Practical marketing for dentistry. 10. Integrating marketing into the dental practice.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This trial aimed to assess the effectiveness of two different communication tools on the levels of anxiety and concern when a change in patients' treatment was introduced. METHOD:Patients previously advised to have antibiotic prophylaxis before their dental treatments were randomised to receive information ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Soheilipour S,Dunne SM,Dickinson C,Jabbarifar SE,Newton JT

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate by questionnaire, the use and selection of materials and techniques for the placement of direct restorations and the provision of endodontics and bleaching by dental practitioners in the North West of England and Scotland. METHODS:A questionnaire was sent to 1,000 general dental practitioners...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Wilson NH,Christensen GJ,Cheung SW,Burke FJ,Brunton PA

更新日期：2004-12-25 00:00:00

abstract：:It is widely accepted that the practice support staff, and particularly the dental nurse, have a major role to play in ensuring patient satisfaction and reassurance. Despite this, findings from recent research by Maria Mindak show that dental nurses do not as a rule receive praise, encouragement or feedback from their...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Waddington TJ

更新日期：1996-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Hunter-Schreger bands are an optical phenomenon observed in mammalian tooth enamel. Familiar to all current and former students of dental histology, this optical phenomenon appears as alternating patterns of dark and light bands when cut enamel is viewed under reflected light. The discovery of this important feature o...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Lynch CD,McGillycuddy CT,O'Sullivan VR,Sloan AJ

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are international grumbles from those perturbed by an impending identity crisis within oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS). This unrest is further compounded by scattered suggestions that a name change may prove beneficial in raising the profile of OMFS. The purpose of this paper is to consider novel methods o...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： van Gijn DR

更新日期：2011-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Tooth bleaching is an exciting treatment option for patients, which has many treatment options and considerations for the dentist. The purpose of this article is to answer questions in a Q&A fashion about different types of tooth bleaching and their applications to various clinical situations and patients' dental situ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Haywood VB,Sword RJ

更新日期：2017-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:After a century of increasing dental caries levels there have been dramatic reductions in dental caries and periodontal disease in the past 15 years in most industrialised countries. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Sheiham A

更新日期：1989-04-08 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：:The purpose of this study was to examine histologically teeth containing 27 tooth-coloured restorations with both stained and unstained margins for comparison of their caries status. Histological examination of 56 cavity margins showed that early caries lesions were present adjacent to many stained and unstained margi...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Kidd EA

更新日期：1991-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the three successive and successful DentEd projects, funded by the European Union, that established a productive thematic network which identified common content within the dental curriculum. It then developed an agreed professional profile, with a defined set of competences and a modular curricul...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Reynolds PA,Eaton KA,Paganelli C,Shanley D

更新日期：2008-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports a brief overview of the risks associated with lower third molar extractions, and the claims that coronectomy may be useful as a treatment modality in managing some aspects of those risks. It discusses the position in terms of consent, and reports that some cases suggest that clinicians who do not ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Williams M,Tollervey D

更新日期：2016-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Routines for disinfecting working surfaces in dental surgeries are difficult to monitor without time-consuming and labour-intensive microbiological techniques, yet effective monitoring is a vital part of cross-infection control. Easy to use, on-site methods would be valuable in this context. This study evaluates a por...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Douglas CW,Rothwell PS

更新日期：1991-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine if increasing cost to the patient of an NHS dental examination was associated with a change in the uptake of dental examinations by Scottish adults aged 18 years and over. The null hypothesis was that there was no significant difference (a = 0.05) in the number of NHS de...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Lacey S

更新日期：2006-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the dental caries' experience and treatment received by 5-year-old children registered with a GDP. DESIGN:Retrospective case note review of all 5-year-old children registered with seven GDPs. SETTING:The study was carried out in 1996/7 in Wirral and North Cheshire in the north west of England. S...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Tickle M,Williams M,Jenner T,Blinkhorn A

更新日期：1999-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the introduction of nightguard vital bleaching (tray bleaching) in 1989, dentistry has witnessed an astronomical rise in the interest in tooth whitening.(1) As a result, the most frequently asked question is, 'what bleaching technique works best?' Virtually all of today's whitening approaches work, because bleac...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Heymann HO

更新日期：2005-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The issue of standards of competence and assessment is central to professions. For the dental profession there have been suggestions that a change from overall competence to specific fields of competence would be a more suitable mechanism to assess whether an individual was competent. This paper examines the implicati...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Batchelor P,Albert D

更新日期：1998-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The congenital absence of teeth is one of the commonest developmental abnormalities seen in human populations. Familial hypodontia or oligodontia represents an absence of varying numbers of primary and/or secondary teeth as an isolated trait. While much progress has been made in understanding the developmental basis o...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Cobourne MT

更新日期：2007-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper outlines the development of the training of orthodontic therapists in the UK, the experiences of the first cohort to pass through the Bristol course, the roles and responsibilities of the therapist and possible issues with future orthodontic manpower planning. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Bain S,Lee W,Day CJ,Ireland AJ,Sandy JR

更新日期：2009-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review episodes of infective endocarditis involving dental procedures that have resulted in litigation and to determine if any clinical recommendations can be obtained. DESIGN:13-year retrospective study. INTERVENTION:Patient records were analysed to identify the probable cause of infective endocarditis....

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Martin MV,Butterworth ML,Longman LP

更新日期：1997-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of problem-based learning as part of a vocational training scheme for vocational dental practitioners is described and evaluated. Problem-based learning is currently viewed as an effective means of delivering medical education and has been adopted as a principal style of education by many undergraduate medical...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Mowat H,Stewart S

更新日期：1999-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper, the second in a series of two (see 2013; 215: 177-181), investigates the opinions of a cohort of dental foundation year 1 (DF1) practitioners regarding their skills and competence in relation to their educational background in complete dentures. MATERIALS AND METHODS:With the permission of the Dean of ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Wieder M,Faigenblum M,Eder A,Louca C

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite advances in evidence-based dental school educational programmes, the charge is sometimes made that dental students are 'no longer as good as they used to be'. Recent modifications have meant that dental education is now a 'life-long experience', of which dental school is the initial, albeit very im...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Lynch CD,Ash PJ,Chadwick BL,Herbert RA,Cowpe JG

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dental attendance of a sample of dentate adults (n = 702) within the National Health Service in Scotland was monitored longitudinally between 1978 and 1988. The attendance pattern of the sample appeared to be no different between 1983-88 than in the preceding 5 years, which suggests that the attendance behaviour o...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Nuttall NM,Davies JA

更新日期：1991-09-21 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：:There have been many stories concerning VAT and dental practices over the past year, sometimes true but often distorting the facts. This article attempts to document the current state of play so that practitioners can make their own decision on registration. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Middleton P

更新日期：1994-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment planning for compromised first permanent molars (FPM) can be difficult. In this paper, we present a clinical protocol to support decision-making. Interceptive loss of an FPM should be considered: where the restoration required to repair the compromised FPM is likely to be large; if the FPM is compromised bec...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Ashley P,Noar J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A great number of dentists recognise the conflict between running a viable business and providing dental care to the same level they had been taught as students. This Personal View recounts the experiences of one general dental practitioner, but the feelings expressed have a universality that many will recognise. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Cheetham D

更新日期：1994-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper addresses the questions of whether a dental profession existed in ancient Egypt and if it did then considers whether these practitioners were operative dental surgeons as we know them today or whether they were pharmacists. Evidence from hieroglyphic inscriptions, from the dentitions of the surviving mummif...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Forshaw RJ

更新日期：2009-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An oromucosal spray has been developed from the major components of marijuana (cannabis), including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), in alcohol with a peppermint flavouring, designed to be administered as a spray under the tongue or on the buccal mucosa to relieve pain in multiple sclerosis....

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Scully C

更新日期：2007-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now more than one year since the Specialist List in Orthodontics closed on 30 June 2000. I therefore felt it appropriate that I should give my views on the list, having probably had more experience in this process than any other dentist in the UK. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Cook P

更新日期：2001-09-22 00:00:00