Archive for the ‘Dentistry’ Category
Sunday, May 25th, 2008
The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed the announcement that the NHS Information Centre is undertaking a review of the way the number of NHS dentists in England and Wales is measured. The BDA will be responding to the consultation document placed on the NHS Information Centre website which looks ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
The most extensive national study of the dental school faculty environment to date reveals that dental educators are satisfied in their careers and enjoy a good work-life balance. A minority singled out for improvement professional development support and faculty mentoring programs within institutions. More broadly, the results give insight into ...
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
The first Fellowship of the Dental Practitioners Association (DPA) was awarded to Brian Lux at the annual President's Dinner held on 10th May at the Millennium Gloucester hotel in South Kensington. Brian Levy, President of the DPA, awarded the honour on behalf of the DPA Council, in gratitude for distinguished, ...
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
Registration is now open for the American Dental Association's (ADA) 149th Annual Session and World Marketplace Exhibition in San Antonio, offering unique learning opportunities, cutting-edge technology and a "Distinguished Speaker Series" that attracts history-making leaders from around the world. Register Online This year's event will be held Oct. 16-19 at ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Array BioPharma Inc. (Nasdaq: ARRY) announced that its Chief Medical Officer, John Yates, M.D., presented additional positive results from a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of ARRY-797, a novel small molecule pan-cytokine inhibitor, in patients with post-surgical dental pain at the American Pain Society's 27th Annual Scientific Meeting ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) and Scil Technology GmbH announced a development, licensing and supply agreement between Medtronic and Scil Technology. The agreement focuses on development of Scil's biologic rhGDF-5 (recombinant human Growth and Differentiating Factor 5) dental regenerative technology for use in bone regeneration for dental implant placement and ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Educational providers and dental practitioners who wish to practise implant dentistry should refer to the Training Standards in Implant Dentistry for General Dental Practitioners, published by the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK), says the GDC. The GDC supports these training standards, as the authoritative source for implant dentistry for ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Periodontology and Oral Biology Assistant Professor Dr. Eva Helmerhorst has been awarded a $447,000 R21 grant by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). The award for Oral Fluid Proteolytic Effects on Salivary Protein Structure and Function will be distributed ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
To help dental care professionals (DCPs) prepare for the introduction of compulsory continuing professional development (CPD), the GDC has produced guidance on the requirements. From 1 August 2008 all DCPs will need to start documenting their CPD. They will be required to complete and record a minimum of 150 hours ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
The leaders of the UK's general dental practitioners described as 'derisory' the 2.2 per cent increase in earnings awarded by the government following today's recommendation of the Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Pay. The Retail Prices Index is currently at 4.1 per cent-anything less than this is effectively a ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
The British Dental Association (BDA) has expressed disappointment at the new pay award for NHS dentists announced today, while acknowledging that many of the profession's arguments have clearly hit home with the pay review body. The Government has announced it has accepted the Doctors' and Dentists' Review Body (DDRB) recommendations ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
Accuracy, convenience, and non-invasiveness are the most critical characteristics for any diagnostic tool. A new concept, Salivaomics Knowledge Base (SKB), an in silico (i.e., performed on computer or via computer simulation) saliva diagnostic atlas, was launched during the 37th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research in Dallas, ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
Sebastian Velez, a senior at Archbishop Molloy High School in Jamaica, NY, presented a paper entitled "Dependence of Translucency on Thickness for Various Ceramic Frameworks" during the 37th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR), in Dallas at the Hilton Anatole Hotel. Mr. Velez is one ...
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
Socially disadvantaged children have limited access to orthodontic services. A team of scientists studied a novel approach using teleconferencing to determine the possibility of increasing access to limited orthodontic treatment for these children. The team reported its findings during the 37th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research.An ...
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
With the legal deadline (30 July 2008) for GDC registration fast approaching, dental technicians must act now to ensure they are registered in time. For dental technicians who have not yet registered, a 'Registration Surgery' will be available at the Dental Technology Show (9-10 May). We will be on ...
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