It has been more than 10 years since Japan unveiled the now famous robot dental patient for students to practise their skills on, known as Pedia_Roid. The latest generation of the technology simulates a child’s response to dental pain during treatment – complete with eye rolls and screaming – creating a hyper-realistic environment in which…
Are you looking for an innovative treatment for your patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)? Try O2Vent®! The OSA treatment from OADS is already a patient favourite in Australia and Canada, and is now available here in the UK. It provides OSA patients with a comfortable and discreet alternative to traditional treatment types, enabling patients…
Congratulations again to Amy Ciobanu, dental nurse, on winning the 2023 ATU Dental Graduate Award, which we were delighted to sponsor once again. We caught up with Amy to find out a bit more about her and her passion for dental nursing: Why did you choose to go into dental nursing? I was interested…
As an innovator in early oral cancer detection solutions, the BeVigilant™ OraFusion™ system from Vigilant Biosciences® helps clinicians to diagnose oral cancer in Stages I and II to accelerate treatment and improve patient outcomes. The early signs of oral cancer can be easily mistaken for other conditions, like mouth ulcers. As such, it’s important that…
Make communication a breeze with Patient Bridge, a Sensei product, the cloud-based patient engagement platform from Sensei, the practice and patient management brand from Carestream Dental. Patient Bridge Premium offers several brilliant new changes that can help your practice’s communication excel. 24/7 online bookings are supported by reminders and recall messages that invite patients to…
Perio Plus+ from Curaprox is an alcohol-free range of oral rinses which offers patients powerful protection against a wide range of microorganisms, defending teeth and gingiva from oral diseases such as dental caries, gingivitis and periodontitis. The rinses contain chlorhexidine (CHX), well known for reducing bacterial plaque,[i] together with Citrox®, an ingredient naturally-derived from bitter…
The Department of Health and Social Care and its Parliamentary Under Secretary, Andrea Leadsom MP, have announced plans to streamline processes within dental and pharmacy settings and improve patient experiences by granting ‘new powers’ to dental hygienists and dental therapists, as well as pharmacy technicians, following two public consultations. The move will reportedly help to…
The General Dental Council (GDC) is looking into the level of detail published from Interim Orders Committee (IOC) hearings, and how it plans to report deaths during an FtP (Fitness to Practise) investigation. The GDC states that it recognises FtP is a stressful and difficult process, noting that it has taken various steps to minimise…
As the government launches a new consultation into water fluoridation in the North East, the Oral Health Foundation is encouraging dental professionals to seize this opportunity by liaising with local MPs for further expansion of the scheme across the UK. The consultation opened earlier this week [25 March] with plans to extend the region’s water…
Malocclusion can have a significant impact on a patient’s quality of life. Oral function may be seriously impaired, causing issues with mastication, swallowing and speech. It can also make oral hygiene more difficult, increasing the risk of gingivitis and caries. In addition, there are implications for a person’s social status and psychological wellbeing when their…
Published continually since 1959 and orginally the official magazine of the General Dental Practitioners Association, the editorial content of The Probe is of paramount importance and as such forms the backbone of the journal – it is the high quality, independent content of the magazine that ensures it is widely read by the profession and explains why The Probe consistently generates the highest levels of response for its advertisers among any UK dental journal.
The UK’s leading magazine for oral health. Focusing on all areas of prevention, oral health and hygiene plus vital vCPD modules, Smile is a vital resource for hygienists wanting to stay at the forefront of clinical innovations in prevention.
An easy way to ensure your whole team is up to date with their CPD requirements. Online modules in all areas of required study which can be bought individually or in annual bundles.