Dental News

Dentists urged to take a front-line role in tackling intimate partner violence

PHILADELPHIA, US: A new advisory paper calls on dental professionals to recognise their pivotal role in identifying and supporting those who have suffered ...

Partnership to deliver advanced aesthetic dentistry training in Dubai

DUBAI, UAE: A new agreement between UCL Consultants— the consultancy arm of University College London (UCL)—and Dubai’s Liberty Dental Clinic is ...

Multilayered drilling plate shows promise for improving preclinical dental training

KUOPIO, Finland: A pilot study has evaluated the perceived realism and educational value of a novel multilayered drilling plate designed to replicate the ...

3D-printed teeth improve endodontic training in dental education, study finds

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. ...

New expert consensus offers comprehensive guide to apical microsurgery

XI’AN, China: To date, there have been no expert consensus, guidelines or recommendations on apical microsurgery. To address this and standardise the ...

University in Finland focuses on improving dentist–patient interaction

KUOPIO, Finland: The dynamics of a visit to the dentist extend far beyond the purely technical elements. The psychological comfort of the patient and the ...

“Antibiotic resistance could become a serious problem”

Given the frequent prescription of antibiotics by dentists to manage infection, keeping abreast of global trends in antibiotic use is crucial to identifying...

Hospital dental trainees in England to receive pay uplift after strike action

LONDON, England: After two years of sustained industrial action, hospital dental trainees in England have voted to accept a government offer to increase ...

UK university partners with mydentist for new route to GDC registration for overseas dentists

LANCASTER, England: As the UK continues to struggle through a prolonged oral healthcare crisis, a gnawing problem remains the recruitment and retainment of ...

University of Helsinki unlocks the power of digital dentistry with Planmeca

HELSINKI, Finland: In 2021, 50 dentistry students embarked on a learning journey within the new facilities of the Oral and Dental Centre at the University ...

Are haptic dental trainers better than phantom heads for dental curricula?

LONDON, UK: For dentists in training, options for honing their skills have been historically limited to phantom heads or patients at university dental ...

Dentsply Sirona and University of Bristol open new dental facility in Bristol

CHARLOTTE, N.C., US/BRISTOL, UK: Dentsply Sirona, the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, has continued its ...

GBT training opportunities: Practice makes perfect

NYON, Switzerland: Guided Biofilm Therapy (GBT), developed by EMS together with clinicians and academics, is a systematic, evidence-based modular protocol ...

Exocad to offer software licences for students

DARMSTADT, Germany: Exocad, an Align Technology company and a leading dental CAD/CAM software provider, has recently announced that qualifying university ...

“Dental schools should consider incorporating haptic VR simulation devices”

As haptic technology slowly makes its way into dentistry, dental students are increasingly using haptic virtual reality (VR) simulation in their training. ...

Background music found to enhance dental students’ clinical competence

KUOPIO, Finland: In a recent study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland, researchers have investigated the effect of slow background music on ...

Introducing Dentaverse, a virtual reality platform that is changing the future of dentistry

BRUSSELS, Belgium: On 1 December, dental professionals from around the world gathered for the launch of a new, virtual reality (VR) environment called ...

Dentists from around the world receive advanced training at Osstem Implant

Osstem Implant, a leading company in global implant sales, provided clinical education to 135 Mexican dentists who visited the Osstem Implant Central ...

International dental students’ association launches new journal

GENEVA, Switzerland: The International Association of Dental Students (IADS) recently published the inaugural issue of International Journal of Dental ...

New mirror trainer may improve dentists’ motor skills, study suggests

Somerville, Mass., U.S.: The process of learning how to move correctly when using a mirror in a patient’s mouth can often be difficult. Though drawing on ...

University of Otago chooses Dentsply Sirona's Sinius treatment centres

SALZBURG, Austria: The ambitious project of building up a dental training facility from scratch is nearing completion at the University of Otago’s Faculty...

Dentsply Sirona Academy reopenes in Bensheim

BENSHEIM, Germany: Recently, the completely renovated and significantly expanded Dentsply Sirona Academy opened its doors in Bensheim. The state-of-the-art ...

State-of-the-art dental education centre opens in Bradford

BRADFORD, UK: A £500,000 sophisticated education and training facility designed to enhance and further the skills and knowledge of dental health care staff...