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Let’s Get Involved
November 15, 2013
There was an eye-catching headline on the BBC website this week. “Nursery toothbrushing saves £6m in dental costs” Many of you may not have heard of the ‘Childsmile’ project. This…
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Choices
November 8, 2013
The NHS Choices website has the following advice for people seeking online help and advice about NHS dentistry. – The NHS will not provide treatments such as teeth whitening, which…
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How Root Canals Cause Cancer
November 1, 2013
I bet that heading got your attention, it certainly got mine. There is more and more in the `alternative` press about the ill effects of root treatment – including cancer. …
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On Balance – The Scales of Evidence
October 28, 2013
There has, for a long time, been a known loose association between gum disease and heart disease that cannot be explained by the common risk factors. For quite a while…
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What`s your Favourite Filling?
October 18, 2013
Well mine is chocolate fondant, what`s yours? A very significant event occurred this month which is going to affect our choice of filling from now on. A thousand delegates from…
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Just an Idea – Reducing Bad Breath
October 10, 2013
OK, what do your best friends never tell you about? You know what the answer is, but I`m embarrassed to say! Well, apparently I`m not alone as a dentist as…
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CE
October 3, 2013
The letters ` C E` mean different things to different people, Chief Executive (I wish), Church of England or the element Cerium. In healthcare, we should know the acronym as…
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White or Right?
September 27, 2013
I thought I`d recap (pun intended) on the position regarding whitening. The actual legal position seems to have confused people for several years. Under the Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations…
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