Virtual assistants for dental practices – how dental practices are using new technology to meet increased demands. The demand for dental services is on the rise, which should be viewed as a good thing for dental practices. More demand means more business – though there’s a problem. All of this demand puts a strain on […]
As the bell tolls for NHS dentistry, BSPD urges “Don’t forget the children”. A statement from Claire Stevens CBE, BSPD Spokesperson: “Amid this crisis in NHS dentistry and discussions of a core offer, we must make children’s oral health the priority. Paediatric dentists are urging all political parties to make provision for early access to preventatively-focused […]
Brushing for brain health: Recent research shows that how you brush your teeth could be linked to conditions such as dementia, stroke, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Dr Mafalda Queiroz, Principal Dentist at the York Dental Suite and Susan Saunders, Goldster Health Coach discuss the findings. It is now thought that something as simple and prosaic […]
The British Dental Association has welcomed new and wide-ranging reports from the regulator the General Dental Council, pointing to the devastating impact the pandemic has had on both patients and the dental profession. With access and workforce problems the norm, even before COVID, dentist leaders warn that oral health inequality will only widen until government […]
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Here’s are a Dentist’s Ten Commandments from Dr Joe Oliver BDS LDSRCS:- Listening to a song or news item on the radio while brushing your teeth helps you do it for the recommended two minutes. You’ll miss 30 per cent of your tooth surfaces if you don’t floss. Waxed, flavoured floss slides between the teeth […]
Teeth erosion, when the hard white enamel on the surface of teeth begins to wear away, eventually exposing the pulp below, affects over 50 per cent of young adults in the UK. Consumption of acidic foods – for example, fruit, tomatoes-, fizzy drinks and alcohol (wine) all contribute to the growing problem which is invisible […]
‘Without flossing, there would be much more gum disease and tooth decay. I am surprised that a recent study has reported that flossing is not effective. I floss my teeth once a day – I think it is irreplaceable as a way to stop bacteria forming a stable colony in the mouth which leads to […]
Our research has found a link between gum disease and greater rates of cognitive decline in people with early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease. Periodontitis or gum disease is common in older people and may become more common in Alzheimer’s disease because of a reduced ability to take care of oral hygiene as the disease progresses. Higher levels of antibodies […]
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