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Patients with severe mental illness miss out on critical dental care

YORK, UK: Patients who struggle with severe mental illness (SMI) are three times more likely to face total edentulism than the general population, according...

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Researchers developing 3D ultrasound system for accurate, safe diagnosis of dental disease

EDMONTON, Canada: A team of researchers at the University of Alberta has secured funding to develop a 3D ultrasound device that would allow dentists to ...

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More than 850 exhibiting companies already confirmed for IDS 2023

COLOGNE, Germany: Less than nine months remain until the 40th edition of the International Dental Show (IDS), which will take place in Cologne from 14 to 18...

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Mamma Mia! Here we go again: EuroPerio10 commences with lively opening ceremony

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: The tenth edition of the triennial European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) congress, EuroPerio, has finally arrived. Until 18 June,...

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Visitors to EuroPerio10 immerse themselves in joint EFP/Osteology Foundation session

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: EuroPerio10 has just begun, and attendees are already being treated to multiple lectures by world-renowned speakers and getting updates...

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EFP presents new guideline on Stage IV periodontitis

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) released new guidance on Stage IV periodontitis on 10 June, marking the completion of ...

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Sustainability: A central focus of EuroPerio10

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Though it has often been framed as just a trend or an environmental issue, sustainability is undeniably much more than that. It ...

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Clinicians discuss their nightmare cases at EuroPerio10

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Typically, dental congresses provide an ideal platform for speakers to present and discuss some of their most notable achievements in ...

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Eating disorders and dentistry: Identifying early signs in the dental office

RUGBY, UK: According to some eating disorder organisations and charities, between 1.25 and 3.40 million people in the UK are affected by an eating ...

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“This is how NHS dentistry will die”: BDA issues warning after decline in dental services reported

LONDON, UK: A new poll commissioned by the British Dental Association (BDA) has revealed several worrying trends about the state of public dentistry in the ...

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Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury further strengthen phase-down approach to dental amalgam

GENEVA, Switzerland: To date, more than 100 countries have ratified the Minamata Convention on Mercury, a global treaty to curb the effects of mercury on ...

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Jönköping University aims to create new dental programme to address dentist shortage in Sweden

JÖNKÖPING, Sweden: Sweden has too few dentists in 18 of its 21 regions, and this is expected to continue until at least 2035. To close this gap, ...

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Digitally visualise clear aligner treatment results with new Align Technology outcome simulator

TEMPE, Ariz., US: Align Technology has introduced a new digital tool that uses advanced algorithms to provide in-face visualisation of a patient’s ...

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Study analyses tooth survival after root canal therapy in US population

INDIANAPOLIS, US: Though there have been many studies on the survival rate of endodontically treated teeth, only a relatively small proportion of these have...

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Sales slowdown puts the brakes on Align Technology’s record run

TEMPE, Ariz., US: Align Technology performed notably well in 2020, even as the pandemic took a bite out of income streams, and the company broke its own ...

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Dental AI start-up Overjet receives second FDA clearance for software

BOSTON, US: Overjet, a dental start-up that develops software powered by artificial intelligence (AI), recently announced that it has received 510(k) ...

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DentalMonitoring launches new virtual platform for a lifelong patient experience

AUSTIN, Texas, US: DentalMonitoring offers orthodontic and dental solutions and is a pioneer of the remote monitoring of dental care using artificial ...

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Study indicates denture wearers may be more at risk of nutritional deficiencies

INDIANAPOLIS, US: Although prosthodontic treatment is the primary means of helping either completely or partially edentulous patients, nutritional ...

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IFDH and EDHF issue joint statement on WHO draft global strategy on oral health

For the last three decades, the combined global prevalence of dental caries, periodontal disease and tooth loss has remained unchanged and higher than the ...

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New study examines effects of different anti-cancer therapy on oral health

JERUSALEM, Israel: It has been previously established that adults who have undergone cancer treatment may have dental anomalies. However, no research to ...

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Sino-Dental postponed as Beijing clings to zero-COVID strategy

BEIJING, China: The 27th Sino-Dental China International Dental Exhibition and Scientific Conference has been postponed owing to concerns related to the ...

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Gum Health Day 2022 focuses on new guidelines for periodontal disease prevention and treatment

BRUSSELS, Belgium/BIRMINGHAM, UK: Treat your gums” is the slogan for Gum Health Day 2022, a worldwide awareness campaign organised by the European ...

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EAS summer meeting to focus on 3D virtual planning of aligners

OPORTO, Portugal: The European Aligner Society (EAS), in conjunction with the Sociedade Portuguesa de Alinhadores Dentários (Portuguese aligner society), ...

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Osteology Foundation to celebrate anniversary with new logo

LUCERNE, Switzerland: The Osteology Foundation, a global organisation that supports science, research training and education in oral tissue regeneration, ...

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Six steps to recovery of emerging NHS dental deserts

NORTHAMPTON, UK: More than 2,000 dentists left the National Health Service (NHS) in 2021, leaving an estimated four million people without access to oral ...

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Cast mould clear aligners: Orthosnap upends market with greater precision, lower cost

WESTBURY, N.Y., US: Digital is undoubtedly the current buzzword in the field of orthodontics, but what if digitally produced clear aligners were less ...

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Project O-Health-Edu seeks to shape oral health professionals’ education in Europe

MALMÖ, Sweden: In the hope of better understanding the status quo of dental education within the EU, various stakeholders from Sweden, the UK and Spain, ...

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Government lowers minimum units of NHS dental activity, scraps standard operating procedure

LONDON, UK: The National Health Service (NHS) says that despite an increase in oral healthcare provision there was persistent variation in the activity ...

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Survey shows 40% of UK dental students consider dropping out

LONDON, UK: Various organisations have undertaken to evaluate the quality of life of UK dental students during recent years, and particularly as students ...

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Study finds interdental brushes and rubber picks most effective devices

PISA, Italy: A newly published study from the University of Pisa has compared the efficacy of four different oral hygiene devices in reducing plaque and ...

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