by Dr Allison Chiu, Erskine Park Dental, NSW This is an air-polishing unit that is also great for stain removal. I find it particularly useful with patients who have braces or sensitive teeth. It’s also good for periodontal and implant maintenance. What’s […]
Students test their nerve in the virtual world
A groundbreaking simulation from the University of Newcastle is providing oral health therapy students with a unique opportunity to practise administering dental injections in a virtual environment before they enter the patient clinic. The initiative is the brainchild of lecturer and […]
Exo Safe—The art of conservative extraction
Exo-Safe is the first automated periotome that preserves the bone plate with an action that easily mobilises the tooth and fractured roots as the periotome makes it easy to search for root fulcrum for elevation then extraction. Exo Safe comprises […]
Impressive
New 3M™ Impregum™ Super Quick Polyether Impression Material – the trusted performance of a polyether with the speed of a VPS. Impregum Super Quick is available in three viscosities, heavy, medium and light body and can be used in monophase […]
Losing first tooth mostly positive experience for kids
Children’s feelings are predominantly positive when they lose their first baby tooth, new Swiss research has found. The study—published recently in the International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry—also reveals that previous visits to the dentist as well as parental background and […]
Ratify the Minamata Convention on Mercury says ADIA
The Australian Dental Industry Association has called on the Australian Government to ratify the Minamata Convention on Mercury—a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury. The Convention includes a ban on new mercury […]
ADIA elects new national president
The Australian Dental Industry Association announced at its recent AGM that Tanya McRae of Dental Installations has been elected as the new ADIA national president. McRae has experience in financial and strategic planning, skills she’s used in her previous involvement with […]
ADA NSW offers free treatment to asylum seekers
The Australian Dental Association NSW Branch is offering pro bono oral health assessments and dental treatment at its clinic at St Leonards, in Sydney’s north, for children and their families who have been held in detention on Nauru. ADA NSW […]