Patients' and sleeping partners' experience of treatment for sleep-related breathing disorders with a mandibular repositioning splint.

abstract：:A survey was undertaken involving 268 general dental practitioners and 13 orthodontic consultants to determine the content of letters passed between them. There was good agreement between the two sets of respondents as to the appropriate contents of a letter. The feature of a letter least valued by both dentists and c...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Hammond M,Evans DR,Rock WP

更新日期：1996-04-06 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：OBJECTIVES:This study investigated if the patient can have a role in reporting early peri-implant complications. DESIGN:An exploratory, single-centred study comparing patient's perceptions of implant success to the clinical success at an examination. SETTING, MATERIALS AND METHODS :Seventy-five patients were randomly ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Wright S,Archer C

更新日期：2015-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective This paper presents the results of a systematic review, designed to explore how patient-centred care (PCC) is defined in the dental literature.Method An electronic search of MEDLINE (1946-2012), Embase (1980-2012) PsycINFO (1806-2012), the Cochrane Library and non-peer reviewed literature was conducted using...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Scambler S,Delgado M,Asimakopoulou K

更新日期：2016-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Each year since 1970, the charity CRISIS has provided a place of warmth and shelter for the homeless of London (guests) over the Christmas period. In 1990 they converted a large factory warehouse off the Old Kent Road and set it up to cook meals, provide beds, games, televisions, hairdressing, chiropody, medical and d...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Daly B

更新日期：1991-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Firstly to determine the current provision of sedation in primary dental care in an area of Scotland without local secondary care support and secondly, to investigate dental practitioners' desire for formal postgraduate training in sedation techniques. DESIGN:A prospective postal questionnaire-based study. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Foley J

更新日期：2002-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Len D'Cruz talks to the BDJ about change management, NHS England pilots and direct access for DCPs. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： D'Cruz L

更新日期：2013-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is described of a patient who appeared to belong to the category labelled 'resistant' to local analgesia, in whom use of a 5% lignocaine solution with 1 in 100,000 adrenaline allowed painless routine dental treatment to be carried out. A discussion of the case, and the various other opinions which were consider...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Beckett HA,Gilmour AG

更新日期：1990-11-24 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：:There is definitely a mental block in most dentists' minds to asking for a fee, whether it be NHS or private. The process I am describing here is simple and effective, and I hope you find both practical help and comfort before you finish reading this article. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Paul JE

更新日期：1994-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The difference between paediatric dentistry and most other branches of dentistry is that in the child the occlusion is changing. Consequently 'Good Occlusal Practice' in children is a matter of making the right clinical decisions for the future occlusion. The clinician needs to be able to predict the influence that di...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Davies SJ,Gray RJ,Mackie IC

更新日期：2001-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The Wilfred Fish Lecture, an annual lecture by a speaker invited by the General Dental Council, took place on 15 October 2009 at the GDC's premises in London before an invited audience. The speaker, Rick Haythornthwaite, discussed risk in relation to regulators and how this might be managed in future as a result of ap...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Haythornthwaite R

更新日期：2010-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate if dental nurses perceive gender differences in the communication and interaction style used by their dentist in general practice. METHODS:Data were collected from 64 Northern Irish dental nurses (70% response), and from 549 Dutch nurses (41% response). Respondents completed the Communication...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Gorter RC,Bleeker JC,Freeman R

更新日期：2006-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking (also known as shisha, hookah, narghile or hubble bubble) is increasing worldwide and is especially popular among adolescents of all cultures, ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds. This increased prevalence is thought to be due to a number of factors including the rela...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Wright D,Burrow H,Hurst D

更新日期：2016-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisphosphonate associated osteonecrosis of the jaws (BONJ) has been well documented recently in relation to intravenous preparations of the drug. These are most commonly used as part of the management of hypercalcaemia of malignancy and metastatic bone disease but BONJ can also occur in association with oral bisphosph...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Malden NJ,Pai AY

更新日期：2007-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper argues that 'science' does not tell us 'the truth' but is simply one explanatory framework (of potentially many explanations) for understanding the world. Scientific fact is not a given, located somewhere 'out there' waiting to be discovered. Rather as a set of ideas, which offer to explain the world, scien...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Thorogood N

更新日期：1997-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dental access centres (DACs) were introduced in England at the turn of the twenty-first century in response to a growing problem of access to NHS dental services. DACs were expected to offer NHS dental care primarily to those patients that were unwilling or unable to attend 'high street' dental practice. A...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Milsom KM,Jones C,Kearney-Mitchell P,Tickle M

更新日期：2009-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether clinical audit can improve general dental practitioners' prescribing of antibiotics. DESIGN:An intervention study carried out in general dental practice in the North West of England. METHOD:Information was collected over an initial six-week period from 175 general dental practitioners...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Palmer NA,Dailey YM,Martin MV

更新日期：2001-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews recent advances and current trends in dental radiology. Developments in the design of dental x-ray equipment which improve both radiation hygiene and image quality are described. Also discussed are new features which broaden the scope of intra-oral and panoramic radiological diagnosis in the general...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Whaites E,Brown J

更新日期：1998-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The pain of angina pectoris and myocardial infarction is sometimes referred to the head and neck region. The mechanism for this effect remains obscure. A case is presented here that reports that electrical stimulation of a cardiac branch of the left vagus nerve in humans can cause referred craniofacial pain. This lead...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Myers DE

更新日期：2008-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Before April 2006, English dentists were either working as an NHS general dental service (GDS) practitioner (fee-per-item, no local contractual obligations); an NHS personal dental service (PDS) practitioner (block contract with the primary care trust (PCT)); a private practitioner (either fee-per-item or ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Harris RV,Ashcroft A,Burnside G,Dancer JM,Smith D,Grieveson B

更新日期：2008-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The restoration of endodontically treated teeth has undergone significant changes in the last 20 years. Most of these changes are associated with the preservation of tooth structure, this has been achieved first of all with the increasing use of operative microscopes, nickel titanium instruments and more recently cone...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Mannocci F,Cowie J

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether a standard Resuscitation Council (UK) ALS course is appropriate for primary care dentists or whether a course should be specifically designed for dentists. DESIGN:Opinions canvassed by pre-course expectation and post-course evaluation questionnaires. SUBJECTS:23 West Pennine primary ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Coulthard P,Bridgman CM,Larkin A,Worthington HV

更新日期：2000-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective and setting This paper describes the evaluation of a pilot situational judgement test (SJT) for selection into UK Dental Core Training (DCT). The SJT's psychometric properties, group differences based on gender and ethnicity, and candidate reactions were assessed.Methods The SJT targets four non-academic att...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Rowett E,Patterson F,Cousans F,Elley K

更新日期：2017-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the experiences of adult patients and parents of child patients when their oral healthcare is delegated to dental therapists. METHOD:Narrative study using semi-structured in-depth interviews of a purposive sample of patients (n = 15) and parents of child patients (n = 3) who have been treated by therapi...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Newton T,Harris R

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：AIM:The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a computer assisted learning (CAL) programme with that of traditional small group tutorials in teaching theoretical and practical aspects of periodontal pocket charting. METHOD:Sixty-one third year undergraduate dental students were randomized to either rec...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Bissell V,McKerlie RA,Kinane DF,McHugh S

更新日期：2003-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The Shirley Glasstone Hughes Trust Fund was set up in 1990 in order to fund 'prizes or scholarships for dental research' and since 1991 it has provided grants for dental research projects. Between 2005 and 2006, the Trust reviewed the outcomes of its funding over the previous 15 years in order to assess the relevance ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Caines B

更新日期：2009-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this case report is to illustrate the diagnosis and classification of periodontitis, according to the 2017 classification system, as recommended in the British Society of Periodontology (BSP) implementation plan. A 37-year-old female was diagnosed with periodontitis (molar-incisor pattern), stage III,...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Wadia R,Walter C,Chapple ILC,Ower P,Tank M,West NX,Needleman I,Hughes FJ,Milward MR,Hodge PJ,Dietrich T

更新日期：2019-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate shortened courses of antibiotics in the management of dentoalveolar abscesses. DESIGN:Prospective clinical study over a 3-year period. SETTING:Examinations department of the Liverpool University Dental Hospital. SUBJECTS:759 patients, with acute dentoalveolar abscesses associated with swelling,...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Martin MV,Longman LP,Hill JB,Hardy P

更新日期：1997-08-23 00:00:00