The Dental Update Archive

We would like to share our reflections on the current, unprecedented COVID-19 crisis from the perspective of a Dental Foundation Trainee (DFT)..

When considering treatment options for these patients, there are multiple choices available. These include removable prostheses, conventional bridgework, resin-retained bridgework (RRBs) or dental...

Oral cancer and its treatment can cause a variety of oral problems. Surgery and scarring may mutilate tissues – which can hamper function and cleaning the teeth. The patient may have complicated...

Several key skills underlie communication with all patients (Table 2)..

Intraligamentary infiltrations allow anaesthesia of an individual tooth to avoid the undesirable sensations and consequences of regional block, or even conventional buccal anesthesia.4 However, it is...

Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020, all dental procedures (including AGPs) were carried out using level 2 PPE – FFP1 masks, gloves, scrubs and eye protection. Even if this is now more...