Oral health care for older patients still inadequate

LONDON, UK: The quality and availability of oral health care for older adults in the UK remains an issue, the British Dental Association (BDA) has warned in a new report. The association also believes that insufficient effort has been made to effect improvements. The BDA argues that oral health is often not properly considered in wider health-care provision, which results in many patients simply not receiving the care they need.

Jan 12, 2012 | Europe

Dental students practise on corpses

DUNDEE, UK: Dental students at the University of Dundee have become the first in the UK to practise their surgical dental skills on cadavers. The university has adopted the Thiel embalming technique, which retains many of the tissue properties of the living body than those embalmed according to the conventional method.

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Jan 10, 2012 | USA

Needle-free anesthetic close to marketability

SILVER SPRING, Md. & FORT COLLINS, Colo., USA: Efficacy trials for a new dental anesthetic that saves patients the pain of injections are continuing after the company responsible for the development of the drug secured additional $3.5 million funding from an angel investor this week.

Jan 4, 2012 | USA

Global handpiece manufacturer boosts North American presence

LITTLETON, Colo., USA: For years, NSK dental handpieces have had a strong base of devoted users in the United States and Canada who are attracted to the company’s reliable, user-friendly performance and reputation for quality. A word-of-mouth advertising strategy combined with highly targeted customer relationships has worked well for the organization.

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