With regard to the treatment plan and the materials used, what is considered best for the patient may also be something requiring ethical scrutiny. It may also be suggested that over – or under – treatment raises ethical issues of procedures and the available alternatives. There’s no question the dentist and patient need to sit…
As you know, dental schools at best might devote only a few hours to colour science; at worst, they completely ignore it. As early as 1931, E. B. Clark wrote of this in his article The Colour Problem in Dentistry. During the following seventy years, many articles have been authored by leading clinicians and colour…
A patient presents with a tooth damaged by disease or injury, and it now becomes your decision whether to perform a restoration or an extraction; it’s a common situation up and down the world of dentistry. Making this decision is not always a straightforward process, and many clinical factors must be weighed while avoiding, but…
It doesn’t matter if it is called aesthetic dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, restorative dentistry, or even elective dentistry, in the past few years the talk about, and demand for this type of service has exploded. Television talk-shows, Internet pop-ups, advertising for over-the-counter products in every media have raised the awareness of the general public to this…
IPS e.max v zirconia based posterior single units, So many users prescribe a zirconia Substructure based single unit thinking that it is stronger than an IPS e.max crown. The zirconia coping maybe 900-1200 Mpa depending on the brand of zirconia, however the porcelain layered onto the coping will have a maximum strength of around 60-120Mpa plus…
Studying the diseases and disorders affecting craniofacial tissues can provide scientists with models of systemic pathology. Because some craniofacial tissues such as bones, mucosa, muscles, joints, and nerve endings have counterparts in other parts of the body and these tissues are often more accessible to research analysis than deeper-lying tissues. Researchers studying craniofacial tissues can…
Studying the diseases and disorders affecting craniofacial tissues can provide scientists with models of systemic pathology. Because some craniofacial tissues such as bones, mucosa, muscles, joints, and nerve endings have counterparts in other parts of the body and these tissues are often more accessible to research analysis than deeper-lying tissues. Researchers studying craniofacial tissues can…
Hi Everyone I got an email from the GDC (General Dental Council) yesterday containing a draft of there ethical guidelines for dentist advertising there services. Whats interesting is that the GDC are saying Dentist cannot use the Title “Dr” when advertising there practices unless they posses a PhD or other qualifications. here’s the link to…
