Over the past several decades, latex hypersensitivity has become an increasingly common phenomenon in the dental setting. Exposure to latex via direct skin contact or

Too often we’re so concerned with what’s going on in our patients’ mouths that we forget we would benefit more from understanding what’s going on

Good communication is fundamental to providing safe and effective patient care. Communication provides the basis for gathering information from patients, conveys information to patients about

The Mouth Cancer Foundation has released details of its fourth annual 10km sponsored walk. The walk, to raise much-needed awareness of the disease, is being

Nicotine remedies – designed to help smokers kick their habit – may have the potential to cause mouth cancer. That’s according to new research funded

An adage in medicine reminds patients always to seek a second opinion. Conversely, in dentistry it is not typical for a patient to seek a

ID: What should the dentist consider when looking to refurbish the dental practice?MM: There are two main reasons for refurbishing a dental practice: 1. Many

A potential development in mouth cancer treatment is to be welcomed, says the organiser of the annual Mouth Cancer Action Month campaign. The British Dental

It is very much a matter of opinion whether you view Robin Hood as an outlaw and villain or as a folk hero. The good

Yes, the GDC has been very busy recently. In future articles I may deal with some of the issues in more detail, but for the

In terms of my dentistry, I’ll try to do three half-days per week, but that can drop to one half-day or even nothing depending on

How do you determine the prognosis for a periodontally involved tooth? As my experience grows, I find this process involves many different – often unanswerable