ webinar focusing on how to care for patients at risk of caries during the COVID pandemic.…
Oral health
Caries prevention is better than cure
In spite of miracle cures, caries it would appear is with us for the foreseeable future, says John Rhodes. Prevention…
Endodontics
Top five reasons for dental claims: caries and fillings
Greta Barnes and Debbie Herbst from the DDU look at caries and fillings With around 6.8 million courses of treatment involving…
Dentistry
Nine out of 10 dentists fear being sued by their patients
Nine out of 10 (89%) dentists fear patients suing them, new figures from Dental Protection show. Of those, 74% feel…
Dentistry
Whole grain carbohydrates better for your oral health
Whole grain carbohydrates could help to improve our oral health, a World Health Organization (WHO) study has found. The research concluded…
Oral health
Breastfeeding past two increases risk of dental caries in children
Breastfeeding increases the risk of dental caries in children if continued for two years or more, a new study has…
Oral health
Gaining an insight into the nature of dental caries
To provide an insight into the nature of dental caries, Dr Geoff Knight, a general dentist from Melbourne, Australia with a special interest…
Aesthetic dentistry
Efficiently risk assessing children
Shivana Anand and Rebecca Northover highlight the signs that better classify caries risk in paediatric patients. Risk assessing paediatric patients…
Dentistry