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• James Frith appointed as dental minister: here’s everything you need to know
  Three weeks into Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s term, the government has announced that James Frith will take on responsibility for dentistry as under-secretary of state for health and social care. A reshuffle of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) saw Yvette Cooper announced as the health secretary and several ministers and under-secretaries introduced…
• Dental hygienists and therapists: the untapped frontline of systemic health
  Benjamin Tighe highlights the potential of dental hygienists and dental therapists to identify, prevent and co-manage systemic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. It is time to retire the notion that dental hygienists and therapists are the ‘cleaning professionals’ of the dental team. The evidence no longer supports such a limited view. Across a…
• Painless techniques: the promise of comfortable dentistry
  Charl du Toit explains why he lets the technology do the talking when it comes to meeting patient expectations for comfortable, painless techniques in dentistry. A continuous cycle exists between dental marketing and patient demand, creating a feedback loop. Social media posts featuring perfect smiles and enhanced aesthetics raise aspirations, which in turn generate more…
• New photoimmunotherapy technique targets periodontitis while preserving good bacteria
  A near-infrared photoimmunotherapy technique first developed for cancer treatment has been adapted to selectively target periodontitis without a detrimental impact on the oral microbiome. The method uses an antibody-dye compound that binds to target cells, activated by near-infrared light. In experiments, it bound to Porphyromonas gingivalis – a key pathogen that triggers periodontitis inflammation –…
• Funding: the ‘F word’ missing from government contract reform plans
  Les Jones speaks to Shiv Pabary about why funding remains the biggest obstacle to the government’s longstanding promise of NHS dental contract reform. Although this podcast was recorded at Dentistry Show Birmingham in May, a change of Prime Minister has so far yielded no indications as to whether this new regime will honour the promises…