Dental Horizon Scanning Volume 3 Issue 10

Smartphone app for locums

Source: British Dental Journal, 2011, 211 (9), p432

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Date of publication: November, 2011

Publication type: News article

In a nutshell: New calendar replacement app aimed at locums available for iPhone, and Android soon.

Length of publication: Product news item

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Mole rats appropriate for human dental regeneration studies

Source: British Dental Journal, 2011, 211 (9), p404

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Date of publication: November, 2011

Publication type: News article

In a nutshell: Report of new research looking at the appropriateness of using mole rats rather than mice for studying genetic mechanisms behind dental regeneration.

Length of publication: News item

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Pharmacy counter assistants and oral health promotion: an exploratory study

Source: British Dental Journal, 2011, 211, E19

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Date of publication: November, 2011

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: An exploratory study about how pharmacy counter assistants (rather than pharmacists) can play a role in oral health promotion. Also clarifies the state of affairs of pharmacy counter assistants’ involvement with oral health promotion.

Length of publication: Journal article

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Effects of iodine in microbial control of dental treatment water

Source: Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice, 2011, 12 (3), pp 143-151

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Date of publication: May, 2011

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: This review looks at how iodine in dental waterline systems stops biofilms building up and the effect on existing biofilms.

Length of publication: 9 page journal article

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Dental Horizon Scanning Volume 3 Issue 9

Summary of: Delivering alcohol screening and alcohol brief interventions within general dental practice: rationale and overview of the evidence

Source: British Dental Journal 2011, 210 (9), p420-421

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Date of publication: May, 2011

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: This review of the literature describes the background and outlines the evidence base for undertaking alcohol screening and delivering brief interventions in general dental practice.

Length of publication: 2 page journal article

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Acknowledgement: HMIC

Evidence summary: is smoking cessation an effective and cost-effective service to be introduced in NHS dentistry?

Source: British Dental Journal 2011, 210 (4) p169-177

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Date of publication: February, 2011

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: This paper details a summary of the findings of the eighth critical appraisal from the Primary Care Dentistry Research Forum.  International studies suggest that smoking cessation in dentistry is effective, however there is not enough evidence to assess whether the interventions are cost-effective.  UK studies show that Private dental practices deliver more smoking cessation interventions than NHS dentists and no studies were found evaluating the cost-effectiveness of the intervention in the UK.

Length of publication: 9 page journal article

Some important notes: The Primary Care Dentistry Research Forum is available here.

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