Health literacy can be defined as ‘the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and...

Minimal (or minimum) intervention dentistry is the complete holistic team-care approach to patient-centred prevention of disease and management of...

In many countries the proportion of people aged 65 years and older is growing faster than any other age group as a result of both longer life...

The dental team may notice suspicious skin lesions during routine treatment or check-up consultations and patients may seek the advice of their dental...

Diabetes mellitus describes a metabolic disorder of multiple aetiologies, primarily affecting the utilization of carbohydrates. It is a chronic...

A group of dental patients, dental students and dentists were invited to participate in a focus group in October 2011 to gather their views about the...

The NHS was created in 1948 to provide a health service available to all and financed entirely through taxation. When first established, the oral...

Although there are various types of waterpipes, differing in size, shape and colour, the typical layout is shown in Figure 1. The tobacco bowl is...

A mother brings her 3½-year-old daughter to your dental practice. She has noticed that the upper primary anterior teeth have become brown in colour...

The three main elements of inhalation sedation are illustrated in Figure 3..