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Bristol dental hospital becomes cancer treatment base
Patients who are receiving treatment for cancer have been advised to attend appointments at Bristol Dental Hospital for the foreseeable future. The hospital, which is known for providing first-class dental services, has become a temporary base for cancer treatment. On April 6th, patients were informed that courses of treatment currently…
READ ARTICLEDental laboratories to help boost testing capacity
The government has called on dental and veterinary laboratories to join forces with medical labs to boost testing capacity. In a recent press conference, Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, unveiled plans to increase testing to 100,000 tests per day by the end of April. Professor John Newton, from Public Health England,…
READ ARTICLEDental tourism is increasingly popular among Brits
Flights may be grounded at the moment, but before airlines started making cancellations and we were encouraged to stay at home, dental tourism was booming. Dental tourism, the practice of going overseas to undergo dental treatment, has become increasingly popular in the last decade. The most common reason patients choose…
READ ARTICLENew figures show lack of progress in tackling childhood tooth decay
New figures released by Public Health England (PHE) show a worrying lack of progress in tackling childhood dental decay. Statistics from PHE suggest that the proportion of children with tooth decay is the same as in 2017. In 2019, 23% of 5-year-olds had signs of tooth decay. The figure was…
READ ARTICLEResearchers call for reduced opioid use after study reveals limited benefits for dental patients
Researchers have called for reduced opioid use in dentistry after a study found that the drugs have limited benefits for dental patients. Data collected and analysed by a team at Michigan University suggested that there was very little in the way of differences between opioids and other pain relief techniques….
READ ARTICLENew study claims dentists could play a more active role in detecting type 2 diabetes
A new study has revealed that dental professionals could play a more active role in the detection of type 2 diabetes. Research carried out by a team at the University of Birmingham suggested that dentists could do more to identify patients at risk of diabetes by using risk assessment tools….
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