Dentistry Online

A conversation with Jonathan Williamson, digital workflow specialist, on the advantages of in-house model and aligner production. As orthodontic practices and laboratories continue to embrace digital workflows, one question keeps coming up: how can we pro

A-level results day is this week! If you missed the grades to study dentistry at university, Dakshita Goli explains your options - from resitting to other career paths in dentistry. Results day can feel like the end of the world when things don't go to pl

When Eshaa Hafeez narrowly missed her dentistry offer, she began looking at other routes into the profession, eventually choosing to study dentistry in Bulgaria. Here, she reflects on the competitiveness of UK admissions, plus the benefits and challenges

Even a technically strong prosthetic, which has been manufactured to exact specifications and fits first time in the mouth, can be rejected by the patient. This apparent disconnect between technical success and patient acceptance is not unheard of and is

Multi Unit Abutments are now available with an angle of 30 - the implant prosthetic components are also compatible with Exocad and 3Shape. Especially when manufacturing implant restorations it is important to optimally adjust components to one another. Th

Photo credit: House of Commons Three weeks into Prime Minister Andy Burnham's term, the government has announced that James Frith will take on responsibility for dentistry as under-secretary of state for health and social care. A reshuffle of the Departme

Benjamin Tighe highlights the potential of dental hygienists and dental therapists to identify, prevent and co-manage systemic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. It is time to retire the notion that dental hygienists and therapists ar

Charl du Toit explains why he lets the technology do the talking when it comes to meeting patient expectations for comfortable, painless techniques in dentistry. A continuous cycle exists between dental marketing and patient demand, creating a feedback lo

A near-infrared photoimmunotherapy technique first developed for cancer treatment has been adapted to selectively target periodontitis without a detrimental impact on the oral microbiome. The method uses an antibody-dye compound that binds to target cells

Christian Ehrensberger explains how AI can reduce the burden of repetitive tasks for dental professionals when diagnosing.