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3-D digital head and neck to revolutionise dental training May 17, 2013 | News Europe

3-D digital head and neck to revolutionise dental training

GLASGOW, UK: Researchers from Scotland have presented the world’s first anatomically accurate interactive 3-D head and neck learning resource, which also features an interactive dental injection stimulator. With this innovation, they hope to enhance understanding of the anatomy, increase the flexibility of training for health-care professionals and improve patient safety.

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Initiative calls for support from dental professionals worldwide May 16, 2013 | News Europe

Initiative calls for support from dental professionals worldwide

KIEV, Ukraine: In 2010, the Ukrainian Quality of Life for Our Parents project was introduced. Dental professionals dedicated to the initiative, which aims ...

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FDI’s 2014 congress to take place in India May 14, 2013 | News Europe

FDI’s 2014 congress to take place in India

GENEVA, Switzerland/NEW DELHI, India: Last week, the FDI World Dental Federation announced that its 102nd Annual World Dental Congress will be held in ...

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Brits borrow to fund dental treatment May 13, 2013 | News Europe

Brits borrow to fund dental treatment

ANDOVER, UK: A survey of 5,000 adults has found that a considerable number of UK citizens use credit cards or bank loans to pay dental bills over £200 ...

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Parents’ saliva on pacifiers may reduce allergy risk in infants May 9, 2013 | News Europe

Parents’ saliva on pacifiers may reduce allergy risk in infants

GOTHENBURG, Sweden: Researchers from Sweden have suggested that parental saliva stimulates a baby’s immune system owing to the altered oral flora and thus reduces the risk of allergy development. In a study of almost 200 infants, they found that children whose parents sucked their pacifiers to clean them during the first six months of life had a significantly reduced risk of eczema and asthma.

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Nurse tries to poison dentist’s coffee with mercury May 7, 2013 | News Europe

Nurse tries to poison dentist’s coffee with mercury

SHEFFORD, UK: A dental nurse is currently on trial for trying to poison her boss after being given her final warning. The 33-year-old from Bedford, UK, allegedly placed mercury amalgam in the practice manager’s coffee, which caused stomach cramps and sickness.

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Large number of Brits unaware of consequences of poor oral health May 6, 2013 | News Europe

Large number of Brits unaware of consequences of poor oral health

ANDOVER, UK: Although many studies have proven that poor oral health negatively affects a person’s overall health too, three in ten people may not be aware of this link. A recent survey has shown that only a small number of adults know that inadequate oral hygiene can lead to severe diseases such as dementia and arthritis.

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Osteology symposium opens in Monaco May 3, 2013 | News Europe

Osteology symposium opens in Monaco

MONACO: Thousands of dental specialists from all over the world have gathered this morning at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco for the 2013 International Osteology Symposium, a scientific event organised by the Osteology Foundation in Switzerland. The congress was opened by foundation president Prof. Christoph Hämmerle (Switzerland) and the two congress chairmen Prof. Niklaus P. Lang (Switzerland) and Prof. Massimo Simion (Italy), who both outlined the scientific programme of the symposium.

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Dentist pulls 20 teeth without patient’s permission May 3, 2013 | News Europe

Dentist pulls 20 teeth without patient’s permission

MAGDEBURG, Germany: On Monday, an East German court dismissed a lawsuit filed by a dentist. The man lost his licence to practise dentistry after he had extracted 20 teeth from a patient’s mouth without obtaining consent from the aggrieved party. The court argued that the dentist’s behaviour was not in accordance with the ethics of the medical profession.

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Osteology symposium focuses on the importance of decision-making May 2, 2013 | News Europe

Osteology symposium focuses on the importance of decision-making

MONACO: The Osteology Foundation is currently holding its annual International Osteology Symposium. Until Saturday, dental specialists will gather in Monaco to attend lectures and workshops on oral-tissue regeneration. The symposium has become one of the key congresses in the field in recent years that links scientific expertise to specific practical needs.

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Fluoride reduces bacterial adhesion to teeth May 1, 2013 | News Europe

Fluoride reduces bacterial adhesion to teeth

SAARBRÜCKEN, Germany: The effect of fluoride in toothpaste has been a matter of controversial debate among experts. Now, researchers from Germany ...

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New research aims to stop biofilm from forming Apr 30, 2013 | News Europe

New research aims to stop biofilm from forming

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UK: Biofilms are increasingly recognised as an important issue in dental and health care, as they can cause dental plaque, sinusitis ...

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