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“Being a role model is one of the most rewarding ways to transfer knowledge and skills”

Role models shape how dental students see the profession, their own potential and even their well-being. In a recent British Dental Journal special feature ...

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Middle Eastern dental imaging market: AI adoption and competition

Dental imaging has been a corner-stone of diagnostic and procedural dentistry for well over a century. The first foundational principles of dental ...

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High-risk medicines in children’s dentistry raise safety concerns, study finds

PITTSBURGH, US: Prescribing high-risk medicines in children’s dentistry remains uncommon but, carries significant safety implications when it does occur. ...

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Dental community mourns death of periodontology pioneer Dr Myron Nevins

BOSTON, US: Dr Myron Nevins, an internationally respected clinician, academic and leader in periodontology and implantology, died on 24 December 2025 at ...

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Optimising design and shade—replacement of a resin-bonded bridge for aesthetic reasons

Every day in our practices, we are faced with a choice between different treatment options. Experience, scientific literature and patient preferences all ...

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Largest US DSO announces new oral care community

EFFINGHAM, Ill., US: The growing strength of dental support organisations (DSOs) in North America is disrupting established industry dynamics. Heartland ...

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“The Midwinter Meeting will offer unmatched opportunities to learn, grow and connect”

As the incoming president of the Chicago Dental Society (CDS), Dr Philip L. Schefke, clinical assistant professor at the Midwestern University College of ...

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Scrap the tooth tax: campaign calls for VAT-free children’s oral care

LONDON, England: A new national campaign led by ORDO is urging the UK government to abolish the so-called “tooth tax” by removing VAT from children’s ...

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Same-day 3D-printed restorations—taking chairside 3D printing to the next level

Advancements in hardware, software and materials science have meant that same-day 3D printing of dental prostheses—even chairside—is now a predicable ...

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Study maps “tooth-making” mesenchymal cells on the lingual side

SEOUL, South Korea: Researchers in Seoul have mapped embryonic dental cells that appear pre-programmed either to build the tooth itself or to form its ...

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Researchers publish largest open dataset of primary teeth in Spain

BURGOS, Spain: The Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana in Burgos in Spain has released a new open access dataset comprising 712 ...

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Global periodontitis burden rises sharply despite stable rates, data shows

GUIYANG, China: Severe periodontitis continues to place a growing strain on global oral health. New Global Burden of Disease 2021 data has revealed ...

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Ivoclar launches IPS e.max Ceram Art

SCHAAN, Liechtenstein: Ivoclar has introduced IPS e.max Ceram Art, a ready-to-use line of stain, glaze and structure pastes for the customisation of ceramic...

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Nearly 5,000 Kiwi children waiting in pain as dental system strains

WELLINGTON, New Zealand: New Zealand’s public oral health system is facing growing pressure as increasing numbers of children wait extended periods for ...

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Leadership change at CANDULOR: Alexander Ewert appointed managing director

GLATTPARK, Switzerland: Dental manufacturer CANDULOR has announced the appointment of Alexander Ewert as managing director of the company’s headquarters ...

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ADDE board prioritises digitalisation and closer collaboration with FIDE

PARIS, France: During the Congrès de l’ADF, the annual meeting of the Association Dentaire Française, which took place in November, the Association of ...

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International Society for Minimum Intervention Dentistry hosts consensus workshop in Germany

MUNICH, Germany: On 1 and 2 December, the International Society for Minimum Intervention Dentistry held a consensus workshop in Munich in Germany. Hosted at...

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Insurance data indicates rise in specialist endodontic care in US

CHICAGO, US: New data from the American Association of Endodontists indicates that more patients in the US are being referred to endodontists for complex ...

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“A healthy research environment should maintain strong centres of excellence”

A new study by Dr Abanoub Riad, associate professor in the Department of Public Health at Masaryk University in Brno in the Czech Republic, has cast light ...

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Freiburg researchers explore unknown oral bacteria in periodontitis research

FREIBURG, Germany: Thousands of different bacteria colonise the oral cavity, many of which remain unidentified. Researchers in Freiburg are now using a ...

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Children’s oral health crisis persists despite government action, experts warn

LEEDS, England: As a crucial dimension of the overall oral health crisis continuing to rankle across the UK, children’s access to NHS dental care and ...

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One-year follow-up of Straumann Fast Molar Solution in bilateral maxillary premolars

The following clinical case report presents the successful treatment of bilateral sites using both immediate and conventional implant placement with the ...

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The use of AI in oral sciences: “More research does not necessarily mean greater impact on society”

MUNICH, Germany: As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly established in dentistry, questions have arisen regarding the justification...

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New scientific report on IPS e.max corroborates survival rates above 95%

SCHAAN, Liechtenstein: The Ivoclar Group, a leading manufacturer of integrated solutions for high-quality dental care, has published the fourth volume of ...

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KIZUNA Dental Symposium to investigate chairside–labside symbiosis

Kraków, Poland: Seamless and streamlined cooperation between dentists and dental technicians is a recipe for success. In Japanese, “kizuna” describes a...

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Exocad DentalCAD 3.3 Chemnitz for more efficiency

DARMSTADT, Germany: Exocad, an Align Technology company and a leading provider of dental CAD/CAM software, has recently released DentalCAD 3.3 Chemnitz. ...

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AI chatbots show strong accuracy in tooth whitening advice but fall short on readability, study finds

AMMAN, Jordan: A new comparative study has found that leading artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots provide largely accurate and reliable information on ...

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CAD/CAM complete dentures fabricated using additive and subtractive procedures

The prevalence of edentulous patients in Germany has been steadily declining for many years. According to the Sixth German Oral Health Study, the prevalence...

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DSO perspectives: Part 3―building resilient dental teams

If there is one thing that dentistry has taught me, it is that the ability to read people will take a clinician further than any continuing education course...

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Most UK adults do not realise that periodontal disease may be associated with diabetes, study finds

LONDON, England: More than a third of UK adults in a study by periodontal health brand Corsodyl experience bleeding gingivae at least once a month when they...

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