Congratulations to Rebecca Smith of The Daily Telegraph for this weeks grossly inflated claims. Her article "Toothbrush and the drill could soon be history"sticks to the strict code of making something out of nothing that all science writers seem to do now. Her use of the word "could" is oustanding using it 4 times in the first few paragraphs to show us what our future might be like. Sadly the … [Read more...]
The Rise of the “Tentists”
This week's report comes courtesy of the Daily Mail. An article written on Wednesday September 3rd "Deflated charges at the blow-up dental surgery" reports on the introduction of a mobile dental unit, from Hungary, designed to give patients consultations and an insight into how much their dental charges would be if they traveled abroad to have the work. Before we talk about the inflatable tent we … [Read more...]
What’s scarier than seeing the dentist?
Seeing the dentist with a tarantula of course! These photos are from a fantastic family day out at Wingham Wildlife Park, which I cannot recommend highly enough. The family had a blast and experienced some fantastic moments with the animals from the park. And if you're wondering, no, those aren't two ginger caterpillars crawling across my face, they really are my eyebrows! Any one looking … [Read more...]
Tooth Tourism-putting the miles into smiles
How far would you for a better smile. The answer in some cases is many thousands of miles. An article in yesterday's Sunday Times on the rise in tooth tourism shows that there are patients prepared to travel abroad to save money on their cosmetic dentistry. As a dentist in the UK you might imagine that I would be dead against this sort of behavior but in fact I can see how it is inevitable and … [Read more...]
“Change” in thinking over mecury fillings
The press have recently picked up on a change in attitude towards mercury fillings in the USA and, as ever, it has been poorly reported. The "change" that has taken place in the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which is now carrying out an "urgent" review and MAY consider banning amalgam fillings in the future. The concern relates to the possible neurotoxic effects on the nervous system of … [Read more...]