3M Health Care is now Solventum. Enabling better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. Please see solventum.com. The secret to restorative dentistry is to not stand out – instead, you should create smiles that patients look like they’ve been proud of since birth. With the Filtek Universal Restorative from Solventum, formerly 3M Health Care, you…
Head and neck cancer is relatively uncommon, with around 12,400 new cases diagnosed each year in the UK. Mouth cancer is the most common type, and can be difficult to detect in its early stages. As such, many patients will require invasive procedures for treatment to be effective. Treatment for head and neck cancer can…
Implantmed Plus is a workflow-driven surgical device, providing modularity for optimal flexibility. The Piezomed Classic, and Piezomed Plus modules enable oral surgeons to combine the benefits of piezosurgery and implantology in one device. Enjoy automatic instrument detection, wireless foot control, an optional pairing connection for the Osstell Beacon for easy measurement of implant stability and…
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Turncroft Dental Practice in Offerton, Greater Manchester. Located in a busy residential area in Offerton near Stockport, Turncroft Dental Practice is a long-established mixed-income dental practice with three fully fitted surgeries. It was acquired by the previous owner, Dr Johann Joubert, in 2016…
Infection control is widely understood to be an essential aspect of any dental laboratory workflow. When carried out effectively, health risks can be minimised for technicians, clinicians, and even patients who eventually receive a restoration. Pumice slurries are one apparatus within the laboratory that can harbour a significant volume of bacteria. Ensuring technicians manage this…
The right locum support can enable dental practices to offer continuity of care to patients whatever the circumstances, maintaining high standards and protecting valuable income. Dental Elite has its finger on the pulse when it comes to the locum market. They understand the incentives that genuinely attract the best talent, and work hard to ensure…
Thousands of years ago, the Ancient Greeks gave laurel wreaths to their Olympic champions, highlighting their sporting brilliance. Awards have endured as an invaluable part of our culture ever since, serving as a way to identify and celebrate talent and allow the recipient to share their success with others. Awards vary from knighthoods to Oscars,…
A first-of-its-kind education programme in Scottish dentistry has been unveiled to help meet the demand for practitioners across the country. Scottish Dental Care, a leading dental provider in Scotland, has introduced ‘Pathways’, a groundbreaking education programme that sets a new standard as the most comprehensive professional development initiative for early-career dentists in the country. The…
Dr Sandy Limerick is a member of the teaching faculty at ASHA Club, for the Advanced Horizontal & Vertical Augmentation course with Dr Selvaraj Balaji. She shares what she feels makes ASHA Club and its courses unique: “The level of support provided after the course makes the ASHA course really stand out – many courses…
Digital dental radiography can sometimes be hard to interpret. With the right sensor, intraoral imaging can be made a whole lot easier and far less daunting. The RVG 5200 sensor from Carestream Dental is a lightweight, easy-to-use device that quickly captures images in excellent quality. There is no need to sacrifice image quality for affordability…
It is well known among dental practitioners that oral health has a strong association with general health, but patients may be less familiar with this. As such there is a need for patient awareness to be improved, particularly on the impact that neglecting their oral hygiene can have on the rest of the body. Among…
An investment in a new dental handpiece isn’t a decision to be made in haste. As well as crucial considerations around safety, practices need to assess what applications they need the tool for, how hard they expect their tools to work, the ease and cost of maintenance and repair, as well as the efficiency and…
The General Dental Council (GDC) has met 16 out of 18 Standards of Good Regulation for 2023/24, making significant improvements that achieved the standards in registration, without meeting the standards for EDI and fitness to practise timeliness, according to the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) annual review. The GDC successfully met the Standards for Registration this…
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co has completed the sale of Castelnau Dentists in Barnes, South West London, to the nationwide dental practice operator, Envisage Dental. Castelnau Dentists is a large, five-surgery dental practice (with plans in place for a further two surgeries) that was set up nearly 30 years ago by the former…
Hydrogen peroxide-based tooth-brightening treatments can not only look unnatural but can also irritate soft tissue, contribute to dental erosion, and cause tooth sensitivity. BRILLIANT Lumina from COLTENE is based on the active ingredient PAP (phthalimido peroxy caproic acid), which beautifully brightens teeth without compromise. Not only is BRILLIANT Lumina painless and gentle on the tooth…
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