A new baby dummy has been designed and developed by dentists to prevent bacteria attacking mouths. The flat and wide sucking part of the DentoBon dummy is anatomically designed to decrease the pressure on the baby’s palate thus allowing the normal development of a baby’s teeth. A new model, DentoBon+, has been in development at … Continued

Sheen Fall Lodge would like to offer readers of Irish Dentist and the Irish Dentist website a special hotel deal, which can be booked until the end of October. The special package is called ‘Fooling Around this Winter and includes: Two nights accommodation Irish breakfast each morning Afternoon tea on one day One dinner in … Continued

More attention needs to be paid to the oral health of the elderly and whether prescription drugs lead to tooth decay, dental hygienists in California have said. ‘Too many seniors are not receiving the care they need, and that number will reach a crisis point if we don’t make plans now,’ said Noel Kelsch, president … Continued

Encouraging children to drink milk helps reduce the risk of dental erosion and decay, according to new research. The study, published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, found children who consumed more soft drinks, relative to milk and 100% fruit juice, were at greater risk of developing dental caries. The researchers collected dietary … Continued

Lavender scent could be an effective means of reducing anxiety in dental patients, a new study has found. Metaxia Kritsidima and her colleagues from King’s College London who will present their results at The British Psychological Society’s Division of Health Psychology and European Health Psychology Society Conference at the University of Bath on 12 September … Continued

A new survey has found that women care more about their smile than their male counterparts. When it comes to oral hygiene women take it far more seriously than men, making a concentrated daily effort to keep their teeth clean and even putting it ahead of diet or exercise. Alarmingly, however, 3% of the population … Continued

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