Outreach teaching: is this the future for dental education?

abstract：:One day Andy Beazley was a busy dentist, the next he found himself setting off for a week in a Romanian children's hospital, loaded to the brim with blankets, bedding and toys. When he goes back in March, he hopes to take a couple of Portakabins and some drainage equipment. What did he discover while he was there and ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Beazley A

更新日期：1991-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we will provide our personal viewpoint on the current provision of orthodontic education and discuss the need for further developments. This will include training relevant to the following: (i) student dentists, (ii) specialists, and (iii) general practitioners: particularly those who wish to develop an ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： O'Brien K,Spencer J

更新日期：2015-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the composition of black tea in terms of its erosive potential. To determine the pH profile at the palatal surface of anterior and posterior sites of the dentition after drinking black tea. METHODS:Tea solution was analysed for its pH and anion composition to provide information on its acid c...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Simpson A,Shaw L,Smith AJ

更新日期：2001-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:While local anaesthetic agents are usually safe and are used ubiquitously, inadvertent overdoses may have potentially fatal consequences. Errors in the dosing of local anaesthetics frequently occur due to inherent difficulties in remembering the toxic dosage limits, difficulties in performing the appropriate calculati...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Walker JD,Summers A,Williams DJ

更新日期：2015-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Stomatitis glandularis is an unusual chronic inflammatory condition of the minor salivary glands, mainly affecting the lower lip. Two cases are reported, one of which was progressive and affected the glands of both the cheeks as well as the lips. After confirmation of the clinical diagnosis by histopathological appear...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Cannell H,Kerawala C,Farthing P

更新日期：1997-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess recruitment and participation within seven school/pre-school-based programmes for fluoride varnish applications. METHOD:Year-long pilots were undertaken in six primary schools (ages four to seven years) and one pre-school (ages three to four years). Three applications of fluoride varnish were carri...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Buckingham S,John JH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the activity of consultants in restorative dentistry in the United Kingdom in the provision of osseointegrated dental implants within the National Health Service Hospital service and to evaluate their attitudes concerning the relevant medical and oral factors considered in patient selection for impl...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Butterworth CJ,Baxter AM,Shaw MJ,Bradnock G

更新日期：2001-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Many oral squamous cell carcinomas present as late stage disease and so the detection of early and pre-malignancy is considered to be of paramount importance. The majority of research examining primary care dentists' experience of the detection and management of early disease has been undertaken usi...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Brocklehurst PR,Baker SR,Speight PM

更新日期：2010-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Ecstasy (also known as 'love drug', 'XTC' or 'E') is the name commonly used for the illegal designer drug related to amphetamine, 3,4 methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA). MDMA was patented in 1914 as an appetite suppressant, has been investigated as a mood modifying agent, but with its predecessor 3,4 methylenedioxy...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Duxbury AJ

更新日期：1993-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the performance of a computer based decision support system (a neural network) and consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeons in making decisions about the need to remove lower third molars. DESIGN AND SETTING:Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis at a hospital department of oral and maxillof...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Brickley MR,Shepherd JP

更新日期：1997-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the short- and long-term career aspirations and barriers to postgraduate study of recently qualified vocational dental practitioners (VDPs). METHOD:One hundred and eight vocational dental practitioners in London were asked to complete a questionnaire survey. RESULTS:The questionnaires were c...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Fisher NL,Wilson R,Bartlett D

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even dentures exhibiting superb aesthetics are of no use if they visibly move during speech and social intercourse. In this, the second paper of three on removable denture aesthetics, we describe impression making and shaping the wax occlusal record rims. Not only are the impressions important for producing dentures w...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Besford JN,Sutton AF

更新日期：2018-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the true nature of an acute reaction in 25 patients initially diagnosed as allergic to local anaesthetic drugs. SETTING:University General and Dental Hospitals. INTERVENTIONS:Detailed review of each patient's previous exposure to local anaesthetic drugs and of the history of the acute event was ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Wildsmith JA,Mason A,McKinnon RP,Rae SM

更新日期：1998-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Periodontitis and diabetes are common, complex, chronic diseases with an established bidirectional relationship. That is, diabetes (particularly if glycaemic control is poor) is associated with an increased prevalence and severity of periodontitis, and, severe periodontitis is associated with compromised glycaemic con...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Casanova L,Hughes FJ,Preshaw PM

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is much mystique surrounding the acquisition by a young practitioner of his or her first dental practice, arising largely from his fear of the unknown. In fact, provided that he or she obtains sound legal and commercial advice, he or she can purchase a dental practice almost exclusively out of borrowed capital. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Abrahams RM

更新日期：1991-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral histoplasmosis, a rare condition, is reported in two HIV-infected patients. The lesions showed different characteristics. One was an ulcerative lesion presenting as the only manifestation of the disease. The other was nodular, with disseminated histoplasmosis. In both cases infection with Candida was also noted w...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Nittayananta W,Kumplanont P,Srisintorn S,Akkayanont P,Chungpanich S,Teanpaisan R,Chareonwatanan M,Nuntanaranont T

更新日期：1997-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The British Orthodontic Society launched a campaign called 'Hold that smile' to highlight to patients the importance of wearing retainers as a means of reducing relapse following orthodontic treatment. This opinion piece, on behalf of the British Orthodontic Society, is written in response to an article entitled 'Brit...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Littlewood SJ,British Orthodontic Society.

更新日期：2018-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent clinical studies suggest that substance use may be associated with an acceleration of the ageing process, possibly related to a deficit of stem cell number or function. As this clinic had access to both medical and drug dependent patients, we tested the hypothesis that there may be an association betw...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Reece AS

更新日期：2008-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Powered toothbrushes were first developed over 50 years ago. More recent advances in design and technology mean that there are now a considerable number of different models available on the market. It is not surprising, therefore, that patients, when considering buying a powered toothbrush, often turn to their general...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Heasman P

更新日期：1998-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To gather information on the types of panoramic x-ray equipment used in NHS dental practice and whether dentists satisfy the legal requirements for safety, to determine which practice personnel take panoramic radiographs and to assess the prevalence of the practice of 'routine' panoramic radiography among NH...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Rushton VE,Horner K,Worthington HV

更新日期：1999-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A considerable number of children under 16 years of age, with an oral healthcare need, are not brought to their Barts Health Special Care Community Dental Service (BHSCCDS) appointments. The BHSCCDS needed to understand more about why parents/carers (parents) were failing to bring their children, in order to identify ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Simons D,Pearson N,Dittu A

更新日期：2015-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the perceived benefits of a fluoride varnish training scheme, subsequent use of extended skills and any barriers that exist, in order to inform future training and practice. METHOD:Questionnaire survey of the first four cohorts of fluoride varnish training at one London dental hospital. RESULTS:...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Levine RS

更新日期：2012-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the pattern of antibiotic prescribing (source and type) for acute dental conditions in the emergency setting, a prospective cross-sectional study was undertaken of 500 consecutive new patients attending the examination and emergency clinic of the Cardiff Dental Hospital in May 1994. The source and type of...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Thomas DW,Satterthwaite J,Absi EG,Lewis MA,Shepherd JP

更新日期：1996-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Dental caries continues to affect the British population, despite advances in prevention and management options. There are many treatment and preventive treatment strategies to address dental caries. Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is a colourless alkaline solution containing silver and fluoride, which forms a complex w...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Greenwall-Cohen J,Greenwall L,Barry S

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The day to day decisions made by general dental practitioners have a significant influence on the oral health of the population, and yet are often poorly understood. This paper describes a qualitative study which sought to identify issues, other than the extent of pathology, which impinge upon dentists' restorative tr...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Kay EJ,Blinkhorn AS

更新日期：1996-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim To explore how working at dental education centres (DECs), away from the university campus, has influenced the attitudes of dental students towards providing dental care in a primary setting, and whether students feel that this model of dental education meets their perceived training needs.Design Exploratory, qual...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Kuroski JA,Rouse KA,Cook N,Magee AP,Welbury R

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To derive an estimate of encounters with halitosis and to assess the impact of halitosis on their psychosocial interactions with halitosis patients. METHODS:Participants were 1,006 members of an online panel, being representative of the population of the Netherlands with regard to gender, age, family situati...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： de Jongh A,van Wijk AJ,Horstman M,de Baat C

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The primary aim was to evaluate the effect of ethnicity, social deprivation and oral health on oral self perceptions of 14-15-year-old Asians and Whites. A secondary aim was to assess the influence of ethnicity and social deprivation on oral treatment need in the same sample. DESIGN:A cross-sectional epidemiologic...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Mandall NA,McCord JF,Blinkhorn AS,Worthington HV,O'Brien KD

更新日期：1998-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The dental needs of the growing number of refugees in Bosnia-Hercegovina were all too apparent on my recent visit to work with children in Medugorje in the Mostar province of Hercegovina. While this area has not undergone the sustained destruction of central Bosnia it is a natural first haven for refugees from the fig...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Schrader A

更新日期：1993-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:There are currently 9(1/2) million people in England and Wales over retirement age and nearly 4 million of these are over 75 years. Age itself is not a disease and 70% of the population over 65 are functionally independent. However, ageing is associated with an increase in the prevalence of chronic disease and disabil...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Simons D

更新日期：2003-02-08 00:00:00