Does your dental clinic ask you to book a check-up and clean every six months? Let’s look at whether this advice is based on evidence or opinion.
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Fluoride varnish, easily and quickly applied to a child’s teeth, is an affordable and effective way to help prevent cavities.
Justin Trudeau’s resignation may have repercussions for the future of the Canadian Dental Care Plan. Here are several possible scenarios.
Studies show that people who can easily access dental care are more likely to go for cleanings and other procedures.
The two party leaders were asked about child benefit, dentists, immigration and affordable housing.
‘Tongue scraping’ has long been a part of daily hygiene routines in parts of Europe, India, South America and Africa.
In addition to saving costs for individuals and our health-care system, facilitating access to dental care would enhance the population’s oral health and potentially help in managing chronic diseases.
About half of new mouth cancer diagnoses in the UK are detected late.
Affordable and available dental care is crucial to addressing inequality in Australia.
Stress is one of the main contributing factors.
A dentist explains why this is a habit worth breaking – no matter the cause or the strength of your cravings to keep doing it.
The way most dentists in Australia are paid encourages over-servicing. So how do we know the treatment your dentist recommends is actually necessary?
Dental care guidance from 16 countries around the world has been reviewed to help UK governments create policy that makes a trip to the dentist as safe as possible.
Your regular check-up will need to be postponed. But if you’re in acute pain, dentists may still be able to treat you. Here’s what’s allowed and what’s not.
It’s not all about the cost of treatment – and this is something the next government will need to address.
Top contributors
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Clinical Professor, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
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Honorary Senior Lecturer/Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Leeds
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Associate Professor of Dental Education and Research, University of Plymouth
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Head of school, Professor of Orofacial Pain, Hon Consultant Oral Surgeon, Newcastle University
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Professor, Head of School and Dean, Sydney Dental School, University of Sydney
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Research Fellow Statistics, University of Aberdeen
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Senior Clinical Lecturer/Honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry (Endodontics), Newcastle University
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University
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Honorary Lecturer in Dentistry, University of Manchester
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics, University of Sydney
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Clinical Chair and Professor of Infection Prevention and Disease Control at the University of Sydney, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Prosthodontics, University of Sydney
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Clinical Fellow, Newcastle University
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Professor of Oral Health Sciences, University of Washington