Outdoor workers, from farmers to sailors to labourers, are exposed to large amounts of sunlight. With UV rays identified as a risk factor for oral cancer, it is important that practitioners can do as much as they can to help relevant patients lower the risk. The BeVigilant™ OraFusion™ System from Vigilant Biosciences® detects the two…
Amanda Dillaway is the Practice Manager at Brampton Dental Practice in Cambridgeshire. She comments on the team’s experience of working with Eschmann: “Our engineer, Gary Conway, recommended the Enbio autoclave as the best fit for us when our old machine couldn’t be repaired any more. The Eschmann team took away our old equipment and installed…
AeronaDental software includes an innovative Design & Sign feature, which allows you to create professional documents for your patients to review and sign, according to totally customisable templates. Patients can sign those vital documents from a remote setting, in order for treatments to proceed, statements to be created, or updates to medical history questionnaires Total…
Shortages in the UK for Ozempic, a brand name for semaglutide, have been reported for long over a year. It is an effective treatment for type 2 diabetes, amidst a group of drugs called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists. These also cause weight loss, making them a treatment option for chronic weight management in people…
Ross and Nadia Ellison, dentists from Clyde Munro Dental Group’s M&S Dental Care in Fort William, recently headed to Peru on a volunteer trip with the Vine Trust to provide essential dental care to some of the most remote communities in the country. Ross commented: “The dental need in this area of Peru is substantial,…
Guarantee a day of fresh breath, and dispel your patients’ anxieties in social situations, with solutions from The Breath Co. such as the Fresh Breath Oral Rinse in Mild Mint flavour. The formula, which is based on a peppermint taste and smell, has been uniquely designed to fight bad breath for 12 hours. That’s dawn…
As a busy dental professional, you probably don’t think about the water in your practice very often. And why would you – you have plenty of other things to occupy your thoughts on any given day in the practice. However, it is important to consider water quality in order to ensure the highest standard of…
Among children and adolescents, dental malocclusion has a prevalence between 39% and 93%.[i] Along with caries and periodontal disease, malocclusion is one of the most pressing oral health problems, influencing masticatory function and causing suboptimal digestion and even malnutrition.[ii] It also affects mental health, making malocclusion a barrier towards a better quality of life. One…
Daily interdental cleaning can reduce the risk of gingivitis and caries by clearing out trapped food particles. With the CPS interdental brush range from Curaprox, cleaning the spaces between teeth has never been easier. Featuring unsurpassed durability, the CPS interdental brush comes in numerous sizes so that no tooth space is left uncleaned. The ultrafine…
Dental hygienist and therapist, Linzy Baker, is a member of the Association of Dental Implantology (ADI) Board as DCP Rep. She shares a little bit about herself and her experience with the ADI: “I joined the ADI in 2018 after qualifying from university, and attended my first Team Congress in 2019. I joined the ADI…
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.