Diagnosing and managing dry mouth

Richard Thomas discusses how to ease your patient's symptoms.

Over 100,000 child hospital admissions for rotting teeth since 2018

A Liberal Democrat Freedom of Information request has found that there have been 218,005 admissions to hospital for rotting teeth, including more than 100,000 child admissions, since 2018.

Association says amalgam ban could break NHS dentistry

The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned the European Parliament’s vote to ban dental amalgam from January 1, 2025, will send shockwaves across the UK’s already struggling dental services.

Charity expands its children’s oral health education programme

Dentaid The Dental Charity and Denplan have announced an extension of their partnership that will see more children receiving oral health education in school and nursery.

Five weeks of interactive webinars

The award-winning Dentsply Sirona Watch Party Series returns in 2024, hosted by Dentsply Sirona, in partnership with Dental Update.

Metaphors enable patients and caregivers to communicate their experiences of living with long-term conditions, research says

According to King's College London researchers, patients can provide a unique insight into their own physical and emotional world through their own words with intentional or unintentional metaphors.

Brush biopsy enables early detection of oral cancer without surgery

A test invented by University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) researchers allows dentists to screen for the most common form of oral cancer with a simple and familiar tool: the brush.

The dentist will see you now, and again, and again

Fazeela Khan Osborne discusses how to maximise the longevity of implants.

8,500 people in Bridlington waiting for NHS appointments

With two practices for a town of 35,000, patients in Bridlington are on "a waiting list, for a waiting list".

Global tobacco use declining, says report

Globally, there are 1.25bn adult tobacco users, according to the latest estimates in the World Health Organization (WHO) tobacco trends report released on January 16, 2024.

NHS update: Green dentistry and sustainability

The January 2024 update from the interim chief dental officer focused on encouraging professionals to become more sustainable and take action against climate change through utilising NHS resources.

Total number of registered UK dentists increases following 2024 renewal

The number of dentists on the UK Register, following the annual renewal period, has increased when compared to recent years.