The Dental Update Archive

As general practitioners, how can we help? In 2012, the General Dental Council (GDC) made ‘early detection of oral cancer’ a recommended topic in dentists' CPD syllabus. That would seem to be a...

The main features of the Childsmile programme, and its position within the upstream/downstream continuum are shown in Table 1. These are also represented in Figure 3..

During 2013, practices were beginning to have their second DEPS using exactly the same 10 core questions and the same patient grading options as in 2010. Six practices were identified up to the end of...

Following the positive response to the Dental Update series: ‘Why does patient mental health matter?’, we felt readers might also be interested in our recent ‘Right to Smile’ consensus statement,...

A 52-year-old male reported to the University of British Columbia Nobel Biocare Oral Health Center (Vancouver, BC, Canada) for general dental care and maintenance. Medical history indicated that, at...

The authors of the present article consider that this comparison is of great relevance, given that metal–ceramic crowns and bridges have been the ‘gold standard’ for tooth-coloured indirect...

In the case of Witkop Type I hypoplastic AI, there is a defect in the enamel matrix formation, however mineralization of the enamel matrix proceeds in a physiological manner, culminating in a...

A literature search yielded limited research in this area. However, studies by Morgan et al and Needleman et al do demonstrate a link between the ingestion of sports supplements and dental...

Data collection forms were e-mailed to Restorative Specialist Registrars from all 16 dental schools across the UK and Republic of Ireland asking for details of the institution's treatment regimes...