Dentistry used to be pretty stable on the technology front for many decades. Mirror, pick, pliers…manual drill. Designs slowly evolved, but through the course of a dentist’s career, he or she (usually a “he” back then!) would basically make use of the same tools and procedures with very little variation. However, the confluence of electronic… Read more »
Posts Tagged: dentistry
US Study Offers Tips for Teeth-Grinders
Teeth grinding is something of a universal problem that spans the globe and doesn’t discriminate in terms of who it affects. What’s more, it is often looking at as a fairly black and white issue – meaning you’re either a serial teeth-grinder or you’re not, end of story. However, there are plenty of triggers that… Read more »
Revisiting the UK’s Growing Fear of the Dentist
There aren’t many people the world over that would stake claim to loving dental visits, but for so many spanning the UK and beyond there is little more terrifying in life. There’s a clear and important difference between a slight sense of apprehension and a full-scale phobia of the dentist, which is something that the… Read more »
Becoming A Dentist – The Most Overlooked Skills Required
In a previous blog post I covered what it takes to be a dentist, including some of the personal skills and attributes which are important as well as covering the qualifications and career options. But since writing that post I have come across quite a lot of misinformation and misunderstandings, and I thought that it… Read more »
3 Tips For Getting Your Dream Dentistry Job
The dental recruitment industry is booming, with more candidates qualifying or returning to dentistry after a break than ever. Coupled with the fact that dental surgeries are seeing tremendous growth in terms of demand and the range of services which can be offered, it’s a great time to be looking for dental vacancies. But just… Read more »
6,500 Year Old Tooth Filling Discovered In Slovenia
How old do you think the dentistry profession is? A few hundred years? A thousand years? A recent discovery seems to suggest that dentistry dates back at least 6,500 years! A hundred years ago during a dig near Trieste, Slovenia, archaeologists unearthed a very old human jawbone, and on closer inspection it appears that one… Read more »