The Probe Dental Podcast

Specialist prosthodontist, Dr Akit Patel believes that glass hybrids have a place in every restorative toolbox, especially to replace amalgam in compromised cases, and in root caries treatment. 

Akit practises at Perlan Specialist Dental Centre in Eastbourne, East Sussex, where the patient demographic is characterised by a high proportion of older patients, who pose a specific set of challenges – ones which are set to become more and more prevalent in dental practices across the country as our population ages.

Root caries are increasingly becoming one of the most significant clinical challenges faced by those treating older people and every dental practice will need to be ready to meet this challenge.

GC’s Back to your roots! campaign raises awareness about the treatment and prevention of root caries in the older population and offers a range of minimally invasive treatment solutions that place emphasis on prevention and manageable treatment.

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For further information on GC’s full range of restorative products contact GC UK on 01908 218999, email info.uk@gc.dental or visit gc.dental/europe/en-GB

The incredible Fiona Sandom and Michaela O’Neill explain how new powers for dental hygienists and dental therapists will benefit the profession and recount their work on getting the legislation to this point in this can't miss interview. Sponsored by Oralieve: Dry mouth relief for dry and sensitive mouths. https://www.oralieve-direct.co.uk/

Dentally co-founders Nick Davies and James Harker join us to discuss the company's beginnings 10 years ago, as well as how the software landscape has changed over the course of a decade. The Dentally CEO and COO also discuss the future of dental software and the impact that they expect AI to have on the dental profession.

Dental therapist Jenny Walker and hygienist Kathryn Mayo have years of experience of working with dental implant patients between them. This has led to the development of their special interest in the management of peri-implant disease and periodontitis, as well as their participation in the adolopment working group panels for the S3 peri-implant disease treatment guidelines.

In a recently released NSK podcast, Kathryn and Jenny give a fascinating insight into their working lives. Jenny is based in a peri-implant disease referral centre and Kathryn works in private practice and as a clinical supervisor running an implant maintenance clinic for Manchester University BSc undergraduate students.

On Saturday 2 November join Jenny Walker and Kathryn Mayo in Stevenage, North London for ‘Comprehensive Implant Supportive Management’ - a full day of lectures and hands-on sessions exploring the principles of managing and supporting patients throughout their implant journey from a dental hygiene perspective. For full details and to book visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/comprehensive-implant-supportive-management-tickets-877807294247

With just a week to go until the 2024 Dental Award winners are revealed (Thursday 23rd May at Midday), we caught up with the 2023 Dentist of the Year, Amit Jilka, to discuss his victory and what it meant, as well as his education in Rome, and love of mentoring.

Following news that the Department of Health and Social Care plans to streamline processes within dental settings by granting ‘new powers’ to dental hygienists and dental therapists, we caught up with BSDHT President Miranda Steeples to discuss what this means for the profession and patient access. Miranda also talks about how the decision to allow dental hygienists and therapists to supply and administer medicines, including pain relief and fluoride without sign-off from a dentist, came about, and how long we might have to wait for this to come into effect. This episode is sponsored by Oralieve: Dry mouth relief for dry and sensitive mouths. https://www.oralieve-direct.co.uk/

Which? recently revealed the results of a dental survey it had conducted, with approximately 90% of respondents saying they would recommend their dental practice. Linda Giles from Ross Brooke Dental discusses what practices can be doing with this data, as well as how it provides a more balanced perspective of UK dentistry services.

For more information, visit https://www.ross-brooke-dental.co.uk/

Janet Pickles, CEO of R A Medical, discusses what inspired the formation of the specialist company for the supply, installation, repair, and maintenance of inhalation sedation and associated equipment three decades ago. Janet also reflects on changes she has witnessed over the course of 30 years, and fills us in on what R A Medical provides today. https://ramedical.com/

In this latest Dentsply Sirona podcast, we talk to Dr Dave Edwards, Doctoral Research Fellow at the School of Dental Sciences at Newcastle University, Speciality Trainee in Endodontics and Associate Dentist in endo-focussed private practice.

Dave uses ProTaper® Ultimate™ in his practice, the latest and most advanced ProTaper endodontic file system from Dentsply Sirona. He discusses its benefits and how it offers the best of both worlds in terms of simplicity and flexibility for more complex cases.

For more information about ProTaper Ultimate and Dentsply Sirona’s full range of endodontic file systems, visit: https://www.dentsplysirona.com/en-gb/discover-by-topic/choose-your-endo-solution.html