Safeguarding children in dentistry: 1. Child protection training, experience and practice of dental professionals with an interest in paediatric dentistry.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Locator retained implant overdentures are associated with a high incidence of prosthodontic complications. This study investigated whether general dental practitioners (GDPs) were willing to maintain these prostheses in primary dental care. METHOD:A questionnaire was distributed to all GDPs referring pati...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Patzelt SB

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim was to obtain stakeholders' views on the former London Deanery's joint educational service development initiative to train dentists with a special interest (DwSIs) in endodontics in conjunction with the National Health Services (NHS) and examine the models of care provided. METHODS:A convergent para...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Al-Haboubi M,Eliyas S,Briggs PF,Jones E,Rayan RR,Gallagher JE

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Southern Arabia and Eastern Africa, qat chewing is a widely practised socio-cultural habit. It consists of placing the green-leaved plant into the mucobuccal fold and chewing it for several hours, with subsequent release of psychoactive agents. Qat chewing is often accompanied by smoking tobacco. The reported preva...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： El-Wajeh YA,Thornhill MH

更新日期：2009-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe and investigate a simple, effective new method for controlled removal of unsightly, malformed surface enamel. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:22 mottled incisor teeth were chosen from a group of 12 patients, aged 9-15 years. One half of the labial surface of the tooth was covered with a layer of unfilled bis-GMA ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Pourghadiri M,Longhurst P,Watson TF

更新日期：1998-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate two total purchasing (TP) sites and ascertain whether general dental practitioners (GDPs) could be successfully included in the total purchasing model of health care commissioning. Another objective was to examine the role GDPs may play in future primary care commissioning groups and trusts. DES...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Jessop NM,Kay EJ,Mellor AC,Whittle JG,Jenner A

更新日期：2000-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to determine on what evidence infective endocarditis (IE) could be legally linked to dental treatment. METHOD:The records of 319 legal cases involving dental treatment as the probable cause of IE were analysed. The medical history, type of dental operation, and whether anti...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Martin MV,Longman LP,Forde MP,Butterworth ML

更新日期：2007-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:There are various motivators that prompt people to study dentistry but there is evidence that the salience of each varies according to gender and black and minority ethnic (BME) group. Given the current focus on inequality within the science, technology, engineering, medicine and mathematics (STEMM) academic disciplin...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Waylen A,Barnes O,Kenyon P,Neville P

更新日期：2017-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaws (BONJ) is recognised as a significant complication related to the use of bisphosphonates and currently is gaining importance due to the increasingly widespread use of these medications. Patients are placed into low or high risk groups of developing BONJ depending on ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Malden N,Beltes C,Lopes V

更新日期：2009-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a white patch on the right lateral border of the tongue, found to be hyperkeratosis induced by long-term habitual placement of nicotine replacement lozenges (NiQuitin CQ) in the right lingual sulcus, is presented. The lesion became less evident once the patient varied the intraoral location and reduced his c...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Naudi KB,Felix DH

更新日期：2007-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse the factors affecting the clinical performance and those influencing the survival of resin-retained bridgework provided at a UK dental teaching hospital between 1994 and 2001. DESIGN:A prospective analysis of restorations provided at a single centre using case notes with all patients invited for r...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： King PA,Foster LV,Yates RJ,Newcombe RG,Garrett MJ

更新日期：2015-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the weight of dentifrice and consequent amount of fluoride placed on a toothbrush by the mothers of young children when instructed to apply a pea-sized quantity or smear of two dentifrices containing different fluoride concentrations from tubes with round or star-shaped nozzles. SUBJECTS AND MET...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Bentley EM,Ellwood RP,Davies RM

更新日期：1997-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To report the development and evaluation of an evidence-based, online, patient assessment tool, capable of measuring oral health status, future disease risk and capitation fee guidance. METHODS:An online integrated oral health and risk assessment tool called DEPPA was developed, incorporating 1) PreViser(™) risk s...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Busby M,Chapple E,Matthews R,Chapple IL

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alastair Sloan, speaker at the 2012 BDA Christmas Lecture, describes a regenerative future for dentistry, the standing of UK dental research and his scientific heroes. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Sloan A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes a pilot project in which peer assisted learning (PAL) is used to teach dental clinical skills. A cluster randomised controlled trial compared opinions of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) students from peer-led groups versus staff-led groups in a clinical (impression taking) and a pre-clinical (han...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Cameron DA,Binnie VI,Sherriff A,Bissell V

更新日期：2015-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasingly clinical teaching for all health professionals is moving out of teaching hospitals and into community settings. A recent workshop reviewed the place of outreach teaching in undergraduate dental education. This paper defines outreach teaching in terms of its main components; identifies its benefits for dif...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Elkind A

更新日期：2002-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The popularity of caricature at the end of the eighteenth century allows a researcher to observe the social as well as the technical side of dentistry as it was then available throughout the kingdom. The value of these caricatures is further enhanced by the unconscious inclusion of everyday objects which a narrative a...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Bishop MG,Gelbier S,Gibbons D

更新日期：2001-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:These extracts from the literary archive focus on the role of teeth as a facial feature. Their contribution to favourable and unfavourable facial appearance by their presence or absence, their use as a guide to character and as a means of identification are illustrated. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Richardson ME

更新日期：2001-10-27 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：:The value of glove wearing as part of dental surgery cross-infection control regimen is negated if gloves are punctured during use. An assessment of the procedures most likely to give rise to glove puncture is therefore of importance. Accordingly, 892 gloves worn by two dentists in general practice were examined for p...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Baggett FJ,Burke FJ,Wilson NH

更新日期：1993-06-05 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：:Feasibility study: Assessing the efficacy and social acceptability of using dental hygienist-therapists as front-line clinicians. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors：

更新日期：2016-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditionally, the dental profession has endorsed the view that one member should not make public--to patients or colleagues--criticisms of the work of another. Recently, the General Medical Council has disagreed, stating that there may well be circumstances when doctors should not protect colleagues from the conseque...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Doyal L,Cannell H

更新日期：1993-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and the Royal Colleges have rightly responded over the years to pressures within, and outside dentistry for higher levels of training in oral and maxillofacial surgery. There has been adoption of a series of qualification as, at first desirable, then mandatory...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Pedlar J

更新日期：1991-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoglycaemic attacks in patients with insulin-treated diabetes are unpleasant and inconvenient at best, but may constitute a medical emergency at their most severe. This article provides the dental practitioner with an insight into the physiological processes which occur during such attacks, with clues to the recogni...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Jowett NI,Cabot LB

更新日期：1998-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the therapeutic prescribing of antibiotics to patients presenting for emergency dental treatment. DESIGN:A prospective clinical study. METHOD:Information was collected via a questionnaire concerning the patient's reason for attendance and treatment undertaken at emergency dental clinics in North an...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Dailey YM,Martin MV

更新日期：2001-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Dentists are now required to treat HIV-positive patients in their practices. Dentists working in high HIV prevalence areas treat HIV seropositive patients but what affects this treatment decision? The aim of this study is to investigate the role of conflict with regard to treatment decisions. All 371 dentists practisi...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Gibson BJ,Freeman R

更新日期：1996-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate patient compliance with toothbrushing instructions using a data logger and a brushing diary. METHODS:Dental patients were provided with powered toothbrushes modified to carry electronic data loggers. Demonstration of the most effective way to use the toothbrush was provided with instructions to ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： McCracken G,Janssen J,Heasman L,Stacey F,Steen N,deJager M,Heasman P

更新日期：2005-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many causes of oral ulceration, but diagnosis should be relatively straightforward following an adequate history, examination and investigation. If the ulceration fails to respond to treatment, or has an unusual appearance, then an underlying systemic problem such as myeloproliferative disease or HIV infecti...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Lamey PJ,Lewis MA

更新日期：1989-08-19 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：:Calcium channel blockers are widely used in medical practice for the management of cardiovascular disorders. Of concern to the dental practitioner is the effect of these drugs on the gingival tissues. All classes of calcium channel blockers have been implicated in causing gingival overgrowth. This review considers the...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Seymour RA

更新日期：1991-05-25 00:00:00