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Alarming oral health crisis among youth in secure residential care

JÖNKÖPING, Sweden: When young people are placed in care, child welfare services, healthcare authorities and institutional care providers assume ...

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Mobile app for at-home dental screening exhibits both benefits and shortcomings

CARDIFF, Wales: As humanity continues to lean into artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies for all manner of basic life challenges, the realm ...

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Study links tooth growth patterns to smoking history

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England: The systematic and oral health effects of smoking are well established, including reduced calcium absorption, altered vitamin ...

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New study explores VR hypnosis for managing dental anxiety in children

STRASBOURG, France: Dental anxiety is a widespread concern in paediatric dentistry, often leading to treatment interruption or even the complete avoidance ...

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Auckland clinic providing free dental care to homeless people

AUCKLAND, New Zealand: High dental treatment and living costs and growing social inequities have pushed routine dental care out of the reach of many New ...

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Poor oral health increases severity of peritonsillar and deep neck space infections, study finds

ORADEA, Romania: Ongoing research continues to illuminate the plethora of ways in which oral and systemic health influence each other. While odontogenic ...

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New data links regular dental visits to better health and well-being across all-income levels

WASHINGTON, US: While the links between oral and systemic health are well established and widely discussed in the dental literature, the broader ...

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New online toolkit launched by UK researchers to support autistic children’s oral health

LEEDS, England: Researchers from the University of Leeds, in collaboration with the University of Manchester and the University of Sheffield, have launched ...

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Oral cancer awareness: Study highlights key role of dental teams

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Oral cancer constitutes a major front in the global fight against non-communicable diseases, and heightened public awareness of risk ...

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Researchers combine orthopaedic and dental expertise to improve implant longevity

LONDON, Ontario, Canada: Implants—whether in the jaw or the hip—are a vital part of restoring function and quality of life for millions of patients. ...

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Why fewer young dentists own practices—and why that might be changing

CHICAGO, US: Fewer young dentists are buying practices early in their careers—but that does not mean they are abandoning the idea of ownership altogether....

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Edentulous maxilla: Experts agree on clinical guidelines

BOSTON, US: Around 120 participants from 27 countries gathered in Boston from 16 to 18 June for a landmark moment in implant dentistry, the first ...

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How to fix UK dental deserts: Global lessons from 26 countries

LONDON, England: Equitable access to high-quality dental care is one of the major public health challenges the UK has had to grapple with in recent years. ...

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Rethinking dental education with AI

LEIPZIG, Germany: Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare across disciplines, and dentistry is no exception. While its clinical applications...

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AI passes UK dental examinations: Implications for BDS education and assessment

MANCHESTER, England: Perhaps the most useful and pervasive application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the average person’s life is the large language ...

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New AI platform radically improves detection of early childhood caries

HONG KONG: According to the Global Burden of Disease study, early childhood caries affects approximately 530 million children around the world, making it ...

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Study uses ChatGPT to enhance dental student proficiency in informed consent

LONDON, Canada: The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in dentistry is rapidly expanding, offering new possibilities in diagnostics, treatment planning and...

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Young children face greatest risk of sequelae from primary tooth luxation

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Traumatic dental injuries to the primary dentition, particularly luxation events such as intrusion, avulsion, lateral luxation and ...

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Clinical accuracy of dental students significantly boosted by meditation

VADODARA, India: The flow of Eastern philosophical and spiritual systems to the US has, since the 1960s, exerted a well-known and powerful influence on the ...

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Depression negatively affects oral microbiome diversity, study finds

NEW YORK, US: Oral diseases and depression are both projected to rise in prevalence over the coming decades, and recent findings suggest the two may be ...

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AAFPRS survey outlines major shifts in facial plastic surgery trends

WASHINGTON, US: The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) has recently released the results of its 2024 annual member ...

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New study sheds light on discrimination of dental patients in Syrian clinics

DAMASCUS, Syria: As health workers, dentists are occasionally placed at risk of disease transmission, since they are exposed to bloodborne infections of ...

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Swedish university receives funding boost to expand holistic dental health research

MALMÖ, Sweden: A forward thinking, transdisciplinary oral health research hub at Malmö University has received a welcome funding injection from ...

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Researchers in the UK and India aim to combat antibiotic overprescription in dentistry

LEEDS, England: While antibiotics remain essential for treating infectious diseases, their global efficacy is declining owing to the rise of antimicrobial ...

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Researchers employ AI to investigate links between oral health and cardiovascular disease

STONY BROOK, N.Y., US: The applicability and efficacy of artificial intelligence (AI) within dentistry appears to be limitless. With each passing day, ...

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Bias in dentistry and how it shapes the way dental professionals care for patients

Bias is an intrinsic aspect of human cognition, and healthcare professionals—including those in dentistry—are not immune to its influence. Understanding...

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Early microbial determinants of peri-implant health discovered in a new study

ANN ARBOR, Mich., US: As the number of dental implants placed globally continues to rise, so too does the clinical significance of understanding ...

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Hypnosis—a useful complementary tool for oral health professionals?

MONTREAL, Canada: Hypnosis, long associated with stage performances and entertainment, is drawing attention for its clinical applications in the field of ...

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Five things AI cannot replace in dentistry—and why clinicians still matter

Artificial intelligence (AI) has seen a rapid surge in popularity and accessibility in dentistry, and more broadly in healthcare. Publicly available AI ...

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Qatar University celebrates first dental graduates

DOHA, Qatar: Qatar University has marked a historic milestone with the graduation of the founding cohort from the College of Dental Medicine, the ...

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