I see gums as an end organ, just like a finger. The difference is that gums are hidden – out of sight and out of

So many dental patients are fearful; I want to play a part in alleviating patient’s fears and turn the negatives into positives. At a recent

Sometimes criticism can be just what‘s needed to motivate people into making changes and improving themselves. That’s precisely what has happened at Glasgow dental school

In part 1 of this two part ‘endo made easy’ series, the concept of creating larger master apical diameters in canal preparation was discussed. Creating

It’s easy to see why the notion of starting up a new practice can appear so attractive to many dentists. There’s no hefty ‘goodwill’ premium

Generating larger master apical diameters with excellent irrigation, prior to obturation, creates cleaner canals compared to those using smaller apical preparations. But small and large

We’ve all seen them, those open contacts that occur in the posterior, trapping food and driving patients crazy. At a patient’s check-up, you ask them

Anything is interesting if you tell it as a good story. I’ve said it before but periodontics is often regarded as dull as dishwater. And

The aging of the population combined with increased retention of natural teeth into old age means that clinicians now face a new caries challenge in

Minimal intervention dentistry (MID), a modern, evidence-based approach to caries management in dentate patients, uses a medical model whereby disease is controlled by the “oral

A national interdisciplinary strategy is needed to address the comprehensive oral health care needs of frail elderly people residing in long-term care facilities. Reasonable care

Instrumentation of curved canals is like a mountain climber who seeks to scale a significant mountain. If the preparation is carried out correctly and, once