(For the meaning behind the blog scroll down.) From Medical News Today No more needles at the dentist – just a tiny electric current instead If you’re scared of the dentist’s needles you’re not alone – but new research means you might not have to put off that appointment again. A study published in ColloidsContinue reading “The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime #21”
Category Archives: Dentistry
Unobtainiums and electric toothbrushes
Thanks to reestheskin for this. From The Economist’s book review – The Elements of Power: Gadgets, Guns and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age. By David Abraham. Yale University Press, 319 pages; $30 and £20. So remember when you’re prescribing electric toothbrushes just what goes into them and what theyContinue reading “Unobtainiums and electric toothbrushes”
Hands-on training for complex dental implant procedures.
A challenge faced by dentists is: How to get hands-on training for complex dental implant procedures on cadaver heads? Quality trainings are few and hard to find because cadaver heads are not easy to organise. We have created such a training that we are hosting in Coventry, UK, in March 2016 over a long weekend.Continue reading “Hands-on training for complex dental implant procedures.”
ASMR – Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response and Dentistry?
Something different on a Sunday. Wikipedia tells me that “ASMR is a neologism for a perceptual phenomenon characterized as a distinct, pleasurable tingling sensation in the head, scalp, back, or peripheral regions of the body in response to visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, or cognitive stimuli. The nature and classification of the ASMR phenomenon is controversial,[1]Continue reading “ASMR – Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response and Dentistry?”
South West Young Dentist Group – One Day Conference
Wearing my Western Counties BDA President’s hat I’d like to bring your attention to the second YDG Conference. This year the venue has moved down the M5 from Bristol to Sandy Park, Exeter home of the Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club and a recent World Cup Venue. Date Saturday 20th February 2016. There’s a good lineContinue reading “South West Young Dentist Group – One Day Conference”
Aubrey Sheiham RIP
I was aware that Dr Sheiham’s views produced vitriolic opposition from a lot of people, for a lot of whom I had little respect. I did meet him, briefly, whilst I was doing my first job at The London Hospital in Whitechapel where he seemed to be held in high esteem. His first contentious paperContinue reading “Aubrey Sheiham RIP”
The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime #20 – Hair, Home Scanners and Sensitivity.
For the history of this “TGBSL” series read here Three pieces of varying age: 1) Dental caries susceptibility linked to… your hair? A new study shows a link between hair keratin and enamel strength. A new National Institute of Health study has found not only that enamel structure can influence an individual’s predisposition to caries,Continue reading “The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime #20 – Hair, Home Scanners and Sensitivity.”
Now that’s what I call “Short Term Orthodontics”
Dentaid launches first Pay What You Can dentistry scheme
International dentistry charity Dentaid has teamed up with The Real Junk Food Project Dewsbury to launch a new scheme that will help vulnerable people who find it difficult to access NHS dentistry. The Real Junk Tooth Project will provide emergency, pain relieving dentistry. A pilot project is being launched in Dewsbury on Thursday, December 3Continue reading “Dentaid launches first Pay What You Can dentistry scheme”
In Case You Missed #1 – 06.11.2015
This series covers news snippets and some business related things that I think are worth knowing. I try to steer clear of an excess of UK politics but as most of my readers are UK based then it is inevitable that some stuff about the TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms) that have dominated UK dentistry forContinue reading “In Case You Missed #1 – 06.11.2015”
The Incisal Edge 