The Dental Update Archive

RCCTs have been described by Brocklehurst and Hoare,9 as ‘the only research design that can demonstrate causality, that is, that an intervention causes a direct change in clinical outcome’. When...

Chlorhexidine is a widely used antiseptic with which all dental practitioners are familiar. It has been extensively used in dentistry, most frequently for the control of dental plaque and reduction of...

‘You can’t be in London for a long time without going to the Zoo. There are some people who begin the Zoo at the beginning, called WAYIN, and walk as quickly as they can past every cage until they...

A fundamental skill that a dental surgeon has to offer to a patient is surely the anatomical knowledge and the ability to place local anaesthetic where it will remove pain sensation and enable...

I recently commenced work in an Oral Medicine department at a Dental Hospital and it has struck me just how common vascular lesions, in particular haemangioma referrals, are. I would like, therefore,...

In the previous three articles we have established that the secret of success is to focus on patient satisfaction. We examined the evidence suggesting a direct link between perceived service quality...