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September 06, 2017 0 Comments

Dental Care for Hard To Reach Patients

By definition, hard to reach patients present a difficult challenge for all branches of medicine. And dentistry is no different. Earlier this year we wrote about the development of our work with the homeless. Now, the story has also been picked up b...

September 05, 2017 0 Comments

Dangers of Vaping by Sarah Keytes

Dangers of Vaping - all those good intentions just went up in smoke! Back in May, we started to highlight the dangers around vaping. It was only a matter of time before studies were going to put an end to all those unanswered questions surr...

August 21, 2017 0 Comments

Babies and toddler’s teeth – do we do enough?

In this post, we focus on three issues around babies and toddler's teeth. Do we know enough about what to do, and are we doing it? Babies and toddler's teeth The Faculty of Dental Surgery have studied one and two year olds. They recently reported...

August 15, 2017 0 Comments

Teeth Whitening Treatment – General Dental Council Gets Tough

A former dental technician who carried out illegal teeth whitening treatment is facing jail. He has been handed Britain's first dentistry related criminal behaviour order. According to the story in the Daily Mirror, he faces jail if he is caught whi...

August 14, 2017 0 Comments

Dry mouth? What’s the big deal asks Sarah Keytes

Who knew that having a dry mouth would be more than just uncomfortable? Xerostomia is the posh word for it. But more to the point what causes it, why is it such a problem and how can we manage it? To cut a long story short, saliva rocks. It keeps our...

July 22, 2017 0 Comments

Dental Nursing

Dental Nursing is the monthly journal for dental nurses, addressing a variety of clinical and professional issues. It acts as a CPD forum and supports dental nurses' educational development. Revive Dental Care featured in a two page article...

July 10, 2017 0 Comments

NHS Patient Fines exceed £13million!

NHS Patient Fines exceed £13m in 2016/17 Fines issued to patients in England claiming free prescriptions while not eligible have doubled, figures show. NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) issued 979,210 fines in 2016-17 - bringing in £13.3m...

July 06, 2017 0 Comments

Oral Healthcare for the Homeless

For some time now, we have focussed on providing oral healthcare for the homeless. Our Clinical Director Dr Ben Atkins has led our strategy to access, so called, 'hard to reach patients'. So we were delighted when the BBC picked up on our work. h...

July 06, 2017 0 Comments

Tooth Decay – Back to Basics with Sarah Keytes

Over the past 30 years the study of tooth decay (Cariology if you want the fancy term) has developed. So much so, that it has challenged the way we classify and treat dental decay. There have been advances in understanding the way that decay (caries)...

June 28, 2017 0 Comments

Crisps are better for your teeth than raisins – no kidding!

Is it true that crisps are better for your teeth than raisins? Yes, according to a recent article in The Sunday Times. The article, written by Health Editor, Sarah-Kate Templeton, featured quotes from our Clinical Director Dr Ben Atkins. Because ...

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