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25.01.2022 Scientists agree that dental amalgam fillings slowly release mercury vapor into the mouth. But both the amount of mercury released and the question of whether this exposure presents a significant health risk remain controversial.

25.01.2022 The new facility which adjoins the retirement village includes a dental assessment room complete with dental chair and equipment, and a multipurpose consultation room that will be used for a variety of health services.

24.01.2022 The study involved 102 patients diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer who were treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), an extremely precise, computer-controlled 3-D irradiation technique that causes less radiation damage to the surrounding tissue compared with conventional radiotherapy.

24.01.2022 The study, to run for two years, will be led by Professor Hanny Calache. Prof Calache said the study would look at testing whether implementing this approach in a group of high risk adolescents, aged 11-14 years, is likely to be cost effective compared to current practice in achieving positive oral health outcomes.

22.01.2022 The WA Health Performance report for the December quarter reveals the number of patients on public dental clinic waiting lists reached 26,718 compared with 24,178 in December 2011

20.01.2022 Ranu, Australia Zoo's nine-year-old tiger, had to visit the dentist on Tuesday morning after his handler discovered a "broken incisor".

20.01.2022 The Australian Dental Association, Royal Flying Doctor Service and Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health all highlighted the problems in rural areas in submissions to the committee before a round table meeting on Tuesday.

20.01.2022 Akram Youssef owner of Good Shepherd Dental Centre in Port Macquarie is starting a Free Dental Day on the first Monday of every month for Hastings residents, at which patients can have their main oral health issue treated completely free of charge.

20.01.2022 Read this if you're planning to have dental treatment abroad.

19.01.2022 There's little attraction in the prospect of a visit to the dentist. Obstructed by memories of times when oral operations were more about force than finesse or simply the insistent whining sound of the drill; when most of us step into the waiting room for a dentist it's not by choice.

17.01.2022 The survey was conducted online among 175 dentists and dental hygienists, as well as 1,000 UK adults aged 16 and over, in November and December last year. It found that people who snack throughout the day are at particular risk because snacking prevents the mouths pH levels from stabilising and the teeth are exposed to acids from foods more often in the day.

17.01.2022 Among other findings, the researchers observed that the Bcl-xL protein prevented apoptosis by binding to the Bad protein, an apoptosis initiator, and thereby inhibited cell death. However, both chlorhexidine and alexidine were found to reduce the activity of Bcl-xL at physiologically relevant concentrations. The substances thus induced cell death in various tumour cells of the tongue and the pharynx.

16.01.2022 According to the case study that was published online in the March 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, the woman drank a pitcher of tea made from 100 to 150 tea bags daily for the past 17 years. The doctors estimated that the 47-year-old thus had a fluoride intake of about 20 mg per day.

16.01.2022 Dean of the School of Dentistry Professor Johann de Vries said the hi-tech clinic allows students to learn the latest dental techniques, practice the care of patients in a simulated clinic and experience the variety of equipment used in a real clinical setting.

16.01.2022 A trial has been launched at the University of Melbournes Shepparton campus which aims to deliver dental education to regional Victoria using high-speed broadband and IPTV. The 18-month project will include a six-month trial by the Institute for a Broadband Enabled Society in collaboration with the Melbourne Dental School at the University of Melbourne. It will also be delivered in partnership with Ericsson Australia, AARNet and Panasonic Australia. Check full story here: http://diii.gy/k5VDW

16.01.2022 Mercury exposure from dental fillings may be overestimated according to recently published study.

16.01.2022 Federal Health Minister Tanya Plibersek and Lindsay federal Labor MP David Bradbury joined state Health Minister Jillian Skinner, Healthy Lifestyles Minister Kevin Humphries and state Liberal MPs Stuart Ayres (Penrith) and Roza Sage (Blue Mountains) in opening the centre.

16.01.2022 Over the last 25 years, the oral health of indigenous people has deteriorated dramatically for a range of reasons including smoking, diabetes and poor diet. Gum disease and tooth decay are rife in many communities.

15.01.2022 It has been given $162,000 in federal funding to employ additional staff and outsource work to a private dentist. The service's community and allied health director, Jenny Flynn, says locals should take advantage of the extra help available.

15.01.2022 The two Northern communities will now be able to access the state's top-of-the-range mobile dental units - joining Exeter, Longford, Scottsdale, St Marys, St Helens, as well as the Ashley Youth Detention Centre. Check the story here http://diii.gy/kJhWZ

14.01.2022 Dental anxiety can be so extreme for some patients that a simple cotton swab on the gums makes them flinch. And others, fearful of pain, simply avoid seeing the dentist, according to a new study by Case Western Reserve University dental researchers on when and how to use sedatives during dental procedures.

14.01.2022 As reported by dentistry.co.uk, younger parents in particular do not take their small children to the dentist regularly. While 75 per cent of the participants aged over 45 with children said that their children visit the dentist every six months, only 47 per cent of 18- to 34-year-old parents reported likewise.

13.01.2022 For years, Griffith patients had to endure waiting lists of up to six months for a non-urgent dental appointment as the city's two oldest clinics struggled to keep up with demand. But the emergence of Riverina Smiles in 2009 and, more recently, Griffith Dental Lounge has resulted in waiting lists across the four clinics dropping to days rather than months, putting an end to one of the city's most chronic healthcare shortages.

12.01.2022 The study suggests that fluoride works by reducing the ability of bacteria to stick to teeth, making the germs easier to wash away with saliva, brushing and other activities.

12.01.2022 Dr Guru Chintala has been working at the surgery for the past five months. Working with local dentist Paul Hedditch two days a week, Dr Chintala has quickly settled into life in Gloucester.

11.01.2022 Flying Doctor brings mobile dental service to Hughenden. Appointments can be made by phoning 1800 002 507.

10.01.2022 The Neolithic mummy Ötzi (approximately 3300 BC) displays an astoundingly large number of oral diseases and dentition problems that are still widespread today. As Prof. Frank Rühli, head of the study, explains, Ötzi suffered from heavy dental abrasions, had several carious lesions some severe and had mechanical trauma to one of his front teeth which was probably due to an accident.

10.01.2022 Member for Coffs Harbour, Andrew Fraser, said the release by the NSW Government of Oral Health 2020: A Strategic Framework for Dental Health in NSW was a vital step forward in returning quality services to oral health and providing equitable access to dental care.

09.01.2022 The Department of Health has announced changes to Medicare coverage for Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) which in effect means many patients who have been receiving a rebate for CBCT scans will no longer do so as of next week. The move comes despite submissions from the Royal Australian New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) and then from the ADA recommending the rebate stay.

08.01.2022 Mobile dental service arrives in Blackall

06.01.2022 According to the researchers, current implant methods of tooth replacement fail to reproduce natural root structures and involve the risk of bone loss around the implant. In addition, embryonic stem cells are impractical for use in general therapy, although they readily form immature teeth following dissociation into single-cell populations and subsequent recombination. Thus, the current study suggests that there is a realistic prospect that bio-teeth generated from easily accessible adult gingival cells can become a clinically reality, they said.

05.01.2022 Led by Dr Joel D. Irish, a professor and specialist in dental anthropology at the Liverpool John Moores Universitys Research Centre in Evolutionary Anthropology and Palaeoecology, the researchers examined the teeth from Australopithecus sediba and compared them with eight other African hominin species, including modern humans from Africa, and extinct Homo, Australopithecus and Paranthropus species. Overall, more than 340 fossils and 4,500 recent specimens were studied.

03.01.2022 Prepare to be mesmerised, slightly horrified, and then say "Huhthose really work!" This short video shows 18 months in the life of an 11-year-old girl's dental braces.

03.01.2022 Four national health bodies have come together to support the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Associations call for the establishment of a Commonwealth Chief Dental Officer (CCDO) position in Canberra and a permanent Oral Health Advisory Council.

01.01.2022 While caries prevalence in the samples differed from site to site, there was no chronological relationship between them, the researchers reported, suggesting that agriculture and change in diet did not have a long-term impact on the oral health of South-East Asians as previously believed. However, caries prevalence in deciduous teeth was consistently found to be higher than in permanent teeth, which the researchers believe could be due to the more-cariogenic food, such as fruit and root grubs, that children were given at a very early age before switching to less-cariogenic food like rice.

01.01.2022 COLGATE has unveiled not so sweet facts to consider whether or not we really want your kids joining Halloween trick or treating.