Dental Protection’s Dental Director Raj Rattan is to fight a case in the High Court “As a matter of principle given the potential repercussions for the dental profession,” after the Court decided that as a practice owner, he was liable for treatment carried out by associate dentists at his former practice.
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Jo Churchill has amended her statement on dentists playing merely an ‘ad-hoc’ role in the detection of oral cancer.
The Government has confirmed a 3% pay award to NHS workers in England, meeting the recommendations made by the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Renumeration (DDRB).
An Australian specialist dentist has successfully sued a patient after being left a one-star Google review.
The British Dental Association and the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry have both welcomed publication of the second part of the Government-commissioned ‘National Food Strategy.’
The revisions to the Standard Operating Procedure announced last week, received an underwhelmed response from many dental professionals.
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Early childhood caries (ECC) is a common oral health problem, particularly in disadvantaged and developing populations. Its causes are multifaceted, including feeding practices like breastfeeding. The link between breastfeeding and ECC is unclear. Key findings No significant association was found between breastfeeding and the development of early childhood caries (ECC). Nighttime breastfeeding was associated with an [read the full story...]
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Antiresorptive drugs, used to treat osteoporosis and metastatic bone disease, can complicate dental implant procedures by increasing the risk of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ). This systematic review investigates how these drugs affect the success and complications associated with osseointegrated dental implants. Key findings Antiresorptive drugs significantly increase the risk of (MRONJ), accounting for [read the full story...]
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The study assesses the impact of antibiotic prophylaxis on the incidence of infective endocarditis following invasive dental procedures, specifically focusing on the risk reduction for high-risk individuals.
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